Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
WHERE WE STAND.

Owing to information that has come
to us directly and Indirectly from time
to time since taking the management
OF this paper, we feel that in justice
to ourself. the company. the party and
the people in, general we should, to the
best OF our ability. set some matters
right that have. it seems, heretofore
been questioned by some people
In the first place we wish to assert
that the undercurrent that has been
going about the county that the Inter-
Ocean was dominated and dictated to
by select few, who controlled the
policy of this paper, is wholly without
Foundation. The editor of this paper
has now, and ever since taking con-
troll, been responsible for every stand
we have taken editorially, and has
not received one dictation from any
one either inside or outside the COM
pany. We have endeavored, and we
feel been successful, in keeping out of
party factionalism. We believe that
factionalism works to our disadvan-
tage as a party, is a party disrupter,
and stepping stone for our friends
the enemy to political preferment.
Therefore, having no more interest in
| one wing of the old party lineup than
the other. it has been our endeavor
to keep as far removed from factional
strife as it were possible. We did
support Senator Hansbrough during
the past primary campaign, and we
| believe that in SO doing we were using
our endeavor for the best man and
| surely for the one the people of Ram
sey county were most in accord with
as was shown by the vote at the pri-
| mary election. part of which vote, at
least. We feel we were responsible for
I We believe that the factionalism of
the party in North Dakota is past,
and also that united party is nee
| essary for success. Therefore, be-
lieveing this. we are of the opinion
that one republican is as good as an
other, the primary was a square and
fair voice of the republicans of the
county and state, the ticket was Sc
lected by the republicans, the candi-
dates are all men of exceptional merit
| and worthiness. and it is the sacred
duty of every republican who partici-
pated in the primary election to use
every means in his power to further
their election. That is and has been
the intention of this paper. the under
current notwithstanding
Further. we have had it intimated
to us that in times past the Inter
Ocean has not been square with the
party at all times. AS to that we
know nothing. we are not responsible
for what anyone has done heretofore
nor do we expect to be held so. We
are living in the present, are ready to
be held to strict account to all the
patty for our demeanor in the present
tight We expect to be as active
therein as the occasion requires, we
also expect to be squarely on the level
at all times, to state things as we see
them and to be dictated to by no one.
BY this we do not wish to be under
stood as being so hidebound that we
Will not be open to suggestions. We
are not thin-skinned and we gladly
welcome suggestions from anyone.
There are many who can do US good
by their advice, they having been on
the field for long time and knowing
conditions that we. with our short stav
here, are thoroughly unfamiliar with,