The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-23

Edgeley Mail: w. c. Taylor, editor
of the Siamese twin papers, The La
| Moure County Chronicle and The VAL
| ley City Times Record, has O long ar
| ticle in both newspapers about
"Sharpe's candidacy" The things said
about Senator Sharpe were not due
from Mr.. Taylor, and demonstrates
that he is letting his zeal to father the
interests of certain ones run away
with his common sense and business
| judgment Anyone who knows the po-
litical history of LaMoure county,
knows that Mr.. Sharpe has always
treated Taylor in a courteous and gen.
| tlemanly manner, and the latter has
not raised himself in the esteem of the
people of LaMoure county by making
such an unwarranted attack upon one
of the county's most representative
citizens. Taylor seeks to make light
of the fact that Mr.. Sharpe ably rep
resented this county in the state sem
ate at Bismarck for period of years,
but he fails to show single instance
wherein Mr.. Sharpe misrepresented
his constituency, while acting in the
capacity of state senator, The fact of
the matter is: Taylor has wanted to
represent the people at Bismarck in
state Office for the past six years, but
has always been turned down. both as
a staiwart and an insurgent,t but he
finally did land a plum from demo-
cratic governor That the people had
confidence in Mr.. Sharpe. is shown by
the fact that they kept him in the
senate for several terms, and even
To 70 m hof hn
made good as state senator. 1t also
ridicules the idea of Mr.. Sharpe being
an aspirant for the office of lieutenant
governor, and intimates that he did
so only after consulting with certain
politicians at st. Paul Now, If Mr..
Sharpe had gone to Valley City and
consulted with the bunch that put up
the progressive ticket, no doubt every
thing would have been lovely, and he,
Sharpe, would have been the best fell
low on earth, and every voter would
have been urged to vote for him on ac-
count of the excellent record he made
as a legislator while in the state SEN
ate. If our memory serves us right,
it was only short time ago that Mr..
Taylor was lauding Sharpe to the
skies when he thought that Mr.. Sharpe
would be a candidate for governor,
and was not bit backward in tell
ing the people what good governor
he would make. But why this change
In sentiment? To those not acquaint-
ed with conditions in this county, it
is a sort of Chinese puzzle, but to
those who are on to the inside facts,
it is dead easy. At first Mr.. Taylor
intended to run as candidate for in
surance commissioner from Barnes
county, but found that he would not
be acceptable to the fellows up that
way on account of being newcomer,
so he decided to remain a resident of
LaMoure county until after the re-
suits of the primary election were
learned. With another candidate for.
state honors from LaMoure county,
Taylor saw his chances slipping away,
hence the attack on Senator Sharpe
after his announcement appeared in
the papers. AS we stated before Mr..
Sharpe had right to expect better
Treatment at the hands of Editor Tay-
Tor, and a great many of Taylor's in
innate friends look at the matter in
the same light.
Kenmare Journal: In all his exper-
fence of over a quarter of a century
in the newspaper profession the editor
Of this paper finds himself for the
first time in the midst of campaign
which is devoid of an issue. The two
great parties and the truant wings OF
the republican, stalk before the people
in this state with nothing to offer, no
excuse for existence and extending
A. n ,aIr Pc1rn
aims from the charitable voting pub
lie. This being the case the question
which arises in the mind of the aver
age voter is how he shall vote intel
ligently There being no issue it Is
then necessary to consider individuals,
and In so doing what do we find? In
some cases we find good men, while in
a great many we find the demagogue,
the political yassal, the individual who
places Office and political power above
principle. honorable dealing or justice.
From a common sense retrospect Of
the parties what do we find? We never
had a democratic IT.. $. senator who
amounted to hill Of beans Our dem
o-populi governor-peace be to his
soul--was In his dotage, and meant
well enough, but didn't know how.
The present executive, pitilessly dub
bed as Honest john who two years
ago won the confidence of the people,
allowed the canker of deceit and self
laudation to eat into his constitution,
thereby transforming him from the
ideal statesman to the harpy politi-
clan, q spectacle 9for curious and re-
Elective minds to ponder Ger and
wonder IT, Of him II will be said "he
slipped Of every (pcIiticall sinful sweet.