The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-01-10

Hampden Guardian: It now appear,
as though 1t is McCumber and Engerut
against Marshall and Gronna for tho
senatorial race. There will OF course
be others in the race, the main fight
will be between these gentlemen.
The first two named will be on stal.
wart ticket the latter two on the in.
surgent.
New Rockford Provost: The Pro
vost is receiving political announce,
ments from aspiring candidates on al
most every mail. Needless to say thai
in no case were they accompanied by
a little something in the way OF money
and so they were conhscated to the
to run newspaper.
/ Edgeley Mail: There is only .one OBJ
| lection we have to the rabid insur-
gent, and that is: that he cannot
no matter II he is more of a man. has
loftier ideals, is more conscientious, IL
as honest as the day is long and Is In
every way the peer of the said rabid
linsurgent. Honesty merits approval
whether the man be an insurgent OF
a stalwart.
Cooperstown Courier: Former SUI
preme Court Judge Edward Engerud Is
to be a candidate for United States
senator and rumor has it that he will
run as a stalwart candidate. The
Judge used to be an insurgent, saw
the error of his ways and has given
out that he can be just as good a man
in the regular republican party as he
could with the insurgents Funny how
persons change their views so quickly
and often. Messrs. Marshall and
Grona were formerly staiwarts, now
they are insurgents. This political
kaleidoscope In North Dakota Is enough
to make one dizzy.
| Courier Democrat: Senator w. z.
Purcell Of wahpeton will probably be
a candidate for the United States SEN
ate and for the long term. He is a
democrat of long standing, one OF the
| leading attorneys of the state, for
many years has taken part in the af-
fairs Of the state as member Of the
constitutional convention and for the
past four years a member of the state
senate. He is one of the most able
and logical speakers n the state and is
well equipped for the position to which
he aspires In addition to this he has
a pleasing personality, is popular
everywhere and widely known.
Hampton Guardian; We notice
several of the papers throughout the
state are carrying political announce
ments and this causes us to arise with
the question. Arise you suckers OF
are you working for nothing? The
Guardian received these announce
ments too, but we always understood
that announcements to be published
were to be accompanied by the coin
and as these gentlemen failed to make
the enclosure we were under the i'm
preston the announcements were fol
our private benefit. Our space is open
for announcements from all comers but
we are not in the game for ouI
health or for glory we have got
to see the right kind before we pub
lish them.
I Rugby Optimist: Some people seen
to think that just because he has
made fortune by his avaricious eX'
tortionate methods OF business, charg.
ing poor farmers and other people
who were compelled to do business
with him exorbitant rates of interes
and robbing them of every last penny
possible, that Tom Marshall should
represent these people in the senate
We may not be right but we wouldn'
be afraid to bet that man that viii
skin his neighbor and fellowmen righ
here at home will do II with grea
deal less compunction when he gett
way down to Washington. It's hare
to teach an old dog new tricks. Mar
shall has been practicing those little
12 per cent stunts ever since he haS
been in the state-and now he ii
worth half million. Did he earn i
honestly? Could ne earn that mucl
money honestly, in half a lifetime? M
of course, he could not Take M. N
Johnson, for instance. He had more
ability in a minute than Marshall evei
had in all his miserly life. Did he ac-
quire, a fortune? No. Why? Simply
because he did not want to take ad-
vantage of his nefghbors misfortunes
and by extortionate business methods
extract every available cent from the
pockets of the unfortunate.
Tom Marshall, it is noted, where he
is known at all. for his penurious
close fisted business methods. O1
course, he loosens up once in while
when it is necessary for him to buy 9
newspaper like The Valley City Times
Record-to holler for him and tel
what a great friend he is of the com
mon "peepul." Oh, Tom is a great
friend of the people. Hundreds Of
farmers throughout Dickey and ad-
joining counties car tell you what 6
great philanthropist and public spirited
man Tom Marshall is when 1t comes tC
helping the PEI pie.
We don't believe it is necessary
that man should have half million
dollars in order to properly represent
the people of this state in the United
States senate.
N. B. This article is not copyrighted
and any insurgent newspaper, so de.
string, is hereby authorized to repro.
duce in full.