The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-07
DISHONEST MOTIVES Of
LOOT YARN LEADERS
Lack of Boni Eide Issue Was the Reason For the Dsrup
zionist Howl Says New York Writer to Wahpeton Globe
The Marquis Posa Anazes the Conditions Which Prompt
ed the Late Republican contest-Wndmis Passion and
Prejudice.
New York. July {. 1906.

New York. July {. 1906
Editor Wahpeton Globe: Now and
then some of us old Dakotans get hold
OF IA Dakota newspaper, and-it is to
laugh!
What with your new primary law,
and the consequent lengthening out OF
the period OF polictical activity-never
quite entirely suspended as things
We're heretofore-and with you ever
lasting squabbles between the ms
and outs in the republican party.
some of the papers furnish mighty in
teresting, if somewhat iudicrous--
reading.
noticed where one spellbinder APP
pealed to the voters of his nationality
on behalf of the insurgents, to join
the aforesaid insurgent forces because
of Alexander Mckenzie and the Loot
ing of Alaska!" Suffering Jehosa-
phat: didn't know Alec was run
ming for anything. and as for the loot
ing OF Alaska. it seems incredible
that this fake should be made an issue
in North Dakota politics! How some
of the fellows who are on the inside
must laugh in their sleeves when they
see this condition! To my notion
nothing better could happen to the
regular republican ticket than fierce
assault upon Alexander McKenzie-the
nastier and livlier the better! These
things react always. While the in
surgents are pounding Mckenzie the
regular republicans can gather in the
necessary votes. What has Mckenzie
to do with the Richland county Of
ficials for instance! l read with a
great deal of amusement communi-
cation in the Globe from an insurgent
of the south part OF your county, in
which Judge LADDERS name is fire.
Quently mentioned.
Ill bet cancelled postage stamp
that the Judge doesn't go on the
stump with story of the "LoOting
of Alaska!" He knows enough-he
knows Mckenzie we'll enough, not to
make himself ridiculous. The Judge
is fine lawyer. a scholar and a gen.
tleman-the fact that he has made
enemies, only goes to show that he
inst "bromide'-as one writer
puts it. Judge Lauder is rather a
"sulphite"-he has mind of his own
which lot of other fellows sorely
need-he thinks for hinself-nOt al
ways infallible in his conclusions-yet
l have always sincerely believed that
he was never any mans man. don't
believe he subscribes to the doctrines
and statements put forward by your
correspondent. While the correspon-
ent anXiously endeavors to divorce
Judge Lauder from any participation
in, or direction of, the insurgent
movement in Richland county, may |
be permitted to wink the other eye,
while reading his effusion?
But talking about "bromides" and
"sulphites: A bromide is the kind
of a fellow who says: Il don't know
anything about so-called classical mu-
sic, but--etc.. etc." or Il don't
claim to know any thing about Hindu
art, but-etc., ETC."
Another favored expression of the
bromide is: Money isn't every
thing. of course. but--etc., etc."
Now the sulphite says: Money is
nearly everything-give me lots of
money and Ill be happy. honest,
philanthropic and all the rest of the
prize anu praise.
It's so easy to be honest when you
have lot of money-or even
enough" only-though peoples ideas
about enough differ. 70 ucan buy
with money nearly everything man.
kind bankers forever good health,
at times-when the poor must die be-
cause of lack of funds wherewith to
buy good food, good surroundings, or
pay the doctor.
The bromides are the fellows who
read the Review of Reviews, rather
than read the articles themselves
which in the former magazine are
pre-digested for them. The bromides
are the fellows who are too lazy to
think for themselves, whose judgment
is mostly based upon what they say"
they" being an unknown, hazy,
Undesirable and non-get-at-able guam
tity when it comes to libel suits.
To make THE Looting of Alaska"
an issue in your campaign indicates
just one thing: A lack of real, bona
fide issues for the boilers. It's sort
of last straw to catch on, the last peg
upon which to hang the Reform
Hat"
Why don't these boilers and kickers
assail the records of the officials who
are before the people? BY all means
let them show up crookedness and
grating and malfeasance in office, if
any there be!
II your county auditor or your state
auditor or any other official has not
given good service to the people, has
not conducted his Office according to
law-Or has done any one thing which
renders him unfit for re-election-let
the voters know about it! What has
the republican party to do with the
Alaskan imbroglio? 1t is greater
than any one man, or set of men, and
its essential principles will endure
long after these kickers have cashed
in their checks. OF course the per-
sonality of any candidate counts But
is a set of candidates to be slaughter
ed at the polls because some other
man-not candidate-at some other
time and in some other place-accord-
ing to the improved charges of a mag
azine writer, unknown to 80 per cent
of your people-has committed some
act or acts not in accordance with the
law of the land? Are all these men
no matter how clean their official and
private records may be, to suffer, just
because the man in question happens
to be of their party, or perhaps hap
pens to be their personal and political
friend?
Are you going to condemn the re-
publican party because it has had
within its fold men like the senator
from Kansas or from Oregon? Are
all the rest of the members of the
party to suffer because of the form
er-or present affiliations with men
who have been or are under a cloud?
Can't you see that Alexander Nc