The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-14
n. D. POLITICAL GOSSIP

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Devils Lake Journal: Perhaps. after
| all The Milton Globe is correct when
| it insists that the insurgents of North
Dakota are not at war with the repub-
| Iican party.
we supposed the term insurgent ap
/ piled to that large class of honest re-
publican voters in this state who are
actually at war with the republican
party. There are such republicans.
They are not in accord with their par
ty on the tariff, the central bank idea,
the proposed ship subsidy bill or any
of the dominant issues. They abhOr
bossism, detest extravaganza and dis
honesty in the administration of gov
ernmental affairs and have no sympa-
thy with the -AIdrich- Cannon re-
gime. They have lost all hope of ever
accomplishing any reform through an
organization that is SO thoroughly inn
pregnated with paternalism, favoritism
and graft. They have openly asserted
their warfare against the republican
party by electing a democratic COVER
nor 1t is to these voters that The
Journal applied the term insurgents.
We can see that we make mistake.
They should be called progressives
instead of insurgents.
The insurgent, it seems, belongs to
an entirely different and distinct class.
He is naturally a politician and artifl-
cially smooth man. His one ambition
is to promote himself politically. His
sole idol is self. He has his heart set
the YNrnsiInnnxr Of 10 1N,rA 4s.
willing to sacrifice himself on the all
tar of his country in any possible way
and will accept a regular republican
nomination for any office from u. s.
senator down to justice of the peace,
as stepping stone to the desired goal
He Is seldom an insurgent until he has
been defeated in convention, turned
down at the polls or met with some
serious political reverses. When he
finds his way blocked to further polit-
ical preferment in the regular republi-
can camp, he begins to insurge. His
insurging is as The Globe intimates.
merely pretense. He remains true to
the regular organization, for the rea-
son that 1t promises greater reward
ana geater opportunities for alvance-
nent when he shall have succeeded
n establishing himself in it's good
gracess He hobs up in some particu-
ar locality where republican disaf-
lection is seemingly greatest and goes
o work systematically and scientific
ally to prevent the dissatisfied repub-
leans from going over entirely to the
democratic party. His first step is to
rain their confidence. He is an expert
confidence man. He denounces the
wills that have been promoted and fos-
cred by republican legislation with as
much vehemence as If he were demo-
rat.
He advocates democratic doctrines
nd promises democratic reforms. He
will kick Cannon out of the speakers
hair when he gets to congress and |
brow Aldrich in the lake when elected !
o the senate. OF course all the re-
orms which he proposed are depend |
mt on his election and the success of /
he republican ticket. He assures |
hem that no reforms are possible ex-
ept through the republican party /
hey must vote the party ticket, stay |
nth the party and accomplish the
eeded reforms by first reforming the
epublican party. 1t is the same old
tory. We rave heard it SO often that
re almost know it by heart" If the
nsurgent succeeds IN holding the re-
ublican voters In line and winning
party victory it is a big stride in re-
establishing himself in the regular or
and rega.ning his lost pres
ge.
We believe we have a proper lineup
70 the insurgents now and will be
BILE to classify them properly in the
lture. Thanks to The Milton Globe
Or its plain pointer and sincere
to the progressives whose
and honesty place them
] an entirely different class.