The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-02

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Russell Sentinel: There is no good
reason why the republicans Of North
Dakota should vote for a democratic
gubernntorial candidate at the COM
ing election. In two successive prilrl-
airy campaigns. they have nominated
g. a, Johnson of Minot as their can
didate and he is certainly entitled to
the support Of every republican at the
polls this fall Mr.. johnson is fully
as well qualified Cor the office as his
democratic opponent and in q state
which Is normally republican by q safe
majority, there is no reason why
member Of that party should not Gill
the important office of state executive.
John Burke has been In office In North
Dakota for four years and during that
time he was given an opportunity 70 do
something for the state. or 1T least for.
the minority party, by appointing 4
man who was practically unknown. pc
litically an whose prestige as demo-
crat or a statesman was too meagrs
to conflict in any way with honest"
John Burke's future political aspila-
tions.
Grafton Record: Ever since the
primary election campaign The Minot
Reporter has been saying mean things
about c. A. Johnson, the republican
nominee for governor. tt is asserted
by those who know that this action of
The Reporter is due to n personal
quarrel between G. A. johnson and
Sam p. Clark, the editor and proprietor
Of this paper. Clark is one of the
most vigorous writer's in the state and
his abuse of Mr.. Johnson is forming
the chief source of supply for dem
ocratic papers in the state.
Why MIR, Clark is opposed to Mr..
Johnson we do not know, but we do
know one thing, that the man who ad-
mits the editorial expression of his
paper is purchasable, admits that. he
has taken money in the past for the
support of his newspaper admits that
ne has prostituted his principles for
mere gold, should carry little weight in
any political campaign.
In its issue of Aug. 20 The Minot
Reporter says editorially: 1.-TWO years
ago the support of The Reporter was
bought. We sold it. When we sold
the support of The Reporter we
did not know that c. A. Johnson was
10 be candidate for governor; but we
stood pat and swallowed the fellow:
we did 1t for gold. When the deal was
made we were simply standing pat
With the gang for a fixed stipend.
We fought Tom Marshall under or.
iers and fought the best we knew how.
t was patent TO every voter and tax
layer in the county that we had been
liked, and that we were writing edi-
orials for what there was in it. In
he fall election we were srin standing
'at. We fought the best we knew
low, without any sentiment for c. A. |
This and more to the same effect APP |
'ears in the leading editorial of Mr.. |
,larl's paper. Now what do you think
, the reason he is opposing c. A.
ohnson today when two years ago he
vas singing his praises? If Mr.. Clark
dmits openly, unblushingly and even
that he sold the support of |
us paper two years ago for gold, that 1
e wrote editorials that he did not be- i
leve, that he fought Tom Marshall un.
er orders, what guarantee have you |
hat his motives are now honest? What
eason have you to believe that, Sam
lark and his Reporter stand for prin-
iple, and that today he is opposing c. /
: Johnson because he believes that I
rand is right?
Until The Reporter published its
-atement Of Aug. 20, we were inclined II
believe that the stories circulated II
bout Clark were untrue, that he was 4
cling maligned because of his stand Il
gainsJ those with whom he had ii
aimed in the past, but since Mr.. Clark
as made his confession in cold type
e have no course left than to believe
I'm. We must take him at his own
man who has sold his
rinciples for gold and who publicly
1asts of it.
When the people of North Dakota
sgin to realize that this kind of
an is one of the chief supporters of
overnor Burke they will think twice
fore voting for the democratic nom
zee for governor.