The Bottineau courant., 1906-01-26

in old gang or in reform movement.
When the time comes we will have
something to say to the people but for
the present we are content with urg-
ing them to awake to the needs of gen
uine reform and to the danger of dom
ination by any political machine or
gang.
"a Republican is pelturbed in
spirit because we did not detail
reporter to watch and find out when
Mr.. Noble went to the meeting of
the Kindergarten at the Merchants
Hotel in st. Paul We have men
toned that that body was in session
but did not make any mention of it's
personelle because we did not know
who were in attendance, nor did we
care. Besides we like to print the
news. and it would not surprise the
people of our city to learn that Mr..
Noble was at the Merchants Hotel dur
ing the session of the Kindergarten, :"
neither would it enlighten them. It
may be different in the home of the
writer Of the article in last week g
Eagle, but here such an item would be
stale and superfluous
With "a Republicans s. interpreta-
tion of situations and conditions with
in the old gang. or between Noble and
Hansbrough, we have no quarrel, so
long as he will leave The Courant out
of any such combination. Neither the
paper, nor its manager, nor anyone
connected with it is concerned with
the relations of Hansbrough and Noble
nor with Mr.. Mobiles standing in the
old gang. When the gang has been
deposed we will be we'll satisfied and
we have always assumed as self-evi-
dent that the wreck of the machine
will bury the whole state gang be-
meath its debris. When that day
comes The Courant will write :'Re-
quiscat in Pace without any sorrow
or sadness. ....s .aa
So far as the malicious attacks of
IA Republican on the personality of
Mr.. Scott are concerned, they are be-
meath the dignity of an answer as we'll
as beneath the notice of any man of
average intelligence. They were born
in malice and voiced behind a mask
by someone who had selfish motive
for his attack. Indeed, considering
the care taken by "a Republican
to conceal his identity, it would not
be strange if the intelligent public
should conclude that his own charac-
ter is not above reproach and that
conscious of his own degradation he
tries to drag others down into the
mire where he is at home. Who is
he and what is he, who ISLANDERS anoth-
er from ambush? ''Slimy serpent
and character assassin" are terms
too weak to fittingly describe such
creature.
In his conclusion "a Republican
says, "We can think of no better way
to educate the people with regard to
the movements of those who would try
to lead along political lines, than to
have these questions thoroughly dis
cussed through the avenue of the pub
lie press. We look forward to spend
ing very profitable winter trying to
enlighten the people on matters that
have been kept iii the dark for many
a long day. - We agree that there is
no better ''avenue'' for the discussion
of public questions than through the
public press but we would suggest
that this self-constituted educator of
the people who is going to throw the
searchlight into the corners "dark for
many long day. should first en-
Tighten the people as to who he is and
what he is. where he stands on public
questions, and what are his qualifica-
tions as an educator of the people.
These are questions that seriously
affect the strength of his statements
and prior to spending a profitable