The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-03

believer in an unseen power. On Mar.
16, 1880, / signed a promise to give my
self rel to a power OF this kind, and /
am glad that / signed. III the spring
OF 1899, when I proposed calling the
first Grain Growers convention, I
knew what was back Of me-at least
] was SO sure OF 1t, that / was not
afraid to try 1t. James j. Hill told me
that I was a fool that he was sure
OF it--aud he wanted me to be sure
that I was one--and to convince me of
my hallucinatton, he said that I could
run his road three days." and as my
faith seemed very great, he suggested
that Fargo would be a good place to
test my understanding. At that time
Fargo was an anti-HiII town,-he had
an old ramshackle OF a depot there.
and his name was anything but popu-
lar in the place, and he was well aware
OF 1t. He suggested that I go to Fargo,
and ] went to Fargo, and one Of the
first men ] went to was Maj. A. W.
Edwards-then the head, soul and life
of The Forum. When I told the major
what I came for, he said, Upon the
receipt OF any such good news as that,
that If I was going to run Jim Hills
road three days to test the spirit OF
Fargo, that I could also own and run
The Forum" and the said, "That it
did not make a bit of difference what
| said or wanted, that it would all go
in."
Here was a man; he did not take
six weeks or a month to think it over
and express doubts-he said, Here is
the Office, run it." The people OF
Fargo n the state have the results.
I am satisfied, under circumstances.
it is right to inform the world that
The Forum is my Official paper, not
politically, but spiritually and enter
prisingly.
To be a success, man has got to be
a mixer" Some of my best personal
friends are republicans, I am under
deep obligations to The Grand
Forks Times. The work / am engaged
in goes very slowly. / can only move
as the way opens for me to move. I
amt force anything. In the fall OF
1907, | went to Grand Forks to dedi-
cate the Flag of the Earth; the first
N only flag common to all nations
advertising the dedication of a flag
common to all nations was ten thou
SNN ~AAASS AAAO4 POANA LID 1
Using a grain growers convention.
But Grand Forks was the right place
to go to-. The Duke of Connaught
not have been treated any bet
ter than I was on this occasion. The
name of The Grand Forks Times is
to be written in history, and
will be, for it's action on this occasion
alone.
Hon. j. d. Bacon is a prince when
1t comes to looking after a man with
a world emblem and these people
are all republicans can't turn
and abuse people, who have
done as much for me as best friends
possibly could. I am not a traitor to
democracy by writing to a republican
newspaper. The facts are, the demo-
Gratis have got to make great gains
to ever carry a straight election. They
got to convert thousands of re-
~publicans, and have them stay con-
verted. Now the question is, how are
we going to make democrats out of
republicans? / want to see a demo-
cratic party; a democratic organizes
ton-a party that will stay right by
a ticket, and all win out together. Wei
never had party victory from top to
bottom of the ticket.
One man, one favorite son, does
not make a party-every man nomin-
ated NUS be a favorite son and a
winner to make a party, and / think
my chances are just as good to con-
vert republicans to democracy, by
making suggestions in a republican
paper, as 1t would be to kick through
an opposition sheet.
Some democrats think that Hon. r.
B. Hanna is going to be a very easy
man to beat at the primaries, and at
the election. Don't you ever believe
1t. Personally, Mr.. Hanna has made
a first class member of congress-one
the best ever there, and personal
popularity on election day goes a good
ways. | do not agree with all his
votes In congress, but he Is not run
ming for congress now, he is running
for a state Office. He is a mar with
a good business record, and IL any
thinks it is going to be q
snap to sit on the fence and beat him
he had better get down and 20 70
work. l will do all / can to HELM con-
vert republicans to vote the full demo-
cratic ticket, and nothing but the
ticket. But Mr.. Hanna will he the
governor of North Dakota. mn
less the wires that are now laid get
crossed somewhere am Just telling
you'll don't want to come around after
election and ask the fellow defeated.
how 1t happened. Bud Reeve.
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