Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-09-18


Forum: The article by, Governor
Burke in your issue of Sept. Z, is |
couched in language which portrays
the character Of the man. In his pub
lie utterances he has always made it i
a point in his own peculiar sarcas.
tic, i1sinuating manner to belittle
some official, and at the same time
never misses an opportunity to laud
himself. In other words, he wishes to
impress upon the public mind that he
=is the Sonly honest competent official |
%at the capital, in fact the only "simon
pure" individual that has ever been
there = .&"ss%5 .&%s5 @
s I had hoped to close my term of
office and hand over the keys to. my
successor without being compelled to
go into the press and defend myself
against Malignant attack by the ex-
ccutive Of this state. What I say
here is not with any hope of politi-
cal reward for I shall never be an
aspirant for any public office. .
Credit Not Due Burke.
The governor conveys the impress
sion that he was the person who caus-
ed the first raid on. the saloons at
Dickinson, which is absolutely unture.
On Aug: 10, 1907 + relieved Mr.. Miller
from the routine work of the office.
and put him In charge Of enforcing
the prohibition law. He and I ar
!, ranged u the attack on Dickinson; I
personally interviewed Judge Win
chester On the subject SO that there
!. would be no de1ays fftter pa. &
pers were issued the governor accom-
panied Mr.. Miller to Dickinson as a.
sort of brass band attachment. The
result was, on account either of the
speech-making or some other delay,
the cause of which / have never been
able to learn, the papers were not
served until after To- O'clock at night
and the sheriff found no evidence.
The liquor which the governor: says
he caused to- be secured, was gotten
long after these first injunctions were
issued. D. As soon as: we can get a
term, of$ court In the different counties
I shall see to it that every case viii
be prosecuted. have personally
prosecuted a large number. |iof of LIQUOR qn
cases and secured a conviction y In AZ 81
Of them. Ss ss. Isl j. Ell 5s5 .=.5
The letter hich the governor wrote rs's'
me Oh Aug. s, 1907. called for no ans
4wer. Besides he gave It out to the
press before, he sent it to me. e. The
2@.first place that saw the commlunica e l11 9
tion5 was at The Tribune office at Bis
@.3marck where the governor sent sit 4 fo1 q
Z Y publication. i was In my office $at Bis
y rnarck the. day be rote this letter " h
4: ana =if3 he was wrapped up In the s9s' en q
# 5 forcement Of law, he could have calles
"A me into his once and discussed &th'
Il matter, which would have glad;
done. but that would NOT have had II "a 4
!. {. IL political erect This would not 5hay
I'LL i political ocuanentt for the goy
ernor toS S publish ana pub DlisI s.S
sso.vernor,s Rsllroad Stand. s5.
81 Wo years ago the governor rr'.l1l'a' mad a
.a his campaign on railroad taxation r
hen tlleS state board of equal izatiio tti
lad the subject under consid deratio
81 The 1907 meeting the goyer'nIo l'I''
voted blank. This year the boar al
adoptea the ron call method and va II b
ID governor voted. tae had has priyat si''a
~ \: stenographear lhis epheV) at ", q
N meetings of that board, who took dow 'p
n Il, snorti,and the statements of hirnse a'a
and ,l TIE 81 ,sr. members. We had ~ 4
8ofacial stenograp pher whose duty Y ~ Ws g
so take down the ofhcial ediilnIlag lIlag
w IN ala The, governor have his nlepl !, en-
81 t the Expense Sof the state 4 9 9
tending these meeting Clearly tn
sas done for political purp poses. 81 3!
nephew could epars r better polite
s,euna aent for siricls the s
is aeiaI saeno predics that lflt II Y
people VIII hear the soveEnor rsaslli l'1.E
Tits document 4 sapaign a 90
faIl. glae governor has hssl,l
faculty sof eparins everyth Z
nlitisal use ss5
ON llat the ys ano s14E.
s5 ENJOYING public ofIic and u his ers'
fog d law % authorize him. y d \
eoncludea nat az efIlcer ia I
aleessng Ills duty " n reao ~
eilIllesr from ass SSyss'al s''s's'
sasink shat he wants ato hts \ csaf u q