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

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Balfour Messenger: we have 1t
from reliable authority that a certain
editor, whose name was not given us,
wrote Senator McCumber substantl-
ally as follows: II will support you
for $780," The great senator replied,
7 am not buying newspapers"
Balfour Messenger senator
McCumber's address, nlads hast Thurs
day under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Society of Equity at Fargo, is full
Of good sound sense The senator
reasons from cause TO effect. He is a
true student OF economic and socio-
logicol conditions and his great heart
goes out to help those who need It,
He says the farmers must organize
to secure what they want and are
entitled to-
Minot Independent: Bro. Falken-
stein agrees with many other pub
fishers that North Dakotas primary
election law is not perfect, but thinks
1t is better than the old convention
system, when men were herded lika
sheep. VIII the learned brother give
us the remedy for the present law
then? VIII he tell us how it can be
amended so that poor man will have
an equal chance to become elected to
the ONCE that a rich man has? We
believe that there are many excellent
features about the primary election,
but when 1t takes from $4,000 to $4,000
to make a campaign In Ward county
e %n In a%&
a state office in just a moderate way,
there is something wrong with the
present system.
Edmore Herald: At the present
time different papers in the state are
bending every energy to vilIify some
one or the other of our congressman
or senators from this state, who are
down at Washington and are making
every effort to do what they can for
our people. Some roast McCumber,
some Gronna at d some Hanna, and
one would judge from the venom
poured forth that we really have a lot
of criminals representing us down at
the National capital We believe that
this is all wrong. Our senators and
congressman are no doubt doing all
they can for the benefit Of our state
and in return they are getting nothing
but abuse from a few cheap news
papers. Would it not look much bet
ter If we spoke decently OF the men,
whom we have reposed confidence in
| to represent us at washington?
Hannah Moon: What Is the diff
| ference between a convention system
where a slate is fixed with those who
| shall run on a ticket and self-ap-
pointed and irresponsible convention
of the primary election law by weed
ing out all candidates who fail to
measure up to their standard? In
surgents are making the primary law
a mere farce. BY it any man who gets
the requisite number Of names on his
petition has a perfect right to have his
name appear on the primary ballot
without asking permission from Mar
shall of anyone else. The primary
law is to be literally construed. So
generously has It been construed that
IL is practically ignored. If Marshall
and Gronna and their following can
delude the people to the ext mt OF
making them believe that what is
4 NdTSildll CHOICE Is T6dl'N
the peoples choice then they hope to
elect the ticket they have chosen
However, the electors Of the state are
too farsighted to be deceived by such
cheap sham.
Cando Herald: The Forum certainly
gets it's share of knocks from the ex-
changes around through the state
Why a paper with the reputation
which The Forum has for being au.
thentic and reliable wants to mis-
represent itself by misrepresenting q
political situation even if it doesn't
agree with their way of thinking, is 9
puzzle to the numerous editorial
writer's throughout the state.
To our personal knowledge The For.
UNI is considered to be a first class
daily as far as state, national and
international news is concerned.
is well thought of, but the way they
publish some reports Of different po
litical situations is extremely laugh
able and we can see good naturet
Brewer reading his manuscript Ant
wondering whether the people of Chi
state will be foolish enough to pu
any stock in 1t. We always EMO!
reading The Forum, but surely Brer
Brewers fiction should be put in {
book form and placed on sale at thu
: leading book stores.