Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-07
Casting Out One Devil In Order to Let In Seven
Others Worse Than the First
BY COL. w. G. PLUMMER

listened to the ISLANDERS that these
men SO freely uttered about their
betters, have been inclined to be-
lieve that they would be aiding in
the work of moral and political re
form by nominating the ticket pre-
sented to the voters Of the state by
the insurgent conference held at
Grand Forks, to which one of the
candidates for United States Sena-
tor so freely and willingly paid the
freight in order to further his own
interests. Now, my insurgent friend,
stop and think little: Wasn't there
something of boss rule in that?
Doesn't that look to you a little old
gangy? Doesn't it look to you as it
does to me, an attempt to smash one
machine and build up another; to
cast out one devil in order to let in
seven others worse than the first?
u hope the true republicans Of North
Dakota will not be deceived by the
cheap claptrap INDUCED in by these
so-called reformers.
Present United Front.
I want to see the republican party
Of North Dakota present an united
front to the common enemy during
the coming campaign, and the adop-
ton Of the primary election law
affords them the privilege Of express
ing. their opinions as to the WORTH
ness Of the ticket presented by our
insurgent friends and the one pre-
scented by the stalwarts. In every re-
spect, from the candidate for sena-
tor down. the ticket presented by
the sta1warts Is one worthy OF the
support Of every republican in the
state Of North Dakota. II 1t should
be nominated at the statewide party
caucus to be held on the Of June "a,
there should be no kicking, no sulk-
ing in tents there should be an I'M
animous acquiescence In the decision
Of the majority.
If the Insurgents succeed In max
ing their ticket the regular republi-
can ticket, like loyal support
should be accorded it by the stall
warts; and as know the leaders Of
the stalwart party, / believe that
that support will be freely and loyal
~ given in order to perpetuate the
integrity Of the party and to perpetu-
ate it's control Of this state. How
ever distasteful some individuals on
the insurgent ticket might be to
many personally, they should not al
low this to interfere with their 10y.
atty to the party and to its princi-
pies. It is the only way to main
tain party organization.
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Take your medicine, is good !.
: advice to the defeated at the /:
j" primaries; take it cheerfully s
: and willingly; say it tastes !:
= good even if it be a little bitter, !:
> and lay aside the bitter con- i:
: test until the next primary /:
: election comes around when, If /:
: anything goes wrong at this J;
= election, it can be righted with !:
I: in the party organization. :
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Now is this the disposition Of many
OF our insurgent friends? Standing
in the corridor Of the Northwest
Hotel the other day. after the re.
suit at the Minot convention became
known, I observed an individual who
had thollier than thou" look upon
his sanctified countenance, saying
There is only one thing for us in.
surgents to do now, and that is tc
go into the democratic party" While
he perhaps didn't think it, he ex.
pressed Just my sentiments. I turn
| ed to him and said, ."That is where
you ought to have been years ago;
the republican party would Their
have been freed from great many
individuals who have had the Office
itch for. 10, these many years. The
disease is very troublesome, and thu
party has been troubled with those
afflicted with it ever since came
1 into Dakota twenty-eight years ago
It has manifested itself in the pas
at every convention that was held
no matter for what purpose thai
body might have been called togeth
er. The democratic party OF The