The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-12
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| MEkS AND M1zE5

CHANCES on Lne governor pTOpOSitoh
this year, but place an X after the
name of G. A. Johnson, the man who
has always made good, and has the
best interests of the state at heart.
Lisbon Free Press: Hildreth, demo-
cratic candidate for congress. has
reputation as glib talker. but Hanna,
the republican nominee, is an untiring
worker who brings practical results to
his constituency Hanna Is a practical
reformer, while Hfldreth shoots off in
discriminatory 'hot air.
Mayville Tribune: Trail county will
this year, we believe, give a good ma
jority for G. A. Johnson for governor.
Two years ago Burke carried Trail by
the very small margin of 16 votes over
Johnson This time the conditions
generally are more favorable for John
son, less favorable for Burke. John
son is stronger, Burke weaker. There
are numerous indications that good
many republicans who two years ago
voted to give Burke a second term will
refuse to vote him third term and
will cast their ballots for the republic
can nominee If they do this in Trail
and insthe state, Johnson will. Of course
be the next governor.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: The re-
publican vote in Ramsey county which
| in the past has been for Governor
Burke, will fall considerably short this
| year for the friends Of the governor
here who are republicans find that In
a matter of politics this friendship
ceases in order to promote the best in
terest Of the republican party, conse-
quently all will stick to republican
principles and Governor Burke can ex-
pect little more than the democratic
vote in Ramsey county.
The old story of Devils Lake and
Ramsey county being Governor Burke S
home, has been lost in the shuttle and
while he has received a handsome vote
from his republican friends in the pre-
vious elections, the pressure of enough
is enough hassbeen brought to bear and
the republican patronage of this county
will be put where it belongs.
Republican candidates for county Of
flee who have been in the field looking
for their opposition which they have
1
assert that the democrats are putting
all their forces to work on the COVER
nor proposition, admitting that they
will fall way short of securing the
vote that has gone democratic for gov
ernor during the last two elections.
No attack is being made on Cover
nor Burke's record In Ramsey county
and his only defeat at home rests in
the fact that the republicans have
banded together to be republicans, first
Hast and all the time and If they stick
to this Governor Burke's vote will BIZ
decidedly lacking.
Linton Record: The Valley City
Times Record prints an editorial tina
lis so full of logic and common sense
that The Record reprints it in full
From a stalwart standpoint the editor
believes he can safely say that he does
mot know of single member of tina
faction in this county who will cut a
the polls any candidate of the insur.
gent faction Outside of two or three
Headers of that faction who are alread.
covertiy supporting Burke for thir,
term, we do not know of progressiv,
support the entire state ticket. On,
thing is certain: If the members o
the two factions cannot pull togethe
at the coming election in supporting
the state ticket, they might as wei
Husband their state organization an'
turn the state government over to tn
democrats. The insurgents have neve
advocated the abolition of the tariff 0
demanded "a tariff for revenue only,
which Is nothing but free trade in dis
guise. Therefore, the editor of TIL
Record, and republicans generally, be
lieving that this country has Away
suffered when democratic policies hav
been in the ascendant, will not hest
tate to support progressive republican
in preference to democrats for posi-
tions that have any influence what
ever on political policies. The pro
; prietors of The Times Record are me
who have been at the forefront of tn
insurgent battles in this state; an
such sentiments as they expressed i
the article are certainly a powerful
J factor in encouraging the resolve O
stalwarts. to support the state tickle
from "stem to stern"
Willow City Eagle: After dodgint
clearing its throat several times an
> screwing its face up in I'm no wors
that the other fellow expression an
trying to insinuate that The Eagle ha
, in the past, been guilty of opposing tn
: republican ticket, in part or In who'll
, The Grand FORKS Hera
: finally admits that 1t is not a repub
lican paper in the generally aecepte
!. lmeaning. of the term. In other word
it is a wholly republican paper" whe
the republican party sees fit to nom
. mate only such men as The Heral
! sees fit to endorse, or only such as ca
: be induced to see" things as The Her
? aid secs them, otherwise 1t is a eros
between republican, a democrat,
! populist and a polecat.
: In the first place we wish to reser
the implied doubt as to the attitude
:, this paper toward the republican part
: Tor it's various tickets placed In nomina
ton since the year 1897.
In the second place we wish to ca
The Herald's attention to the fact ths
!. in lodging and sidestepping our fir,
question it entirely overlooked our sec
ond which was as important as tt
first.
Third, that these questions were sin
pie and to the point lin our mind) ar
could have been answered by yes
no without equivocation or the al
tempt to cast doubt upon the veracii
of the questioner and thus place tn
paper in the same low scale that TT
Herald now occupies in the minds
all fair minded men.
Fourth that as only one nllnsfi1