Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-01-26
Devils Lake, n. b.. Jan1sTy rs. 1905.

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{ Gang, = because they have In
mutual sponGane city stood loyallYI
by the mag GUS principla
that have made the, republ icanl
party prominent in the pages of |
American history, have II giyeslI
their constitu erlcy a class OF ser
vice that is unapp enable q |
government that has been both
profitable and economical laws
that have been both just and lib
eral, so that their enemies have
been at a loss for material from
which to fabricate accusations
for their undoing, hence they
have resorted to the hackneyed1
cry Of corruption, defined in the
accusation Of the gang lead.
ers having dominated the last
state convention at Grand Forks.
and slgnally debating the nomi-
nations made at that meeting.
Such an insinuation is not only
absurd, but positively an insult
to every man who sat in that
honorabl eassembly as delegate.
The American people have a
great dealof respect for the uaas
jority, and 1t is just that they
should have. The nominations
made at the last state convention
represent the election Of the ma
joPirypre sent at that convention.
Each delegate there sat ais the
actual \ repre- alive legally
chosen by the majority Of the
masses, hence the insult does
net stop with the delegate, but
goes even further and belittles
the judgment of the men whose
majority elected them. whom
the delegates represented, and
to whom they were seyerally and.
honorably pledged. s..3
Z In selecting their delegates.
who are to represent their inter
ests at a state convention, meet
ing for the express purpose of
placing in nomination candi dates
for high public Offices, men
who in case Of subsequent cleo
ton, are to direct and carry on
the affairs OF state let us give
the people Of North Dakota the
credit due to all American citi-s
zens. namely the good sense and
good Judgment Of selecting as.
nearly as possible only men Of
clean cut calibre, men also Of.
good judgment, men of integrity
and men with minds Of their,
own, and not a bunch Of dumb,
driven cattle that might be bull
dozed, wheedled or dominated
by some political leader, real or
imaginary, or even some trio Of
leaders, be they even so infiuen-
tlal as the Honorables Henry G.
Hansbrough, Alexander McKen.
zie and Judson LaMoure.
1t seems that the preference
of that convention for A. j.
Gronna for prospective Congress
sn1an became a great sin in the
eyes Of certain reform politi-
clans, despite and in face Of the
self evident and decidedly rea-
sonable fact that it were but,
just and fair that the north por-
ton of the state, as well as the
southern portion should be en-
titled to one senator and one re-
pres ntative in congress. All,
verify, these are but poor wea.
pons with which to endeavor to 4
stab magnanimous men, and too
highly favored with fiimsinessl
Tor the masses to- swallow. 4
These comments Of the Inter
Ocean must not be misco nstruedtI
as the remarks of a factional
organ for this y paper remains,
as we trust it always shall "a
newspaper and not an organ a
newspaper which stands ait ALL
times for good government, for
the people always, and for an all
around square dealis possib " not
always yoicing the entiments
most popular. but always the
sincere sentiments Of its editor,
who aims not so much to please