The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-29

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MIR. wINSHIPs CANDIDACY.
Some Goo citizens Of Grand Forks
county by their signatures, have request
ed Mr.. Geo. B. Winship, editor of the
Grand Forks Herald, to be candidate
for the nomination by the republican
state convention for governor, and he
has consented to be such candidate. The
number of signers is in itself flattering
testimonial of the esteem in which Mr..
Winship is held by his neighbors and
friends. Mr.. Winship is an old settler, a
progressive citizen, and a man of ac-
knowledged ability.
We doubt however, if Mr.. Winship will
be elected governor Of North Dakota this
year. 1t is easier for man without a
reputation, or much of reputation,
to successfully pass through political
campaign, than for man so rich in repu-
tation as Mr.. Winship, to enter the king
domship.
Mr.. Winship has been the editor and
publisher of one Of the leading papers of
the state for many years, he has been
prominent and active in the manipula-
ton of political affairs, at times he has
held the reins as one of the "bosses" of
the party, and while as rule, he has not
been as successful in acquiring control of
the steering apparatus as he ght have
wished. yet we don't remember CAM
.paign in which he didn't make a pretty
good try for it.
Now in such prominence as editor and
politician there is nothing wrong, and
there is much to applaud, but Josh Bill
lings says, that one gets forward faster
by walking through back streets, instead
of crowed thoroughfares, and Editor
Winship has always avoided the politi-
cal back streets, and hence has bumped
up against a good many people in his
past progress.
While as a rule Mr.. Winship has gen.
orally found himself, either by accident
or design, on the of:side of the party
cart-tongue, yet during the last year he
has. through his paper, been particularly
busy building platform of two planks
with which to bridge the political chasm
between Grand Forks and Bismarck.
One of these planks is opposition to the
railroad managers, and the other is op-
position to that element now in control
of the party. In this matter there are
some curious condolences with the plat
form of that other editorial candidate for
governor down at Fargo. Both are in
the same political soup-tureen, and both
are swimming hard for the shore on the
similar planks, only the Major bears his
heavy weight on the Jim Hill end of the
railroad plank, while Mr.. Winship puts
the greater part of his avoirdupois on the
"gang plank"
While the subjects specified are GER
tainly open. to criticism, we doubt if
either or both are sufficiently broad on
which to base party platform and this
is particularly true in reference to the
latter, as such plank is disorganizing
and disintegrating in itself, and is self
condemnatory to the party which is
largely responsible for the bosses con-
demned; while the only remedy proposed
that of setting up another series of boss
es, with similar natural ambitions, de-
sires and temptations, does not seem to
be much of remedy. 1t is only a
change in the SYMPTOMS. 1t is being an
iconoclast in order to become an iconizer,
from breaker to maker of images.
Disorganization within the ranks is a
weakness; and we doubt if any man Can
be elected by the republicans as COVER
nor who does not command the respect
and regard of all classes of republicans
and who will not receive the undivided
support of the whole party. 1t is only
necessary to go back few years in his
tory to see how easy an overwhelming
majority can be converted into defeated
minority. Personally Mr.. Winship
would be satisfactory to us, if he could
be elected. and il nominated he would
have our hearty support; but we think he
has made grave error both for himself
and the party in asking to be the nomi-
nee of one wing Of the party and not Of