The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-06-07
.BLAISOELl AND McGlHlN
TRY TO DECEIVE VOTERS
A Farmer Thinks These State
Machine Advocates are Not
Strictly Honest With the Cit.
liens of the County aud Gives
His Reasons.

wish to make few remarks
in your valuable paper regarding
some Of the remarks Mr.. Nc
Gahan and Mr.. Blaisdell are US
ing in the present political cam
paign. One argument is this:
That if we need any reform, we
can do it ourselves. Now, Mr..
McGahan and Mr.. Blaisdell will
not deny that they are working
for the old state machine only,
and not for the people. Mr..
McGahan and Blaisdell hold Fed
eral positions taken from the
hands of the old state gang, Nc
Kenzie, Hansbrough & Co., and
they are obliged to them for their
positions. It is only natural that
they should support the state ma
chine, and no intelligent man
can blame them for so doing.
But when Mr.. Blaisdell and
Mr.. McGahan try to hide from
the voters the fact that they are
working for Mckenzie, Hans
brough & Co., then they are not
strictly honest! Mr.. McGahan
and Mr.. Blaisdell may be good
enough fellows, but if they are
honest as they pretend to be,
then they should not try to de-
ceive the voters. Mr.. McGahan
and Mr.. Blaisdell know very we'll
that the only fight today is for
the delegation to the state con-
vention. They also know that
the delegation they themselves
have gotten up, is intended to be
in line with the old state machine
at the state convention, which
will be the case if elected. Of
that, there is no doubt. The
other side have clearly shown
themselves to be against the old
state machine, and if they are
elected, they will be against the
state machine Of that there is
no doubt. Now, if Mr.. McGahan
and Mr.. Blaisdell will be honest
with the people, and admit this,
which they should do, that would
greatly simplify matters. All
the voters would have to decide
then, would be whether they
wanted the old gang, Mckenzie,
Hansbrough & Co. in power or
not. It is no use to hide behind
the bush and deceive the voters
any longer. Anyone who does
that will be found out. It is not
fair anyway to try to confuse the
voters. McGahan and Blaisdell
should also admit that the pres
ent administration in Ward coun-
ty, has been the most imperfect
in the history of this state. To
use the mildest expression, say.
imperfect, and McGahan and
Blaisdell and followers should not
blame us fellows for wishing to
take a hand in the deal of re-
forming. We are interested in
the welfare Of this county and
state, just as much as McGahan,
Blaisdell and followers. Many
of us are paying heavy taxes,
perhaps more than McGahan
ever will pay and we have been
doing that for years. And l do
not think that anyone can truth
fully say that we ever tried to
deceive the people. So. Mr.. Nc
Gahan and Blaisdell should not be
surprised that we think we have
just as good a right as they have
to take part in county and state
politics, and we claim to be fully
as competent, if not more so. AS
far as Murphy is concerned, Nc
Gahan and Blaisdell, and the
state machine should not blame
him for wanting to support US
and be against them. Mr.. Muir
ply has not yet been disfran-
chised and as long as he has a
right to vote, he will naturally
avail himself of that opportunity.
It would hardly be expected that
Mr.. Murphy would support the
old gang, after the treatment he
received at their hands at the
state convention two years ago.
Had McGahan and Blaisdell been
treated that way, they would
perhaps have pursued the same
course as Mr.. Murphy. They
should not expect that Mr.. Muir
ply is any better than they
themselves. To say that Murphy
is running us fellows of the Good
Government League, is utter
nonsense, and for my part / defy
anyone to show that either Major
Murphy or anyone else ever con.
trolled me. Now if Mr.. Nc.
Gahan and Mr.. Blaisdell will
come out and be true, and admit
the tr1le standing there need mi