The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-22

swered plainly and the people are en-
titled to and demand straightforward
answer.
When Mr.. Winship sets him.
self up as more righteous than his
fellow men-who criticises the alleged
wrong-doings of men who are far
superior to him in hopesty-it is time
the people know the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. III
Mr.. Winship did not obtain money
from the state treasury by an
unlawful combination and divided VI
the spoils among his pals, he can
plainly say so without any hesitation
or equivocation. The people whom he
is trying to lead in the paths of politi-
cal uprightness are entitled tc
know something about their leader
and where he is going to lead them
anu why.
Here are few squibs from Mon
days Fargo Forum that contain food
for thought: -
There are some of the insurgents
already getting very sick of the
company they find themselves in:
1t is no wonder that they are be-
coming disguised.
There are men in Cass county
who do not seem to relish the re-
mark about the footing of Cass
county," STANCE. when they are
so pure and unselfsh.
In Trail county the republican
committee. which is under the
control of the insurgents, named
list Of delegates to be voted for
at the primaries for the men to
go to the state convention. but
this action has precipitated a
whole lot of dissatisfaction. 1t
looks as ii the insurgents would
be defeated in consequence of their
dictation
Judging from the remarks Of
many papers over the state. Editor
Nye of Valley City went too far
when he threatened the post
master-e editors through the state
that they should be careful as
Spalding Helgeson or Winship
would probably have the dispens-
ing of the state patronage soon.
1t gave away the hand of these
that they were only working for
the good of the state. and would
not accept off1ce-no. no. never.
Judging from the past, they have
always accepted all the offices they
could secure. no matter at whose
hands. They are the men who
need to be reformed.
The Walhalla Mountaineer. like tn,
good old Methodist hymn. wants tt
read the old old story" of how Re
former Spalding voted for the" milea &C
grab when he was in congress
Won't someone please tell the
old story of the congressional
mileage grab" which ex-Congress-
Spalding voted for? 1t would
make interesting reading just now.
and the proper man to write it
would be the STUFF correspond
ent of the Grand Forks Herald
Reformer Spalding spoke at Page
Cass county, the other night and the
local insurgent paper says that 1T is
to be regretted that he was not given
a larger audience" 1t is surprising
that Spalding has any audience at all
especially of farmers who were bunco.
ed out of their market for wheat-a1
$500 bushel-by Standings vote in
the house that allowed Canadian wheat
to be imported into this country free o.
duty. .Rte5. t,sl.,st}t e..
E91Gb4 - 80 'F, -. ~
The Fargo Call thinks there is some
great timber in the insurgent material
Two-salary Joe's conscience IS
hasn't troubled him. to the extent
that he has returned to the state
any Of that salarv-grab NJ Great,
timber. some of that insurgent
material. 4,
iH 10 + 81
PULSE OF THE PRESS I.
Too Much for Honest John.