The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
TIMES ON THE HERALD.

The Grand Forks Times seems to
quite thoroughly understand the Ben
edict Arnold proclivities of The Grand
Forks $50 PERI Cent" Herald. The
Times says editorialIy:
The Times is not surprised and we
believe the republicans throughout the
state are, not disappointed at The Her
AIDS announcement that it expected to
support the candidacy Of the demo-
cratic candidate for governor in the
present election The Times foreshad-
owed this course on the part ofgsThe
| Herald in this column several weeks
ago. II is not far stretch Of the i'm
agination to believe that before the
election, The Herald will be support
ing the whole democratic ticket. There
are three elements which lent them
selves to the conclusion weeks ago
that The Herald would support Gov
ernor Burke One was the rule or
ruin" proclivities of that paper; an
other was it's we'll known democratic
leanings; and the third was it's utter
lack of political honor and political
principles.
The Times believes in the right of
a newspaper or an individual to sub
scribe to and favor any political be-
lief they may choose, so long as this
course is manly and honorable. For
this reason 1t comedies the right of
The Herald to support any party or
candidate it may prefer so long as it
does so as a democratic organ and
without participating In and submit
srAr
the republican party in a primary
election. But having once submitted
to a decision Of the voters, any hon
orable newspaper would abide by that
decision whether the verdict was for
or against it. The Herald not only
participated in the primary campaign,
but was one of the leaders in the fac
tional contest. It's course, therefore
in refusing to abide by the public will
is open to criticism and condemna-
ton.
The Herald supported the candidacy
of ]. A. Buchanan for governor in the
primaries, and had he been the choice
Of the people, 1t would have been the
duty of every republican who partici-
pated in that primary to have sup
ported him. Whether Or not The Her
aid would have done so is problematic.
The chances are that 1t would not.
Mr.. Buchanan, however, showed the
high character of his political princi-
pies by accepting gracefully the YER
dict and at once rendering his serv-
ices for the election of the ticket. He
Is a member of the party official or
ganization and men who voted for his
opponent are today his friends be-
cause of the honest and manly course
he has pursued. Whether he would
have been nominated had The Herald
not supported him, as Is asserted in
some places, we do not know. But
the people of the state know that he
has been fair and honest and they will
not forget It, That is the course which
G. A. Johnson and his supporters
would have followed had Mr.. Buchan-
an been the party choice.
The Herald. however, prefers to sail
under black flag If it can not name
the party candidate, it supports the
democratic ticket. No fair minded and
reasonable man can say that such a |
course Is in keeping with the princi- |
pies of free government or a country
In which majority rule Is the founda-
ton stone Of law and order. Years
ago The Times declared The Herald |
belonged In the democratic party. That