Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-09-28

The Record is entered at the Linton Post
Office as secOnd-class matter.
IT is being stated in this way by
apoligists for turncoats: "Well, didn't
Streeter go over to the democrats so as
to get a democratic nomina tion?" This |
inference is made in the nature Of an
excuse for those who, after having !
previously in the campaign claimed to
be republicans, announce themselves |
to be democrats and are nominated on
the democratic ticket as democrats. |
Let us look into the matter.
The writer has never asked for votes
for himself or his friends for county
Office or any other office Of a non-po-
litical character-on the ground of a
party nomination.. He believes that
competency is the sole criterion in
choosing county officers. But, where
both candidates are of equal compe-
tency and worth, he will always vote
for the republican candidate. The
time has gone by, in any part of the
Union, where man unfit for Office
can be elected to a minor non-political
office by raising the party yell, if the
candidate running against him is be-
lieved by the voters to be able TO bet
ter care for their interests as taxpay-
ers. The writer has frequently voted
for democrats for county Office, and
will do so again if incompetent or
crooked men are nominated against
them. On the other hand, when it
comes to member Of the legislature
or any officer that may possibly have
an influence on the political character
OF the state or nation, principles must
take precedence over men. With the
single exception of the elder Carter
Harrison, the editor of the Record has
never cast ballot for anybody but
republican, other than for county
Office. And we voted for Carter Har-
risson because he was beloved of all
| the common people of Chicago.
| But, while admitting that I'VE would
vote for worthy democrat for county
Office in preference to an unworthy re-
publican, we will state that not for
the income of all the county offices in
Emmons will we deny our love for and
abiding faith in the principles Of the
republican party. And, what is more,
we never have. 4
In 1894 the editor of the Record, not
liking the methods that had been en-
ployed at some Of the caucuses, and
having no faith in the honesty and
fair-dealing OF the man who would
lead the opposition to him in the CON
vention, did not go into the convention
at all. AS he had sought no favor in
the way of a nomination from the con-
vention, he thought that he owed it's
program no obligation. Believing this,
he announced himself as an Independent
candidate for clerk of the district
court. Did he say he had changed his
views from republicanism to democ-
racy? Not by any means. On the
contrary, he avowed himself a republi-
can. The democrats at their conven-
tien Endorsed his candidacy. They did
so knowing he was republican. And
all through the campaign the Record
put up a strong fight for the republi-
can national and state tickets. AS a
sample of our position in the campaign
of 1894, we give below the beginning
paragraph of ahalf-column final appeal
to the voters in favor Of the state tick.
ct, printed in the Record of Nov. I'd,
a few days before election, in which
every republican candidate was named
and reasons given why each should be
elected:
Republicans, vote for every candi-
date on the state ticket! They are
worthy of your support, Don't let the
1 fight in Emmons county cost the state
nominees single vote.' Then fol.
lowed special appeal for each candi-
date.
| On Sept. rs, 1894, the democratic
county convention which indorsed the
writer's independent candidacy met at
Winchester. In the Record Of Sept.
%, in an account of convention happen
ings, the Record said: "Only one del
| egate wanted the writer to- declare
himself democrat. This was Of course
refused. The writer would not forsake
his political belief for dozen no,nipa-
tions."
| All through the county campaign, as
our files show, there was not a worc
other than friendliness and support
| for the republican state and national
tickets. If there is anything in the
nature of a parallel between oul
action in 1894 and that of person who
gets up in democratic convention
and offers to vote for the democratic
candidate for president in exchange
for democratic nomination, We fai
to see 1T.
THERE has been great deal OF in
terest manifested regarding the new
Minneapolis primary election law, un
der which the nomination Of candi
dates BY the two leading parties tool
place one day last week. Tie law pro
yides for a primary election on Ger
tain day, under the Australian system
| democrats q votfnc, fx,,, %1,o;, ,,pd;;lnt a.