The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-29

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Cavalier Chronicle: There won't be
much kicking among republicans up
this way against the reelection of
Hanna. If Hanna has made good In
his first term as congressman, surely,
with his wider acquaintance and bet
ter knowledge OF affairs, there is ev-
cry reason to expect that he will
make better in his second term.
jamestown Alert: The primary law
may be responsible for much of the
political apathy existing around the
state. 1t is responsible for many
things that no one could clearly for
see when the fervent clamor was high
est for it's adoption to remedy so-called
abuses. The remedy is now worse
than the original ailment in the opin-
ion Of many who study the actual
workings of the law, as it makes or
unmakes candidates. Not only Is it
intended for rich mans law keeping
men of wealth in office and shutting
out many deserving but poorer candi-
dates but the law is full of pitfalls
of legal nature that may have to be
corrected at great expense. 1t is a law
of uncertainties. A dispatch from
Bismarck says:
It may be that a suit will be start
ed before long to determine whether
there will be one or two sets OF can
didates for the United States senate
on the primary ballots.
The question had been argued from
different points of law. Some au-
thorities take the ground that there
are two different places to be filed
and there should be two divisions OF
candidates on the ballot one for the
long or full term, and the other for
the four year term in succession to
the late Senator Johnson, in whose
place a democrat is now serving, w
E. Purcell of Wahpeton.
Attorney Engerud, who is candi-
date for the senate at the primaries
in a long article published some time
ago, takes the stand that all candi-
dates should be grouped under one
head and the candidate receiving the
highest vote should be the man en-
dorsed for the senate.
Other candidates take a different
view, claiming there should be two
places and each candidate should an
nounce whether he Is a candidate for
the long or short term. 1t is said
mandamus case may be brought
against the secretary Of state Alfred
Blaisdel to get a ruling of the SUI
preme court on the question.
The primary law with reference to
Ia a. iii I'D
ton. There is no provision for a
primary choice to I'LL a vacancy.
Bismarck Tribune: The other night
candidate for Office on the insurgent
ticket in the state declared loudly
against the tariff BILL and republican
policies as laid down and carried out
by the party for the past ten or fifteen
years. The object of that declaration
against the party leaders and manage
ment was, of course, to create preju-
dice in behalf OF insurgency" and te
make votes for himself.
And in the next breath the same
candidate declared that he was not
a politician orsa speaker, but far
mer." But 1t seems to us that the
farmers of this state have done pretty
well under republican rule, as the de-
velopment and prosperity Of this state
for the past generation amply indi-
Gates.
Apropos of this kind of campaigning
addressed to the farmer we quote the
following from The Aberdeen News
which republisl1es this tatement from
the Sioux City Tribune:
The farmers of the United States
are getting rich.
The output of the American farm IL
doubling in value every ten years
According to statistics given out By
the agricultural department at Wash.
ington the value of the wealth pro.
duced on farms in the United States
in 1899 was $2,460,00O,000.
Ten years later it was $4,717,0O0,-
600. Ten years later, or last year, /
was $S,760,oO0,00O.
In our fierce scourging of the trusts
and in the nationwide movement tx
enforce legal restriction of big bust.
| hess 1t is well enough to keep In MIND
/ that the farmer is doing pretty wei
himself. These figures from the agri
cultural department take no accoun'
of the tremendous Increase in tht
value of farm lands, With the countr!
doubling in population every thirty 81
forty years, and the demand for foot
growing more and more, there is M
good reason why the breaM and mea
producing lands of Iowa, Nebraska ant
South Dakota should not double Ii
value within the next twenty years.
These cattle and hogs and corn ant
wheat lands that are worth 800 al
acre now will be worth 5000 an acre ii
d sew years. why should these land
not advance from that to $500 or $40
as the home demand forfood advances
The cutlery of twenty years ago 70