The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-18
North Dakota Political Gossip


Pembina Pioneer Express: We
place the ticket presented by the
"stalwart" committee at the head Of
our columns this week, subject to the
approval of the voters at the June 29th
primaries. AS we have previously said
in these columns, the supporting of
any candidate or set of candidates,
previous to the primary by any re-
publican paper is or ought to be
tentative to the choice of the voters;
because the voter or paper may be
placed in the position, as partisan,
OF hereafter supporting a candidate
that has been previously opposed.
Hence the preliminary campaign
should be waged with that idea in view
and opposition or support should be
tempered accordingly.
In making the choice OF this ticket
generally in preference to the ticket
presented by the 'progressives" we are
mostly influenced by the fact that as
to the general claims of both sides, the
former are consistent while the latter
to us seem inconsistent.
The candidates and leaders of the
insurgents were but a few years since,
part and parcel OF the crowd that they
now say is everything bad in person
and in practice-while on the other
hand they themselves have shown no
evidence of personal reformation--ex-
cept to disagree with their former as
sociates in the distribution of the
snoils.
That the stalwart leaders always
have been right, that they are now
right on all questions, we do not at
tempt to argue The Pioneer Express
differs with them on some points both
in past and present procedure: but the
Pioneer Express believes in parties and
partisanship as the only safe and sane
method OF governing this country--and
to have parties it is necessary to allow
the majority to rule and for the minor
ity to accept such rule, though not
necessarily to change their private
opinions.
The personnel Of the stalwart ticket
as a whole is certainly equal in ability
and character with the other side. In
some cases, particularly in the case OF
the senators and representatives we
believe it superior,
q SGIldlOT AlCSulIlDET SldIlIS IlOl Only
as one of the foremost men in ability
in North Dakota but is the peer Of his
associates on the floor of the senate
Mr.. Engerud has been recognized as
one of the foremost jurists of the
state. Hon. L. B. Hanna has made
a splendid record as a North Dakota
man" in the house Of representatives
We shall refer to the state ticket in
later issues.
Washburn Leader: Let us advise
the republican voters to vote fol
straight republicanism, for straight re
publican candidates, for the endorse
ment of the policies Of President Taft
as carried out by Senator McCumber
Judge Engerud and the straight re.
publicans Of this state and for con
tinuance of prosperity and good times
Straight republicanism should be
the watchword. We want good ant
square men in the offices there art
to be filed. We do not want trimmeri
or knifers. We want republicans who
will stand squarely to the mark and
support the policies that have made
this country the most prosperous il
the world, and the American people
the richest on the earth. We want {
continuance of the policy that is Civ
ing the American farmer his due
that is making him wealthy and indie
pendent. That is why we wan
straight republicanism.
The voters of this state are tiret
of the efforts of factionalists to spill
the party so they may get into Office
They are tired Of the men who q
about the state abusing the presiden
and the republican party. They ar
tired of the men who want to get int
office and do not care whether the re
publican party is wrecked or not, s.
long as they get what they are after.
Let the motto of the republican
this year be straight republicanism.
Let them vote for and support square
toed republicans who have the homo
of the old party at heart. This is
republican state and this ought to b
a republican year, when the oil
bruises are healed and republicanisr
comes to the front victorious.
Mckenzie County Journal: Tn
journal is not altogether pleased wit
political conditions in Mckenzie coun
ty, If the reports that insurgents Q
progressive democrats have tn
strength some of the men intereste
in the movement claim.
/ In this connection 1t NAV be well
understand that North Dakota has n
progressive republican party as ha
some states, but bunch Of free lane
politicians under the control OF Stane
lara oil Tom Marshall and few othe
lrenegades. It will also be well to I'm