The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
What We Don't Want.

We don't want it all, and, contrary to
a great many peoples ideas, we don't
even care to discuss the question of
what most people like to call 'our share
We expect to shoulder our share of the
burdens the same as we always have
done. but We don't want any more than
our share even of them. We don't want
anybody to jump at the conclusion that
our motives are purely mercenary, nor
that it is gotten up for the special
benefit of some particular individual or
faction, neither do we want anyone to
fear that any such could for an instant
pretend to dictate to this organization
what its policy should be or to influence
the same except through open and legit-
innate methods. We do not expect to
have the say as to who should be elect
ed to public trusts. but we do intend to
give our influence and our work for the
benefit of such men only as we have just
reason to believe are honorable and up
right, capable and true. We do not
teach socialism or the overthrow of
things that be, but we wish to contribute
towards the real publication of poll
tics and political methods which every
body know, have heretofore been any
thing but commendable. 1t has been
politics for the professional politician
and Office seekers instead of politics for
the people. The writer does not know
Of solitary individual in any way con-
nected with the present movements
who is a candidate for any public Office
but even il such were the case it should
only be after due amount of solicita
ton from his friends that he should
come out, in other words, we believe the
office should seek the man and not the
man the Office. If, in the course OF
human events it should be deemed ex-
pedient that our people should be re-
presented in office or the Legislature we
do not want the slate makers to pick
out our representatives for us and put
on man just because ne happens to be
popular with the crowd but we want to
select such men of whose private and
public life we would have Just cause to
be proud and of whose ability and in
tegrity there could never be raised even
shadow of doubt. We don't want to
send men to the Legislature unless we
know they are absolutely right and will
work for the enactment of such laws as
will best serve the interests of the in
habitants of our state and by the way
SAOAC ID OAC 4N0AuC0ttOu WHICH, uc MUSI
have in order that he might expect our
support and that is an acknowledged
and recognized belief in, and an ever
lasting enthusiasm to work for good
and sufficient primary election law
which undoubtedly would right many
existing wrongs. And now we don't
want you to merely read these articles
and then dismiss the subject from your
mind, but we want every Scandinavian
to take the question home to his own
self and apply as sound reason and good
Judgment as he would to his own private
business and then we feel convinced that
even the average round head will ap
preciate the situation and agree that
something must be done, and to those
who suspect that everything is not or
the square We would particularly recon-
mend that they come right along, for il
no other way can they as thoroughly