Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-22
HOW The TRUTH HURTS
Gov. Burke's Attitude Regarding
State Institutions Made Clear
as Daylight.
FALSEHOODS ARE UNCOVERED.

FALSEHOODS ARE UNCOVERED.
Another Political Boomerang for the Republic
cans-An Exposure of Questionable Methods
OF Certain Republican Newspapers in An
Attempt to Deliberately Deceive the People
The Governor Has Only Removed Appoin-
tees Holding State Jobs for Graft.
The following item was published in
the Park River Republican short time
ago and copied with evident approval
by the Fargo Forum and others:-
"Ihere are great many old line re-
publlcans in the neighborhood Of Walsh
county who two years ago supported
Governor Burke and were instrumental
IN securing his ele ction. And this COM
ing election will find them doing the
same on the ground that he may be en-
TITLED to second term, and for no other
reason. And glancing at the question
IN superficial manner, their position
may seem justihable But these we'll
meaning gentlemen are only skimming
the surface of the situation, when they
take such stand They forget that a
second term for democratic governor
would mean that every board of every
institution in the state would be en-
tlrely changed, and we would then have
nothing but democratic boards, which
OF course, would be no great sin in itself
But they forget that the faculties of
these institutions do not care to stay
under such unsettled conditions Such
men as Pres. j. H. Worst, Prof Bolley
Prof. Ladd and many other strong men
IN our seats of learning would not stay
And every republican in the state must
know that we have no such an issue in
the republican ranks as was forced upon
US by Governor Sarles. The battle is
clear, the fight is an even one, and the
excuse of a second term is an insufficient
reason for any good republican to go
back on his party"
The above statements are fair sam
pie of the misinformation with which il
Is deliberately attempted to mislead the
public in this campaign.
The insinuation that the reelection
of Governor Burke will result in the re.
tirement OF such men as Prof. La id
President Worst and Prof Bolley is
such crude palpabe falsehood that ii
is lnconceivable how a journal of any
standing should give it circulation.
The simple matter of the fact is that
Governor Burle's appointees control the
board of trustees of practically every
state institution, including the agrlcul
tural college of Fargo, which mum b ers
among its faculty Prof Ladd, Pres
Worst and Prof Bolley, and only in two
Institutions have changes of any con.
sequence been made, viz: the state
penitentiary and the hospital for insane
and surely no fair minded person will
dispute the fact that the changes made
in the active management of these in
stltutions have been for the best inter.
ests of the state
At the penltentlary new order ol
things has been inaugurated Instead
of positions at that institution being
grated out as a reward for political
services, as formerly, they have been
placed upon basis where the tenure OF
a mans employment depends solely
upon his -Ywn efficiency and value as an
employee of the state. Under the new
management, books of account are kept
something the former management
neglected to the cost of the state. I'm
der the new management Alexander
Mckenzie is made to pay for all bricks
he obtains from the Institutional detail
which was overlooked by the former
management Under the new manage
ment the switching graft, so long en-
ioyed b. the Northern Pacific Railway
has been done away with: reduced
rate of water rent has been obtained;
! the twlne plant has been increased as
to output and the product reduced in
price: lower frei ght rates have been oh-
tanned; dark and unslghtlv places have
been given the light of day; faulty con
vict system installed: the unlawful and
barbarous whipping! ost abolished, and
the new management has indeed proven
a blessing to the state of North Dakota
| At the jamestown institution radical
improvements have also been brought
about. Under the new management
|, oks of account are now Keep 80 that
money received for the patients funC
may be readily and satisfactorily &C
counted for-the former management
being notoriously negligent in this re
spect Under the new management the
eXorbitant bill for champagne, wines anc
liquors have been eliminated. En-
ployment is no longer handed out a.
legal tender for questionable politica
services; and code of ethics is enforced
by the ne" superintendent, DR.. Baldwin
calling for the best there is in each in
dlvidual employee for the benefit of tn,