Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-21
FOR REFORM

In last weeks LaMoure Chronicle,
the editor in his partisan and sarcas-
tic style, virtually says to the voters
of LaMoure county that so far as Mr..
Kinter is concerned he is 'Of" the
ticket and Mr.. Sharp has no opposition
and expresses great regret that the
contest could not have been settled
by q fair vote of the electors of the
county. The republican legislature in
the last session attempted to disfran-
chise one half Of the voters Of the
state by making it illegal to place the
same nominee on two or more separ-
ate places on the ballot. BY SO doing
they expected that it would be impos-
sible for the Independents and demo-
Gratis to agree on a name and thus
divide their opponents, virtually, as
they believed by this visionary legis
lation keep themselves in power in
definitely.
This dastardly and unfair attempt to
keep themselves in power from year
to year has resulted contrary to their
expectations and only tended to solid
ify the opposition. and is adding to
their numbers daily many republi-
cans who are tired Of ring rule and
who are convinced that change of
party in state administration and in
the legislature is absolutely necessary
believe cannot be had inside the re-
publican gang.
The Independents and democrats
have placed before the people ticket
of clean, able business men. Men who
IL elected. will. with legislature to
check the extravaganza in appropri-
lions and the outrageous steals in leg
islative sessions. save of the peoples
money at least $4,000, about the rake
off of the ring the last two years. The
people are determined to elect men
who will do more in the discharge of
their duties state officers than the
drawing of their salaries. Men who
will collect, il possible. the 100000
of state funds in the broken banks.
Men who will put business into our
large heritage Of school and public
lands. Men who, with legislature to
back them. will enforce the laws and
thus lift from the state stigma that
is making us byword among our
sister states. The people are catch
ing onto the fact that no reform can
be had, especially in the enforcement
of law within the republican party.
Imagine If you please, the republican
candidates for governor and attor-
ney general enforcing the law against
the open violation Of the same in
many of the counties of the state.
They cannot be elected without that
vote. They cannot. nor will not, go
back on their friends. Witness the
last four years. Did they do it? They
can even let the state fair run with
blind pigs and gambling attachments.
Their great anxiety, therefore, to sue
coed themselves. is to cover up, if pos
sible. their extravaganza Ito use no
harsher term) and to perpetuate their
violations Of and open defiance Of the
law. by which they financially bene-
fit their heelers and hackers in dis
tricts and localities that always vote
with the party in power.
As for myself, 1t will require high
er power than the gang organ Of La
Moure county to erase my name from
the ticket for senator, and I ask all
my friends to contradict this state
ment Of the enemy and brand it as
the last wall Of a sinking cause. No,
I am not OF, and If elected will be
glad to Join hands with other and all
members, irrespective Of party, who
are in earnest for reform, in Wrestling
our grand young state from ring rule
IF. NJ. Kinter.