Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-11-15
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WHAT OE The FUTURE?


pointments of course, but those who
cast their fortunes in politics are used
to disappointments. 1t has been truly
said that fool can stand success but
The man who wins must always be
considerable of a. defeated foe lest the
foe turn out to be the wiser There is
something wrong in the politics of
Burleigh county and the wrong is not
altogether on one side-even if the
republican ticket did win from top to
presidential and state ticket MAORI
ties and that of the republican candi-
dates on the county ticket indicates
bad humor. The voters are not feel
ing right. The warning is given to
the members of the successful combi-
nation in the fight just over that they
must play fair in politics and in busi-
ness hereafter. The republican ma
chine must broaden out. The Tribune
has urged this for several years. An
attempt was made this year-a more
advanced step must be taken two
years from now. It is quite likely
that some sort of a primary election
law will be enacted by the coming
legislature and that will help some.
In the meantime it will be well to
keep in touch with the public pulse.
Public sentiment is against constant
turmoil and strife. There has been
too much of it in the city administra-
ton Of Bismarck. All those engaged
in it-both sides-will get black eye
if it is continued. Reason must gov
ern or chaos will be the result. The
factions must give and take Improve
ments for Bismarck and enterprises
of lasting benefit must not be i'm
peded by sticklers on technicalities,
nor should the majority ride rough
shod over the rights of the minority
on the theory that might makes right.
People differ as to which side has
been. wrong in the constant wrangle
that has been in progress between the
city council and the mayor but all
agree that it is bringing Bismarck into
bad repute and ought to stop. The
unmistakable increase of blind-pigging
and its attendant evils is anything but
creditable on the part of the city ad.
ministration and the lack of enforce
ment of the ordinances in relation to
nuisances and stock running at large
is cause for censure. Let's have less
politics, less factionalism and less
hatred in our hearts and make an
honest endeavor to work out some OF
the problems that confront us. The
majority, the winners, those in power
can afford to be patient. forbearing
and reasonable and the other fellows
must not be revengeful, naughty and
irreconcilable. Let us discuss mat
ters nationally and without passion
and build up Bismarck, and Burleigt
county. Our collective interests are
far above our personalities. Whatever
our political beliefs may be or how
much we may differ on governmental
policies our business interests are al
stake and all should stand alike before
the law. Property interests must MOI
be endangered by political strife else
We'll wake up some morning to {
realization of the fact that capital ha:
sought q safer harbor: that enterprise
has bean dwarfed and that substantial
benefits have been subordinated ant
destroyed by the greed of power ant
love of revenge; thai instead of con
centration OF energies that would
make of Bismarck a real business
metropolis there will come disintegra
tion-shadow instead OF substance
sorrow instead of joy. We are at the
turning Of the roads. Let goot
n pledges be redeemed. good policies
pursued-poor ones abandoned.
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