The Dickinson press., 1906-10-20
MEN OF EXPERIENCE.
Republican Candidates Go Before People This Fall
Backed by Clean Business Administration and
Strong Congressional Record.

state than that of the past two years.
Exploiting of the resources of the state
is an important plank in the platform of
the republican candidate for governor of
Minnesota. This is the work the state
has been doing in North Dakota for the
two years past and the results of it show
in every county in the central and west
ern part of the state and in every one of
the hundreds of new cities that are
springing up. The state, through the
efforts of the governor and with funds
contributed largely by people in the
state alive to the benefits Of an exhibit at
the Portland exposition, made there a
fine display Of the resources of the state
at very small expense. The state has
now on the road a travelling exhibit of
grains, grasses, potteries and the hun
dred and one resources o1 the state, for
display at fairs in states of the middle
west, under the personal charge of the
commissioner of agriculture. This is the
way railroads help settle lands along
their lines and in the same practical way
the state of North Dakota is helping
bring into North Dakota thousands of
settlers whose money is invested here,
who help make fertile the. unoccupied
lands, who increase the tax rolls of the
state, and who are helping increase the
prosperity, wealth and happiness of the
whole state.
North Dakota is one of the most pros
porous states of the union. With the
exception of one term its affairs have
been controlled by the republican party.
AT the present time it is splendidly Off
cered with clean aud able business men.
1t has an administration that works in
harmony with the president and with the
national republican administration. Its
senators, McCumber and Hansbrough,
occupy high positions in the organization
of the senate. They have the chairman
ships of some of the most important COM
mittees. Senator Hansbrough is chair
man of the committee on publ: lands
and is member of the finance commit
tee,the committee on agriculture and has
occupied many other important positions
whereby his services are of particular
value to the state. Senator McCumber
is chairman on the committee on pen
sions and many an old soldier has had
his claim brought to the attention Of
congress and fairly adjusted through
Senator McCumbers influence and stand
ing. Senator McCumber was one of the
leaders in the fight for the pure food bill
and was an important factor in other i'm
portant legislation. The congressman of
the state are A. J. Gronna of Lakota, a
business man, of long experience and
prosperity, and Thos. F. Marshall of
Oakes, banker and old time resident of
the state, whose work in congress has
been of great value.
With such delegation in congress,
indorsed by the vote of the people of the
state, North Dakota stands exceptionally
we'll with the republican national admin
istration working in harmony with the
congressional delegation, the people of
the state will have every reason to con-
gratulate themselves upon the character
of their officers and upon returning an
overwhelming majority for every one of
them who is candidate.
JUDGE KNAUF'S RESPECTFUL SILENCE.
The following is from the Fargo Call:
While there has been much clamor on
the part of number of persons with re-
gard to the supreme judgeship, it will be
noticed that Judge Knauf has avoided
any part in the controversy. AS judge
of the supreme court by appointment
and as the candidate for election to that
position, he has shown that respect for
the dignity of his high office that has
been SO much invoked by some of the
persons who have seen fit to oppose him
Charged by his opponents with judicial
unftness, he has, under the undeserved
attacks of some of those who are oppos
ing him, taken his place on the bench
attended quietly and unostentatiously to
the duties which the law lays upon him
and upon all judges, and is content to be
vindicated of the unjust charges against
him by his simple attention to official
duty and disregard of the contumelious
clamor which has been raised. The Call
is inclined to think Judge Knaufs atti-
tude will be taken by the people of the
state as an earnest Of the future and thai
it will have more effect in his favor thar
the noisy argument of political enemies
against him. So far as we have OBJ.
served, the attitude of Judge Knauf
since his nomination, has been more an
evidence of the judicial Temperament
than that of some of his critics.