The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-22

Bismarck Palladium: While the
Grand Forks Herald pretends to be d
newspaper of great influence, and
while it's editorial expressions since
the election are of the expanded chest
| order because of Governor Burke's
success we fail to ascertain wherein
The Herald is entitled to much credit.
Burke's majority was materially re-
duced this time in Grand Forks coun-
ty, and with The Herald pitched
against him, Colonel Gilbreath carried
that county with a larger majority
than ever.
Walhalla Mountaineer: The repub-
lican party has the third time elected
a democratic governor. why they
should have done so is beyond the
comprehension OF man when they had
the opportunity of electing to office
| man with as clean a record as John
son, except that some of the leaders of
the insurgent movement were not sat
isfied with the fact that they could not
dictate. With the primary system the
claim that Alex Mckenzie dictated
the choice of Mr.. Johnson Is too abb
surd to need comment. 1t is such an
utter fallacy that the only wonder is
that they could find men who would
swallow such doctrine
The result is that the democratic
machine will be made stronger during
the next two years than the governor
has dared to build it in the past four
years, and added certainty that when
the next election comes on the stall
wart element will very likely retaliate
by electing another democrat as gov
ernor and perhaps give that party one
better with n portion of the state
ticket. Why not? If men are justi-
fed in dropping party for the sake of
venting their personal spite why
should not men be justified in voting
with the opposition for the sake of
keeping out of power men who have
thwarted them in past political cam
paigns? We do not believe that such
is the right or honest conception OF
political principles, but IL the. one is
honest then so Is the other. We do
not believe that North Dakota can
elect republican governor for some
years to come
The same spirit Is also pervading
the legislative districts. Spite and
malice is having its day in electing
democratic members of the state leg
islature. Not but they are good men,
and honest, but it is the principle OF
the thing. Why should democratic
members be elected from a republican
district? So long as the legislature
remains republican these members are
helpless to assist in measures for their
contituency because they are in the
minority. The influence is felt in the
national legislature and our members
of congress cannot obtain the recog-
milton which is accorded those from
reliably republican states. They may
be ever so good men; their abilities
are unquestioned, but they cannot se-
cure the legislation they would if the
state was backed up by reliable re-
publican majority.
The effect at home is even worse.
With the party in the state of chaos
that 1t is in; with the leaders of both
factions standing ready to cut the
throat-politically speaking--of the
men who have to put their trust In
them, is 1t any wonder that the time Is
CJHllnB lOI TIE pdSSlIlb Ol the TepuDH-
can party as a party for good; as the
party that stands for advancement.
honor and confidence? The leaders of
the party that are responsible for the
slump" should take heed to them
selves and drop the game. 1t is time.
quite time, for new party party
which Is led by men who will sink self
out of sight for the good of the people
as whole. 1t ID the right time for the
younger generation to get together,
to organize and make start for su-
premacy They will find lot Of the
older voters working with them before
the election and at the polls.