Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-01
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In the political drama "Out for Re-
form, or Give Us the Offices" one
night stands are being played at vari-
GUS places through the state with
Candidate .Spalding as star and Candi-
date Winship as press agent. The
drama was presented at Minot few
nights ago and Candidate Winship in
the Grand Forks Herald goes into
ecstasies over the star performances
nf Candidate Spalding. The applause
of the multitudes and the brilliant
climaxes Of the star are all carefully
set down in the Herald in a long
special telegram and the great tumult
that has been aroused among the
voters is nowhere so plainly evident
as in the mind of the star and the
columns of the press agent.
The Herald has also a special
correspondent out through the north
ern part of the state, as we understand
it a recent graduate from the state
university, whose political acumen
and close insight into political affairs
are easily determined from his, long
# and varied experience, and who says
B IN a recent article from Devils Lake
that somebody proposes to learn
somebody else. something. which
proves his fidelity to the English
Language and that his grammar is per-
haps equal to his determination to
4 tell the truth at all hazards The cor
respondent has evidently been posted
as to the, requirements of his position,
which are to magnify the insurgent
movement and wherever the head Of
an organization republican appears to
hit 1t without regard for truth or
consequences. With this class of
correspondence the Herald is satisfy
. Ing its own long standing hatred of
the republican organization in the
state and living up to its ideal as a
newspaper. s., =
It is to be remembered that few
years ago, when populism was at its
height, there were glib tongued alarm
lists playing one night stands through
She country, prophesying evil of vari-
Gus and horrible descriptions, attack
ing public men, holding up the republi-
h can national organization to public
hatred and invoking disasters upon
republican leaders. These prophets
of evil were Of one OF three classes
men. who had made a failure of life
and were embittered against whatever
was successful; men who were dis
appointed as candidates for Office from
the republican organization; or men
B who sold their glibness as public
u speakers at a stated price per night
as a lecturer might contract to, de
liver a set lecture for a certain price
Their speeches were we'll attended
because humanity of a certain kind
loves to hear good roast. and
humanity Of another kind is always
d curious to attend public meeting
When the votes were. counted, it was
discovered that while populist speak.
ers might be entertaining they were
4 by no means convincing. And the
81 Republican organization has with
~ stood the attacks of its assailants
5 whose cause has died out because ii
ID was not founded upon any doctrine
I other than that of hatred and abuse. +
The attacks of Candidates Winship
and Spaiding upon the republican or.
I ganization IN the state are neither
R new nor startling. Had either gentle.
81 man been gratified with such political
preferment as he believes he deserves
we should have the extreme and novel
VI pleasure OF seeing one or both setting
forth the merits of organization and
the beauties Of repub licanisrn.
IN the meantime the officials they
are belaboring and seeking to hold up
W to public hatred are attending to their
duties as CHOSEN officials Of the state,
knowing that the voting public will
paas an intellig gent judgment upon
VI their actions and viii not be led
asstray by the bias and disappointr
OF either Candi date SpaIding orG andi.
date Winship.