Fergus County Democrat., 1910-11-01
One VIEW Of THE
LOCAL SITUATION
BUFFALO BULLETIN CLEARLY
SIZES UP THE LOCAL SIT
UATION.

The issue in this campaign seems
to revolve largely around the legis-
lative ticket and the local papers are
saying very little about county poll
tics. 1t is true that the issues of the
county campaign are not very clearly
drawn and resolve themselves, seem
inly, into almost a partisan vote, or
rather judgment Of each voter as to
the fitness Of the individual candidate.
The issue, if such there be, may
rightly be said to be the same that is
now tearing the carefully reared
structure of the republican machine
to atoms, the new natonalism. AS
it is conceded that national politics
begin IN the voting precinct, all those
who hold to the old traditions, So
called "stand-patters" are looked upon
with equal suspicion to that class Of
men who walk in a more pretentious
sphere Of life, such as Carter, Can
non, Aldrich, Hale and others who
have been made possible by the pre-
cinct voter And this is as it should
be. 1t points to new sense of re-
sponslbility on the part of the in
dividual voter As the call to a new
natlonalism comes ringing through
the country with ever-increasing ere
cendo. the individual is brought face
to face with the astonishing fact that
a revolution is brewing He is also
brought face to face with the fact that
every article of his household regime
is costing him more money. and also
he Is brought face to face with the
fact that men who are supposed to
solve the riddle Of the causes Of these
high prices have 50 far failed They
tell lis it is not the tariff Yet the
tariff has been reduced on certain
articles Of everyday use by thirty per
cent and the price on these same
articles has gone up 4 corresponding
degree. and the men who should be
able to tell us have so far failed to
do so, and the men who could tell us
will not speak
Some months ago. Ogden Armour
prepared the general public. III care
fully written article in the Saturday
Evening Post. for the raise in prices
of meat, When busy man like
Ogden Armour takes his pen in hand
to lndite an article as to cause and
effect OF ascending prices, good
newspaper man will look with much
suspicion on his efforts and also for
the impelling motibe behind the ar
tlcle. 1t is not customary for the
butcher, the baker, or the candle stick
maker to usurp the divine right OF
editors for the sole purpose Of edify-
ing the public There is some Interior
motive behind their efforts. All these
little things have set the thinking ap-
paratus OF the individual voter to
work, and he has arrived at the CON
cluslon that there is something rot
ten in Denmark and he is listening
with the ears of man awake tc
danger. to the words OF the local can
didate very closely
The candidates of both parties hav,
been heard to complain of seemins
lack OF interest The old-set phrase
of a by-gone day fail to bring the re
sounding applause, as of yore. TIL,
fact OF the matter is, the speaker i
getting much more attention than h
realizes, and this lack of spontaneou
combustion on the part of audience
is ominuous. 1t might we'll be tn
grim silence that is characteristic Q
conflict OF arms. No man know
what the issue of the battle may b,
but all realize they are in the presenc
of power that, once turned loos
may not be stopped until its carnae
of death and destruction has left or
side or the other dead or dying Q
the field, and such thoughts may we
cause the most blatant tongue [
keep silence. The lack of applau
at two meetings the writer has a
tended has been painful But the i
terest in the coming election is
white heat 1t is the interest di
played by men who think much a,
speak. little There is no place
this campaign for the speaker with
diarrhoea OF words, but the speak
that says what he will do and he
he will vote in the legislative halls.
elected, gets an attentive, ear, and.
does not have to be an orator. eth,
If you. Mr.. Voter. feel that the
is something wrong that you dol
understands you are leaning iowa
insurgency. and you do not nect
sariiy have to be a republican to
insuregnt. The new nationalism,