Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-29
AS REPUBLICANS FOR WHOM
SHALL WE VOTE?

AS REPUBLICANS FOX WHOM
SHALL We VOTE?
It is the duty of all good citizens to
vote at the primary election to be
held throughout the state tomorrow.
AS republicans, for whom shall we
vote?
The Tribune asks this because this
paper believes in republican policies
and republican candidates. There are
two factions in the republican party
at the present tine-insurgents and
stalwarts. There is this difference
between the two factions: AS a rule
and essentially under the present is
sues, the insurgelt is against the
national administration - against
President Taft, whom Roosevelt chose
as the best possible type of American
and broad-miLded statesman to sue
coed himself as president, and the
records show that the insurgent is
consort of the democrat,-in critical
times when administration measures
have been up in congress, to redeem
the pledges of the republican party
and it's platform, the insurgents have
lined up as rule with our friend
'the enemy"
1t was once said of horse thieves
that all democrats were not horse
thieves, but all horse thieves were
democrats. 1t may be said of insur-
gents that all are not bad republicans,
but all bad republicans are insurgents.
There is much involved in the pri-
mary election, because the successful
candidate becomes the standard-bear-
er of the party at the November elec-
ton. This is a republican state, and
whoever is nominated at the prim:
airy ought to be able to command the
full party vote next fall. We should
be particular about our legislative
ticket and about all the other candi-
dates The voter will be wise If he
looks beyond the stereotyped phrases
of the circular letter that just now
burdens the mails.
What does the candidate stand for?
He will tell the voter in the circular
letter, but the wise elector will look
further. He will ascertain what his
record has been in the past. Has the
candidate been true to his trust in
public office when he has had the
opportunity? Has he been for law
enforcement, good government, and
the square deal, or has he been the
tool of some man or interest, ininical
to the interests of the taxpayer?
The Bismarck Tribune reaches 81
per cent Of the farmers of Burleigh
county. The farmer is the backbone
of this and every other agricultural
community. We believe our readers
will agree that the Tribune has been
a clean, enterprising paper, outspoken
in it's advocacy of decency and of law
enforcement. Thus the Tribune is not
liked by blind piggers and blind pig
protectors. That is one reason why
the county board did not choose the
Tribune as one Of the official news
papers of the county-because the
Tribune doesn't bow to the coterie
who constitute the county ring at the
court house.
The Tribune is not attempting to
this county. Our readers are i1telli-
gent citizens. They will be guided by
their own good judgment. That we
have decided views on political mat
tiers generally and radical views as to
the fitness of some of the candidates
may be gathered by all who have
read these columns during the cam
paign.
President Taft has said in no I'M
certain terms that Senator McCumbei
and Representative Hanna have aid
ed the administration and been true
to the administration measures II
congress, and he would be pleased tt
see these men endorsed and retained
in congress. The Tribune believes
the state will be honored If the re
publica1s will crafty the wishes 9