The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-01
Press Comment

Rugby. Optimist: We don't suppose it
Is absolutely necessary for us to mix in
this presidential Squabble to any great
extent. but the uneXampled egOtism of
Roosevelt makes us so sick that it is
absolutely necessary that we do some
thing to relieve the nausea. 1t 1t
were a question with us of choosing
between Roosevelt and Taft. we would
unhesitatingly take the latter. because
Whatever faults he may have, he is
head and shoulders above Roosevelt.
when 1T. comes to 4. comparison of man
ly, straightforward qualities. He is not
a turncoat or a hypoCrite. Roosevelt
comes up here in North Dakota and
hays the president for his activity in
behalf of reciprocity. but he did not
say anything about Taft having sub
mitted the measure to him and re-
guessing him to go over it carefully,
together with The Outlook editors. and
give him their opinion. and Mr.. Rooss-
welt replied by saying that he had done
as requested, and they were all might
~ pleased with the bill and hoped that
1t would pass and were glad you
thought of it," etc. Roosevelt claimed
then that 1t was just the thing for the
country-but as soon as he found out
the people were opposed to 1t he turn
ed tail like a scared rabbit and ran be-
fore the storm of public sentiment. A
few months & he was an implaCable
foe of socialism and all that was So
cial1stlc-while now he submits his pro-
greSsive platform to two prominent So
Cialist professors of the state of New
York before it is presented to the con-
vention at Chicago, and received their
approval of it. His platform is full of
sophtstrtes and v~ote-catChing promises
and phrases-beating the socialists at
their own game. AS a political boss he
has no peer, and wherever nominees for
state office are at variance with him
he orders new candidates put I'D at
once. and then has the brazen ~effront-
cry to call his campaign a religious
war. Pifhe!
Milton Globe: The indie
pendent has jumped astride the bull
moose and is now shouting Roosevelt
and Sweet. To support the colonel is
all right, but Flynn will find that Sweet
Will be decidedly sour by the time cleo
ton day rolls around. The Independent
takes a decided rap at both the republi-
can and democratic parties n tells of
ranks. Still, we believe, these parties
can not hold a candle to the new third
party movers in this state when 1t
comes to corrupt leadership I'M boss
ism.
Bismarck Tribune: One of the best
indications of the attitude of the people
of the capital city towar the bull
moose movement was that of last even
ing, whe the meeting scheduled to
take place fattened out like a pancake
and ev~aporated or rather failed to
matertaIl2e
Some time ago a list Of meetings
with dates was sent out from the bull
moose headquarters, advertising the
candidate for governor on tina ticket,
with Judge Allen, of Brownsville, Tex,
as speakers. Last night was the date
set for Bismarck, and Mr.. Sweet and
the Judge arrived in the afternoon. An
nouncement of the proposed coming.
event was made in last evenings Tri-
bune, but nothing materiaIized, and
this morning both left for Washburn
over the North 500.
Judging from reports from over the
state this is a fair sample of conditions
over the entire state. There is no sym
pathy In North Dakota for the dis
gruntled politician. The republicans
do not relish this u~surpation of title,
this sailing of a political ruge under
their colors. The party has it's ticket,
national and state, and the crowding
in of this belligerant faction in the
hopes OF victory under the guise of re-
publicanism does not meet with favor.
1t is a case of both feet in the manaer
and some chilly November morning this
unlimited guest, this CHIEF of the ant
Tered tribe, is doomed to find himself
standing at the empty rack with
winters SHOWS upon him.