Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-23
MR. AELGEsoN ON THE ISSUES.

The Valley City l.nlcs-Recurd pub
fishes synopsis Of the speech recently
made by Hon. H. /. Helgesen, cand1-
date ior congress I'll the republican
ticket, and i'll the primary OF the msur-
gent wing OF the party. Mr.. Helgesen
like Mr. Deviue and MIR. Gronna and
Mr.. Taylor, believe III party loyalty
where possible and after tull and tar
expression Of the people under the PR
mary law this should be possible. Mr..
Helgesen is quoted as follows:
The hope Of the country is IN the
iulilmeut OF the pledges OF the republi-
can party by its leaders and for fifty
years. that party has been honestly en-
deavoring to better things in this coun-
trv. 1t has made mistakes, at times
it has been under corrupt influences but
it has been steadily advancing and no
good can come for change which will
place the democrats in power
Mr.. Helgesen and Mr.. Callahan, who
also spoke in Barnes county with MIR.
Helgesen, frankly admitted that the
fight OF the present campaign is for the
office OF governor. Both declared that
the reelection OF John Burke is the one
thing wanted by the democratic party
in aiding to build Up their organization
in the state.
One thing strongly emphasized by MIR.
Helyvsen was the fact that c. \. Johnson
has consistently refused to pledge himself
to garry vu. the demands Of the stalwart
bosses in tins and the campaign two
vcar> az. The speaker stated as fact,
that two years ago certain republican
bose: came to Johnson and asked him
to sign a written pledge by which he
could turn ever t. them the bestowal OF
ali patronage controlled by him. This,
the speaker said. Johnson absolutely re-
fused to d and he was defeated.
Ed;torialy the limes-Record COM
merits on the result Of the meeting as
ioilows:
In their addresses at the republican
rally Saturday evening tn two speakers
emphasized above ali other points, the
folly Of republican voter, aiding to
build up democrats machine in state
so Overwhelmingly republican.
Above all else. the republican party
stands for progress, and the truest ad-
vancemen, OF the nations welfare. The
election OF democrats governor is Civ
ing aid and comfort to the whole demo-
>:rat:c party, state and national, and c.
only retard the efforts OF such leaders as
Cumnins, Bristow, Clapp, Rever;dge and
others, who declare that the problems 81
the republican party, must BE solved
within thc\ party. and by united stand
against the common enemy.
&C. A. JShnson may not be the best
man the state could have picked for gov
ernor. But In all fairness to the man. is
it reasonabIelto suppose that his promise
his campaign pledges published in practi-
cally every Newspaper in the state, count
for notf1ing1 Ii they do. he is either
fool. or elsj the most consumnate rene
gade in the history of the state Johnson
has declart ID over and over again, during
s the prcse campaign that he is allied
with no ;(terests. has made no campaign
pronisejto the bosses and if elected
will taEe office free from entanglements
of az nature whatsoever. 1t is up to
the Voters of the state to give him a
chahce to make good That he has the
executive capacity for filling the office
is dot doubted by those who know his
recbrd as business man in his owr
home TOWN of Minot."