Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27
WHAT BURKE
HAS DONE
AS GOVERNOR OF NORTH DAKO-
ia IN FOUR YEARS OF
OFFICE

A great deal has been said and
written about what a model gover-
nor John Burke has made, and what
wonders he has accomplished as chief
executive during the past four years.
When an analysis is made of his
acts and his record is examined into,
they fall short of proving the asser-
tions made either by himself or his
democratic friends.
1st. John Burke has served ON
state boards of which he was a men,
Der, but aways in the minority, and
therefore can not take credit for
what reforms those boards have
made.
End. John Burke has appointed
democratic trustees of state insti-
tutes, and today all state institutions
save one are controlled by democrats.
3rd. John Burke has appointed
"a state oil inspector and his depu-
ties, everyone of whom is travelling
over North Dakota boosting for John
Burke and democratic party, and at
the same time drawing pay from the
state for their labor.
4th. John Burke has selected two
game wardens and their deputies,
who are democrats, and they are
using their offices to re-elect John
Burke so as to perpetuate the demo-
cratic supremacy. They draw their
salaries and expenses from the state.
5th. John Burke has chosen a
democratic bank examiner, and the
chief qualification for his assistants
is that they shall be loyal to the
democratic machine.
9Th. John Burke has claimed
that he has raised the taxes on rail-
roads and yet this year, when he was
playing politics, the taxes on all the
railroads will aggregate $32,118.82
less than was paid in 1909, and this.
too, in the face of the fact they were
assessed $2O,999 more on account
of additional mileage.
7th. John Burke appointed F. l..
Thompson United States senator in
opposition to the wishes of the peo-
pie, but he did this to pay a personal
political debt.
8th. John Burke, on the resigna-
tion of Mr.. Thompson, selected w. E.
Purcell as his successor, a lawyer
who has been the attorney of railroad
interests during all his legal career
in this state and who voted and work.
ed to defeat the anti-pass bill.
9th. John Burke has posed as the
father of the prohibition aggres-
siveness against blind piggers, yet
the attorney general denies that
Burke has even suggested these
prosecutions, the initiative having
always been taken by his office.
10th. John Burke. has labored
zealously to build up a democratic
machine and has used his executive
power to place North Dakota in the
democratic column in 1912.
18th. John Burke, by virtue of be-
ing governor of this state, has chang
ed the democratic party from hope
less minority without organization
or leadership party that was pas
sive and inactive, into a vigorous,
active, thoroughly equipped, we'll fed
organization.
18th. John Burke, IL reelected
governor, will use his authority, and
his state appointees in 1912 to elect
congressman and q United States
senator-which, II history repeats it.
self, means ffty-cent wheat, six-cent
wool, and reduction of prices on
all farm products.
18th. John Burke used his au-
thority as governor to increase his
salary $1,50O.00 per annum.
Republicans, will you vote for =
man for governor of this state who
is nghting every principle for which
you have contended?