Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-24
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AN AVAIL ABLE CANDIDATE.

AN AVAlLABL LIE CANDIDATE.
In considering the availability of
candidates for the United States SEN
ate it is very natural that location
shall cut some figure, but fitness
should be the paramount eensidera-
Gfon. 1t matters little to the people
of the whole state what particular
postofiice "a candidate shall receive
his mail or what city he has chosen
as his home. is he a loyal repre-
sentative North Dakotan, who has
earned recognition by his public ser
vice, or through his efforts in behalf
of the welfare and upbuilding of this
new commonwealth? is he broad
enough in his ideas to comprehend
the needs and desires OF the people
of the whole state? is he unselfish
enough to represent every commnn-
itE with perfect fairness and Inn
partially? Has he had experience in
legislative affairs and the discrimin-
atiUn of Q statesman, What has been
his record on the questions of f.
nance, tariff and the other national
issues that have been up for discus
sion and settlement by the domin,
ant political party Of the nation?
Without disparaging the candi-
'dacy of any other individual or de-
tracing from his merits the people
Of the Missouri slope are especially
fortunate in the eommendab1e quail
tiles, the good common sense, unos-
tentations, but taetful and resource
full characteristics Of the Missouri
slope candidate, Hon. e. b Little.
Hon. c. b Little has been success
business He has been a success I'M
the Legislative hall. He has been al
loyal. patriotic citizen Even Id the
tdarhRst days of business depression,
following the collapse Of the boom in
the early SOS and In the hours Of
greatest strife politically, when hum
dreds of thousands Of good republic
cans wandered off after strange poll
tical and financial gods. Col. Lit
tie had the nerve and the persever-
ence to stem the tide of political her
esy that took hold of the people of
the west and fairly shook the rock
of republication. He was right then
and that was good test@of political
and business sagacity. Active and
4 energetic, loyal to- his friends, time
tested as a good. upright citizen and
II always to the front in matters affect
ing the welfare of the western por
ton OF the state, and at the same
time always mindful of the right:
OF every portion Of the state, it i:
not strange that Mr.. Little,s eandi
dacy is especially pleasing to thu
4 people OF the Missouri slope and til,
western part Of the state. And !
is noticeable that the candidacy o
Col. Little meets with favor In al
parts OF the state and particular
where he is best known. The com
ments OF the press and the natur
OF the unsolicited interest in his car
s didacy at this early stage in the can
paign is, indeed, assuring and graf
flying to the colonel and his friends.
The annual bankers excursion wi
take place some time IN January an
the members Of the state associatio
who desire 10 make the trip will /
& able, for q moderate sum for d banI
erto visit the sunny southland.
used to be that the newspaperme
had excursions when passes wei
permissible in interstate traffic an
good many bankers who had ii
money and the rnortgages--took a,
vantage of the excursions, while Il
naWspapermen stayed at home ar
figured up the interest. Now that d
classes of people are on the san
basis SO far as transportation goe
the bankers may just as well al
cheapIy have an excursion of the
own wifAont the presence of an q
casionaI nswspapernan to mar Il
fitness OF things and barrow an {
casiona; len dollar bin to get Iii
and out OF the new town.
The Grand Forks Herald takes 3
easion to deny that 1t had ANYTHING
=
do with the circulation Of a stor
published recently in the Norma
asn. 20 The effect that Alexander Vi
Kenzie got Senators McCnmber al
Hansbrough 30 vote for the seatir
Of Reed snoof In order to hel