The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-30
JOHNSON and GRONNA
Dsmocratio Editor Rallies to Support
of Junior Senator--Lakota Con-
eressman Shown Up.

Devils Lake JournaE The Journal
has been carefully looking for some
North Dakota newspaper which has
rallied to the defense Of Senator M. N.
Johnson-at a time when he seems TO
be so sadly in need OF defense. If there
Is such q newspaper The Journal would
be glad to know the name Of 1t. And
since the republican newspapers of the
state seem to be sny and bashful in
raflyinR to the support of the Peters
burg statesman, The Journal, would
speak word in his behalf.
From republican standpoint, what's
the matter with Johnson, anyway?
Not thing.
SO far he has been a consistent,
loyal and patriotic republican. He mas
stood firmly by the president OF the
United States, who is supposed to rep
resent and stand for the personifica-
ton OF republicanism. President Taft
has advocated no measure that Sem
ator Johnson has not supported. He
has not only supported the president
but he has stood by the leaders OF the
party in both the senate and house
Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon.
And for this ne should be admired and
commended. A majority of the peo-
pie of North Dakota--a large majority
voted the republican ticket. They
voted for President Taft and they vot-
ed for congressman and United
States senator whom they expect to
support the president and uphold and
maintain republican principles. The
republican party has even been the
boatsed champion of protection
sometimes referred to by democrats
as the robber tariff. The people of
North Dakota have been fed tariff
dope ever since the state was admit
ted to the union, and the stronger IL
has been the more eagerly 1t has been
taken. Just why, thinking people
have never been able TO understand,
but the fact remains that they do.
During the campaign last year the
people were told what the issues were.
They were fully advised as to just
what would happen If Taft and the
republican ticket was elected, and all
that they were told would happen has
happened. The republican party prom
Used them q special session of con-
gress at which the tariff would be re-
vised Immediately" At Grand Forks
Mr.. Taft made a speech to North Da-
kota republicans. In speaking OF the
tariff he told them he favored rsvi-
sion of the law, and he said some ar
ticles would be lowered and that per-
maps IL would be found necessary to
raise others-implying that he favor
ed revision both downward and
upward" He did not specify the
articles which he would revise either
up or down, but that was unnecessary
SO long as the people got revision"
up or down-or in the neck. And
President Taft and the republican par
| ty has made good every promise made
| the people, and in this the entire
North Dakota delegation, except the
demagogle at Lakota, has given their
loyal support, and none more loyalty
than M. ". johnson.
The Journal confeBses it's admira-
tion for Senator Johnson. Elected an
republican, ne has manfuliy stood
for republican principles and policies
and has not been swerved from per-
forming his duty to his constituents
by the squawking OF pack OF SIN
gurgents" who are seeing to disor-
| ganize, discredit and disrupt the grand
old party.
The Journal adnires and respects 81
i man who stands by his party and the
people behind mis- party, and while
II opposes the republican party, be-
1ieving 1t to be the party OF trusts and
| corporations. the mother OF the evils
Il which oppress the people OF this ma
4 ton, IL would not rob MI. NJ Johnson
OF the honor due him In standing BY
the party which elected kim, whether
the act was prompted by his belief
| IN the things his party stands for or
| not. He is d Thousand times more to
be commended than a.. i. gronna. who
/ owes everything he III politically 20 the
republican party Gronna III the crea-
ture Of President Taft's right hand
man In North Dalkota--AIex McKen-
| zfe. But for Mckenzie he could not
have won In either the primary or
general elections. But Migrate that
/ he has always proven himself to be.
| politically, as soon az ne reached
/ washington he thought ne saw a
chance to make capital for himself by
4 advocating democratic IDEAS He de-
serted the president and national
leaders or the party which elected
him. Ee he feels ne cannot cenecien-
tfous1y support the president and re-
publican policies ne should get out of
i the party and make declaration that
II ne is no longer republican. IN pur~
suing the attitude he has he mas be-
4 trayed the republicans who elected
him, and attempted I'd discredit the
Il president OF the United States elected
by republicans And In this connac-
H ton the wall Gronna ii making be-
II cause the president does not consult