Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-10
ATTITUDE OF THE ANTS.

Under the above caption the Grand
Forks Herald Of the I'd inst. editorially
makes the following patriotic and sensi-
BILE observations to the republicans in
the legislature:
Tie Herald gives place this morning to
a defense, which appears in its Bismarck
correspondence, Of the position ssumed
by the anti-Casey members of the leglsla-
ture in their opposition to Mr.. Casey's re-
election to the United States senate. AS
the primaries and conventions in this
county last summer followed closely upon
an i'll advised and unpopular federal ap-
polntment, which was forced upon the peo-
pie against their almost unanimous pro-
test, it is true that the question of sue
cessOr to MIR. Casey was one of the princi-
pal issues Of the campaign in Grand Forks
county. and that candidates known to
favor him were vigorously opposed. While
this is true, this fact should not be con-
strued TO me- m that opposition to Mr.. Casey
should be carried so far as to menace the
life OF the party by electing either an out
and-Ont democrat. or a republican of medi-
OGRE ability and uncertain standing, whom
due time, doubtless, would become the ser
vile puppet of the very element against
which all the political ills of the past are
charged. The quasi-instructions given by
republican electors in this country last fall
were to elect a republican to the senate
preference being given to a local candidate.
in complying with these implied in
structions the republican legislators
performed their duty. They have made
an earnest effort in hehalf of their candi-
date and have failed Of an election. Now.
what shall they do? Shall they stand
alOOf and refuse 10 cO.Operate with the ma.
J0rlty because. perchance, there are a few
Objectionable men in the state who favor
the election OF a certain man? Would
this be a proper and justifiable curse to
pursue: The Herald thinks not. If this
principle were generally adhered to,there
would he 40 elections, no harmony. no sub.
mission to popular Withholding but chaos
and disorder-exactly, in fact, the condi-
ton at Bismarck to-day.
The statement Of the opposition to sena-
tor Casey that ne is opposed because Of the
outrage perpetrated by the Fargo conven-
ton last summer is not warranted by the
facts. Neither Mr.. Casey or his principal
lieutenants, Mckenzie, Haggart and Ink
were parties to that outrage. No men
worked harder than Messrs. Ink and Hag-
CART to prevent it, and no man worked
more energetically in its interest than
Thos. McHugh of Walsh county, who is
now in Bismarck fighting the reelection of
Mr.. Casey with the desperation of a man
with millions at stake. This, being the
case, upon what grounds then does the mi
nority stand? Mr.. Casey. is not the
Herald's candidate by any means.
1t would prefer such representative
and active republicans as W.. j. Anderson
or Ex-Governor Miller, but we assume that
these men are out of the question, and the
only alternative is to choose between
MIR. Casey and a democrat or an unknown,
with chances of the latter being a mere
nonentity In a word the situation is this
the minority have it IN their power to
terminate the senatorial contest at once if
they desire, by cooperating with the ma
JIorlty and eiecting, Casey, by e~lecting a