The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Rankest Kind of a Lie


i, Rankest Kind of Lie
In the last issue of the Flaxton Times, one
ticle which quite evidently was written by this
fouled-mouthed individual. We have always
had a good dealof respect for Bro. Ware of the
Times, and at this time do not believe that he
is personally respt nsible for the deliberate lie
which has been written concerning the Indepen-
the mercy Of McGahan, because he believes that
the Register will cut his paper off from the final
proof list if he does not do his bidding yet he
should be more careful to investigate matters
before making libelous statements
McGahan was never known to fight fairly,
the truth is not in him. We presume that this
will not be the last lie written concerning the
Independent during the present campaign, but
as long as it's only Mcclellan or his henchmen
who are responsible, we will not lose any
sleep. That portion of the article to which we
refer is as follows;
The Independent fellows were only too will
ing to overlook it, and all the rest OF Hans
brough's hideousness, only a few days ago,
when they made proposal to one of Senator
Hansbrough's friends to support him for re-elec-
ton for consideration of one thousand dollars.
The offer however was not considered, for the
two very sufficient reasons, first that the Sena-
tor is not making that sort of campaign, and
second the Senator friend did not care to in
jure the cause by gaining the independents
favor
Pray, Mr. McGahan or Bro. Ware, will you
be good enough to inform your readers the name
of the man to whom this offer was made, and
designate the time and the place? Nc, you can
not DO it. It is deliberate political lie, and we
has any-to prove this assertion: On the other
hand, Bro. Ware, will you ask McGahan to tell
you about the time he called G. D. Colcord one
Of the proprietors of the Independent, into his
little den in the land office two years ago and
said, I'VE must have the support Of the indie
that Hansbrough appoints you or Mr.. Truax
Register of the Williston land Office, good for
$4,000 year. and the job will last four years"
We said No. Give us five times that amount,
and we cannot support Hansbrough." McGahan
would like the land Office And he made an
other proposition equally as good, but to all this
what did the Independent do? We positively
refused to consider Senator Hansbrough, be-
cause we did not believe in him. McGahan
probably will deny this, but is the truth and we
ought to be able to prove it if necessary provid-
ing that the memory OF some of McGahan's
former friends does not fail them. McGahan
want ed this matter kept on the quiet, lecause
he believed that it would not do him any good.
We have said nothing about it for over two
years, and would not at this time mention these
facts, only we are compelled to do SO, on &C
count of the lies which are now being published
in McGahan's three-by-four papers Hans.
brough-a thousand dollars-why, McGahan we
would not support the fellow for ten times that
amount.
1t is really amusing to hear Editor George
La Toilette Smith of the old La Toilette Forum,
now named the Plaza Pioneer talk about there
being way in politics aside from the sordid
greed for gold etc. Of course there is Bro.
Smith and that is just why you are being cen
sured Tor supporting Hansbrough. Everyone
knows that McGahan bought you with bunch
of legals. Your are nothing but modern Judas
Why Bro. Smith, have you SO soon forgotten the
many times that you cam into the Independent
office and cussed McGahan and Hansbrough?
state senator on the lnsurgent ticket. Can you
give any good reasons why your heart changed
oil at once and you Topped up in the air shout
ing for La Toilette for all you are worth, and
when you came down you could see no one but
Hansbrough? Do you remember the converse
ton you had with the Independent editor in
which you admitted that your change Of heart
was for business reasons alone, that McGahan
could give you lot Of legals if he wanted to, or
pauper if he was so disposed? You know you
made that statement, and maybe not in so many
words, but the meaning as there are just the
same. And isn't it true? Why Bro. Smith, you
are the laughing stock of your community. The
farmers all around Plaza are dead next" to
you. What you can say for Hansbrough can
really have no effect on your readers. They
What would your old chum, Senator La Toilette
think if he knew that you were trying to re-
elect one of the crookedest politicians that ever
sat in the Senate? Aren't you ashamed of your
self? The idea, and you once stumped the
state Of Wisconsin for La Toilette! Why, it's