The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT

80 +h democratic speakers from Mnot VINO
y ,.;n a campaign in the eastern part OF tne
.to aacares that c. A. Johnson, the hepup4ican
candidate for governor, is dead pea'. a1u
drunkard That he is all wrong on the plon'D
cuestion The idea The charges are 50 p1op
or, that they really do not need anS~ee' 49,
Johnson is in excellent financial stanaNns ~ 80
c,t7 or anywhere else wherever ne n's 'onuueeeA
any business and at home Wnere ne - D
.nc statement from such person. "ouiu Az
boomerang Too bad that c. A. Johnr
80 sr;rha The W. c. T. u. should be more Car
=, IN tho future and make only teetotlers honAA
=, members Is it possible that this organization
eon,d have henored citizen VINO was us'u -.
an the prohibition question Next tlle tne. ~
:. consult the Democrats the Demo'ia
very much afraid that Burke is gong 70 pe =.
,eated and they have reasons 10 1eel "
.tories concerning the Repuohcan 'auu 49,
1,L,v IN he circulated the state CURING ~
n.,t three weeks but they will not pe sen7l 80
.rca while the Democrats are fesofIhs "
III k;oss of campaign lies and pohtlcal IiloA'' ~
pn,h1ic,ns are going right ahead WIN soou
c1san campaign throwing no mud aC aNso'' -.
-. doubt will result in the election OF the %
panrh,icau ticket from Taft and Johnson cow -
Instice Of the Peace.
IT
o+,~" IS making speeches for the DeAociass =
~. =, the state Mr. Stenvick was
-. .vav from home where he Is not Ano"h'
that he has to say will be more geneta's
h.ia,ed where people know him the leaSe. o'e
wick saws that during the past twelVe s7",s
r A Johnson has been practlcng Jaw ne ~
h.+ force cases in the District court anu 10
u.t .nre that what Mr.. Johnson 1851 OH "
The Independent has not taken the tTouole ~
1>,,& VI
up tha facts in the case, but we VIZ s'S .,,
.i-.s absolutely no difference II MI 'on
u.vor had one case in District court, MS quaSu
-. ~ most excellent governor of North "a
80 ,a ba will make good Mr.. oten'loh u'A
not tell the people that Johnson Maue .
., land law, and that he made sue'V'S y
rrde~taking that during the past teh
has tried hundreds and thousands OF socn
nnti, at the present time he is consaereu az $500
a. on land law We never thought tnat tne 80
Gratis would be so foolish as to a'tach ~. 49,,
.op, character or ability for the people VIII na'
.a:.,a onuortnnity to acquaint themselves
80. ~. f,c+ concerning the life Of Mr.. Johnson
,efore the campaign is over
Gov Haskell Of Oklahoma, VINO ree1sA0n a.
treasurer of the Democratic Nauonal oohlAh'.
is back in his old state, trying 10 eApiat1 -
neoa,e whv he did so. Several petltions nave ~
circulated asking the governor TO resign - So
nor. en- account of the oppositin tAat thoee - ~
>in. Haskell declares that he is not gui1y o. Any
of he charges which Roosevelt and teatst ~
hut that he thet that it was the sese 'nls5 -
tbo Democratic party that ae should resign. mas
teNs record has been carefully investigated slhce
ri. resignation, and it has been found 'A@t "n
living in Ohio, he was connected WIZ a. -
eor,nu;ons lot OF Wall street gamblers and tnat
Ia nroiected several short lines of railroads, al o
which were forced into the hands OF teoei'0''
bsiore they ever began to operate losing hiiiions
~ dollars for the investors Haskell declares saa
Roosevelt is a "rasca" and says that it MS hish
nes;tion doesn't prevent bringing suit against
hia he will institute Immediately. This OF
oeursc is all bluff, Democratic bluff, and MI.
Haskell will be very glad when his standard oii
scandal will have blown -. -
Roosevelt very likely will SOON begin campaign
IN behalf of the Republican party. It he does'
4Ais will be the first time that a President OF the
Unite, states has taken to the stump Yet you
n.ato blame The President il he decides TO 90
4Ais His character has been assailed and it IS
=. 10 him to defend the policy OF his admlnistra-
+;a, Roosevelt is the greatest political warrior OF
sneAarn times and everytime he strikes blow At
Iryan and his colleagues, he scores a polne. a
fsr such points scored and the Democrats Wall De
taaiae 10 ihe tsu timber.
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ratf made homely Illustration WINE speaa1ns
=, South Dakota the other day, Wnlcn ~eits 4ien
fome and his hearers saw the poln.,
;,,I, raf+ saws IF you had child i'll OF ty-
soil faver Won employ physician who declares
ahat no would cure the case over night or would
vo, an,n1ov the one who realizing the seriousness
q, II. declared that the case was one that was
serious. yet needed to be treated IN a c0nsersa.
a. manner and that it would doubt require
sa.e nme before cure could be effected