Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-03
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS !
The Grand Forks Herald commends
the Tribune's analysis of Congress
man Marshall's attitude as an insur-
gent as being fair and without pre-
judice, a commentator that the Trib-
une feels the article in question de-
served. The Tribune has no quarrel
with Congressman Marshall that
necessitates resort to rancor or bit
terness and while disagreeing with his
late belief that progressive republic
anism and good government is obtain
able only through the insurgent cause,
it admits his right to cast his lot with
the insurgents if he SO desires, 1eay-
ing the questions of his sincerity of be-
lief to be answered by the voters of
the state after fair consideration of
the matter. az.
The Tribune believes that the, re-
publican party of the state need not
be rent In twain, save for the political
ambitions of leaders on both sides,
and the natural parting of the ways
between those who have been in and
those who would get in. It admits to
the insurgents the right to organize
and obtain the Endorsement of the
voters If they are able to do so. But
it processes to know hypocrisy when
1t sees it, and in the course of the
campaign it will fairly and without
bitterness present the records of some
OF the insurgent candidates and ask
the voters to Judge whether they are
inspired and have been inspired by a
sincere desire for the betterment of
state conditions or whether they are
and have been inspired by desire
for Office.
The Tribune does not admit the I'M
impeachable virtue, morality and un-
sselfishness of either the insurgent
rank and file or the insurgent candi-
dates. Having been an observer of
state and territorial affairs for over
thirty years it is not without know
ledge of the aims and ambitions of
various persons who have been can
didates and are now candidates. It
is not without knowledge of the fire.
quent changes of base of the same
candidates, when the political winds
seemed to blow hot or blow cold.
These are matters that the voters of
the state have right to be informed
of and the information can be con-
veyed fairly and without the necessity
for bitterness.
II a candidate for office shall have
preached one thing and practiced an
ether. If he has been quick, to prom
Use and slow to fulfill, if he has sur
rendered his professions to achieve
personal ends, these things are mat
tiers for public knowledge and where
the knowledge of them can be obtain
u ed from the official records of the
state without recourse to memory or
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fabrication, then it is the province of
4 a newspaper, disagreeing. with the DO
licies of the candidate, to make them
plain to the voters. -. -1,.~. t.,
The Tribune is a republican news
paper and believes the republican par
tv of the state had administered the
affairs of the state creditabIy and
well. 1t believes ths organization in
the state has done well as any polite.
al organization could, taking into ac-
L count the practical and well as the
theoretical side of politics. And it
takes no stock in thsf noisy profes.
sions Of a few Office seekers that all
the honesty in the state Is contained
in any party or faction Of party.
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death laid heavy hand on ST Paul
on Thanks giving day, removing w. H
Wright, one OF the most prominent
& Masons in the northwest, Louis Lock
wood, a very successful architect and
. Reuben s. White, for many years q
prominent business man. Colonel
Wright, as he was generally known
Y among his friends, was considered
one Of the best Informed authorities
II the United States on Masonic mat
tiers and owned a Masonic library
known throughout the world where
there are MasoYis.
The Valley City Times-R Record
] alolsts the names Of those decided
1lpsn At Grand Forks places the head
ing Republican Ticket over them
aaa runs the same dit The head OF It'll