Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-04-19
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK

The republican state committee
will meet at Fargo ON the 2lst of this
month, and the political battle will
thereafter he on in earnest. 1t is not
likely that the campaign will be par
ticularly strenuous, as this is AN off
year, and SO far the attempts of the
Misunderstanding muckrakers to join
forces with the democrats do not show
evidences OF strength True, i'm the
recent Grand Forks city election, the
democrats and muckrakers led by the
always treacherous Winship, succeed
ed i'm electing a democrat to the may
orality, but the vote showed that not
many more than one-fourth of the re-
publicans OF the city were seduced
from their party allegiance 10y the
whines and vaporings Of the ambi-
tious but chronically disappointed
Winship. AS an Offset to the success
of Muckrake Winship In Grand Forks.
Spalding. another of the leaders of the
muckrake Outtit-the one who has
been lecturing about the state taking
for his text the Booklovers' Magazine
slush written by Rex Beach-was
compelled to see hiscandidate for may
or, MIR. Wall, laid out in Fargo by
nearly 400majority Anestimateo of the
political situation in the state, after u
careful canvass, shows that the state
central committee, when they meet
this month, will have no cause for
alarm over the attempt of Winship.
Spalding and the other Muckrakers to
put their insurgent aggregation
on top.
In this county it is rumored that
the policy of the democrats or. at
least the Rocks Postle Sherwood
Schweitzer wing of the democrats
those who have labored i'm the past
to assist MIR. Patterson in his political
ambitions will pass up the primary
election and get into the game later
on, relying on the assistance Of Mr..
Patterson and his followers to get one
or more Of them into Office. La other
words, as MIR. Rocks stated the other
day, "We'll wait and pick up the Grip
pies, meaning, we suppose. that the
usual method of alliance with the
Patterson wing of the republicans
would be again adopted by the above
named faction of the democrats. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether the demo-
cratic taxpayers-th who are not at
ter office will take kindlyto any effort
to put up q confidence game on the
primary law, provided that the fee
provision of the law is not set aside
by test case in the courts.
Heretofore it has been the habit of
the present democratic clerk of court,
Mr.. Rocks, to go among the demo-
Gratis and particularly the Germans -
impressing upon them the necessity
Of voting the straight ticket. Then,
going into the republican precincts he
woulds seek to impress upon republican
voters the wisdom OF voting for .the.
best man. meaning, OF course, the
democratic nominee. The procure
ment Of large number of republican
votes was, for sure, tile only way in
which he could win. and no one. of
course. blames him for getting EN- if
he could. We do not believe, how
ever, this plan of campaign will win
this YEAR
There is another plan that has
succeeded in the past which will, we
believe, failof fruition this time. We
refer to the nationality issue. Here
tOfOre there have been gentlemen on
both sides who have gone into politics
claiming that they should he elected
because, as they alleged, they car
ried the votes Of their countrymen i'm
their pockets. They have, at the
same time, used this race feeling to
keep themselves in office, regardless
of the aspirations of others of their
own blood to become candidates for
official positions. They have played
the conventions and voters of both
parties for suckers, and, even when
nominated ON opposing tickets. they
have worked together and against
any one on their respective ticket.
who might he up for the same office.
In Emmons county people of all nation.
alities are getting extremely tired
OF this kind Of politics. When you g
to pay your taxes you are not asked
where you were born. or where your
parents first saw the light of day. One
man pays just as much as another
and no more. And it should be so In
politics. All men should he simply
American citizens. regardless of where
they were born
1t is reported that certain demo
cratic leaders advocate the plan OF
staying out of the primary and then
having the democratic central com
mittee Till vacancies on their ticket.