The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-18

will get nearly all Of the votes. In others he will
break even The county has been carefully canvass.
ed and he will win out BY = large majority. He
Ia making quiet campaign but his voters ere right
there all the ttme and they are such men q vague
promises and money will not buy Swanson = gain
Ing ground all Of the time. The better he Is
known the better he is liked. He IL 4 man who
wears well. one whose record is good ana clean
and just such man as the tax payers want.
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This is the last issue Of the Independent be-
fore the primaries and we believe the voters are
pretty well aware Of the candidates whom we would
like to see elected The Independent has not been
abb to contine itself to any particular lineup,
believe that this Is directly opposite to the intent of
the primary election law-but we have come out in
support Of those candidates whom we honestly be-
lieved should be elected, and have endeavored to
tell our voters why. The Independent has stud
iously avoided the throwing of mud. and while we
may have told few facts about one two Of the
candidates whom we opposing, we did so be-
cause we had the best interests of the voters of
Ward county at heart Our columns have been open
to all Of the candidates so long as they did not
throw any mud at each other, We have accepted
political announcements from practically all the
candidates, but at all times, editorial columns
have been for the of those candidates whom
we wished to be nominated, and those only.
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1t costs q county newspaper mon ~ every time
it takes stand on any question Almost any other
citizen besides newspaper man can DO SO without
injuring his business. If the editor advocates i'm
provement the mossbacks go after him and some
times stop their paper. II he opposes improvements
the progressive sort get on his frame and call him
back number and knocker. II he publishes poll!
tics the opposition gets into his hair and il he does
not, he is charged with being afraid to stand out
for his opinion If he condemns mail orde. houses
there people who ask him 70 attend to
his own business, they have right to trade
where they please. If he publishes mail order ads,
some merchants after his gore. No country
paper can come out square without making
mics and losing money, and in the Of year
will incur some criticism from nearly evers-
body. The newspaper that undertakes to please
erybody will please nobody IL it Is honest and sin
cere and thoughtful, the public will respect it.
Mr. o. NJ Champlin the Surrey farmer who is
candidate for the nomination on fhe Republican
ticket for clerk of court for Ward county, thinks
that he has made successful campaign The num-
erous letters he has received from the farmers in
all parts of the county to show from what ranks
the voters going to choose their nominees for
discussed by the voters and they think every in
telligent voter has picked his by this time Mr..
Champlin wishes to say that should he be the win
ming candidate on June 24th he will be ready to
shake your hand as he during this campaign.
Some people sociable when looking for votes
and after election they don't know you but Champ
lin says to the boys !" will try and be the same
old Champ"
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As this is the last issue OF the Independent be
fore election we feel like saying a parting word
to the voters in favor OF Jens Glein. who is can
ddate for the nomination for commissioner from
the Second Commissioners District. Mr.. Glein Is
making man to canvass, and he is getting
over the ground thoroughly. Wherever he goes
he impresses the voters with the idea that he Is
mighty good timber for this important Office He
has ample time to give to the Office having grown
sons who will look after his farm work at Carpio.
He has made of farming and stock rails
ing, has excellent business ideas, is not man
with extravagant ideas yet he will not stand in
the way of necessary improvements, and taken all
in all, he is man who will take much pride in
helping to manipulate the affairs of the county in
a just and conscientious manner. vote for Jens
Glen will never be regretted.
sa3eee
You can safely bank on one of the greatest
if not the greatest crops the coming fall, that the
Northwest has We drove into the coun
try twenty miles Sunday and can honestly say
that the crops look better than we ever saw them
before, at this time of the year The farmers have
their land in much better condition than ever, and
you can drive mile after mile looking the fields
that look more like big gardens than anything else.
| the cool weather, with plenty OF moisture has
l had a tendency to root the grain we'll and make
it stool. Farmers in high spirits and you cant
j touch the nrce Of their land -foat