The Ward County independent., 1904-11-02
EDITORIAL Comment.
SENTIMENT AGAINST INSURGENTS.


Editor Zimmerman regarding Auditor Larson in the Optic OF
the 25h ins is OF the chief why the people OF
Ward county, outside the msugen newspapers and leaders,
have confidence in insurgents and insurgent methods
Louis A. Larson has been resident OF Ward county
1891 He is known and respected Ward county for his
manly upright character well as his PERSONAL official and
political decency The writer has been told by than
dozen people today that for than the das
tr attack Of the Optic they going out and assist
re-electing Mr. Larson the office OF County Auditor
Commencing early last spring. the insurgents began
pagn OF vlifcation and rowdyism the county. Men
whose character immune from attacks OF irresponsible and
migratory in the employ OF the Federal and
State Machine attacked personally and politically.
Mems characters generally attacked unless there
at least slight ground Tor doing and many OF the
Ward county, who unused to such
pa tactics the effect apparent They believed somet
ngwas wrong But, time wore on he charges made by
the insurgents shown to be false and malicious sentiment
changed and today predict that there not Is
pei the people this county who effected
by the campaign literature sent broadcast this county by
coscenceess lot OF political the State
Last April L. D. Mcahan at that time alderman from
city OF Bismarck here by the machne-or
accurately speaking by Henry Hansbrough Hans
brough sent to Washington few years ago poor
notorious fact that he is ricltat he brown
front house in Washington which cost him o0oand
he believes absolutely the potency OF the almighty dollar
He believed last spring and believes that the people OF
Ward county be debauched with money and that today
is the long suit OF the insurgents They openly boast that the
people be boughthat they have bought them and paid
going and down the highways and byways of this county
the peopeas intelligent and honest
OF Ward county, made up is OF the best blood OF the
United Statesand then boastin that they be bought
and paid for.
The Independent believe people Of Ward
county purchasabe We emphatcay believe that they
not and further believe that the tactics employed by
those who doing dirty work Of the nsurgenslke the
Mnot Optic for instanceas most pronounced eaconary
effect
The average American citizen is fair He believes in the
eternal principal of fair play and that fair play should prevail
The average American citizen believe should give every
a show for his ;Whte alley
The campaign tactics employed by those who employ the
Mnot Optic would be laughed out OF court in county where
people had resided number years None Of the old settlers
believe that such NJ Williams Louis A. Larson John
Lynch and Peter Berteson yena that they have not
done their duty faithfully and honestly And yet if
believe the Mno Optic who owned body soul breeces
by the insurgents and their official mouth piece those
rascas graters and political pirates
This kind OF talk did have effect the
campaign last spring and yet the decent people Ward
county elected majority OF the delegates favor decency
and fair play.
Editor Zimmerman started in Sunday School
newspaper and continually talking OF keeping yourhea
from turning to adament mo what
about you don't retaate kind This the kind
talk Editor Zimmerman ndulged in until recently But for the
last days. doubt there newspaper the State
that has had much backguardsm and personal abuse
the Optic.
Sometime ago suggested that Editor Zimmerman be
mcroscopicay examined what under the Sunday
School phrases We believe Sunday School, and hope
that good Christian but suspicious Of
paper who will allow himself to be used by the class people
who using the Optic and this the idea suggesting
the examination of Mr.. Zimmerman
The Optics tactics justify in the belief that the
gents growing desperate They realize that the people
the county them and they realize that the battle
OF the ballots will them and their despcab methods
under forever
AUDITOR LARSON PLAINS.
To VOTERS w ARD COUNTY: