The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-26
4 BUSINESS GOVERNORS RtCtkb
Governor E. Y. Sar1es Opens the Republican
Campaign and Lays Down Splendid
Platform Record of Promises Kept
and Pledges Fulfilled.

The formal opening of the Republic
an state campaign on the Slope occur
red a few evenings ago with a rousing
meeting at Bismarck, which was ad-
dressed by Gov. Sarles and number
of other interesting speakers.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen. E. A. Williams, who, after few
happy remarks, introduced the gov
ernor, as the leading speaker of the
evening. Gov. Sarles' remarks were
in part as follows:
I shall not attempt to impose upon
your time and good nature to any con-
siderable extent this evening, conse
quently my reference to each subject
must be quite brief. Those following
me are men of we'll known ability, ex-
perienced in affairs political. and can
fully give you reliable information re-
specting the political situation. They
are of the pioneers of our state and
this community and have had not a
little to do with our public affairs
since territorial days, Gen. Williams
being member of the constitutional
convention and also, with Mr.. Stevens,
a member of the first legislative as
sembly. They are both excellent and
entertaining speakers. l would that
possessed their oratorical attachments.
l feel you will pardon me for refer
ing to the wonderful progress and adj
vancement of the great State of North
Dakota with unusual pride and gratiti-
cation, and we all should be devoutly
thankful to our Creator for the many
munificent privileges and blessings we
are permitted here to enjoy. 1t YVES
only a few years ago, comparatively,
when this wonderfully productive soil
of ours was in undisputed possession
of the original Americans, the Indian,
and over the now fertile fields roamed
the numerous herds of buffalo, that
brave progressive fore-runner of civ
ilization. The early pioneer discovered
these broad prairies possessed almost
unlimited fertility and sent the good
news back to his Eastern friends, adj
visin8 them to avail themselves OF the
advantages, made possible through
the generosity of our good Uncle
Samuel" by giving all home.
Time prevents detailed description
of our early development and the in
cidents responsible for our most rapid
progression. feel that the future has
additional wonderful possibilities
when we develop more fully our great
natural resources-coal, pottery and
brick clays that we have in such I'M
limited quantities.
The Future Is Rich.
l also feel that our present prospect.
ty is but small to that which will re-
suit in more intense, diversified, scien-
tific and intelligent farming. We are
too prone at the present time, in my
opinion, to indulge in only those pro-
auctions requiring the least exertion
of conserving the proper
equilibrium and fertility of our soil
that only stock raising and diversified
farming will do. We are purely an ag-
state and our future PROSPER
ity is mainly dependent upon our
methods of best utilizing and conserv-
ing our inheritance. We are all de-
pendent upon the producer, and his
veverses are our reverses.
Intelligence properly applied as
sures increased prosperity and our
state is to be congratulated in possess
ing educational institutions that COM
pare favorably with our sister states.
Our state university has an enroll
ment of over 1000 this fall and the
students are most ably instructed by
President Merrifield and his very COM
petent faculty. I think too few in this
state fully appreciate how zealously
President Merrifield has lahored for
the success Of this institution and to
what extent we are obliged to him and
the trustees for the gratifying results
attained.
Our agricultural college is most
important factor in our agricultural
progress. There the aid of agrieultur-
al chemistry is most efficiently demon
strated and most liberal education
furnished.
\ Board Of Control.
In my opinion we should have for
our penal and charitable institutions
state board of control. Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and many other states
have such system and are gratified
with the change from other methods.
| am convinced that as purely bust
ness proposition we would be benefit
ted and justified in making the
change.
Pure Food Law.
Every North Dakotan should be
proud of our pure food law and of Prof.
Laid, who has so we'll carried it into
execution. This is great work and
means much to every citizen. The APP
for the carrying out of this
law should be increased and the de-
partment given the widest latitude for
the proper enforcement of the statutes.
Our opponents, the Democrats, are
to create dissention and
prejudice via the sentimental route.
They are resorting to guerilla warfare.
Results, not broken promises, are
our, desire.
Practical administration of affairs,
not theoretical ideals, our need.
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