The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-16
MAJORITY Rr1.E.


ranks of the democracy seems not to
have created ripple on either the
journalistic OF the political sea. Its
going was not unexpected. For
months il has wayered on the border
OF al open espousal of the cause of
democracy, and for years it has leaned
strongly to the ideas of free trade.
1t has been swayed by every political
ism which has swept the country. and
has never stood on any principle which
the republican party has espoused.
II has sought to become the dictat-
or the party if i, could do SO and if ii
could not. TO destroy the party by an
open revolt and an effort TO carry over
to the democracy enough OF its fol-
lowing TO destroy as it says the re-
publican majority in the state and put
the democratic party in power-for
the purpose of reforming the republic
can party. Ye hypocrites! To pre-
tend that the power of the republican
party can be increased by giving the
congressional and state power to the
opposition.
But it is needless to discuss this
phase OF the political change of the
Herald. When it found that it could
not accomplish its dastardly ends and
get grip on the state printing by hid
ing behind this flimsy pretense. there
was nothing left for it 10 do but to
openly support the democratic ticket.
What the price of this Benedict Ar
mold act was we do not know. II has
been pointed out that from the fact
that the Herald favors the election of
two of the three state printing CON-
missioners-a majority of the board
that thinking men would hang a man
on no stronger circumstantial ev,-
dence.
The Herald has perfect right to
become democratic and it has done
so. The only thing with which the
people are concerned is whether it did
so from honest motives. and whether
it is not seeking to use the prestis.
acquired in the twenty-five years of it's
existence an a republican sheet to
deceive the voters and secure their
assistance in accomplishing pur-
pose which will enable it to again
rob the taxpayers of the state of at
at least thirty-siX per cent of the cost
of public printing.
The Herald submitted it's claim to
the people in the recent primary cleo
ton in this state and those response
BILE for its editorial policy were pron!-
nent in the contest which was waged
at jamestown between the two fac
tons of the party. No honorable man
can go into contest of that kind and
refuse to abide by the decision. The
Evening Times knew that the Herald
was hypocritical in its pretensions at
that time. 1t knew that if the policy
which the Herald was then advocat-
ing was successful that that paper
would not support a ticket even of its
own choosing as against the demo-
cratic ticket. Neither would it.
There are plenty of men in the state
who opposed the policy advocated by
this paper in the primary contest. But
having submitted their claims to the
convention and lost. they came home
men worthy of respect. They are now
found in the ranks of the party. They
are doing just what the other faction
and the Evening Times would have
done had they been defeated in the
convention.
1t is plain to be seen that the Her..
aid is profoundly dishonorable in it's
actions or is prompted by some COL
lateral advantage