The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-19
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1906.
of the political market in which the
democrats and their few struggling
allies attempted to sell them, and will
vote as they now see the matter.
A NATIONAL DANGER.

In looking into the dangers which
lie hidden behind the scheme of the
leading democratic paper of this city
to secure the election of the state
printing commission nominated by the
democrats so that there could be a
repetition of the infamous scheme of
the few printing concerns in the state
to charge the tax payers two or
three times what the state print
ing was worth. one matter has
received but little attention.
The Herald and the other demo-
cratic daily are advocating the abso
lutte reduction to nothing of the re-
publican majority in the state as q
means of increasing the influence of
the republican party in the future.
To accomplish this reduction they are
advocating the election of the demo-
cratic candidates on the state ticket
so as to assure the election of those
who constitute the printing commits
sion.
Now let us see where the danger to
this course will end Two congress
men are to be elected at this cleo
ton. One Of them was the choice of
that wing of the republican party
known as the Insurgents. He was
nominated without opposition. The
Herald was with the insurgent follow
ing before the convention-but that
wing of the party is not held respon-
sible for its acts at this time. If there
was any man on the ticket who should
be satisfactory to the Herald it is
the gentleman indicated But in
spite of the fact that the convention
named the very candidate which the
Herald pretended to want, that sheet
is now seeking to defeat him at the
polls.
Of course it has not yet openly ad-
vocated the defeat of Marshall-but i,
is advocating the obliteration of the
republican majority in the state and
the placing in it's stead of a demo-
cratic majority. What in the name OF
heaven can that mean but the defeat
of the entire republican ticket, includ-
ing the congressman?
Can the voters of this state afford
to follow such a fallacy and accept
the party treachery of the Herald as
/ the political guide merely because
that paper has soured on all mankind
in general and itself in particular?
1t is we'll to remember in. this con
nection that the entire lower house OF
congress is elected this fall. That
there will be large number of repub-
licans who are as good as elected is a
fact. But the change of a few men,
bers-because of the solid south
which is democratic by heredity-will
change the political complexion of the
house and turn it over I'd the demo-
cratic party. That would mean that
everything proposed by the president
would be defeated by the democratic
house and the business stagnation, the
ruin and starvation which marked the
last Cleveland administration would
be repeated.
A few years ago North Dakota went
on after strange gods and became
Worshippers of the golden calf and
by SO doing permitted the election of
a democratic legislature which in turn
elected-not -partisan-but
democratic United States senator who
became the balance of power in that
body in the Cleveland administration
and permitted all the disastrous legis-
lation which brought the country to
the verge of ruin.
Calmly and candidly, does any man
in North Dakota who is looking to the
interests of the taxpayers and the
of the people, care to make
such an experiment again! Can the
voters Of this state afford to do it?
But that is just what they are risk
Ing every time they attempt to oblit-
crate the republican majority. That
is the danger which lies hidden behind
the pretense of electing the demo-
cratic ticket SO that certain parties
will again have the privilege of plum
1ering the taxpayers.
The Herald would sacrifice the ma
:ional legislature in order to again be
n position to plumber the state.