Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-08

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LEADER Padding
Cleveland, N. D., Feb. 80. 100 10
Hon. B. r. Spalding, leader OF 81
Republican Good Cove rnnent League &
Fargo. n. D.: Dear Sir, have just re-
cefVed the enclosed circular No 5130
from your league and in reply beg to
say that ] am heartily in accord with
any movement that will better the
conditions of our state and country
lam q Roosevelt republican and |
hope, a'Roosevelt American.
n do not take much of an interest in
politics and am not a seeker after
office, but II do want things right. /
believe in Roosevelt reform but be
lieve in making that reform within the
Grand Old Republican party, when re-
form is needed, not out of 1t, and
when 1 received esenclosed circular
began to look back over the history
of the G.. o. F. and when I find back
of your movement such men as Muir
ply of Minot, Lauder of Wahpeton,
White of Valley City Winship of
Grand Forks, Johnson Of Petersburg,
Glaspen of Jamestown and pretending
leaders Of the Scandinavian league
over the state, I am forcibly reminded
that the leaders of your movement
are not without fault. For did not
several of your leaders run on the
democratic ticket as soon as the re
publicans refused to feed them with
more nominations an d were they not
first whipped in the republican and
then the democratic ranks? Are they
not of the anything for an Office
class? And have they not time and
again tried to break into the state or
national capitol building? Take your
own case. We're you not turned down
by the party at Grand Forks and your
place filed by another2 ~ :. u
Then too, am reminded that all of
your leaders have been members Sof
the regular republican party Of the
state when its management has not
been different OF .one, whit worse than
it is now and seemed glad to seek and
sometimes hold office hereunder. ~
If there is to be q reform movement
let us make it in the part not out;
side. s3< g. s sr ). 8 Dahl y
There seems to he nothing wrong
with our state government and as, for
the primary election system, 1t seems
to be the politicians hope, and not the
hope Of the people. The new system
forces the man to- seek Office. moi
Office to seek the man and wholly does
away with our fathers idea that thu
Office should seek the man; The new
system will soon do away with the
tpoor mans chance. It renders it. toe
costly. Two campaigns instead 81
enc at great cost In our expansive
counties. ISL ESQ q. .ss: 5s. s9$
Your new system would render /,
impossible for any Of us living in the
touter precincts to make a campaign
owing to the great expense. while I'm
der the old way we could get but few
neighboring precincts and win q
nomination with hardly no Cost at all
Even under your. system" r don't see
how your friends in stutsnan county
could win anyhow as they have been
the "old gang" for a quarter OF 3
century and Of late years have been
turned down by a popular vote from
az to 4 to Tin the choice Of delegates
r OF course I'm no politician put ! like
to keep posted on the current political
IeVents and IL 4 am not right in my
lsurmises and conclusions, let me
know. II want to do that which Is
right but am unable to believe Ii
these quick reformers who are dis
gruntled Office seekers or politicians
1t seems to me that the government o.
the state Is first class, and our repre-
sentatives IL congress have gained ii
Importance and legislative ability
until they stand IN the front ranks d
Iour national government for integrity
and sagacity with no one as coed try
iing to calumniate them. am sol vel
satisfied with the present government
in state and national affairs, that I
must refuse to join your new organiza
ton. Yours truly,
/ B. u. Weld.
ENCLOSURE.
No. 81 80.
The Republican Good Government