The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-02


would it have been possible to secure
such economical and prompt construc-
ton Of this gigantic work, says The
Post. ts
Free from political chickering's and
and divorced from Jealous
complications, the present
method Of administering canal affairs
has justified men who insisted that q
governmental official be placed In
charge of the canal construction, In
stead OF leaving 1t, to the extravagant
and complex system Of private enter
prise. st. 49,
= The Post was from the first an ard
ent advocate of the employment of the
best engineer talent of the United
States army to build this vital inter-
oceanic waterway, There are few
now, we believe, who would claim su-
periority for the original or earlier
ideas OF doing the work
We felicitate Colonel Goethals and
his coadjutors In the commendatory
exculpation just received from General
Darlington.
Such splendid service as they are
rendering deserves general approval
ew The "roorback" was "eome
back" f EE T%@t
RAJ Fargoans will see to 1t that L. B. |
Hanna gets a big vote for congress.
kBOn the lips OF him that hath und-
erstanding. wisdom Is found.--Proverbs
X, 13. ~...
eg These last days or the campaign
have been sad ones for Bryan--as he
watched the bottom drop out of his
third great campaign.
EE The striking taxicab drivers In
New York have reached the stage
where acid is thrown. That's not a
convincing argument.
RE 1t would be folly for Fargo to
send democrat to the legislature
man thoroughly out of touch with
the rest of the members.
&T Jim Kenedy has done more to
give the laboring men of Fargo en-
ployment than any other man in the
city. The workers won't forget that.
isT The republicans OF Fargo and the
other districts in Cass county have
selected strong delegations for the
legislature See that they are elected.
ear Vote the republican ticket
straight--from presidential electors
down to constable. It Is q clean tic
ket. There is no excuse for scratch
ling.
GE The Cass county republicans
have selected strong ticket. Is there
any reason why republican voter can
not conscientiously cast his ballot for
| it?
4 lszy Fargo and Cass county should
J and will roll up one Of the old time
republican majorfties when the voters
4 get through their duties at the polls
! tomorrow.
i fw Burke can't be elected BY demo.
, cratic votes. Will the republicans
turn down their own candidate-ar
admittedly clean and able man-for 1
J member of the opposition party?
eT Tomorrow the people OF the stats
) can vote for an entire list OF republi
! can candidates who were selected b.
Il the majority OF the voters at the pri
i maries. There should be no repuiia
81 tion of that selection.
ii f% The Grand Forks Herald claim
its position on the primary law wa
sustained--and still It's unhappy
!. That's an unfortunate. pessimisti
! condition In which the editor Of tina
Z publication frequently finds himself.
Ew The News says The Forum ha
been attacking George Hancock. Thi
! Is about as true as most things In Th
Z News. The Forum has made no attac
on Mr. Hancock. in fact has scarcel
: even mentioned his name editorialiy.
,e Es In Cass county the democrat
IL have centered their fight On Boyle. y
ri republican nominee FOR sheriff He
1T d clean man comes from country All
se trictswhich demand the Office
IS sheriff and he should have larl
to majority.
ori
sav Some Of the taiiors want to abo
gs lish pockets In mems clothing, Me
Re man objects 10 this. He can't y
re- around his junk Ia = chafeIaine b
Ii and II pockets are abolished be v