Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-28

ISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
THE ecITIzEN 81 TICKET. I
BUT ONE Will. NEED x a spy
! GLASS TO FIND "A REPUBLICAN
(. ON IT. s.ssr 5
II The: star chamber has brought
forth: a ticket blished to the world
late last evening democratic under
stCitizens, " name. & ss5 !. 1s. s, {. n.
N Mayoa H. r Register pretending
to be a republican but never support )
ing Of voting a republican ticket.
Ran for Office on the democratic ticket
last fall stumped the district with
Wipp peTman, Dem. for 4 governor
against White. :.t I'LL s@s ,H NJ: H.. - .5z
4 [ Treasurer --Byrne popular demo-
cratgood boy s %&e s ..,.>s 5.s: .i + s..
Justice-T. w: Sanders democrat.
Police magistrate----H. G. Rhud--
democrat--not. after the Office being
worked. Il. ~. ~ i:> z,,, ..@' So
Aldermen, First ward-Dr. F. r.
Smythe, democrat; NJ. P. Slattery,
democrat. JIM =, %:-c,-rs
Second ward-Frank Grambs, sound
money democrat, believes some ghost
stories Baker told him, good citizen,
but of deep-rooted prejudices; George
Gussner, democu:at-or not-makes no
difference-put on to catch votes; !;
plays sucker for somebody-except
Gussner-in every campaign.
Third ward-Andrew Bertsch, and
Pat Moran, democrats. r.
+ And call this a citizens non-par-
tisan ticket. -
The platform of the so-called "citi-
zens' ticket" printed in the, special
daily edition of the Third street organ
because public meetings have beer
prohibited is equally remarkable
with the manner of its nomination. L
asks '.the earnest support of all classe:
in the interests Of the city against thu
interests OF private politicians" Jus
| what brand Of political character tn,
private politician is has not beef
planned the first plank doesn'
mean anything in particular excep
4 that it may catch a sucker or two.
THE ticket is opposed to the '.at
! tempt. of politicians from other coun
ties to dictate the policy Of this cit,
and name our official possibly thi
is the reason the supporters of tn
ticket have sought to prevent a mas
convention of the republicans of tn
city to name their. own ticket. -. g."
4 An economical plan Of improving
sidewalks is favored in another plan]
something that everybody in tn
| city is in favor OF, but the "Citizens
: and Taxpayer" and similar ticket
and administrations in the past do no
!. seem to. have solved the problem 'Th
republican organization of the cit
4 will stand responsible for an, improve
i ment in the conditions of the city an
streets. $s What organization stand
4 behind the new Citizens" ticket tha
4 is nominated by whom . @-
q The Citizens ticket also favors a re
d funding plan and expresses the belle
n the ~ f,, o., ebo11 ,,o+ !,
I given to anybody. These plank
+ must have been thrown in to Great
!. the impression that there really
q something behind the ticket after al
I Everybody knows that exclusive frar
4 chises can't be given, so this burst :
wind is wasted. :. a.. g.<:.-. .s,...
Then there is "a sop thrown in
Z the fire Department. an endeavc
j to catch a few votes in that way. Th
3 fire department of the city will TAX
8 tits chances with an administratio
! ! backed by the republicans of the cit,
!, to do what is for their best interest
1 sssss4A AS 10 the non-p partisan character.
r.. a. ,g =
8 the ticket that is presented-it en-
bodies the same opposition tosthe II
I publicans that has been presented ;
. every electio onit's nonapartisan
the extent that it represents no par
I. :, no following and its election wou
\ mean an admin nistration without par
a organization on subst antial eleme'
Il OF any kind behind # We have bee
having non -partisa a 4 and 1citizen'
= :, and similar admins trations until Il
!. !. streets have come to be COW pasture
nothing done toward systematic !
3 B pairs; and improv nents. republ
/ can ticket means an admi inistrati,
= with an organizat ion behind IT pledg