The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
POLITICAL COMM EMIT.

ernor heard Bryan's speech, and while
he considers him a fine man and q
fluent speaker, he thinks it a case un-
paralleled in political history, when a
Democrat Of national repute, will
journey into a Republican state, and
attempt to inform the Republicans
what they shah do. The Democrats
will an vote for Governor Burke any
way, that's a ssttlsd tact, 70 the only
people whom hs might influence at
all would be the Republicans.
Mr.. Devins called attentions to this
fact In hts address, which set the
Republicans voters thinking
He said that Bryan acknowledged
that by voting for Burke, they would
help the chances of North Dakota's
securing another Democratic United
States senator That's about all
there is to it. The Democratic ma
chine must be strengthened at any
cost
The Governor also stated that while
Burke claims to be the chief executive
of the people, mis- record in appoint
ing only Democrats to office, has
shown that only the Democrats are
favored. Never in the history of the
state, when Republican governors sat
in the chair, were there as few Demo-
cratic appointees as there are Re-
publicans appointees today. Vote for
Burke and you will help the Demo-
Gratis to corral all of the offices.
If c. A. Johnson is elected Gov
ernor, and it seems most likely that
he will, he will have to thank the
1nsurgent speakers, workers ana
voters of the state for much. One of
the most CONSPICUOUS of these work
ers is J. M. Devine of this city, who
is making many addresses about the
state No man in the state has fought
longer or harder to remove certain
select leaders within the Republican
party Of the state, and yet he is
doing everything he can for the
straight ticket. In the first place he
considers that the people settled the
question at the primaries, and then
again, the Republican platform, which
he prepared largely himself, covers
every possible need so far as the
crystalling of sentiment in the state
and nation is concerned. He consio.
ers that legislation cannot put into
Law, other than through the Repub-
lican party. and since both Progress
sives and Stalwarts have openly pledg-
ed themselves throughout the state.
that they will put those pledges into
law. he is willing to stand by the
Republican ticket. Woe unto tho Re-
publican elected who will 30 back
on those pledges, and no sane man
thinks for a moment that c. A. John.
son will deviate from them one bit,
after he is elected. Mr.. Johnson will
surround himself with good clean
men and when he does that he will
have a easy task to carry out the
pledges of the party.
Tine Democratic press is trying to
make the voters believe that If G. A.
Johnson is elected governor, Alex
Mckenzie will have something to-
say about the manner in which the
affairs of this office will be con-
Quoted. This hardly needs contradic-
ton. Mr.. Johnson has political as
pirations, and he certainly would not
want his administration to go down
In history as a rank failure. Alex.
Mckenzie is dead politically speak
ing in North Dakota, and he should
be. The people do not need his SER
Vices, and any attempt which he
might make to dictate Mr.. Jonnson's
policies, would be more distasteful to
Mr.. johnson than to the voters them.
selves. c. A. Johnson will conduct
the affairs of his Office in such way
that two years hence there will be
a unanimous demand that he serve
the people again in this capacity. If
the Independent thought for a minute
that c. A. Johnson could be controll-
ed by Mckenzie, we would advise the
voters to vote against him.
The Independent has been keeping
it's ear pretty close to the ground. and
while we have said little about the
chances Of c. A. Johnson's election,
we are now firmly convinced that he
will win with from 5000 to 10000
The Republicans of the
state, Stalwart and Progressive, have
determined to GUST the Democrats
from the power which they have
welded so unwfsely.
WIFI the state of North Dakota
hollow the advice Of William Jemnines
Bryan, a man who has never been able
TO advocate the same ret Of principles
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