Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-06-19
To the Citizens of
the Second Judi.
i. ciaL District:

The campaign now being fought be-
tween John F.. Cowan and myself for
the Office of district Judge is arousing
great interest throughout the district
and the state. And rightly so because
the, fair and speedy administration Of
Justice Is the most important function |
Of the government. |
For years there has been wide !:
spread; dissatisfaction with the pre-
sent judges conduct Of judicial busi
ness. From every city, village, and
township in the district have come
complaints of unfairness and delay.
Upon the request of hundreds of
the foremost citizens of this district,
who desire a reform in our judiciary,
I have taken up this fight and come
before you asking your support for
cause that I believe to be a worthy
one. -. Z -
From the. very beginning of this
campaignrI I have fought clean fight.
I have attacked no mans private char
acter, nor have stopped to personal
abuse of my oponent.. Concerning the
petty, spiteful tactics of which 1 am
accused I make no replyas knowing
that thets spirit of fair play among the
people of this district will allow no
man to be unjustly maligned. -
Judge Cowan has attempted to in
timidate every man who has the in
dependence: to come out in the4open
and stand against him. .sSEIn numerous
public speeches he has poured out a
TRADE of personal abuse against such
men as silver serungard, Judge En-
gerud, and others S. :3$s. $5s >fsS e i: s.
In discussing a decision written by
Judge Engerud while on the supreme
bench, which reversed d cisionl 81 Of
Judge Cowan's, he said that 1T was
mo doubt written BY Judge Engerud
when he was drunk as usual although
:. he forget to add that Judges Morgan
and Young concurred II the decision
and to express any opinion as to their
sobriety.$E $ za f5 y. :s :@3 z z5 ::s4
:. In a recent speech at Knox he even
went SO far; as to- attempt to make
Mr.. ,serumgard an object. Of sderision
by ridiculing the misfortune of bis
blindness. ~. Il A. AS !. Z: y
,:..%I ask you ID all, fairness is this per:
;sonal abuse, and these: brutal attacks
upon mans infirmity worthy of Ia
!, Judge and a candid late for your sup
port s$ 4 S I4 5 81;
= Two circular prepared by Il e; com s'il1.
mittee Of attorneys tiled Judge
:Cowan and his record" and tThe $Court
Records have been sent out through
the district with my sanction and con
sent. 10 be fair to Judge Cowan and
to give him a chance to reply Il. I, he IS
could! they were sent out several
weeks before the primaries. VT As y
Il have always been and always will
be opposed to personal abuse Of any
kind. But believe that an office
holders official record IS q ftz subject
for the scrutin of the people, tha1 q
when an official 81 record iss shown e
be unWorthy he also m unworthy .t q
the peoples sup
Those circulars are . true and fail
representation off Judge GoWan's rec
ord Inrep1yy wing to an attack whicl Vt 81
Judge Co#an made against me i'm
street speech AZ Leeds, said that /
he could show these ciEcula '; Ssb' b
false or unfai 81 would With draw fron
theSrace. am still willing 5toy dc thii
and challenge him to- show their sll un
truth. ssS3
few exarnp ples from his replies IT Il
these Circular viii show What falls
and misleading sta ternents he is ris 81
ing to defend his record And nlis
z ..5 lead the people of the DIST
3; There are ttyg charg rges ID these cil
culars which he has II n'irnel el'otis p,lf
j5sS*ss lie speeches denied and spent Tatscl
and misleading ata atenents usin
to defend his record and nlislea'dl aa'l IL IL
>35 people offss the lstrict
sAa All example off his neglect of dut dut
the irc1iars cited an inst tanceS WfaeT s
he had failed to attend court Gale
Ramsey Tor the 18th 1I s
March adrnits that ll Sinros
and itisants asss in evils Lax Il
but say that hiding aos Storm
alsing place aspdi ne sFaB unable
return from at lI'srricsl
tfler on foot III record
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