The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-23
A WORD TO DELEGATES.


| this glorious, hustling, prosperous
times, the populists and democrats
can harbor any hope OF carrying
.Be1trami county With a. cleancut
and patriotic platform, honest and
brilliant candidates with records such
as attract and not repell thought-
full men, the republican party ought
TO sweep the country from precinct to
state. But If Mondays caucus in
Bemidji IS any criterion to Judge By.
true republicanismis In peril.
The PIONEER has never said word
in defense Of Congressman Morris in
his Bemidji postoffice removal policy,
because we know that there Is room
for complaint. We do not blame the
several good citizens who are sore in
the matter. Personal interest makes
us all see things in different light.
We editor feels sore himself, whereas
he was innocent in the matter, he has
been obliged to feel the blows Of boy
colt aimed at the principals by pre-
JUDGED, little-thinking citizens. In
patience we have heard the gross,
six-day liars deny any change OF
ownership in the PIONEER.
In the interest Of party harmony we
have withheld the bitter, burning an,
athern as hat should have fallen up0n,
the fea-brained men who sought to
disrupt the republican party. Some
men there are who for q petty person
.al grievance would war with the
world. There are men who upon be-
ing criticised by their preacher, have
become infidels. Lovers being Tilted
by tickle girls, have become lifelong
enemies TO the whole female race.
And cases innnmerable are there OF
men, who failing to get an Office, turn
upon the party, bury their principles?
and howl like q starving wolf forever
more.
Such Is the situation here. All the
good Page Morris has done for his
district, his work for free homesteads,l
his high standing among the wise men
Of the nation and his party, his special
efforts in securing new postoffices and
increased mail facilities for this
county al are lost sight Of and re-
.yiled Just because he failed to make
G.. FL. Roberts postmaster Of Bemidji.
And that the fact and issue may be
made plain, the good citizens OF Be.
midi have selected G, r. Martin to
head the delegation to the county con-
vention mot q populist convention,
either, but q republican convention.
We have nothing against Mr.. Martin,
personally, but we question II repub-
licanism Is safe in the hands Of such
High Priest.
In the convention today we hope re-
publicanism will assert itself. We
hope spite will be buried and party
spirit resurrected. If faithful repub-
zlicans are to be turned down, we hope
other faithful republicans will be lifted
up. at least give us candidates with
courage and political convictions.
We are in no humor to support polit-
ical half breeds.
The News last week fired volley
against Attorney Street and Sheriff
Nygaard, who are up for re-nomina-
ton today. Of course, thoseiwho are
opposed to Congressman Morris are
naturally opposed to his leading sup
porters. Bemidji republicans who
will play traitors to their regular
party nominees for judge and con-
gresham, could not be expected
to stand by the party leaders in this
county. And to this spirit is added
the influence Of the lumbermen against
Street and Nygaard. tits openlyclairn-
ed that the lumbermen have 1880 to
to spend in defeating any officer who
had a hand in blowing up the Scanlon
& Gibson dam here last spring. That
these two men simply executed their
lawful orders, cuts no figure with the
pinek kings. Our present Atty and sher-
if are doomed, unless the country
delegates befriend those who befriend
them. The country delegates have
the power in their own hands. We
hope they will steer clear of local
troubles in Bemidji, and judge the
merits of the various candidates with
out being influenced one way or the
other by county seat politicians. We
say now as we have often said Bemid-
il is not the whole rof Beltraimi
county.
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isHe who breads to die should fear
to live, for life is a tragedy more
desoIata and inexp1icable than DEATH ~