The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-13
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CAMPAIGN IS
OPEN
Five Hundred People Hear
Democracy's Candidates
Expound, Issues.

Last evening a crowd OF several
hundred democrats and republicans
assembled at the opera house to hear
what the democratic leaders had to
unburden. Promptly at 9 o'clock,
amidst the playing Of the band and
the cheers of the crowd, the speakers
took their places and the North Dakota
campaign was on in earnest.
Tracy Bangs arose and opened the
meeting. The other speakers were
Honest" John Burke, the democratic
nominee for governor, and A. G. Burr,
who Is candidate for congress. In
opening, Mr.. Bangs paid very high
tribute to the two speakers to follow
and then turned to a discussion of
the different classes of voters. He
said that there were two classes of
voters who are menace to the coun-
try. The first of these was that class
which would sell votes for money or
Its equivalent, and the other class,
those who voted the straight ticket
with no regard for principle. The
speaker eulogized the democratic par
ty in general and the North Dakota
ticket in particular. He preached the
insurgent subject and said that with
the aid of the insurgents 1t was hoped
to land the democratic nominees in
the state house at Bismarck.
Sarles Good Busine&s Man.
Mr.. Bangs stated that Governor
Sarles was personal friend of his. and
that he was good business man,
there could be no doubt, but he went
on further and mentioned the appoint
ment of Col. Creel to be adjutant of
the state militia as an example of
how Sarles must obey the dictates of
his co-leaders. The speaker also
stated that the delegates at the recent
republican convention at jamestown
had utterly disregarded the wishes of
the republican voters-the primary
election notwithstanding. He also
spoke highly of Judge Fisk and Terry
McCosker before introducing the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening, Mr.. John
Burke.
Introduced John Burke.
In opening Mr.. Burke said he had
read certain paper in the state which
spoke of the democrats and this parti-
cular meeting as a joke. He thought
1t was poor joke. He then mentioned
several states that couldn't see the
Joke" and elected democratic gov
CihOiS, dlIuOuSu giving IIlelF electoral
vote to Roosevelt. He stated that the
democrats had a platform to stand
upon, but the republicans had none,
and he made a promise of good gov
eminent If his party was elected. He
also gave his word for it that he would
plug for a better primary election
law. He believed in the enforcement
! of the laws. He also preached the
subject of taxation and said that the
democrats demand that all property
be taxed proportionately and with no
determinations.
- Burr'S Address.
Mr. Burr, as starter, paid COM
pliment to Grand Forks as the gate
way city of the state and thought It
only fitting that the democrats should
open their campaign here. The speak
err spoke highly of President Roose-
welt and his efforts for the passage of
the railroad rate bill. He then went
into details as to where his party stood
on the corporation question. He stated
that the party was not hostile to the
extent that, it wanted the corporations
killed off, but that they. should be
given the same treatment that the body
of people receive. Mr.. Burr also took
up the democratic platform and dis
cussed various phases which he
thought necessary to the life and hap
piness of every republican and demo-
crat in the state.