Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-27

Withdrawal of Governor F. B. Fancher
From the State Ticket.
On Tuesday of last week Senator
M. F. Murphy, of Grand Forks, a
North Dakota republican leader
and member of that party's state
central committee formally tender
ed his resignation and in an open
letter which is given at length
states why he cannot support Nc
Kinley's reelection. Patriots and
leaders in every state in the Union
are 1enouncing the republican
party and the step taken by Sena-
tor Murphy, who has been an
active republican leader in this
state since 1884, is likely to be
followed by many of the rank and
file of the party, especially in
Grand Forks county.
Honorable VIM. Bulge, Chairman Re-
publican State Central Committee,
Grand Forks N. D.
Dear Sir:-It being impossible for me
to support President William Mckinley
for reelection, owing to the attitude of
himself and his chief supporters on meas
ures they are advocating, do tender to
you, my resignation as member of the re-
publican state central committee.
I have supported all republican candi-
dates for the office of president, begin
ming with the nomination of James G..
Blaine in 1884; l went to the republican
party at that time owing to the strong
Americanism of their presidential can
didate, and 1 cannot support the present
republican candidates for the lack of the
same qualities.
When the leading republican journals,
such as the New York Sun, the New
York Tribune, Chicago Times.Herald,
American Investor, which are the &C.
knowledged mouth-pieces of the republic
con party, speak of the Constitution of
the United States and Declaration of
Independence as "sublimated demagog-
ism," the people are forewarned that if
Mckinley is reelected We may at least
expect new set of fundamental laws of
government. The above mentioned
journals also state that it is all bosh to
say ''that all men are created free and
equal"
1t is we'll understood by these people
that the meaning of this is that one
branch of the people shall not hold an
other in subjugation or deprive them of
the rights of suffrage. I admit that all
men are not born equal IN brain power,
wealth, social conditions, etc., but do
believe that God has created us all with
the same divine purpose, and as an Am
erican whose forefathers have suffered
for eight hundred years under the yoke
of a government of the classes against
the common people. I feel that I should
be the last mar, to support any party
which does not recognize that the Ia
right to vote and administer the affairs
of government as the plutocrat.
In all of our wars as nation, the
common people have done the fighting,
while the rich have staid at home and
grown richer by the necessities of the
war.
AS desire for myself the right of self
government, I also am willing to accord
it to others. lido not believe in forcing,
by the sword or "Mauser," any govern
ment or any people, be they white or
black.
This government spent five billion
dollars and two million lives in purging
itself of slavery; let the people not 20
forget themselves that this loss of men
and money may have been IN vain.
Neither do [ endorse the action of the
present administration in regard to
trusts. The democrats contend that con-
gress has the power to pass remedial
legislation that will disrupt them, and
all who attended the meeting in the
opera house last month at which our
United States senators spoke, will re-
member that one of them said that the
Sherman antitrust act has dissolved all
trusts to which it was applied, which is
in full accord with the contention of the
democrats and shows that the republi-
cans are not sincere when they propose to
submit a constitutional amendment and
that they are only trying to hoodwink the
common people and the voters.
Everyone in North Dakota is depend
ent on the farmer, as he succeeds so will
the bank, the money loaner, the laborer
and the mechanic and if he be ground
out of existence by the great trusts, we
must suffer eventually.
For these and other reasons which I
have not time to particularize at present,
l have this year decided to vote for Will
liam Jennings Bryan for president
Yours Very Truly,
M. p. MURPHY,
Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 10, 1000.