The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-21
North Dakota Political Gossip

Michigan Arena: 1t is with mingled
sentiments of remorse and anger that
bona fide progressive republicans OF
North Dakota view the prostitution
for no other term Is quite so applica-
ble--of a once righteous political
movement To these men is brought
home the bitter fact that strangers
and renegades have usurped the con-
troll of q powerful movement which
originated in the tireless unselfsh Ia
Dor Of public spirited citizens, and are
utilizing the distinction and following
so unfairly gained in promoting sell
fish ambitions. The roster of so-called
progressive republicanism reads like
a roll call of the overthrown gang
the defeat of which is yet within the
memory of children. Some few Of the
original company remain; as in the
case of Helgesen, who gains permis-
sion to run for congress by accepting
as overlords Gronna and Marshall
both of whom he bitterly fought in
the contest for clean politics. Meth
err of the twins" are one jot altered
in character since they. fed from the
tottering walls of the doomed gang
and caught the coat-tails of victorious
insurgency. To men skilled in organ
ization methods the path to mastery
Of the new legion was a short one.
Yet, for ambitions sake we find a
scattering of fallen heroes around
them-"me- tooing" each august pro-
posal This is present day insurgency
and. as one who fought it's earlist
battles, we grieve for the day when
honr departed it. In power and meth
cd 1t resembles closely the gang" of
other days-lacking only the brilliant
leadership which made the old organ
ization so formidable. But one road
is open to those who reject utilization
with the organization of the "gold dust
twins"-and that highway is straight
republicanism. Since the downfall OF
the previous party organization a de-
sire has arisen for party reconstruc-
ton. in which bitterness should fade
from memory, and the control Of a re-
publican state be again vested In re-
publicans. That time is at hand-the
desire for a safe and sane administra-
ton OF party policies has created
sentiment which VIII deposit the char
latans of politics in the political dis
card at the impending elections. The
reconstruction does not recognize the
hackneyed terms of "stalwart" and
"insurgent"- followers are plain
republicans imbued with the spirit of
the party The party in North Da-
kota represents tariff reform, and If
fortune favors it's candidates for con-
eressional hnors, the state will be as
sured of a fair and just representa-
ton at Washington.
Beach Chronicle: H. T. Helgesen,
candidate for congress, and ]. A. Blu
chanan, candidate for governor, held
forth at the operahouse last Saturday
night, speaking in the interest of
their candidates.. Although the
meeting was we'll advertised in both
the local papers, a very small num-
Der turned out to hear SEhem--consid
cradle less than hunGred-and those
In attendance did not seem over en-
thusiastic over the arguments put
forth.
Both gentlemen are old time politi-
cal officeseekers, Helgesen being can
didate for office, more or less, for the
past twenty years, while Mr.. Buchan-
an was a candidate for secretary of
state in 1908 and was defeated by AL
fred Blaisdell, who now holds that Of
flee.
AS was to be supposed, and like all
democratic and insurgent campaign
ers. they dug into the men who con-
troll the republican party, including
President Taft. Give us the offices,
said the speakers, "and we will show
you how it should be DONE"
jamestown Alert: Some of the can
didates making speeches around the
state. who are not experts on the tar
iff. but who eacho the political views
OF other politicians are severely crit
icising the tariff law passed by the
last republican congress, and charge
among other things, the high cost of
living to the operation of the law.
This charge has been often and ex-
pressly denied by many men who have
spent years in study Of economic con-
ditions. and the effect Of tariff and
other causes on the cost of living or
prices for food products.
Prof j. I'll. Sheppard. dean Of the
North Dakota agricultural college,
and Col. J. b. Power are In Wash
ington to testify before a committee
as to the causes of the rise In prices
OF living. Both men are well quail
| flied to speak on the subjects. Pro-
lessor Sheppard Is regarded as an au-
| thority on political economy, and has
tables and figures to show that the
tariff haa r0thinn To 40 with the nm