The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-24
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] Edmore Herald-N News: The demo-
Gratis of the state are getting desperate
in their efforts in trying To make the
people believe that this campaign is
Alex Mckenzie against the people, but
their work is too course, and we do not
believe that the voters are foolish
enough TO believe any such rot. This
campaign is clear cut and has but two
sides to it. The democrats stand on
one side and the republicans ON the
other. II you are republican and be-
lieve in the principals of that party.
don't be fooled by any campaign talk
of the democrats, but go to the polls
on election day and cast your ballot
| for the principals of the party you be-
lieve in. The republicans of this state
never had a better and stronger ticket
in the field than they have at the pres
emit time, and it is the honest duty of
every republican TO support it, The
only hope the democrats have of win
ming out in this campaign is to stand
solidiy for their ticket and secure
! enough republican votes to give them
a majority. Are you, as republican,
going to lend your aid to their little
| scheme, or are you going to help roll
up good majority for your own party?
What glory would there be in IL for
you, Mr.. Republican to see demo-
cratic governor In North Dakota for
the next two years?
Maddox Standard: Some Of our
would be republican friends have child
| ed us for not supporting John Burke
| for governor. They admit that they
know nothing derogatory about Mr..
Johnson--but they prefer Burke any
! way and seem TO think that because
\ he is their choice, The Standard ought
to "whoop'er up for him. Unfortu-
nately for them, however, they forget
that others have an interest in the mat
ter as well, Chief among these are all
! who believe in the principles of repub-
! licanism, az contFasted with the vaciI-
lating isms Of the democratic party.
The Standard believes In supporting
measures and men, the election of
twhom, 1t believes. win result in the
greatest good to the greatest number,
and certainly no one who is at all ia
miliar with the past two years of Gov
ernor Burke's administration will claim
that II has been pre-eminently in this
line For instance, how can a reac-
tionary democratic United States SEN
ator properly represent republican
CONSTITUENCY? Or, North Dakota be-
ing pre-eminently an agricultural state.
how were its interests promoted by
the veto of liberal appropriations for
the agricultural college-because of an
alleged lack of funds~-when at the
same time there were funds available
for various purposes that directly or
| indirectly would result in promoting
the interests of the governors home
town? Is serving the interests of
Devils Lake serving the interests of the
agricultural interests of the state?
! Grand Forks Times: One OF the
things urged by the partisans Of the
democratic candidate for governor is
that he is lawyer and is enforcing the
laws of the state. governor is elect
ed for the purpose Of enforcing the
laws, and because he does so is not
cause Of special commentator. The
constitution reads He (the COVER
norl shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed" There is no spe-
| cial credit due the governor because
he has obeyed the constitution.
The fact that he is a lawyer has
been touted, but in this particular c.
A. Johnson is entitled to the same
credit. Mr., Johnson is not spectac-
ular lawyer any more than he is a
spectacular citizen, He is a business
| lawyer. He does not make a speciality
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curing their acquittal on technical
grounds: he is not a lawyer who sheds
crocodile tears before a jury to win a
case; he does not abuse jury which
finds a verdict against him when such
verdict is based on the facts. But he
is a cool headed, careful business law
/ yer whose practice is largely private.
He deyotes his attention more TO the
transactions Of business men II they
desire to have their dealings so tried
that the,~ need never so to court to set
tie their rights. He is lawyer who Is
consulted by the man who wants to
keep out of court, He is a lawyer who
keeps men out Of court. Such men are
safe counselnrs. wise advisers and
trusted business men. Their work not
only requires the highest knowledge of
the law itself. but they must possess a
business training of the same charac-
ter Such a lawyer is c. A. Johnson.
IT the average voter were looking for
lawyer he would seek one with the
ability 20 keep him out Of court and
clear of litigation rather than one 70
get him out of trouble after he got in.
1t does seem that in selecting man 10
| take care that the laws be faithfully
executed. on behalf of the people of the
state that these qualities should be the
guide. II it is. G. A. Johnson should
emphatically be selected.
Hannah Moon; When Governor
Burke spoke In Hannah last week on
behalf os his own candidacy he referred
TO the increase OF the governors sal
AIRY to take effect Jan. /, 1911. He did
not make 1t plain, however. that he
signed a bill on March s. 1909, which
granted him $500 a year for expenses
so as not 20 conflict with the eonstitu-
ton. On his own authority he ordered
this to take effect two months prev
ieus 60 Its signature He did not hold
this as salary. but as travelling az
penses STILL when be Went to take
part in the christening of the battle
ship North Dakota and other like fune-
tions. he handed in an itemized state
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