The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-13
North Dakota Political Gossip


Cavalier Chronicle: The Chronicle
believes in principles of true repub-
licanism and outside of county affairs
will support those candidates who are
known to possess such principles and
show willingness to fight for them un-
der all circumstances. The term pro
gressive," 'insurgent," or "stalwart'
prefiXed to the name republicanism is
perversion of a good name and does
not in anywise add to the strength of
republican principle. Therefore, in
fighting the battles of true republican
ism all such incongruities should be
lost sight of and an earnest conten-
ton should be waged for the faith once
delivered to the party saints, and not
for the new-fangled prefiXes invented
by office seekers in order to help them
selves to get into power. The repub-
lican who wants personal aggrandize-
ment more than party success, should
have no place in the party lines as a
faVorite candidate for office simply be-
cause he desires office and wants their
support to help him get there. Let us
line up to the standard of the good old
days of republicanism where the office
sought the man and then we shall
have better and more satisfactory
strain of republican principle in the
men who are elected to office to serve
the people, and the people will thereby
be better served.
In this connection We desire to say
that we see no reason for turning down
Senator p. ]. McCumber in order to
elevate Hon. Thomas Marshall to the
u. S. senate; not that we have any
thing against Marshall, but that we
think it is mistake to displace a man
in that high representative position
who is at present serving his constit-
uency to good purpose and whose ex-
perience and ability fit him for more
efficient public service during the
years to come. This within of changing
our congressional representatives at
the return of every new moon to make
room for some fresh aspirant who has
broken out with the itch for office"
is a mighty short-sighted political poll
icy and IL pursued will keep our state
constantly in the unrepresentative col
umn. The biggest mistake politically
North Dakota ever made was when she
turned down Senator H G. Hansbrough
in the very zenith Of his usefulness to
the state, at time when he was rem
dering service to his constituency equal
in efficiency and practicability to that
rendered by any member of the senate.
Certainly this state should not commit
another such blunder as that by effort
at the present time to displace Sena-
tor McCumber for a new servant.
Now we like Tom Marshall all right
Oil Al
low and rendered our state fine service
in the lower house Of congress. In fact
| speaking from personal acquaintance,
we do not know of any public man in
this state whom we like better than
Tom Marshall Had he come up for
| the short senatorial term we should
have been glad to support his candi-
dacy, but as he wouldn't have that and
will take his chances in attempt to
| GUST >McCumber, we haven't felt that
our admiration for Mr.. Marshall should
lead US to support him in his under
taking OF course, should the verdict
Of the people at the primary election
| place Mr.. Marshall in the lead, we shall
give him our earnest, unqualified sup
port for election, but we do not appre-
bend the people are going to do that,
and even il we did we should feel it
our duty to stand by the candidacy of
Senator McCumber through the pri-
maries because we believe he is the
illogical candidate and our state will lose
| in representative prestige and influ-
ence at Washington, at least for sew
eral years to come, as it already has
done through the defeat for re-elec-
| ton of Senator Hansbrough.
| Senator McCumber is an able man,
| a powerful and convincing orator, and
has reached a point of popularity in
| congress where he commands large
hearing and following. With the high
tariff, low tariff, middle tariff and half
dozen other kinds of tariff people in
North Dakota to please, Senator Nc
Cumber no more than any other con-
gressional representative, can be ex-
pected to meet every mans mind in his
! tariff work and vote-and indeed he
would not be a good representative If
he could-but so long as he carries
out the known principles of republican
| ism on the tariff question 1t is imma-
terial whether he satisfies the notion
of every Tom, Dick and Harry in the
party who has fallen from grace" and
seeks to pervert the ways of those
public representatives who are con-
lscientiously laboring to render the
highest and most efficient service to
their state and country.
4 Glen Ullin News: The announce
ment Of Hon. L. b, Hanna as candi-
date for denomination for representa-
tive In congress on the republican tick
! ct appears in this issue of the News