The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-08
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WIS AND M17ES


Mandan Pioneer: Commercial bod
les all over the state are taking an in
terest In the proposition to raise q
fund with which to carry on farmers
institutes, and there lie a general con-
domination OF the governors course In
vetoing the measure carrying an APP
preparation for this purpose. In a
meeting at Fargo a few days ago at
which Governor Burke was present,
a very animated scrap was on between
the governor and Prof Thomas Shaw,
the former resenting the coming in of
an outsider to make criticisms of his
course. Professor Shaw lie certainly
entitled to rank as an honorary citizen
OF the state, for no man has done, or
Is doing more to help the farmers of
North Dakota. Governor Burke has
little support to his contention that
the farm institute leaders should have
husbanded their resources and not
spent all their money In one year, for
the answer is that the whole state
suffering from a poor crop. the emer-
gency required the dissemination OF
Information that would insure crop
under the most adverse conditions.
And the care being taken in this
section this spring in cultivation of the
soil will be worth hundreds of thous-
ands to the state. The Fargo CONNER
cial club has taken the initiative and
has selected men of known probity
through the state to solicit funds for
the continuation of the institute work.
In Mandan, G. L. Zimmerman has
been named and while Mr.. Thinner
man has as vet formulated no plan
for securing funds. those interested
In the work viii be welcomed to call
on him and tender what they feel they
can afford to keep up the good work.
Bismarck Tribune: Judge John F.
Cowan has been vfndicated and clear
ed of the charges made against him by
the board Of managers OF. the house of
representatives and goes home this
afternoon, where tomorrow morning
Devils Lake will turn out EN- masse to
give him welcome that Will in some
measure make up for the trials and
fluctuations Of the past few weeks.
The impeachment case has done a
number OF things for the state and
for the people interested Some have
said that 1t was well worth the ex-
pense incurred In that it will instill
into the people OF the state and the
judges themselves a greater respect
for the office. 1t will, beyond all
doubt result in the passing Of some
litigation at the next session that will
be the first step toward getting the
methods now used to impeach off the
statute books of the state, and IL is
safe to venture that that proposition
will have the vote of every member
who has been on the trial. It has
pretty we'll demonstrated the fact that
there was no lineup as was claimed In
some quarters. The voting on the
different specifications clearly showed
that there was no combinations and no
The fact that there were only three
votes for conviction on the first gem
eral charge Of habituaI drunkenness
showed pretty clearly the impression
the evidence introduced had made on
the senate and was really the best in
dication of the kind Of stuff the charg-
es made against the judge was found
ed upon. Out Of all the ballots cast
there was only an average OF twelve
for conviction, approximately one
third of the number required.
It was pretty evident after the ar1
guments We're all in and the case
ready for voting that there was only
one Improbable offense charged and
that was habitual drunkenness and
If the people who have been claiming
lineup and fixed senate can get any
satisfaction out of that vote they are
surely welcome to IL. The ovations
that are being rendered Judge Cowan
at every stop of the train on which
he Is homeward bound this afternoon
are pretty good indications Of the
esteem in which the jurist is held
over the state.
The outburst Of applause and the
congratulations showered upon Judge
Cowan when the verdict was ANNOUNCE
ed, must have come as a great shock
to the judge as he had been working
under heavy pressure for the past
i've weeks, and. although he has been
confident that his innocence would be
proven it nevertheless it has been
terrible strain under which many
man would have gone down.
The Tribune has tried and thinks IT
has succeeded fairly well, to be en-
tirely fair in handling the news of
the case, we have given both sides
impartially and in fair light, have not
tried to color the items and have re-
ceived enough. unsolicited assurances
that our report was fair to make us
believe that we have come as near
doing the fair thing as possible for
human being to come.
Devils Lake World: Despite the
indignation meetings that have been
held in the Cowan case there appears
to have been a little time left in which
the people of the state have held
few real rallies condemning the ac-
ton of Governor Burke in vetoine the
appropriation for the continuance and
support of the farmers institutes.
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