The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-29
North Dakota Political Gossip

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justice to the poor, down trodden far
mers is not heard any more in the
land The farmer still has something
coming to him in the way of lower
and more equitable freight rates. and
the like, but taking it all together he
| is pretty comfortable and is not asking
for sympathy. He has really become
another class of Americans with suffic-
lent repose to think and thinking
makes him governor and government
is getting better as he governs.
But, observes The News, "the Sioux
City Tribune, while rejoicing over the
farmers prosperity, is quite active in
advocating the passage of measures
which will make that prosperity a
thing of the past. The Tribune, nom
inally a republican paper, rejoices over
the defeat of a republican candidate
for congress in a district where the
campaign issue was the tariff-because
the manufacturers want free wool.
The Tribune is made happy every time
some leather-lunged insurgent gets up
in the house or senate and bowls for
tariff revision and denounces the tariff
law which has helped so largely to
make the farmer prosperous. Not that
The Tribune has IL in for the farmer.
particularly. 1t makes its living,
largely, off the farmer. But the other
industries of the country, as well as
| the farming industry have prospered.
| too, under republican policies, and The
| Tribune, actuated partly by envy, and
| largely by belief that insurgency is
popular, lifts it's voice daily in an ef-
| fort to drive the republican party from
power. And the consequences will be,
if its efforts are successful that The
| Tribune will no longer point with pride
to the prosperity Of the farmers OF the
nation for the farmer has not been
prosperous. since the Civil war, when
the democratic party has been in pow
err"
The attitude OF the Sioux city Tri-
| bune is similar to that of a number
of our insurgent candidates for ONCE
The farmer is congratulated upon his
/ prosperity, but asked to vote and
work for the destruction of the system
| by which the country has been built
up, and demand created for the farm
er's products. He is asked to lend
aid and comfort in effect, to the dem
ocratIc party, and the democratic
! party has never been known as q
friend Of the farming classes judgins
from its past performances.
| Rutland Leader: The announce.
| ment of Hon. L. B. Hanna of Fargo FOL
! republican congressman appears else
where in this issue and will meet with
favor among the people throughout the
state. Congressman Hanna was borr
| in Pennsylvania, received a broad edu
cation in the east, coming to North
Dakota in 1881. He became state rep.
resentative in 1895 and served in thai
! capacity until 1901. From 1905 to 1905
he was a member Of the state senate
| These positions of trust were filled tc
the entire satisfaction OF the people
which was demonstrated when he was
elected to congress ii. 1908. He IL
president OF the First National hanl
Of Fargo, and is an extensive land
! holder in this state. The people o.
North Dakota are indeed fortunate In
having so able man to represent
! them and their interest, at the nationa
capitol, at all times.
Edgeland Enterprise: The republi.
can progressives OF Norm Dakota ar,
progressing just little too fast Il
maintain the hold which they claim
upon the republican voters of NORTH
! Dakota. And 1t seems to be a case O.
dog eat dog''-anything to beat tn,
other fellow
The insurgents OF North Dakota
have held a convention, nominated {
ticket and perfected a machine tina
makes the old gang blush with envy
In the meantime every man who an.
nounces himself as a candidate fol
office must go before the peopI,
1 branded as a stalwart for the reason
/ that he has been eliminated" from
running as a progressive BY the actor
| of Boss MarshalI's Valley City conven.
tion The intelligent voter will weigh
pretty thoroughly the cry stop thief
before he Is led into the trap set III
by the so-called progressive move
ment.
Wyndmere Enterprise OF all polit
zeal candidates, the name Of Senate
McCumber is the most prominent
4 Comparatively few oppose his re-eIec
ton. His petition was circulated ii
1 Wyndmere and the full space for sew
1 enty- FIVE signatures was soon filled
! Only one republican was found VIII,
would not sign the petition, and 1t i
a safe bet to say that he will vote TO
4 p. j.. McCumber AS the campaign
/ proceeds the sentiment for the senate
i grows greater
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