The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-25

EDITORlAL CON MENT
Clark the Double Crosser
The little editorial mention of last week
concerning the Democratic Daily round the
corner, and the part it is playing in the gu,
bernatorial campaign, seems to have stirred
ND q regular hornets nest, from the appear
ance of Saturdays issue. We enjoyed read
ing it lust as much as Editor Clark did in
writing it, and we can just imagine Sam
strutting around the Office after spending
hou,s Of valuable time in framing up this
masterpiece, and with fresh cigar between
his gold filled teeth, and with million dollar
smile, reading it to every employe OF the
their appreciation. When Clark stated that
he received stipulated sum for services rem
dered two years ago, he evidently told the
truth, but he told only half the truth. He
didn't take the readers into his confidence
and tell them how he sent an emlssary to
Door old Tom Marshall and how Tom was in
duced to give up stipulated sum tor services
to be rendered. He didn't tell the readers
how he STATED out early in the campaign to
larger amount from the other fellow, he turn
ed his coat in the flash of an eye and deserted
the man whom he had promised to support.
Sam says he gave the money back to Tom,
but who ever heard of newspaper man CIV
ing back anything after he had once gotten
his fingers on it, especially money. Tom tells
different story, and We'll have to have bet
ter evidence than Clark's mere word before
we will believe it. Sam was fixed, but he
wouldn't stay fixed. There is some honor in
a publisher who will stay fixed, but Clark was
never known to stand without hitching. We
actually believe that Sans candidate would
have had some show of winning, had he not
had the Reporters support, for it is matter
of history that in that campaign the Reporter
lost every candidate from United States Sen
ator down to Pound Master. And this has
been the history of that paper since. The
Reporter had Geo. W. Wilson nominated for
Governor, but with the assistance of the
Democrat, that paper succeeded in landing
the candidate in the tail end of the race.
John Burke might have some show of getting
votes up in this neck of the woods, were the
Reporter only fighting him, but he's gone
gosling since Clark is advocating his election.
The support Of the Reporter is too serious a
handicap for Honest John to overcome. Clark
says that C. A. Johnson can't buy the support
of the Reporter. This statement can be made
with perfect safety now, inasmuch as Mr..
johnson has positively refused to invest a
deny that representatives of the Reporter
have approached Mr.. Johnson more than
once, endeavoring to effect consolidation of
the Reporter and the Optic thru this medium
Oh, no, Clark would not sell the support of
the Reporter, but he would make it so warm
for Mr.. Johnson that Johnson or some of his
friends would hasten to buy Clark's stock in
that paper. That has been Sam little game,
but johnson did not fall to it. Mr.. Johnson
is not buying his way into Office. In the first
place he hasn't the money to do so if he
would, and in the second place, this is not
necessary. He will be elected anyway. And
we never believed for moment that Burke
had paid anything for the Reporters sup
port John is too wise politician for that.
He realizes that his chances would be far bet
ter without the help of that paper, and if he
has never said it we know that he fe elsinhis
heart that the Reporter is costing him votes
every day. The Reporters fight is most
pitiable one to behold. The business men all
consider that Clark is most disloyal to his city
and to his form er friends in making such dis
graceful attacks on Minot's candidate for
Governor But what does it matter to Clark
whether Minot man becomes the chief exc
cutive Of this state or not? Sam can gather
up his linen buster any old time, pack his
grip and be off for greener fields. But it
means much to us, who hope to remain here
The good people Of Minot will hardly listen to
the wailing of this bewildered political dema-
gogue.