Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-20
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The political announcements in the
Tribune indicates that there is .plen.
ty of men who are anxious and will
Ing to serve the people Wonder if
they would be so DESTROYS If the sal
airy attached to each Office was divid-
ed by two.
There is at least one good feature
about the primary election law, and
that is that the candidates who de-
sire to obtain nomination and be elect
ed to an Office do not have to box for
any political boss or bosses any long
er, but go directly before the people
and ask for their support. This is
as it should be.
What can we expect of man who
aspires to an Office who has to go
before political boss and obtain his
sanction before there is any show of
success. Will he serve his constitu-
ents or will he serve his master?
We will leave this to the intelligent
voter to decide.
When candidate is elected under
these conditions, we must not expect
that he viii serve the masses Of the
people to the best of his ability as
his oath prescribes.
Under the present system it APP
pears that we are liberated from po-
litical slavery and political rotten
ness.
II it had not been an absolute ne
cessity and that the people demanded
it, we would not have had primary
election law today, but when the PEG
pie make an uprising and demand re-
form their wishes must be respected
regardless Of the downfall Of a well
combined political machine.
It must always be taken into con.
sideration that the people are greater
than any one man, or set Of men.
Why should not the people individ.
ually have the say who is to serve
as their public servants, and mot leave
it in the hands Of few men as un.
der the rule OF the old convention
system?
When we come to pay our taxes
then every taxpayer must participate
although there are few tax dodgers
in this county whom our board o.
county commissioners is up against
] This year we have senator to cleo
and among the candidates in the race
is Col. Little and Thos. Marshall.
We believe both of these gentlemen
are good men, and should have the
hearty support Of the voters.
Then there is Sharpe and Twichel
for governor. The former is the faith
er Of our present primary law.
We are confident in saying tina
either one of these gentlemen would
be credit to themselves, to the PEG
pie and to our state.
The present incumbent of that of
fee, Gov. Burke must not be forgot
ten, although we have not noticed hi!
announcement for reelection.
We believe that he has made goot
as governor and that he has faith
fully served the best interest of tn,
people and tho state of North Dako
ia during his term.
That he is a democrat and electe,
in state that is overwhelmingly re
publican is no fault, as it is not tn,
name OF the party under which mai
is elected. nor the clothing which h,
wears that makes him true publi
servant, Thanks to the blunder o
the jamestown convention
i It has been admitted by republic
ans and democrats alike that Presi
dent Roosevelt has served the masse
of the people faithfully and to thei
best interest What has been sal,
of our chief executive can equally b
applied to Gov Burke.
! The mysterious disappearance Q
the team which ran away from OIL
Glerum last fall has at last been solv
ed. One day last week, while Pat
rick Harvey was driving over tn,
prairie on Christopher Keegan's Of,
homestead, he accidentally run acros
the team. Mr.. Keegan years ago ha,
made an excavation for dam. Il