Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-10
Political FIoaters.

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is, a strong spirit Of political unrest
abroad. There IS always more or less
of such leaven working in the politi-,
cal loaf but at times it comes to the.
surface and moves the whole mass.
Whether it will at this time result in a.
political upheavel as 1t did when
Cleveland was so unexpectedly elect
ed, is for the succeeding year to prove.
Among the more conservative Of the
leaders of the republican party this
fact is realized, and to this, more
than anything else is their desire for
the denomination of Roosevelt. That
the mass of the people are satisfied
with Roosevelt is clear but they are
doubtful Of any other name, even Of
Taft, who is supposed to be the heir
apparent. 81 q = 4 s43t
NJ The causes of this unrest are not
too certain or well defined. 1t is some
what like the present panic in the
money market, nobody knows just
why, but everybody is afraid of some
thing or other. But the effect OF the
political unrest are just as certain as
those Of the monetary situation.
When any political party is in the
majority for a number of years there
spring up a machine This ma
chine may be more or less powerful,
may perhaps be almost unobjection-
able in its dealings with the public,
but the public VIII still object.
This has been true of North Dakota
There has been a machine or
gang. So far as the state affairs
and Its business have been in the
power Of this gang there has been
no scandal, financial or otherwise. No
new state has ever passed its first ten
years Of statehood with less possible
criticism in the management Of its
business affairs Outside Of the party
manipu lations for the possession of
power and Office, even their enemies
have not been able to bring any
charges against the powers. @ I.
But there is the unrest in this state
and in the republican. party. Once
y before the majority party voluntarily
deserted these bosses and voted a
& democratic governor into Office and
last year the same thing was done
and a Judge thrown in for good meas
ura. as
These may not be pleasant facts fol
the republican party to face, either ii
the whole country, nor vet in the state
b of North Dakota, but that they arr
facts, is apparent to the most casua
observer.
What can be done or what may be
done to overcome this threatened
earthquake we do not at this time at
tempt to forsee or discuss. That il
4 means something to those who have
been running things" heretofore ii
certain. Whether they will heed. and
If they heed will be able to help, are
things Of the future.
The only phase Of the matter we
would call attention. to now is this
froth on such tidal waves. II. is one
OF the usual coincidence of such times
OF unrest that we find such a 1args
number of the patriots who float or
the top. They are pure white plume;
{ in the cap of tbs waves, they are The
g1ittering drops and they shout from
the very pinnacles Of the foamy
!. froth, We are the people And
strange as 1t may appear the grea
wave below with all its massive power
carries these demagogues on Its crest
za and lifts them higher as it gather
force and momentum.
Yet these same shouters but a lit
{ tie while ago were part and parcel o
the old gang and the old machine. II
another short time the- will again
become a part and parcel of anothe
gang or machine If they can. Tha
is their line Of business. They neve
I think of such thing as filling
subordinate part ANY thing less thai
. the top is the bottom to them ]
they cannot come in at the door, tfe.
climb UP some other way.
These are the hotsarn and jetsan o
politics. They are not Of the waves
. but are chips and trash that float d
tor. The waves come and go, Blu
these fDaters are always there d
the crest of each succeeding biIlov
They are here In North Dakot
today and there are lots Of them j
the country watching and listenin
to what eths wild waves are saying
as to the presidential and other po
sibiHties, hoping TO ride thereon t
some sort Of prominence
Takes Lot Of Killing.
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