Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-23

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THE ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN.

called reform" movement in the
state to becloud and befog the minds
of citizens as to the issues in the
present campaign within the republi-
can. party of the state, the nature of
the issue is clear to all intelligent
voters Unable to find anything to1
charge against the administration of
state affairs by the present admins
which is seeking to destroy its organ
iZation out of either private hatred
or private interest continually seeks
to bring into the campaign elements
which have no place there and which
do not at all have to do with the is
sues before the voters. Mr. McKen-
zie has been frequent object of at
tack but Mr.. Mckenzie is not a candi-
date for Office before the voters
Neither is Mr.. Hansbrough at this
time. He. will not come before the
state convention, since his campaign
for reelection to the senate will be in
the legislature two years from the
present time. On the other hand,
there will come before the state con-
vention at Jamestown as candidates
seeking Endorsement of the voters two
congressman and governor, with
other state officials who have served
one term and will naturally be candi-
dates for denomination, since it has
come to be agreed that one good term
deserves another. The issues before
the people Of the state, therefore, is
whether these officials have done
their; duty well and are deserving of
Endorsement. g.,
In all the glib and gruesome
prophesies of evil that have been
made by the Grand Forks Herald in
type. and by ex-Congressman Spaliing
on the stump we find nothing but the
extreme of "muckrakeism' which has
been the fashion of certain newspa-
pers and magazines to serve to their
readers. There has been no belief in
their minds that there has been any
maladministration of state affairs for
the past year and half. They have
not attempted to declare or prove
any such fact except in half hearted
and shame-faced manner. Whatever
specific charges they have made have
been 4 met and proven false. The
statement that state funds we're
loaned to individuals or institutions
without interest to the state is pure
and simple falsehood so far as the
present state administration is con.
cerIed. The statement that there
have been needless extravagances is
another false statement made out OF
the same cloth. Tt is agreed where
ever fairness is held to be a mora
virtue. that the present administration
is and has been conducted on a pure
1y business basis. Whatever may be
the friendly personal relations exist
II ing between men and men has
nothing to do with the issues of thu
campaign and it is only a shrivelei
soul that would argue that it has al
all to do with the matters in issue.
! The object of the anti-administra
ton eampaigners is too plain to de
ceiVe anyone. 1t is known that Mr.
. Winship has had for years an over
weening ambition to be governor ant
Notwithstanding what candidates MAJ
) be grDomed in various counties ant
what Inducements may be held out t,
them to become candidates for cover
nor in behalf of the insurgent faction
when the final test comes the Gran,
Forks editor will be found in tn.
p lists as the simon pure "insurgent'
I, candidate. The same will be foun.
Z true of ex-Congressrnan aSpalding
who is seeking to align forces tina
IT: viii boost him back to congress. MT
Tinglestad and Mr.. Steel are usefu
& only ia SO far as they can furnisl
local strength to the overshadowin,
ambitions of Mr.. Winship and Mr.
Spa1ding. I = gy.sz.: n. 1900, e>|5> g.
So fhe issues narrow down to tn,
plain question whether the state ad
Ininistration shall be Endorsed. TIL,
/. insurgent organs admit that the aid
Tninistration of state affairs has bee1
clean and business like. That bein,
M the case, do the voters OF the stat,
believe In the endorsement Of mel
who have applied wholesome bushes
methods to the conduct of state al
fairs The other issues that hay,
sought to be dragged hi by the I'm
surgents canpaigners are merely 70