The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28
SIlblONY
UNBIA SEQ SSfS
g 4 JOHNSON. 4 MAN o. nlaH
MORAL CHARACTER, a GOOD
ctTlx9N AND WILL MAKE
= GOOD GOVERNOR,

- sfoeoSnt3o 6Al1os ana aalicious
!eAasgs IN . political canpaign . Oft.
- The means q disnifying Il into the
ssanblancs q truth. ,Yst tAsrs are
times whore It u necessary to deny
9est silence. too give the ssinblance
sf truth. One nswspapsr In the stste
which has boastsd that Il Was bought
"a Other campaigns, has CHARGED that
e. 4 Johnson. the Republican candi-
idass Tor sovsrnor. has not the hish
moral character requisite In the man
elevated to the chief magistrate of
Etns commonwealth. This charge has
Dsso repeated By inusndo By other
papers which sought to give q semb.
lance Of truth to . proven falsshood.
The voters are entitled to some
facts relative to HE public service ana
me private life In order that they may
Judge for Themselves whether M.
johnson II . man whose character
would bring reproaoh or honor to tho
nth once which he seeks. In the
Republican rally In this city wednes-
day night some light was thrown ON
ehs subject. J. N. Devine, who con-
Quoted the primary campaign for Mr..
buchanan and who could not, there-
fors. DO charged with personal favorit-
asna. but who has lived in Mr.. John
sons city for years, stated that in all
things which were for the betterment
|of tho city Of Minot and its people
NE. johnson was always found on the
side Of the right He had served the
city as mayor at q time when It took
the highest kind Of manly courage to
stand for the right and. while he did
not secure the ideal city. his work was
the foundation stone Of what has since
oeen accomplished. He worked for
the commission form Of government
I'm order to rid the city Of its chief
executive. who is now his greatest
malmger. He has served in the legis-
!1ature and no intimation has ever
been made that he did not ably fulnll
his duties without the sacrifice of a
single virtue. Mr.. Devine stated that
his home life was ideal and that this
was one Of the things for which his
ineighbors admired him.
I, Attorney Feetham Of this city. who
has been one Of the pillars. of the
Temperance cause, especially in the
early days. ana whose ideals of an
upright. manly character are such
that those who measure up to them
should be SUFFICIENT for the most
critical. stated in his speech at the
"wednesday night rally that Mr.. john
son was all that he could ask an a
clean. moral and upright man. He is
AN elder in the Presbyterian church,
and lives his religion quietly an I'M
ostentatiously.
/. In a conversation with the editor
ial writer Of the Times few weeks
ago. Rev. H. 8. Waller. who for some
time was pastor evangelist for the
Grand Forks Presbytery and who is
now filling the same position in the
Minot Presbytery, stated that he had
made some inquiries among people
at Minot who would know but who
would not be biased. az to MI. john
SONS private character and that he
was CONVINCED ne was q man above
reproach. One man told Rev. Waller
that he had gone through three cam.
Ipaigns with Mr.. johnson and had
never heard him utter a profane or
vulgar word and had never known
him to taste intoxicating liquors.
Such testimony ought to refute the
inuendoes and charges Of men who
admit their support was sold in the
market, and that is the only class
who have ever made them. The Times
10 not believer in the use of such,
matters in political campaign. It
lowers the dignity Of the high office
lof governor and sends out broadcast
the idea that the state has none but
such men. to offer. Neither are we
believers in resorting to such things
Jas the fact that the law partner of
the Democratic candidate is employ
ed to defend men in his own city
who are charged with violations of
the prohibition law. What the men
stand for and what they will stand for
|if elected is more important.-Grand
Forks Evening Times.