The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-26
North Dakota Political Gossip


Gent or unfortunate personally. he may
be. 1t is ludicrous to see the awkward
position in which the speakers and
the few newspapers supporting the
calamity proposition get themselves
into in trying to show that North Da-
kotans are being plundered by the
workings of the tariff law. One of the
loudest lunged and noisiest DISCLAIMERS
on this subject is the Herald of Grand
Forks 1t twists and turns in it's at
tempts to present logical arguments
to support it's calamitous utterances.
1t sees a terrible dark cloud about to
settle upon North Dakota and nearly
every issue of the sheet breathes NUT
terings of dire disaster
Bismarck Tribune: Reports from the
! farmers-the rank and file of the vot-
ers of the state-show that they are
pretty well satisfied with existing con
ditions in the state, with the result
of the new tariff bill, and with the
work that has been done by Senator
McCumber, Congressman Hanna, and
/ the republican representatives of the
state in congress in the interest of the
farmers and agricultural classes. The
farmers do not take too much stock
In the calamity cry that is being made
by democrats and insurgents" They
| have not forgotten the GLIDE promises
made by the democrats back in the
early nineties and the manner in which
the business of the country was par
alyZed and the produce of the farmers
was for sale at low price-the era of
cheap wheat, cheap beef, soup houses
and Coxey's army. The business con-
ditions in this country depend upon the
economic policy of the government.
Whenever we find prosperity at it's
apex, we find calamity candidates for
office travelling about the country
| seeking to dissatisfy the voters with
existing conditions. and making them
rosy promises for the future-prom-
ises not based upon common sense or
| sound economics and in capable of full
| fillment
l. The farmers of the state of North
Dakota are optimists, not pessimists.
They can see through the calamity
campaign being waged by the insur-
gents and democrats. North Dakota
is republican state and believes in
| the policy of protection, under which
| this country has prospered for gener-
atoms, except in those intervals when
the free traders and low tariffites have
had the reins OF government. A good
many OF the candidates who profess to
be republicans are democrats and have
always been democrats They seek to
get into office by means of republican
votes, and once in office they will be
busy assailing and attacking repubIi-
can policies. They are democrats In
disguise and should be remembered as
such by the republican voters of the
state.
Bottineau Courant: In view ~ the
fact that the two Iowa senator's win
likely make several speeches in North
Dakota next month in the interest of
insurgency, the following from the
Iowa City Qowa) Republican will be
read with interest: When Senator
Dolliver spoke in this city in behalf of
Senator Allison, he was Eindfctiye
bitter and severe in his denunciation
He declared Governor Cumnins was
faker and political fraud After the
meeting was over a number of friends
of Allison discussed the speech and ali
were agreed that Dolliver had harmed
his cause by his coarse language and
they so told the senator of the senti-
ment When this was done, Dolliver
repeated his accusations. said 1t was
the truth and that he proposed to prove
| 1t on every platform from which he.
spoke during the campaign. He was
very bitter and declared Cummins was
a Cd id fraud and he had the doc
uments to prove It, Now the two sena-
| tors are on the same platform, but it
| is mighty small part that Dolliver
occupies. In Washington, everywhere,
Cummins is regarded as the senator
from Iowa. He has ability, Is affable,
and an orator second to few men in the
country. Dolliver acts the part of a
Mexican bull after ii has lost its wind.
chasing the red flags displayed for its
infuriation. It may amuse the small
boys but is not much use for show
purposes
Hanna advocates the government own
ership Of railway mail cars. Mr..
| Hanna is a progressive republican
not a professional progressive, for
revenue and political advertising pur-
poses only, but practical progressive,
without blat and blare and brass band
accompaniment.
| Grafton Record: IN this issue Of
the Record appears the announcement
of Gunder Olson, OF this city, for state
treasurer The editor of the Record
has known Gunder Olson for score
or more of years as private citizen
land public official and has always