Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-17
VOICE OF TIE STAGE PREss.

EmmOns County Record: It is the
easiest thing In the world for newspaper
men, distant from the scene of action, to
sit down with pen in hand'' and score the
legislature as a whole, winding up with
a flourish about the %desirability of elect
ing senators by direct vote of the people
But the chances are that the ninety.three.
gentlemen who are doing the Scion act
an Capitol hill are a hundred times more
anxious for the change (this does not refer
to boodle) than the editors. How silly it
Is to choose men for the Legislature, and
then a few months later speak Of them as
How is it that men Of sufficient standing
to be chosen in November to make laws
should have no one to do them reverence
in January? Does jealousy prompt
this general disposition to roast
the legislature as a body, or
the ever-present feeling among con.
s,tituencies that 1--WE are the peoples" The
delay In choosing a senator is due to the
peculiar conditions existing, and not to
venality or lack of judgment on the part
of the majority. II one of these complain.
ing editors was In a legislative body com
posed of thirty seven republicans, twenty
three democrats, seventeen assistant DEM
Gratis. and sixteen kilmaroos, it is likely
that he would find it impossible to soon
bring order out of chaos.
North Dakota Siftings: Senator Casey
is not sin it" He went out of it last Fri
day in obedience to a summons from his
inner self that the interest of the party re-
quired it. He had come to understand the
full significance of the situation. He was
the only candidate before the legislature
of a clearly-defned strength of any con-
siderable consequence. A majority of the
republicans were his followers. The eau
Gus nominated him. He was best fitted
by reason of his native ability and n
term of service-for senator. The repub-
lican legislators are in the majority, and
could have accomplished his election on
the 18th ult. on the first ballot. But they
didn't. No, they didn't. They didn't have
to. They wanted to "play horse" So ever
since the 18th ult.-the day the first ballot
was taken-the republican members haye
been scattering their votes over the field
promiscuously and saddling on the tax
payers of the state a daily estimated ex-
pense Of $500. This being the 26th day
VA sslO O0lAOSAuN9 WIG CApCuSO 0CCOuut lOUIS
up $4,000, and no senators in sight. OF
course some business has been accom-
p!ished. but not a great deal. Republicans
also have the same right to disagree that
others have. But they had it in their
power to nominate from the start, and
have not done so-in face Of the
f sfste t ars st the ,9 finances Paau,n Of the the
to be in poor condition. But the propensity
to ".play horse" reached all the members,
and the ladies' were roped into the game.
Just think of Mrs. Mccormack OF Grand
Forks. receiving twenty-six votes for
United States senator. 1t is said the lady
Immediately opened candidate head
quarters at one of the hotels. Mrs. Muir
AND the dance went or. All honor to the
ladies-but the dance went on. Mr.. Casey
with what was thought to be noble self
sacrifce-washed his hands of the re-
sponsibi!ity of defeating his party out of q
nomination, or in any sense standing in
its way, by. turning his face to the inviting
retreats OF an absolute retirement and
kicking the sponge skyward. His interest
IN his party and his business pursuits were
OF more Importance to him than a United
States senatorship. and his public political
candle burnt low, tiicKered, and then went
out, and Senator Casey was again a "high
private in the rear ranks" The boodlers
Ao oShASuAClos WIG pUPullStS, lilo IudElSC6S
the democrats, the Turks, the strikers, the
S0lOmons. the Jews, the plotters, the whecl
horses. the Greeks, the apes, the gladiatOrs
the Caesars, the earls born in the purple
the lOw.f yers, the Hawaiians (who don't
want to be a%nnexed), were too many fol
him, and n of the very best United
States senators from all the west has quit
The Edgeley Mail has no foundation-i1
it has, it should give facts and figures-fol
statements like the following: AT Bis
marck our legislature has gone through {
stage of depauchery that should shame the
state. Money was not only used to further
the election Of q certain candidate, but il
regard to the wishes of the people. Votes
were purchased for the lowest price,
though we have to hear yet of any mar
who had his price so high that he did mo-
find a ready buyer The scenes enacted
there were a shame and q disgrace upOr
our state.
st. Paul Dispatch: In North Dakota thu
situation is no less disgracefu]. Repub
licans in that state have been on exhibi
ton before the country since the conven
ing of the legislature, and the spectacle il
one of which the party they represen'
have little reason to be proud. Indeed, il
represents a fair Offset to the worst tina
has yet presented itself to view in eithey
of the other states. 1t is time that the re
publicans of North Dakota should come tt
their senses. They have ample opportu-
nifty to select a fitting representative in the
senate: They have material enough
too. Those who allow the use of Their
names as candidates, while conscious that
they are not seriously thought of even by
those who vote for them, are chiefly t
blame. II the example set by Senator
Casey were followed by those who made
his reelection the main issue and who
succeeded i'll accomplishing his defeat il
would be well for the party. Defeat
under such conditions as he accepted it, i.
Infinitely more honorable than success
with what it will imply to certain of those
who are still in the field. Republican.
cannot afford such exhibitions as that now
prevailing in North Dakota. The country
is sure to betreated in the next four years t.
sufficient s%Quabbling among the refOrmers
without any augmentation of. it by repub.
llcans in North Dakota or else where.
Lisbon Star: Last Friday Senator Case,
withdrew his candidacy for a reelection
IN An address to the republican members
of the house, which was so full of delicate
feeling. wisdom, loyalty to party, and gen,