The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-13
JIMMIE CAMPBELL
SASSY" TO BURKE

Mandan, N. D., March Ia. r.
Campbell of this city did some talk
ing TO your correspondent on Governor
Burke and his administration. Mr..
Campbell is known in all parts as the
only democrat west of the river. Dur
ing the years past when II was hard
work to find democrats, Jim was the
one man who was always in the fight
for democratic principles and for the
democratic party, and always ready
and anxious TO battle for both. Mr.
Campbell says:
Yes, / see the governor has been
making more Thompson appointments,
and yet I fear that all his appointees
cannot be expected to resign before
the next election. You know 1t r.
really a shame the way Burke as
governor, has destroyed the democratic
organization in this state and thereby
injured the party almost beyond re-
covery.
THE democrats Of this state should
and must understand that IL they are
to have a democratic party i'm this
state they must eliminate Burke and
Burke methods.
when Burke was elected the first
time the democratic organization in
the state was about perfect. At that
time you could find democratic workers
everywhere; and they were all anxious
to work for the party, for they were
all hopeful Of the party's success. How
is IL now, and what is the situation?
After Burke had been governor for
four years the democrats and the dem
ocratic vote had diminished to such an
extent that at the last primary cleo
ton we were unable to find democrats
enough TO nominate ticket.
Burke never spoke for a democratic
nominee or for the democratic party;
the only one he said a word for was
John Burke. The eulogies ne delivered
on John Burke were good, but they
were not true. Had John Burke been
an honest official he would have said
from the housetops. I appointed Judge
Carmody and Judge Ellsworth TO
places on the supreme court of this
state, and they have made good i'm
every way, and hope they both may
be elected and returned to their places,
and / hope all my friends will work
and vote for them. Did he say II?
No, he was too selfish. He was afraid
he might lose a vote or two by 1t.
Did he appoint Hon. John J.. Cashel
United States senator after the demo-
Gratis Of the state had told him TO
do so? No, he appointed his friend
from Cando, and this after Mr.. Cash
els work and money had made him
| governor. Could any man be more Of
an migrate? John Burke knows no
party and knows no friends when he
thinks they stand in his pathway or
| in the way of the accomplishment OF
his selfish ends.
1T is absolutely true that Burke
never said a word for a democratic
nominee In his life. In fact, he coun-
seled with and supported nominees OF
| the republican party, and yet Burke
is an honorable man?
Now, are the democrats OF the state
going to submit to humiliation Of the
democratic party by Burke without
making an effort to shake him off? j
want to see the party back TO it's time
honored moorlngs-back to it's friends.
For Burke is one of the most danger
Gus enemies of our party.
Look at the record OF that fearless
and able statesman, Governor Harmon
of Ohio, and compare 1t with Burke's.
Governor Harmon was the only demo-
crat elected in Ohio I'm 1908, and after
he was governor two years, by his
craftsmanship and his Loyal work for
the party in whose principles he be-
lieved, he succeeded in electing the
entire democratic ticket carried the
legislature and sent democrat to the
United States senate. Harmon is a
democrat and a statesman. and Burke
Is neither.
IF Burke was less selfish and a
democratic official, he would now be
trying at least to make some arrange
ment to help the farmers out this way
with seed grain, instead OF spending
his time trying to tear down tine judi
ciary. or part OF il, and thereby bring
his own city and his own district into
disrepute and disrespect Every time
Burke claims to be democrat, Thomas
Jefferson turns over in his grave and
Andrew Jackson turns to the court
and says, My Lord, deliver US from