Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-04-17
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Again we are called upon to drop
q tear over the demise of the Grand
Forks Evening Press. When the Press
announced it would cease to exist Feb
ruary goth, we published a suitable
obituary to the only Democratic daily
IN the state, but the Press refused to
die The issue of the Press dated
March~31st contained an announcement
that with that issue the paper would
end it's labors for the enlightenment
of the people of this great state, and
that the plant would be for sale. We
supposed this ends all, although there
may be an April fool joke perpetrated
by Rene in the shape of another an
nouncement of the revival of the
corpse. Peace to the ashes of the
Press. It made a good fight and died
hard.-Saint Thomas Times.
Hon. H. C. Hansbrough is now chair
man Of the Agricultural Committee,
succeeding Hon. R. Proctor of Yer
mont. The American Society of Equity
appealed to him to use his influence in
having the duty on wheat reinstated
and, as MI. Hansbrough has always
been in favor of this, he Is now work
ing for the measure. If this duty is
reinstated it will certainly be a great
thing for the wheat raisers tho it may
bump the big millers a little.-Aneta
Panorama.
North Dakota democrats opened
their state convention by passing the
hat" before any business was transact
ed Prayer was omitted Which re-
calls an old story: A couple of niggers
were caught out in a storm and took
refuge under tree on the prairie.
Lightning was fierce and both were
scared. This dialogue took place:
Sam, can you sing?" mo" "Can
you pray?' mo" "Well pass the hat
do something religious. Fargo Call.
That rock-ribbed Democrat, Col.
Henry Watterson, of the Louisville
Gourier-Journal, gave out significant
interview at Havana, Cuba, Monday.
He makes the prophecy that Taft will
be nominated by the republicans and
Bryan by the democrats. The money
interests he believes will eventually
come to the support of Bryan in the
hope of administering a rebuke to
Roosevelt. Taft, he says, if elected,
will stand charged with carrying out
Roosevelt's policies and the senate
must be obedient to him In closing
he said: "The corporations will then
have nothing to hope for, but if
Bryan is successful, his election will
be rebuke to Roosevelt and all that
the president stands for-that is to
say, it will be vindication of conserv-
ative republicanism. The republican
party will then reorganize in the SEN
ate and Bryan will be helpless. In
my judgment the whole money inter-
ests will eventually support Bryan as
a choice of evils. "-Hillsboro Banner
The position of the party newspaper
before the primary is somewhat deli
cate in reference to aspiring candidat-
es. Personally the editor has his
choice the same as other people, But
as an editor he must be careful not to
publicly condemn a candidate who NAV
not be his choice, but may be success
full at the primary and whom therefore
he will thereafter be called upon to
support. OF course where the editor
believes the aspirant to be totally I'M
tit in character or ability, he should
say so before and after the primary.
But this only occurs in very rare cases.
For the most part preference by the
voters is given for other reasons than
any particular ability. In fact the
voters often show a decided prefer
ence for candidates of inferior ability
on account of, friendship for the one,
er prejudice against the other. = The
party newspaper however must obey
the will Of the majority, AS a rule
the majority is right, and very sell
dom goes very far wrong. What the
Pioneer Express hopes to see in the
local ranks of the party is, that it
may be able to say a good word for
all aspirants for Office: with truth and
fairness, and also be able to say to
the voters that we, shall be glad to
support your selections after the 1p,ri-
mary, and not stultify ourselves by op-
position beforehand support afterwards.
Pembina, Pioneer Express. j.
| The stalwaft faction absolutely con-
trolied the republican convention in
easse county and electedY25 delegates
10 the Minots convention and headed
1y James Kennedy. From all reports
coming from widely separated parts
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