The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-24
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Mohall News: From all over the
state reports come that Hon. G. A.
johnson win be elected governor of
North Dakota by large majority. This
time there can be no plea for a second
term, which every man deserves, and
there is no good reason why MAJ
who has received the nominations of
his party by an overwhelming major
ity in two primaries should not b.
elected. C. A. Johnson Is clean, hns-
est and capable, not fluent orator, huS
speaker of some force. His private
life is a very happy one. To be sure.
there are larger personalities in the
state, but c. A. Johnson will make q
good governor having the best inter-
ests of his state at heart.
Bismarck Tribune: Even our insur-
gent compatriot, The Valley City
Times-Record, is inclined to believe
that President Taft is all right, and
making a genuine effort to carry out
the pledges of the republican platform
! It Is certainly true that through the
efforts of President Taft, more con-
structive legislation of a beneficial
and necessary character was passed by
the last congress than for the past gem
Grafton. President Taft is a big man,
anxious to bring about results, and jul
dicially determined to do the fair thing
by all classes and all interests. He Is
not swayed by the cavilling of dema-
gogues or deferred from his purposes
by the pleas of special interests. When
his term shall be ended, The Tribune
believes he will be splendidly endorsed
by the people of this nation, and pos
sess the confidence Of ali factions of
republicans, EXCEPT, perhaps, the few
leaders who are pluming themselves
for the presidential succession and will
therefore refuse to see any good in Taft
because he stands in their way.
The Times-Record says:
Ii is only fair to say that the atti-
tude of the public mind toward Presi-
dent Taft is much less skeptical and
autagonistic today than it has been
heretofore. A lot of people believe
or at least are getting ready to be-
ilieve-that the president has been the
victim of circumstances and conditions
which were especially difficult and that
he has done the very best he could with
the light he had, that his heart is all
right, even IL his judgment is not the
best. 1t is easy to criticize, but upon
sober second thought the people of this
country will admit that President Taft
has had mighty hard row to hoe.
Mohall News: Aside from the county
seat talk, the political tide seems to
have turned toward Hon. G. A. Johnson
for governor of North Dakota. To the
casual observer it seems as though the
republican nominee is to have a cinch
or things in and around Mohal On
the face of this 1t occurs to us that the
people of the Flickertail state are tired
of being led around by the nose The
republicans of our state have given our
present governor two terms, truly
handsome gift-and not exactly what
one would call base ingratitude. The
Ward County Independent in its issue
Of Aug IL, contained an editorial
entitled Our Spineless Governor"
Upon picking up the above issue. we
noticed the heading and inferred that
it had reference to some peculiar freak
of nature, or perhaps, some new ex-
pertinent of Luther Burbank, but found
that it referred to conditions nearer
home. ~rs Ns.G r4