The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
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along with the referendum
fallacy and democrats. The
democratic party owes Mr..
Winship great deal and
would no doubt pay him, the
devil of is they have moth
ing to pay with.
The above is a good sample of
the spirit of the Minot Optic ~
referring to any effort. wise Or
unwise put forward by men who
honestly believe it to be Tor the
public good, III the interests OF
morality and clean politics, To
most men such an effort even if
unwise. still deserves something
more than ridicule contempt
Many able and Conscientious men
high in the councils Of the Re
publican party, believe that these
'fallacies" would go far towards
mitigating the evils Of national,
state and municipal corruption,
and make government OF the peo-
pie, for the people and by the
people more than myth. But
then the words Of the great
emancipation and references to
morality are wasted on the edit
OF OF the Optic as completely as
the efforts of a man would be
who should undertake t. bring
into the conscious perception o..
his Blind friend an idea OF what
scarlet is, After a lcng and lab
orious effort the blind manwonld
clap his hands and exclaim 1T
is like the SQUAD Of a trumpet!
10 the morally color blind, black
is white and white is black.
Was ever anything put forward
with the purpose and intent oil
eliminating in nloratlty, boss rule
and municipal corruption. that
the editor of the optic (excusc
the commission of the capitals
that filthy sheet did not antagon-
izewith a yenomous spleenworthy
to be recorded for future gener.
atoms as a sample OF the corrpp-
ton and venality of the press in
the beginning ofthe Goth century.
It would also furnish some of the
Optics dear sports, who are TO
have the freedom of the c:ty)
with work for a while to count
the Typographical mistakes
in a single issue Of that leaflet.,
It would appear from the above
that the Optic IS on intimate
terms with His Satanic majesty
There IS nothing like an agent
standing in intimate relations
with his principal. Those poor
democrats, BY the way it seems
have neglected The great oppor-
tunlty Of forming d close alliance
with the devil and his official
representatives III. the admins
t,ation of political affairs If they
had but taken advantage of this
opportunity, they would perhaps
have more TO pay with. ] do not
know Editor Winship. l should
like to become acquainted with
the man. The very fact thas the
editor of the Optic snarls at him
is letter of recommendation
sufficient for me. | expect that
he is one Of those ''cranks" who
works for principles, not for
luere, and should like to venture
the advice that Mr.. Winship be-
come a little broader in his SYM
pathies and more practical. He
night try to forget those hateful
and impractical sentimental no
tons that he imbibei at his
mothers knee and at the Sunday
school, as they don't fit Western
affairs. turn his paper and him
self over to organized civic and
municipal corruption and i'm
morality. then after having re-
ceiyed theron collar Of spiritual
and lntellectua dependence gid
ded with financial Independence
receive from the feudal barons
OF boss1sm. on hts Bonded knees,
the knighthood Of official recog-
milton. Is there NO editor il
Ward county that could give Mr..
Wihship a few points on the de-
tails of financial and political
education and evolution?
Q. Q. F.