The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
hEEO OF COUNTRY.
TRIUMPH or DEMOCRATIC pR,s&
oIPLEo 70 IMPERATIVE.
THE MAN AND THE HOUR

THE MAN AND THE HOUR.
With the Nomination % Jehn A. Jehss
cen, Progressive Democrat % N.
tssrity, Ability and Achieve.
msnt, Success 70 Assured.
wsarisd Of u years Of ovsrwAslD
ing defeat in national elections. dur.
ING which time the party has lost No
tional political control Of every north
en- state and has witnessed devastat.
ing tnroads even on the southern
states. hundreds Of thousands Of Dem
ecratio voters have in the last few
months asked: who IL the man who
can Mad the party to victory!"
The best Of armies, military or 20.
htical, require some measure Of sue
cess to maintain their spirit and ef.
6oisncy. Continuous and overwhelm.
ing defeat, even in the worthiest OF
causes. disheartens the strongest men.
Conditions are such in this year
1905. that . united Democracy. sup.
porting . strong presidential nominee.
can win the presidential offics. and
open the way for return of the Demo
cratic party to power. Not only do
the best interests of the Democratic
party call for victory this year. but
20 also do the best interests Of the ma
ton. Twelve years of almost unop.
posed government Of the republic by
one party. and for eight Of those years
practically by one man, have brought
about conditions that are repugnant
to the efacient and satisfactory ad.
ministration of q government sup
posedly of the people.
Principle with Victory.
Victory can be achieved this year,
without sacrificing one iota Of the
stand for principle that has been made
with 20 much sacrifice by the Demo
cratic party Of the United States for
the last dozen years. 1t 10 merely .
question Of changing leadership. Three
times in succession our party has gone
to defeat. because its leadership has
not been able to inspire confidence in
the masses Of the voters. patriotic,
progressive and sincere 20 that leader.
ship has unquestionably been. The
party 10 greater than it, individual
membership and greater than it, lead.
ers. The time has come when it
should name its leader In . presiden-
tial campaign and no longer permit Il.
self to be defeated by . sentimental,
though heroic. devotion to . great
name that has dominated It for q
dosen years.
II in the ranks Of the party there 10
. man whose principles. whose party
fealty, whose success in political bat
ties. whose actual achievements in
legislation and statesmanship-and q
man holding commanding political
situation-are such that victory under
his leadership is indicated, is it not
the duty Of reasonable, thoughtful. do
voted Democrats, desiring the success
Of their party, to turn to HINT
johnson the Man.
The friends Of Gov. John A. johnson
OF Minnesota, who have watched his
remarkable career in recent years, 90
we'll as impartial observers and Jour.
nalists throughout the country, believe
that he 10 the man of the hour, the
man in every way equipped to make .
successful campaign. and afterward
70 be q chief executive of the highest
order. Let us briefly review his career.
John A. johnson was born In 81.
Peter. Nicollet county. Minnesota,
July 20. 1851. Of Swedish parents His
childhood and youth we're passed In
great poverty. At Is years of age, hs
was compelled to leave the public
schools Of his native city. in order to
support himself and the parental fam.
lily. Though his formal education was
thus early cut short. his sslf.education
never stopped A student at all times.
. wide reader and thoughtful one.
Mr.. Johnson. after some years Of oh.
scure toll a. drug and grocery clerk
and railway time.keeper. became q
the ago Of - editor of the st. Peter
Herald. He soon became known a
one Of the ablest Of Minnesota Jour.
naltsts and was recognized 20 one Of
the leaders Of Journalism in . state n.
markable for the number, vigor and in.
huence Of its periodical press. Az q
country editor. he was gradually drawn
into politics and in 1898 was elected
. member Of the senate Of the Mime.
sofa Legislature. and his first public DO.
litical work was as q member of that
body. From the first. he was identi.
ned with various reform measures.
which have since become law in Min.
nssota.
Wherever Gov johnson has zone.
he has impressed men az being q man
Of the Lincoln type, He has the fac.
ulty OF making many friends and few
enemies.
Gov. Johnson's Legislative Results.
The governor recommended q per
mansnt tax commission. The legis.
lature gave II to him and the ink was
hardly dry on the document before no
appointed . commission 90 strong II
its personnel that the Republican sen
ate resolved b. rising vote to cor
Arm the appointments without delay.
while the equally Republican house,
though without the power Of conarua,'
tiAn AYnrAaaAA Nv q rAsau, cote a.. -.