The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
WAR; COUNTY IS FOR
C.. A. JOHNSON THIS Time

From the Rock Lake Ripples.
The political agitation that has been
going on in this state for the past five
We ars or more has had the effect of caus-
ing people to think, aud after thinking
real good and hard for that length of
time they have made up their verdict.
And what is that verdict, you will ask?
The verdict is, that 1.-The republican
party is good enough, and a change is
not in order at this time" The demo-
cratic leaders have discovered this to
be a fact, and everywhere they are
laying down to the prosperity party.
The Indifference of Burke to another
term denotes this. In Ramsey county
it is doubtful whether there will be a
democratic ticket in the field in Towner
county there will be only part of a tick
ct. The leading neil of the state are
s]umpine to the republicans, and why?
Simply because no one desires q
change from prosperity to adversely.
The people know what to expect with a
change of administration, they have
been there before. They do not desire
to be there again. The step of retro
grafton that has been taken by an ele-
ment of the republican party has caused
alarm all along the line. and every
branch of business as we'll as the az
ricultural interest is threatened. Even
the democrats are sitting up and taking
notice. The people are waking up to
the situation. and are about ready to
put their vote OF everything labeled
''insurgent'' or ''demvcrat." This may
sound like prophecy to some, just at
this time, but we challenge your doubts
and ask you to note the accuracy of our
forecast with the approach of the general
election. The people have always been
equal to an emergency. They will not
fail in this instance.
The prospects of C. A. johnson for
governor seem to. brighten with each
passing day, since the fact that Ward
county is solid for him this time is be-
coming known. Had Ward county stood
by him two years ago he would be in
the governors chair today, but on &C.
count of a cleaning up movement of
the slums of Minot and his opposition
to the pigging industry of that city at
that time he failed to carry his OWL
county. Conditions are different there
today, for Minot is a clean city anG
the law-and-order people are predomi.
nate. c. A. johnson is their champion
and their leader in public matters. ane
it is given out from every source this
year that he will carry Minot and WARD
county almost solidly.
Mr.. johnson is a %straightout republi
can and is running as such in tn,
present campaign. He has sought the
endorsement of neither faction. particu
larry, but desires all the republican
votes available. Unlike some of hi
contemporary candidates, he stands com
mitted to no faction, but is pledget
only to the broad and %progressiv.
principles as enunciated by the re
publican platform. If he is elected
governor there will be q clean and hon
est administration and the state will no
be handicapped by a governor of it'll
experience and less intelligence. a,
would be the case in the event of tn
success of the progressives.
Bismarck Tribune: The public attack
of the insuaents upon the republican
administration are hysterical. unjus1
and unwise. They are made for thu
purpose Of weakening tho public con.
6dence in those republicans who are
supporting the national administration,
to the end that the voters may choose
insurgent representatives hereafter.