Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Communication

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lions.
Editor Packard of the Times having
delivered himself of Il broadside OF
questions. sullenly retreats into his
hole, pulls the noe IN alter MIN and
shuts up mis- print shop until after cleo.
ton. | am therefore constrained to
ask Tor space Tor a reply Mr.. Pack.
ard might have submitted his ques.
tons to me an printed my reply IN
his last issue. but it seems his idea
of chivalry and fair play is somewhat
warped.
Mr.. Packard has acquired q sudden
dislike for my literary style, although
he evinced great admiration for it at
the beginning of our little debate;
and even his old friend the cuttle-
fish, whose example he so faithfully
copies, now causes him great distress.
Eut imagine what must be the anguish
Of the unfortunate octopus when he
finds himself linked with Packard OF
the Times.
And | have been overwhelmed in
controversy-and again we hear it
that p.aintive whine-I have abused
him.
Mr.. Packard candidly informs us
that he labored hard to answer the
four questions | Dropounded to him. |
can well believe his statement. And
now having labored land and faith
fully again, the questions still remain
unanswered. Also that other highly
perate' question, viz;
VIII Mr.. Hughes derry that before
he dare his candidacy
for the State Senate, he solicited
and received the 0. X. of Alex
ander Mckenzie?
Does Packard or Hughes answer
this question or the others? Certain
iy not. What do you suppose the
agile Editor write two columns Of
buncombe for? The Ingenuity of the
gentlemen is beyond dispute.
And now i will go right down the
line.
Neither Glitschke. Carstens, Breen,
or any other candidate on the demo-
cratic ticket is affiliated with, owred,
controlled or in any way tied up to,
any boss, clique, machine or faction,
and If elected they will remain abso-
lutely free of any and all such alli-
ances.
ether Glitschka, Carstens, Green
or any other candidate on the demo
cratic ticket has entered or will enter
into any trade, agreement or under
standing with any boss. clique, ma
chine or faction.
Mr.. Packard did try to have the dem
Corats resign their candidates. and
get in behind his McGi!lis-
Hughes-Barnes bunch, but the sugges'
ton was rejected.
The democrats have steered clear CT
the republican factional squabble, and
will not be drawn into the mess de-
spite the heroic efforts of Editor Pack
ard. For the ''steenth' time we re
mind the gentleman that the problems
of the republican party in Burleigh
county are Of their own making. They
alone are responsible for them, and
they alone must solve them.
But, bless me! Dir. Packard has
discovered something. Way back in
1902 Eyrne vas a crony Of Mckenzie
cheek by jowl-is the literary phrase
according to Editor Packard and
worse yet, Byrne sat on the edge OF
P%atterson's bed and talked politics
Well, well, well. l am sorry to have
to spoil the brothers pipe dream
There is nothing to it--dear boy. Nc
not even the sitting on the bed in
| cident, to which that "unimpeachable'
witness has testified. But even If il
were true, l don't see that I would
have anything on Packard, for l i'm
derstand he actually sleeps with Dunt
McGillis.
Just contemplate the spectacle for
moment; the proper MI. Packard ours
ing Patterson and sleeping with Pat
terson's late chief OF staff, McGillis-
a comical case of the pot calling the
kettle black.
1t Is true however, that at the time
mentioned Ed. Patterson was temper
arily off the republican. reservation
so to speak; and at every opportunity
he was knitting the members Of the
other republican faction. A every op
portunity he was exerting himself tC
bring confusion on them, and in dol
ing SO, he undoubtedly helped the dem
ocrats-not that he loved the demo
Gratis more, but his old cronies less
The next election he was back again
fighting with his old crowd, as a mat
ter of course.
And history repeats itself. We are
now confronted with the same situa'
ton. Patterson is again Off the res
crvation for the time Icing, and prob
ably he is sticking his javelin into the
vitals Of his late associates and to
that extent helping the democrats, but
as to their being any alliance, any
trade, any understanding getWeen Pat
terson and the democrats that is
.hoonshine pure and simple, a cheap
campaign lie manufactured and work
ed to- the limit by the goodly MI. Pack
ard, aided and abetted by Dune
Hughes and the Others.
Next election Patterson will very
likely be back on the reservation
again fighting side by side with Editor
Packard Of the Times, and Dune may
be outside the corral and more than
likely Packard will be b%e-laboring
Evrne heca,,se, The democrats will not