The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-25

fore the starting OF the panic, year
ago, our country had duration OF
prosperity never exceeded in its his
tory. We were going too fast and we
| had a right to expect a panic; there
were dozen causes for It. To con-
tinue on for another year or two as
We now are, to await the establish
ment and trial of Organism, can not
but cause MANY failures and CLOSING
of more workshops, to eventually
| bring on want and revolt that will be
| very serious to our country. Every
i possible argument that is presented
/ can not change the fact that grave
results viii accompany waiting for the
/ demonstration OF what Bryanism
means. and It should cause every un-
| prejudiced Is TAFT AND PROSPER.
TY, or BRYAN AND DEPRESSION
Thomas D. West.
Sharpsville, Pa
! Glendale Leader: The Fargo For
um Is advocating four year term for
county officers, with an ineligibillty for
consecutive terms. Good thing. Push
| II along.
1 - "A u
| is making great campaign in his
race for governor and wins friends at
every place he visits He is man
who. II elected, would look after the
| interests OF the state OF North Da-
kota in manner that would be a
credit to all You will never be sorry
II You cast your vote for him at the
coming election. McHenry county
will. without doubt. give him a large
ma ority
Dickinson Post: Gov. John Burke,
with an egotism sublime In It's utter
lack OF Limitation. attempts to go be-
fore the people of North Dakota as
one whose hands, always lifted In the
cause OF righteousness, are bound by
scoundrels opposed 70 every measure
framed for the material and moral
advancement of the state On the
grounds that a pet child Of his brain
"a measure giving him power to re-
move officials for malfeaSancs and
non feasance in office-was choked to
death at the last session of the Iegis-
lature. c. A, Johnson contributing to
the ohsequies Governor Burke calls
upon every voter having the welfare
OF the state at heart to rebuke bv
returning him to office the men whc,
resisted his efforts to assume the
powers Of czar. f
A measure was introduced into a
house which happily numbered among
Its members several score Of clear
eyed, sane men. This matter was
Numerically opposed to the very
principles of American government.
II the governor were high-minded
man and never prone to make mis-
takes all would be well: hut how
many governors are paragons and
what assurance did the legislators
who opposed the measure have that
the executive Offices OF North Dakota
would always be filed by such man?
None. asa-...
II was because they realized this
that the nations founders in the CON
stitutional convention fight between
radicalism and conservatism. compro-
missed upon the system of checks and
balances that IL the keynote of the
American system of government.
This measure would give the gov
ernor power to remove from office
any states attorney who did not make
himself pleasing TO the governor. II
would open the doors to abuse. II
would give an INSCRIPTIONS dems-
gogue into whose hands IL was placed
an opportunity to build up machine
that could not be torn down by the
people in years.
IT mattered not what were the evils
this measure was aimed primarily tn
root out. The executive could ask for
and gain me relief he sought in other
ways without riding rough -shod over
fundamental principle Of govern
ment. The measure was killed
G A. Johnson. republican candidate
for governor. demonstrat ted his sanity
and Intelligence by opposing with his
vote this measure Re voted In favor
OF the motion to tahla the measure
and effectually kin IT, n Governor
Burke hopes to make political capjtaI
out of this exhibition Of sanity ana
intelligence on the part of the head
of the republican state ticket. ne r.
doomed TO disappointment. Such an
attempt cannot but act as boom
erang.