The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

that unless political party has some fundamental
principle upon which it bases its existence 1t can
not long endure Political parties and factions IN
political parties have from time to time during the
past fifty sprung up, held the balance CT power
for time, and even actually gained supremacy IN
certain quarters, only to die out and become for
gotten as soon as the cause of its existence mas
passed away. No faction in a political party nor
party can endure long unless its issues are live
ones In every instance where such parties and fac
tons have sprung up, designing men men seeking
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, have for time fostered
such faction party and kept it alive by claiming
that it's purpose had not been accomplished, in
order to ride into office dead issues The history
Of jnsurgentsn in this state is hot unlike the his
tory CT Grangerism, Populism and innumeraDle
ether sms. Nearly all isms have had commemorate
principles, and like every movement much OF trutn
is to be found by its adherents in every Ism that
has had to do with political history. The 1nsurgent
movement in this state was we'll grounded 1t mad
a purpose. 1t sought needed reform in the manner
of selecting party candidates 1t aimed at curing
the abuses Of the convention system OF pohuca4
government 1t had no other purpose IN view ex'
cept the remedying OF convention abuses ana no
other cause gave it birth. When the convention
system was done away with through the primary
election law, the cause Of insurgentism was done
awav with and its purpose accomplished. The RANK
and file If the insurgent faction, understood THIS
and were we'll satisfied with the results, but MS
tory repeating itself, designing pontac1ans seek !"
keen alive and foster the faction for their own po'
tical ends Instead of standing out for anttsans
rule now thss organization has so snr1ed l's poe'
ton that it now in fact, stands TOT the "o's' An
OF gang rule. No one can say that tne "o'A ~
Tho woud-be leaders is anything else but gang rue'
The tactics they have adopted is IKE 'he otu e'
tenn in convention of combining and picking ou'
candidates. What they once fought against tney
are now doing openly What they once conoemnou
thew now advocate and practice II s'aF eliel
nroceedipgs were bad when the convention sSs'en'
u voere in thu selection Of candidates, 1T 10 no
better now. If few men were 10 W '0nuo
,nder the old system in getting together and PICK
ing ont 4 ticket such action deserves conoeinn"''"
now r. deserves greater censure because unoer tne
49,, .,s+on, their action had at least the semblance
Of legal sanction, while such action IS directly
+ooon;s+;c +o the letter and spirit OF the prlmal!
low The aim and purpose Of the primary law ol
(Which the insurgent party we'll be SAID 10 nave
hoon tho orieinators is to do away with gang rule
nd to give any aspirant to political reference Oh
eoual show with any other candlaate peloie VIZ
neope at the polls. The system adopted ny LILO
insurgent leaders is directly subversTe ol 'i"'
nnrpose It defeats the intent OF that a" II niaNo
the primary law farce Continual Noa'iol " ~
shirt Of this law by such practices VIII ul''lA''o'
,ino .bout fts repeal If it is repealed by reason
ri these abuses then it's repeal will have been ac'
compished by the very power that caused 1ts enact
,nent Insurgentism will go the same way as o'ne1
isms have gone in tie past 1t Will dig l's o"i'
grave And when it is dead it will be mourneo ny
those only who sought to use it as vehicle for per
scnal triumph.