Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21

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There is political campaign coming
on for next fall. and already political
! shysters ali over the state are getting
their paintpots ready preparatory to the
besmirching work they expect to be
! called upon to do the bidding of their
masters. Already ia the EiRth Judicial
District the would-be political dictators
have their emisa ries at work. and the
fair regulations and characters of cap.
able, clean men are to be blackened
and enriched in the interest unscrupul-
Gus political tricksters and demigogues.
The headquarters of these political
pirates seem to be At Bismarch, and into
this district they have sent men without
either principal or decency; men with
out local habitation. whose lives haye
been spent in gambling and moral de.
pravtty; men who, 6guratively speaking.
are mere poslules on the check of
huns nifty, fostering bloches on the
social body. They are the character
sssa.sins which the political pirates can
pick up in almost everv community to
do their dirty work for hire. and with
the effontery Of the devil they do not
hesitate to approach the most honorable
citizen with their disaraceful PROPOSE
tions. and blandly talk of ''ganR" rule.
The anti Murphy fraction of the re-
publican party at Minot are just now
kindling the flames of the discord in
their home circle in an endeavor to de.
stroy the political aspirations of Major
John S. Murphy. the ablest and bright
est man the republican party has in, the
western portion Of North Dakota, and
in order to "down" him they are attack
ing the integrity of Judge Palda, and
threatening him with political annihila-
ton because be happens to be ono of
Major Murphy's personal friends. To
do this dirty work. the political pirates
have sent ono L. d. McGaban to Minot
to incits dissensions in the Eighth Ju-
dicial District, not alone against Murphy,
but against all who may entertain a
friendly feeling towards him. and among
the victims Of their bitter hatred they
are aiming their poisonous darts at the
character of Judge PaIda, and for no
reason except that Major Murphy was
among the msny friends who urged tho
appointment Of L. J. Palda to the judge
ship Of this district. McGahsn boasts
that he has $1,000 at his disponal to
spend in the Eighth Judicial District
for the purpose Of defeating
Murphy, an under these circumstances
it may be we'll for the honest voter to
look with suspicion upon the newspaper
in this district in whose columns may be
found articles attacking Judge Palda's
methods or his motives in the discharge
of his Official duties. For the suspicion
can reasonably be entertained that
these articles are written by McGabau,
and sent to said newspaper for publica-
ton, and paid for out Of the $50 900 fund
he has been proved with for this pur
pose. TIE earmarks Of l.. D. McGahan's
hand-work crops out in every article
THUS far published antagonising Judge
Palda's candidacy for reelection to the
bench o: this district. but We cannot
believe thatthe honest yeomanry of the
district will be hood winked by the
balderdash about Murphy when coupled
with the name of Judge Palda. They
cannot, and dare not, make . single
charge against Judge Palda's Official
Conduct, unlsss they do it in an under
handed: way. for they know we'll enough
that no statement they could make
would bear the light of ~ investigation
because of its falsity and the source of
its origin. They are trying to haze the
public mind with the old WORKOUT cry of
"'gane rule" when the fact is that the
only ''gang" now manipulating politics
in this state is composed of . set OF the
most corrupt political vampires that
ever associated themselves together for
any purpose. These political pirates
and cbaracte r-asssssins are men who
have acted in every known political
party-they have been democrats.
populists, socialists, republicans, re'sub-
nissionists, prohibitionists. and possibly.
anarchists and have now driftsd back
into the ranks of the dominant party
for purposes best know to themselves.
That few democrats will be deceived oy
the ute RANGES of these itinerant do
magogues We feel safe in asserting. but
at the same time, it may TO well to
caution the well-meaning republican
voter to guard himself against the wiles
of these oily -tongued political tricksters.