The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

VelOpment, where We ought to point
with pride to our achievements. don't
like to sell our state lands. Possibly,
the printers'-cabal-un your Win
ship, will give back to the state some
gof the wealth filched from our farm
taxes, and maybe we can build nice
building anyhow. Can't you, for the
good of the state, have this done, and
clean the skirts of your admitted fol-
lowers? Once 1 heard a judge say,
The who seeks equity must come into
court with clean hands," or something
like that.
You state that you don't like the
present primary election law-that it
Is law passed by some Mr.. Mckenzie,
etc., and that what you wanted was to
nominate state officers by primary
vote. Now, l don't know, but it does
seem to me that If it's a hard thing
for the county fellowship outer pre-
cinct members-of our party, to be-
helped under the primary election law,
how much harder would it be, for
some one of us, who might have as
pirations for a state office? Would
we not be compelled to make a cam
paign of the whole, big state for NOM
ination, and be the man seeking the
Office just the same? And again can
Vass for election just the same? Would
any of us living in the country have
show against you wise old polite
lans, who are onto the ropes, so to
speak?
L have kept track of the primary
election laws, some, and try to keep
up with the times, and it does seem
to me that the primary election law
is the graft of the politicians and
lew newspapers, who want and lool,
Tor big pay or so much per for writing
up candidates? 1t seems SO to ME.
though | hope it isn't so because
you politicians ought not to get or
want it all.
l don't know when you quit the So
called old gang, but is it not a fact
that IN all the twenty or more years
OF your history connected with it and
the -FOUR years you were in congress
you failed to move muscle or utter
cry against it? ask for informa-
ton. that is what want. I am inst a
farmer, seeking truth and knowledge,
You say your league stands for:
Honesty VS.. Graft
Political independence VS.. Cowardly
Submissiveness.
People vs.. Boss.
Citizen VS.. Political Adventures.
ana you use many other platitudes
and as | remember, the state of Penn
sylvania, under the leadership of yonr
friend-Boss Quay-dead though he
now be, used to have similar phrases
on his banners each campaign. The
New York papers used to print such
piatitudes in big lines for Croker of
Iammany fame. And the so-called
Senator De Pew needs but omen his
mouth and platitudes roll out faster
than our "cabal" printers could turn
them onto paper.
l am glad you claim to be Roose-
velt republican. We're you even SO.
when you led the corporation forces
IN 1892 and when you voted for the
salary graft bill in congress in 1904,
and when you call for the political
newspaper primary election graft law.
now? Now really, would like to
Know how many of the dead politicians
are trying to get in Office again under
the cover of pretended Roosevelt re-
publicanism.
am seeking knowledge and trying
to keep posted on our little home and
state affairs and hope l may be par
doned, if my missives show great ig-
norance on my part, or too inquisitive
nature in me- come by both faults
honestly, as my parents were farmers
and poor and could not send me much
to school and both are of very in
quisitive turn of mind.
Thanking you for your kindly inter-
est, am. very humbly yours,
B. l.. Weld.