Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-07-02

different railroads seposed PEACEFUL,
in his pocket. Nor do they forget hoa
Mr. Macdonald was made one u th'
senate conference committee Oh til,
anti-pass bill. and excited the risabil
tiles OF eveTr cne BY his frantic effort.
~ keep from holding a conference or
the bill. So evident was this thai
even the Valley City Times Record
strongly devoted 20 the insuY2enl
cause. criticised tie committee for IL.
action. AS u his election 70 the STATE
| senate. be vas FIRST chosen by ths
combination OF democrats and in
surgeBts that are still active in this
couotr. memiers ~ which are Messrs
iIefoiz and RoSAs. the latter The
Chairman ~ tie democratic county
central committee, *llu Travelled the
county during the recent primar,
campaign denounciDg in the mos,
scandalous language The republicans
| who we're candidates against his al
legged republican CT workers OF the
combine. Mr. Macdonald was elected
without opposition two years ago fol
the reason that until it vas too late
10 oppose him he teok go,,d care rot
TO let 1t be known that he would train
with the political antagonists II the
republican party in the senate.
| In your reference ~ the time when
| supported you for treasurer. when
you were a democrat before you
| changed your politics on account OF
your announced high and mighty
principle that a high tariff on wool
! was better for sou-you Intentionally
nisiead in places and state utter and
absolute falsehco3s in others. You
| kno" and every other oid-timer in
the north half OF the county knows
that when you ran for ireasurer-in
1855, l believe IL was-the whole issue
was a couniy-s seat fight between Win
chester and Williamsport. You know
that the republican convention was
captured by Mr. Bumstead and his
friends, and that every one Hho would
not subscribe to county seat removal
was turned down. You know that |
did not oppose the couniy-remoyal
ticket because there was a HIGHLANDER
nominated. 7 as you say. but because
almost the entire ticket was taken
from Baker precinct. solely and only
for the purpose OF securing the support
OF the Hollander voters for removal to
Winchester, some Of them believing
that it would be- better to wait until
the county was more populous before
removal. Your reference 70 "Hol.
lander is in consonance with YOUR
usual canny.' political methods that
have been 81 well known liz this coun.
~ for years. 50 outrageous sere the
methods II that county convention
that even the precinct u Winchester
voted against the ticket. They did
not do it because the nominees were
OF any particular nationality. but be-
cause they did not approve u the con-
vention's methods in choosing more
than half OF the ticket from one pre-
cinct as bride for the precincts sup
port. Your object in referring to
'Hollander vas 10 prejudice the peo-
pie OF that nationality against me-
something entirely unnecessary, as
the lying. disrcputable methods Of
Boss Rocks had already done that.
You know and yol know it we'll
that there was never an opport unity
Afforded me--in writing or in public
speech that did not denounce the
judging Of a mans fitness for Office on
account OF his nationality. You know
THAT have no more use for man
Who denies love for his old home across
the sea than would have for the man
who forswears his mother when he
takes wife Yourself for treasurer.
MIR. Mcintyre for county assessor as it
was in territorial days and Mr.. MCGEE
Tor sheriff We're put up and supported
entirely because you and Mr.. MCGEE
were then pronounced democrats and
could bring strength from the then
few democrats Of the county 10 the
anti-TemOyalists.
You say that you were first Intro
duced tn Inc in that campaign. Your
memory is poor. The first knew
OF you was in 1884, when Dudley WAL
ker and man named Stevenson
robbed Cherry Grove school district of
$1,000, tried to rob it Of 81 800 more:
when an llonored citizen then and now
ofCherry Grove school district, was
treasurer, and the only honest man and
the only one financially responsible
among the school officers, and when
your side partner, an attorney Of Lin
ton, was the chief apologistan and advisor
OF the robbers. You found Streeter and
his paper denouncing that robbery,
didn't you:
You say that you have always voted
hrrepubIican candidates for president.
Your memory Is again weak or your
Imagination active. You were NOT
for Blaine In 1884 and this can
prove by several nld-ti,nc democrats
now in the county but you were
strongly favorable to Cleveland. In
fact, yoii were pronounced democrat
and, Il ! remember rightly at one