The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-10-21
WHAT the PRESENT
STRUGGLE MEANS
SHALL THE REPUBLICAN, STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA BE TURN.
ED OVER TO THE DEM.
q: OCRACY?

In the last analysis what does the
political struggle that is going on in
the campaign now being waged in
North Dakota mean?
Briefly the answer is whether the
Republican state Of North Dakota
shall continue as such. or whether it
shall become democratic.
Republicans cannot shut their eyes
to the following plain facts:
John Burke is a democrat.
John Burke is the head, front and
beneficiary Of the democratic machine
In North Dakota.
John Burke is the official dispenser
of the Electromagnetic loaves and
fishes-in North Dakota.
John Burke is the standard bearer
of the democratic party in North Da-
kota and as such represents the basic
principles for which the democratic
party stands.
John Burke's political efforts in the
past have been, today are, and in the
coming months will be directed toward
the entrenchment Of the democratic
party in a position of advantage in
North Dakota.
John Burke believes with the DEM
ocratic party in a loose federation of
sovereign states and not in a strong
federal authority.
John Burke believes with the demo-
cratic party in a strict construction of
the federal constitution and not one
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light of progressive ideas and twen-
tieth century conditions.
John Burke believes with the demo-
cratic party in the principle Of free
trade and is opposed to the general
theory of a protective tariff.
John Burke believes with the demo-
cratic party in a cheap and unstable
currency.
John Burke is before the people of
this state as the nominee of the demo-
cratic party for governor.
John Burke has appointed whenever
possible a democrat to practically
every Office of emolument in North
Dakota.
john Burke has turned over to DEM
ocratic control practically every pub
lice institution in the state.
John Burke has sent two democrats
to the United States senate through
appointment and would again appoint
other democrats if the opportunity is
presented.
Today in the Republican state Of
North Dakota we have:
A democratic governor, u democratic
United States senator Il democratic
oil inspector and deputies, a democrat
ic state bank examiner with a corps
of democratic assistants, a democratic
game warden for each of the districts
of the state with a host of democratic
deputies, a democratic superintendent
of the state board of health, a demo-
cratic field officers for the board Of
prison experts, a democratic member
of the board Of state grain commits
%sioners, a democratic hotel inspector,
and a democratic majority on the
board of trustees of practically all the
public institutions Of the state.
These democrats form the machine,
with John Burke at its head, which is
working to elect this fall every demo-
cratic congressional, state, legislative
and county officer nominated in this
Republican state.
Two years hence this democratic
machine not only hopes and plans to
elect a democratic governor and local
officers for North Dakota, but a demo-
cratic president and vice president and
a democratic congress, and through
these instrumentalities to crystalize
into law the fundamental principles
of the democratic party.
These are the plain, unvarnished
facts.
Let every Republican in North Da-
kota ponder over them, and then IN
November Sth go to the polls and vote
to rid this state Of JOIN Burke as the
head of a political machine that is
using every effort, all of the official
patronage Of the state. and every
trick, vile and cunning known to po-
litical manipulation to establish a per-
manent democratic machine in this
state with a view to carrying the
presidential election Of 1912.