The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-18


ent bosses and importuned to become
candidates in order to lend strength 10
the ticket. In each case the stalwarts
refused to have anything to do with
the demo-insurgent schemes.
The demo-insurgents have over
played their hands in this state. The
tactics pursued by the local bosses
would put Boss Tweed to shame in his
palmiest days. The people are becom-
ing disguised with the sophistries of
the 'reformers"(?) and will have moth
ing to do with them. The republicans
are beginning to see that the present
disrupting movement is of the same
stamp as that inaugurated by the pop
ulists years ago which turned the
state over to the democrats-with dis
asterous financial results.
If Boss Winship will only tell who
it was that handed Hull that $5O0-for
the purpose of having him withdraw
his bid for the state printing! will
help some.
During the two terms that Burleigh
F. Spalding was in congress, was he
responsible for single syllable of
record of which he is now proud? We
ask, simply, for information.
Insurgent Boss Devine's chief rec
ord as an old gangster" was the crib
bling of Thanksgiving proclamation
and an extra salary when he was gov
ernor by accident. Don't the old tim
ers remember both these brilliant
achievements?
Before The Evening Times follows
the leadership of Boss Winship, Boss
Spalding and Boss Devine it must have
further light on the records of these
self-appointed leaders. There are
several things that don't look just
right to the ordinary individual, but
undoubtedly these gentlemen can give
satisfactory explanations. For in
stance:
When Roger Allin was governor,
Winship was chief advisor. Didn't
Boss Winship refuse to sign a request
by wire to the governor that the chief
executive sign the appropriation bill
to keep the state university open?
Did Winship refuse the Office of oil
inspector under Allin? Did he think
that was of more Importance than
education?
Didn't Winship get most of the an
preparation for public printing during
that administration?
Didn't Winship accept the register
ship OF the land Office at the hands of
the officials he is now abusing? And
isn't it fact that the Herald could
see nothing wrong in the methods by
which the present organization con-
Quoted things politically in the state
SO long as the salary of the regis
tership remained at $4,000 a year?
Didn't Winship help draft the bill
and lobby it through the legislature
prohibiting the state and counties
from getting their printing done out
side of the state? After the passage
OF this law didn't the price of blank
books go up about IS per cent? Didn't
ne help form printers combine to
XIII on competition and keen the
prices up? Didn't he assist in buying
off Publisher Hull of Bismarck to
have him withdraw his bid for the
state printing?
Isn't it fact that when Winshin
had the governorship within his CRASH
that the so-called "old gang" was for
him? Isn't it fact that the reason
the prize slipped through his fingers
was because he insisted on who should
be the candidates on the entire ticket
just as he is insisting on naming all
insurgent candidates now? And isn't
1t fact that the counties which would
not stand for his dictatorship formed
combination during the night and
swept the old gang" of its feet the
next day, leaving Winship and Spald-
ing off the ticket?
Isn't it fact that the only time
that Winship was the whole thing n
the state administration was during
Governor Aims term of Office? And
isn't 1t fact that Wh,ship received
the lions share Of the spoils, as well
as doing out what was left to those
whom he saw fit? .F
Isn't Winship's present spasm Ct
reform" only subterfuge to get
back into the saddle again in order 10
leather his nest as he did when he
was boss of Governor Allin's admin.
istration?
Isn't this Boss spalding the same
one who was member of the commits
sion that located the capitol at Bis
marck?
Wasn't he for years chairman of the
republican state central committee.
and theHsfore the head and front Of the
machine" of the "old gang?'
Didn't he work in harmony with the
present organization (termed the "old