Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-10-27

dalOus rum0r picked up on street
corner or in a saloon; but it Is at
once rushed into print, elaborated
with every foul suggestion and in
nuend0 that corrupt Imagination
can produce and forthwith circulated
to every post Office in the district.
Many voters who have within the
past few weeks been receiving news
papers Of which they never before
heard. must wonder why so much
newspaper slop is being dumped into
their yards. They now are begin
ming to realize that this is Judge
Glaspell's idea Of the way to elevate
the bench and take the judiciary out
Of politics. 1t is needless to remark
that a candidate who controls such
methods Of conducting campaign
and permits them to continue for q
day, is BY his own act proclaimed un-
6t for any Office save possibly that of
public scavenger.
Another and most remarkable in
stance Of Judge Glaspell's peculiar
political methods came to light = few
days since in an attempt to organize
in his home town Of jamestown .
boycott" against business men OF
the town who could not otherwise be
whipped into supporting him. It
vas whispered to many persons that
they would suffer injury in business
way II they did not cease their op-
position to Glaspell's election. The
attempt was, Of course unsuccessful,
as the persons approached. to 4 man,
resented the innputation that they
would sell their Independence Of mind
for the small business q "boycotter"
could bring them, but the fact that
such an attempt vas made illus.
trates the Cnscrupulous and desperate
character Of the campsign that is
being waged in Glaspell's interest. A
judge Who claims through his news
paper to be ''the best that the fifth
district ever had," certainly should
not find it necessary to resort to such
methods as this to secure support.
Finally even assuming that the
worst that has been charged against
Mr.. Burke is true, it is believed that
a search into Judge GIaspelPs past
history will reveal uDQuestioned
facts which II elaborated and pub
lished would place him in a much
worse light before the voters Of the
district. Residents Of jamestown
and Stutsmsn county ten years ago
remember bis connection with the
failure OF Lloyd's National Bank /;
his speculatiOns in wheat options;
tho peculiar circumstances under
which he acquired title to the Whit
ford section Of land in Foster county.
Any OF these episodes il dragged out
Of its resting place would furnish ma
terial upon which newspaper cor
morants might fAtten for an entire
campaign. II is owing to the fact
that the republicao \ newspapers e1 the
district respect themselves and the
ONCE Of judge that these odor0us
matters are not now being held con.
stantly under the noses Of the v0tera.
It 10 believed however that Glaspelpf
own methods will rU-act against bin
that bis claims OF superior character
!. and fitness will bo contradicted by
bis unprinoipled attempts to throttle
discussion or cFitlcism Of bis record
and to ovorWhelm his opponent With
an avalanche OF calumDy and abuse.
AS an Indication to the new voter
Of the standing OF Judge Glaspell ID
his home county, It may be stated
that In the judicial elections OF 1898
and 1900 be Vas z candidate And each
time his democratic opponent carried
Stutsman.: county BY . decisive ma.
jority against him. At both these
elections upon state and county
issues the county VAS strongly. re.
publican. This aloDo should indi.
cate TO the new voters Of tho district
the opinion OF those who have the
opportunity Of knowing hlm best.
Four years ago the jamestown
Capital, his principal newspaper
organ IN this oampai9n, In iewine
his candidacy and record summed u
Its conclusion in the. words che j
the most con spicu0us traitor and
trickster Of the c0mmOnwealth'.
The reason for the change Of view
on the part Of the Capital Ne leave
to the Imagination OF our readers
Sudice It to say that the four years
have made no change in the manage.
ment OF the paper or in Glaspell't
record a. judge.
/ There u no reason why ehvsrepnb
|licaD voter OF tho fIfth judicial dis
tHict should hesitate to support Mr.
Burke. On the other hand 5. l.
GlaSpoll's own neWBpopeIS ant
methods furnish the best possible
reason Whv be should not % sup
ported. .'
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