The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-08
North Dakota Political Gossip

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Williston Graphic: The Grand
Forks Herald published a schedule
Sunday morning which gave McCum-
ber's vote on the tariff, but as usual
with most OF the insurgent papers
throughout the state, failed to give
anything like a fair report. They claim
that the senator in his speech last fall
stated that he went to Washington to
get reductions all along the line and
free lumber, coal and oil.
Now we had the pleasure of hearing
the senator's speech and their report
Is not a fair one by any. means, The
senator said he went to get reductions
and TO work for free lumber. The Her
aid gives his vote just as the last vote
was given on the tariff, but does not
say anything of the senator's work IN
the committee or Of the reductions
which he did get in lumber, coal
barbed wire, etc. Now let us, for IN
stance, take their report of his vote
on the lumber. They list his vote with
that of Aldrich and say both voted
against free lumber In doing this
they tell only half the truth in an en-
deavor to knock the senator pollu-
cally. Mr.. McCumber did work for
free lumber, but being unable to get
free lumber, he got the next best thing
in the way of a reduction all the way
from 20 to so per cent. When he got
it lowered as much as he could he then
voted for the bill just the same as any
man would who was working for the
interests of his constituents instead of
playing to the galleries. The senator
was only one man out of eleven on
the committee. This committee was
made up of men from different Sec
tions Of the country. While free lum-
Der would have been benefit to this
section, it would have been just the
reverse in others, and the senators
from those sections were against free
lumber. In getting this reduction we
believe the senator did good work
Stin The Herald publishes the state
ment that McCumber voted against
free lumber and would like to have
you believe that he did not do any
ching toward getting reduction. And
whar is true of the lumber proposition
Is also true as regards wire, coal, glass
and farm implements. 1t was practi-
cally due to his untiring efforts that
a reduction of 25 per cent was secured
on all agricultural implements. And
yet the insurgent press would have
you get tee idea that he voted against
a reduction on these different articles
when the fact of the matter is he Sc
cured the reduction in number or
cases when majority of the commit
tee was at first opposed to him. Do
You call it a square deal IN endeavor-
ing to knock a man by these unfair
representations? II Is just such meth
DDS as these that are undermining any
good work that might be accomplished
by the insurgent movement
Bismarck Palladium: The CAM
paign of c.. A. Johnson of Minot for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor is growing apace, and II looks
at this writing as though the align
ment in November will be the same
as two years ago. Judging from the
frosty receptions being given to pro
gressive" orators all over the state,
that false cult seems 70 have about
run it's course. Time has exercised it's
healing and informing influences since
the contest of two years ago. The
INSTRUMENTATION and lies. peddled
broadcast at that time by interested
| office seekers have been amply proven
such by the course OF subsequent
events and, like all spasmodic move
ments based upon false principles, or
none at ALL the vicious and disloyal
propaganda is falling by the weight of
| it's own inherent falsity. Two years
ago Mr.. Johnson received the repub-
lican nomination for governor by an
overwhelming majority over his oppo-
nent, and by every principle Of honor
and justice had right to expect the
| united support OF his party at the
November election. The history of his
JuGas-lilSe betrayal at the polls is
| yet fresh in the minds of our voters,
and it is needless at this time to re-
cite the INSCRIPTIONS methods adopt
ed by both democrats and renegade
republicans to accomplish that result
| The outcome of that election consti-
! tuted a stultification of the republican
/ party, and particularly Of the primary
! election law, which had been previ-
ously so loudly heralded by its friends
as a panacea for all evils of boss rule
and the old caucus and convention
method Of selecting candidates. In
less than a month another primary
election will have. been held and an
other opportunity will have been given
the electorate of the republican party
to choose a candidate for governor
BY nominating Mr.. Johnson and Civ
ing him the united support Of the
party in November, the republicans Of
North Dakota viii be concentrating
a simple act of justice, by righting the
wrong of two years ago, SO far as Il
is possible to do SO. and incidentally
4 rehabiIitating in public esteem tht