The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-06
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Wtlliston State: The Williston Her
aid grows more angry than usuaS be-
of what The State has had to say in
commentator of the friendship which
Hon. L. B. Hanna has shown to VILE
hston. In fact The Herald becomes
just as excited as it can be, and shows
deiirium at times. The Herald says
that nothing could have prevented
Williston getting that government
building and that Mr.. Hanna is en-
titled to no credit for what we get.
We give our friend of The Herald
credit for all sincerity in what he says
We believe that he believes that our
postoffice was just the "act OF God"
and that no human agency brought 1t
to us. We credit our friend OF The
Herald with the absolute certainty
that it was not due to Mr.. Hanna
that Williston gets the handsome gov
eminent building for which he intro
duced bin In congress and for which
he secured a splend'd appropriation
The Herald feels sutA that its theory
OF automatic location of government
buildings anG appropriations therefor
is the one that has prevailed, that will
liston is no luckiel than any other
city with two mail carriers and 5000
population Our friend of The Herald
Is absolutely positive as he looks
across the country and sees the ma
jestic federal buildings that limo the
pathway Of towns with two mai! car
riers and 5000 population thai have
come to those place., without the aid
OF local congressman that Uncle Sam
has perfect arrangement; about the
location of federal buildings. The ac-
ton of congress In the matter is mere
ly OF nominal charactes, according
to This Herald man.
We are grateful to him for his views
in the matter. For we had been of the
opinion that it required Legislative ac-
ton. and active work a. that on the
part of members of congress to secure
these prizes. We have seen cities of
10000 without the benefits that we had
supposed Congressman Hanna had
conferred upon us. but were no doubt
merely illustrations Of the slips in the
cogs of government that are bound to
creep in. The attention Of the govern
ment should be called to those omis-
sions, SO that large cities in other
@~~@S~S NOAA P4OAN Wy TIE
working Of the system or which our
friend OF The Herald is dreaming.
Lisbon Free Press We believe the |
direct primary law should be main
tanned, but there should be certain |
adopted to perfect it For
instance. IL the primary choice of Ell (
Their party Is to represent the will of
that party. there should be some means
adopted TO prevent one party taking
part in or attempting to control the
choice of the other party. This could
be done oy requiring registration OF
all party voters, especially In villages
and cities, at least ten days before the
primaries. John Jones, a democrat, if
registered as such, could not then
have mis- vote cast for republican
candidate, and vice versa.
The date OF the primaries should
also be changed to the latter past a. |.
September instead OF June. as the
present plan requires too long a cam |,
paign.
or course at the general election in
November, the citizen of either party
votes as he pleases, but he should GER
.ainly be- restricted at the primaries
20 the party which he claims 10 be-
ong.