The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-02

careful CONSIDERATION Oh the PAODASAAi'
of the day, and keen discrimination
between the probable results OF the
economic solutions offered by the two
parties. AS one by one the vicious
economic theories advanced by the
democratic party during these years
have been exposed and abandoned, the
republican majority has been growing
until today over $4,000 voters stand
ready to attest their loyalty to the
party, and their faith in the principles
1t espouses.
The stand of the republican party
on the prohibition question has also
helped to increase this majority. Pro-
hibition. secured through the repubH-
can party, maintained and defended
by them, and with that party still its
loyal champion against the assaults OF
the democracy of the state, stands as
monument to that party and VIII
continue to stand as long as the people
of the state remain loyal to the party
that has always been loyal to them.
The republicanism of the state being
unquestioned, we would expect the
election OF a republican governor. This
would be the normal condition and
logical result. To establish a reason
for the opposite, the burden of proof
would inevitably rest upon the minor
ity. They should have to prove that
the welfare of the state demands that
the nominee of the majority party
| should be defeated, and that the most
important office in the state should be
presented to the democratic party by
republican voters Surely to warrant
such an anamolous condition they must
| show either that the nomination OF the
republican candidate for governor was
! unfairly obtained and was not cor
rect expression of the will of the ma
/ ioritv of the republican voters, or they
must show that he is unfit to become
! the governor. and that his election
would be harmful to the best interests
1 of the state.
This is especially true as the posses
| sion of the governorship for the past
two years has enabled the democratic
/ party of this state to build up more
4 effective political machine than they
have ever before possessed In TINS
state, as is becoming apparent In the
| aggressive political campaign wagec
by them this fall, and two years more
of a democratic executive would make
/ that. political machine so mucf
/ stronger and would enable them tc
get 1t into so much better working or
der that four years from now they
might easily threaten the success o.
the republican ticket and the su'
premacy of the republican party anS
no man who has the future OF the
republican party at heart, and peheve'
that through the republican party w
can more successfully secure the pro
sressive legislation that we want, ant
thus assure the prosperity of the stat'
i and country. should be guilty OF per
netnatins democratic rule in this state
ibut should bend his energy to the cleo
tion of the entire republican ticket
and especially the republican candidat'
for governor.
The fact that Burke has made
fairly good governor. the fact that ~
has tried to enforce the law whlch !
no more than he was sworn to do, an
the fact that he is a very good speak
err and one of the most skillful poll
i.Ic;ans in the state of North Dakota
who knows how to adapt the means
hand to attain his political ENDS
though of great value to the demo
cratic party. are not snfhcient reason
why the republicans of this stat
should vote for him in preference q
their party nominee.
4 Mr.. Johnson. did not receive nj
nomination from a party convention
, where it might be charged by unfal
means his nomination had been Sc
cured against the real will OF the ma
iority of the republicans of this state
but il was secured through fairl
!, conducted primary election where eacl
Individual member of the repubhcal
party had the opportunity of express
ing his preference as to who should
the standard bearer OF his party at TN
. fall election, and johnson was nofni
mated by vote more than S'UOV large
than the combined votes OF MS re
publican opponent and the democratl
nominee, and almost 5000 larger ina
that received by Mr.. Burke at M
; election two years ago, AS no I'm
fairness in the method of nominatlo
can possibly be urged. and as he wa
I, nominated by a majority of nearly To-
600 this would be one OF the reason
why C. A. Johnson should be eiecte
governor of North Dakota.
, When a man who Is clean in nj
personal life and habits, who has tn
ability. and who is right on the grea
!. questions of the day aspires to an i'm
: nortan+ office, and at a primary cleo
: tion is nominated by the overwhelmin
majority of his party associates,
would be nothing less than PREACHER
on the part of the same associates
fail to vote for him at the genera
election in the contest between hill
and his democratic opponent. such
course would be worse than "keepin
y the word of promise to the ear an
: breaking 1t to the hope and Woul
j discourage clean and capable me
from seeking office. The only way
making sure that a party Will M
make reprehensible nominations Is
give loyal support when satisfaction
: nominations have been made. an
surely no objection can possibly
urged to the nomination of G. A. Johr
son.
@. Al. johnson is personally veI
clean and capable man; a man Of hig
ideals. total abstainer, a believer
the prohibitory law, careful and cor
2 geryatiye, but independent in though
y and action. and thorough believer
7 the principles of the republican part
He has lived for about nineteen yea
in the western part of the state ar
grown up with that section. He ht
had q varied business and political e.
= perience, has been an educator, an ed
tor. alderman and mayor, and durir
/ the two last terms Of the legislature
member yos the house. He is also q
= attorney, and during the last ten yea