The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-25
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1910
Republican Ticket is Good

Tie Republican ticket published
sin this issue represents as we be-
lievc, the dominant political SELL
timent of this state. 1t represents
tie policies for which Roosevelt
contendcd and for which President
Taft is striving. Moreover, it is
not the ticket of the dark lantern
processes. 1t was not Matched be-
hind closed doors before the filing
date had passed. 1t is made up
from the best and strongest ma
terial, as we believe, that was at
hand after the time in which filings
could be made had gone by. Until
then the field was open for all who
desired to enter the ace
This, as the heading to the tick
ct says, conforms to the pri1-
ciples and intent Of the primary
law" 1t is the ticket, from the
standpoint of principle and from a
true conception of the law, that any
Republican may conscientiously adj
vocate and vote. From the stand
point OF personality, it is unassail-
able. Every maj on it is a repre-
sentative citizen, as nearly without
blemish as it is possible, in these
human times, for any considerable
aggregation of mortal men to be.
In theory, and according to his
own notions, of course, the re
former" of other days might have
selected IA better ticket than this
one; but when we recall the fact
that the Performers" Of those other
:lavs are now the political ma
chine men of the present hour,
and that. in the matter of combin-
ations and states. they have outdone
the worst gang stunts of the po-
litical Yesterdays, it must be admit
ted and we have ITO doubt will gen
orally be conceded that theory is a
weak reed for a practical public to
lean uDor'.
Now it will have been noticed
that the champions of the ticket
that was framed up at Valley City
weeks and weeks ago, long before
the expiration Of the filing date.
are referring to the persons on that
ticket as Candidates" By whom
were they made candidates? Ger
tainly not by the voters, through
delegates Or otherwise. A candi-
date is one who has been selected
m a lawful and orderly way to
represent his party in a campaign
between two or more parties: I'm
til he has been SO selected he is a
mere aspirant for a place on his
'party's ticket. The date of making
selections of candidates, as provid-
ed BY law, is June goth. The men
selected at that time will be the
candidates to contend with the OBJ
posing party at the November cleo
ton. d
However. these important di-
stinctions have never disturbed the
old "refor,ners'' who are now the
machine politicians Of our state:
else thev would not have had the
unprecedented hardihood, or per-,
haps it would be better to say the.
unparalleled gall, to do what they
did at Valley City last winter, when
the eliminating committee was
making and unm2king .'candi-
dates" while their financial hackers
(the "golddust twins'') waited!
So it is that we are presenting
the Republican. ticket that repre-
sents true party and genuine pri-
mary law principles-the ticket
that any Republican may vote,
knowing that when this ticket is
elected and after the me on it take
their places as chosen, there will be
no Democratic senator's in Wash
ington from the Republican State
of North Dakota
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