The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-25
N. D. POLITICAL GOSSIP

Edinburg Tribune Let every re-
| publican emulate James A. Buchanan
Mr.. Buchanan Is one of those sturdy
men whose loyalty to a cause Is not
easily shaken. He lost out in the pri.
maries but he was one of the first to
congratulate his adversary, G. A. John
son, and assure him of his heartiest
support. We will certainly take Mr.
Buchanan at his word. He is man
among men, and commands the re-
spect Of all for his clean campaign
and the magnanimous spirit shown
since his defeat. Would that all re-
publicans be so.
Wheatland News: The political
situation as it now stands in all parts
of the state is one which promises well
! for republican success at the polls i'll
| November. Not at any time since the
division Of the party has there been
such desire from both sides to get
together and wipe out factional strife
as at present The ticket as. 1t stands
! represents both branches of the party
| and the Offices are divided between
them in such way that 1t is to the
interest of all good republicans to see
that the whole ticket is put through in
the fall election.
Bismarck Palladium: The Minot
Reporter endeavors to throw mud at
the candidacy OF c. A. johnson of that
city for governor, on the grounds that
under certain remote possibilities 1t
might become the duty of Governor
Johnson to appoint a United States
senator from this state. OF course the
thing is an invention pure and sim
pie, gotten up for the purpose Of sat.
| isfying some petty personal grudge
which the people Of the state generally
care nothing about and concerning
which they are not in the least cur
ious; but even supposing conditions
pan out as "ghosted" by The Repor-
ter, why isn't Mr.. Johnson fit to make
the appointment? 1t is a certainty
that any such appointment would be
in the best interests of the state and
the republican party in the state, in
which event it would be a vast i'm
provement over the two last appoint
ments made from North Dakota under
similar circumstances.
Williston Herald: Just now the Mi
not Daily Reporter seems to be all
! wrought nm with the idea that ~ C.
A. Johnson is elected governor of
North Dakota he is going to betray his
trust with the people and in the event
that Senator McCumber is unable to
finish his term in the United States
senate he is going to appoin Jim Ken
nedy or H. G, Hansbrough to finish
al T.. H.
The Reporter can advance for not sup
porting Mr.. Johnson that paper is evil
IDENTIFY possessed of a short memory
regarding past political events in this
| state. Granting to be true what 1t
says about this appointment what diff
ference would it make to the people
whether G. A. Johnson or John Burke
made the appointment if we are to
judge of what Mr.. Burke will do by
what he has done in the past? It
| happened, that 1t has fallen to his lot
to appoint a United States senator
and If any man could make a more
dismal failure so far as standing for
the interest Of the people is concerned
we certainly hope that he will never
grace the governors chair IN the great
| commonwealth of North Dakota.
| Burke had always posed as the firm
! friend Of the people but when the try
| ing ordeal of appointing a United
| States senator came he proved that
! he did not possess the necessary back
bone and moral courage to stand firm
| ly for their rights in the face of the
pressure that was brought to bear
upon him by the machine democracy
of North Dakota. He evidently made
a compromise with them and they al
lowed him to appoint Fountain L.
! Thompson for a short time and then
| deposed him to make room for the
corporation candidate, a reactionary,
dyed in the wool corporation man who
has stood with every move in the
North Dakota legislature to throttle
reform and the will of the people,
State Senator Purcell of Wahpeton.
Burke at first gave it out that he vas
afraid to appoint Purcell as he was
known too we'll and too long as a
| corporation man and then in the
course of a few months turned around
and appointed him. Johnson certain
| ly could not do any worse even though
he appointed Alex Mckenzie himself.
so we hardly see what is to be gained
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