The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-07

candidates are selected either in SUCH
primary or by other method, 1t be-
lieves it is the duty OF the republican
press and republican voters to support
them as against the opposition party.
1t believes that the best principles Of
government are those endorsed and
supported by the republican, else 1t be
q democrat. 1t realizes that neither
men nor parties are perfect, and so
there r-us- be errors and mistakes.
But 1t knows that the errors and mis-
takes Of the republican party In the
forty one years 1t has administered
the government have not wrought as
much disaster to the people as did
those OF the democratic party during
the eight years since 1860 that it has
been responsible for the policies Of the
government.
Realizing these truths as well as the
doctrine that a house divided against
itself must fall, The Times believes
that the time has come I'm this state
for the leaders and would be leaders
Of both the stalwart and insurgent
factions to get together upon COM
mon republican ground for the pur-
pose OF uniting the party and present
ing solid front against the demo-
cratic forces which are bent upon Sc
curing absolute. as they now have.
partial control Of the state 1t would
seem that it were time for judgment
rather that prejudice to be the guide in
party matters. AS a consequence a
state normally republican has a demo-
cratic governor and a democratic
United States senator. These may
seem little things within themselves.
but once before North Dakota mad a
democratic United States senator and
that one member Of the party gave it
q majority in the senate by which one
of the most disastrous tariff laws ever
enacted was passed. Coxey's armies
over ran the country and soup houses
were as plentiful as churches. DO we
wish them repeated?
1t is a regretted fact that in order
to advance it's hopes for recognized
leadership, an organ of the insurgent
element should find 1T necessary to use
every opportunity and distort every
Insignificant fact so as to widen the
breach and disrupt the part. 1t is such
policies that have given the state
democratic governor and democratic
United States senator. The Scandin-
avian league at its recent session in
this city rose to the occasion and
grasped the principal which must pre-
vail IL there is party success, when it
suppressed with not more than two
dissenting votes. a resolution to read
out of the party those republicans who
voted for the democratic candidate for
governor. That was broad ground and
good policy. 1t is better to get the
discordant elements together than to
drive them apart. 1t is. better to heal
than to rend. 1t is better to be repub-
lican than democratic. 1t might as
well be recognized as a naked truth
that neither fraction can win alone and
that ba1sed and unreasonable criticism
merely drives men from the party
The Times has no candidate and is
not setting itself UP as a party dicta-
tor to say whom the party voters must
support at either the primary or gem
eral election. To do so Is the veriest |
bossism. 1t is the right and privilege |
of the voters in the party to select /
their candidates and 1t should be SO
done that any republican can entnus-
iastically support them after the ma
jority has spoken.