The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-08
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MEhS AND N17ES

Adams Budget: 1t is certainI
II gratifying to note that the people o
Il North Dakota roundIy endorse tn
course that has been endorsed by Con
= L. B. Hanna. Since he has represente,
g this state In congress he has AWAY,
: been true to the best interests of hi,
constituents. In short he has mad,
, good, and North Dakota people consid.
er him one Of their peerless leaders.
Ellendale Leader: John Burke, can.
dldate for governor to succeed himself
mas come and gone. Being an exp ri
. criminal lawyer, he SO presented his
2 case to the public to in some measure
gain Its confidence. The attacks OF the
opposition press, especially on his ac
ton in trimming the amounts appro-
rTlated by the legislature for the var
ious institutions, has put the governor
on the defensive, and he explains his
action in way to convince his hearers
that for the most part he was right in
cutting the appropriations, the legigla
ture having exceeded the amount of
revenue, and having been previously
warned by the governor In his MESA ge.
The governor may have acted wisely
In placing his Judgment against that
of the legislature, at any rate we be-
lieve he was honest in his action, and
those who disapprove may be just as
correct; just as honest as Governor
Burke when they protest against his
course.
In criticising Editor Hager, Of Graf
| ton, the weight and stress of the gov
a nar,k - -
weakened when he made excuse for his
treatment of the Devils Lake institu-
ton in forgetting to mention the total
amount granted that institution, the
same as Editor Hager had done in
criticising Governor Burke for cutting
the appropriation of the Grafton insti-
tuition.
Governor Burke posed as the watch
dog of the treasury lin his SPECIFY in
protesting against numerous legislative
clerks, but in executive action he APP
proved the law passed by the legisla-
ture granting clerks and clerk hire.
He took unto himself considerable
praise for supporting the constitution,
obltvious Of the fact that governors
have done the same thing ever since
states had government and what all
governors must do in generations to
come
1t is all right for Governor Burke to
advocate men instead of measures in
North Dakota, because his party is
hopelessly in the minority He plays
his game well in appealing to the pre-
JUDGE of political factions, and it is
part of his game to create all the dis
turbance possible in order to make
votes for Burke. Party organization
and party principle is necessary to the
success OF any government. Officials
selected by the rabble of political fac
lions can not be expected to attain any |
degree of success in advancing the in |
terests of state or nation. Governor |
Burke knows this, but having no or |
ganlzation back of him, he plays upon |
the prejudice of factions to elect him
self to office Were the democracy in |
the ascendency, the progressive wing |
OF the republicans would get little en- |
couragement from Governor Burke. If |
ne had the love for the progressives he |
would have us believe why was it then |
That he failed to appoint Dickey coun- |
tvs favorite son, Thomas f. Marshall.
united States senator. Had he done
TINS the progressiVes in Dickey county
and the state, would have more conf |
dence in the governors profession of
loyalty to their cause
Buffalo Express: The EnderIin
Headlight says that hereafter it will
WhoperupforBurke. In that case Burke
should whoop her up for Kvello. win
he do it? Will Burke whoop her LII
Tor any editor who has hung on the
renee oy the patch on his pants until
the patch wore out and he falls on the n
Burke side right in front of election?
NOT much. The Headlights large list
OF true-olue republican supporters will
probably not take very kindly to KveI-
los hlp-hop political policy, and with {
OUT its republican backing the Head {
lght VIII soon loom up like a dead !,
beer key after an Irish wake. The
-oolhardiness of the Headlights trait
orous performance is inexplicable when ,
{ Is known that Enderlin is one of ,
Ransom county's republican strong
holds.
Valley City Times Record: The an
Deal made by the Bathgate Pink Paper :
% progressive republicans to stand 2
irmly by their principles and vote the
democratic ticket is certainly very n
touching" The editor of the Bath /
rate Pink Paper we might stop a mo- h
nent to explain, is an old-fashioned.
ock-ribbed democrat who wouldn't =
'ote republican ticket on bet. Also :
he is serving his second term as state :
III inspector under Governor Burke.
The office pays a handsome salary and :,
S so desirable that Mr. Wilson refused =
o give it up at the end of the first g
ERIN, although 1t was argued that SO 8,
GOD thing ought to be passed along a
the interest of the democratic party.
ne writer has good deal of sym a
athy and respect for insurgent repub- :.
can newspapers which refuse to "line y
p' for the whole ticket, because he
noWs they are animated by sincere n
1otives and are imbued with genuine 8,
esire for political reform. But when q,
he old-line democrats begin to "hoIler'' II
DR. good government and principle and
eform calling upon republicans to Join
nth them in waging this great battle
Dr. the people, honestly, It makes us :,
red "
See here: If ]. A. Buchanan. the -
rogressive republican candidate for
overnor had been nominated in the =
do you suppose John Burke
-ould have refused to run against him?
lot for minute. He would have
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