Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-23
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ing out of ignorance rather than to
conclude that it deliberately misstated
the facts. Ignorance is less of a sin
than mendacity.
The G.-D.'s condemnation of gerry
Wandering recalls the old proverb that
those who live in glass houses should
not throw %stones.' and also the Scrip
tural injunction about removing the
beam from your OWL eye before trying
to eXtricate the mote from your broth
er's.
Gerrymandering is a bad habit. No
doubt about that. Everybody con-
dennis it in theory and practices it
when opportunity serves. But the
Missouri gerrymander is not the worst,
and the CD. knew 1t unless it is as
ignorant on that subject as it is as to
the number of Democratic and Repub-
lican representatives in congress.
Maine has abundant Democrats to
elect n representative out of four, but
Republican legislatures have so gerry
wandered the state that for a quarter
century no Democrat has sat in con-
gress from the Pine Tree State.
No gerrymander of Washington can
be made so as to elect three Repub-
lican congressman; consequently Re-
publican legislatures refuse to district
the state and elect all three on a gen.
eral state ticket s as to insure the
election of three Republicans.
Fairly districted Kansas would elect
two or three Democrats. She is so
gerrymandered as to elect none. Same
way in Colorado. Same way in Cali
fornia. Same way in the Dakotas and
so on to the end of the chapter.
The CD. states correctly that the
600 and then complains that Bar
tholdt's st. Louis district has 10000.
Wonder II it ever heard that a Repub-
lican Legislature in New York made
two adjoining districts, one of which
contains $4,000 people and the other
only 125,000? Guess that sleight of
hand performance by Republicans bel
lowing for civic righteousness escaped
the GIBBS observation as it escaped its
condemnation. Very much depends
on whose OK is gored, don't you know.
These are a few samples of Republican
gerrymaEders. l can furnish some
more when needed.
b., straws.
The by-elections continue to show
Democratic gains. Last week Balti-
more was swept by the Democrats by
the biggest majority in twenty years.
A Democratic administration succeed
ed a Republican administration, which
points to a Democratic victory in the
stated cheerful prospect. The Balti-
more victory may serve to initiate Gov
ernor Warfield's presidential boom.
Hannibal, Mo-, is Il city of twenty
odd thousand and for years has been
close, first II party carrying it, then
the other. A few days ago the Demo
Gratis not only made a clean sweep,
but did it by the largest majority since
the franchise was conferred on the
colored man and brother. Hannibal is
headquarters for the biggest cement
plant in America. though as a matter
Of fact the plant itself is in my con-
gressional district, about two miles out
of Hannibal, while the city Of Hanni-
bal is i'll Lloyd's district. Hundreds
Of the men who work in the plant live
in Hannibal. 1 state the facts in de-
tail to show those blathering idiots
who how N 1,aor n1o;r,i,~ NY;ceo,,,; on a.
Republican state what may be expect
ed at the next election.
The fact that Mr.. j. Edward Adj
dicks has marked down his ambition
from a seat in the United States sen
ate to the mayoralty of Wilmington
shows two things-irst, that the Ad-
dicks barrel is not so full as it was;
second, that Democratic prospects in
Delaware are improving.
The fact that the Republican big
wigs are Matching a scheme to keep
Oklahoma out of the Union on the
fimsiest pretext shows that they are
now certain that her seven electoral
votes will be for the Democratic can
didate for the presidency and may be
decisive of the contest, but their caper
in keeping her out in such unjust man
ner may react upon them in other
parts of the country as a boomerang.
There must be some Republicans left
who love fair dealing.
A Stunt For Beveridse.
1t is said that charity should begin
at home. So should all efforts to i'm
prove the manners, morals and GUS
toms of our fellow men. Consequently
n is forced to the conclusion that
Senator Beyeridge Of Indiana, who
seems to lave taken the contract to