Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-10-18
Democratic Rally.

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The Democratic rally Monday
night at the opera house was fairly
we'll attended by both democrats and
republicans, who came to hear "Hon-
est" John Burke, of Devils Lake,
candidate for governor. On the plat
form beside Mr.. Burke we're M. D.
Williams, chairman of the meeting,
H. F. Meeker, and J ". Goodrich of
jamestown, J. A. Coffey ana P. D.
Walsh Of Courtenay, and A. H. Berg
OF Cooperstown, candidate for secre-
tary of state.
Mr.. Williams introduced Mr.. Burke,
the onlv speaker on the program, and
the gubernatorial candidate talked
for over an hour, scoring the railroads
and the present administration, led
py Gov. Sarles. He said that the
republican party had bccome so strong
that there was no check upon it, and
in substance advised good republi-
cans to vote the democratic ticket
in order to reduce the majority in
their own party.
He dwelt at length upon the ap-
pointment Of Adjntant General Creel
from the staff instead Of from the
field and line officers, which seemed
to be Of int crest to but few outside
of he other candidate for appoint
ment. Iris was a lailroad appoint
ment, he claimed, made to help
ecure for the Great Northern Ry. a
right of way for the Aneta bran>h
through the military reservation
south Of Devils Lake, but the speak,
er admitted that condemnation pro-
ceedinRs already had been begun by
the road for the right of way.
The pass evil, he declared, was the,
greatest Of the times, as result Of
which state officials neglected their
duty, and refused to enforce the laws
CT the state regarding the regulation.
of rates within ii . tate, the Ignite
coal rate being especially pointed cut.
Taxation of railroads at present he
averred Is too low, for North Dakota
main lines are taxed at $4,000 per
mile, Montana $4,000, but the speak
er failed to point olt difference in
cost OF construction and subsequent
value Of road bed in mountainous
Montana. :. compared with level North
Dakota.
Mr.. Burke then took up the COM
partson ofthe rep ;blican and democrat
ic platforms, severely crlticizing the
former. The democratic platform ne
said favored the fix ng of rates with
10 the state, the absolute prohibition
of the giving Of passes or transporta-
tion 20 any but railroad emplo ees,
and the regulation Of grain grading
so that the farmer should get the
benefit instead of the elevator.
In conclusion he said the demo-
Gratis, as we'll as republicans strongly
favored the primary election law.
He advocated taking the schools and
the judiciary out OF politics, but
made no .personal references to either
Judge knauf or Judge Fisk, candi-r
dates for the supreme hench. ,sa
Mr.. Burke recently delivered .
speech at Wahpet0n, In which the
same subjects mentioned last DiRht
were referred to there. Commenting
on the address of Mr.. Burke at Wah-
reton, the Globe Of that place saws:
Mr. Burke is also strong for 40 anti
pass law. He is attorney for the
Great Nofther0 railroad at Devils
Lake, ,and no pass Law won't bother
him any, because railroads can give
their attorney passes He had q
pocketfn Of passes when he was talk
ing bout the % . I'D rode flUm Cassel
ton to Wabpeton on one. Mr. Burke
sis . good lawyer. quite 40 effective
speaker, and Is one OF the best fellows
sin the world personally.
Irving Mcdowell Garfield, son Of tna
@ late Presld dent James "a. Carl ield, and
Miss Susan Emmons, daughter q, &
D Nathaniel Emmons of Boston, wers
married Monday q falmouth. Mass.