The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-11
COMMENT OF
THE STATE PRESS

Devils Lake World: The daily press
IS making n lot Of unnecessary fuss
over the Jack Johnson-Lucille Cameron
episode. In every large city there is
a class OF white women who have
fallen so low that they are willing to
bear the stigma of the term niger
negroes whose highest ambition Is to
have g. white wife or at least a white
mistress. II all or even part of the
rumors in circulation are true, Lucille
she ever met Jack Johnson. Neither
Cameron or Johnson is typical of the
race to which they belong. Rather,
both. are abnormals. The negro is a
big black brute, and the woman Is a
soft, white one, but none the less a
brute. We should consider them we'll
suited to each other, and to consider
the incident closed.
Walhalla Mo~untaineer: 1t takes over
six pages of the seven-column WiIliston
Herald to hold the Williams county tax
list. The same issue of the paper
claims that the farmers of that coun-
try marketed over 400 loads of wheat
there one day last week. Why. is it
thus?-evidently something wrong out
there.
Minot Democrat: The editor of this
paper has read the Bible off and on
for the past forty years and while we
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thority yet we have failed to read any
sensational sermons by n of the
apostles. Paul, whose writings and
sermons are probably quoted and read
more widely than those of others who
wrote the New Testament, was earnest,
sincere and convincing, but never sem
sattonal. His christian life was one
of going into the highways and byways
preaching against sin, mtngling with
the people with good will and charity,
never falling to heed the teachings OF
the Master and always with the belief
that faith and prayer would bring the
noticed that Paul didn't do all his
preaching to the wicked but directed
many OF his most powerful sermons
and exhortations to the conduct OF
those who professed Jesus Christ. =
Mandan News: One Of the needs OF
country life is a better social life. II
has been found that good roads are
When the road is good it is an easy
matter to hitch up and drive over tC
the neighbors, to church, to the picnic
to the entertainment at the school
house. The good road is also follow
ed by a better school and better homes,
The better class of people will want to
live there. The good roa also makes
1t possible to market the farm produce
more easily and cheaply, and at all
times of he year.
North Dakota Banker The North
Dakota Banker extends congratulations
to GoVernor-elect Hanna on the result
Of the recent election In our state
While 1t is true that the membership
of the association comprises voters OF
both great political parties, officers and
members of the association are prouC
of the fact that a banker and an ex-
president of the association has beer
elected governor Of this state. Gov.
ernor Hanna Is a successful and far.
seeing business man and will give the
state a thoroughly businesslike admin,
tstration. The kind of an administra.
ton needed and the kind that ha:
brought success to the governor and
to every enterprise with which he has
been connected during his long resi-,
dence in the state.
The administration of public affairs
by competent, honest and successful
business men Is the great need of ouI
country in the present day and gen.
Grafton. We complain of the manage
ment of public affairs and year after
year vote for and elect men who make
no claim to business ability or business
experience. Men who are theorists
eloquent takers, perhaps, but imprac.
teal. Members of the North .Dakota
association can do no create
service to the communities in which
they live than to assist in inaugural,
ing a campaign for the nomination anC
election of competent, honest and sue,
cessful business men to important pub,
lie Offices.