The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-30
Press Comment

Valley City Times-Record: The
time is passed when a man may rur
for Office and be merely elected upoI
a platform of glittering ~generalities
backed by nothing greater than his
mere ipsi dixit that he stands for re.
form" progressive legislation. Wher
a candidate brings his name before the
voters OF the state he must have g
definite record upon which to stand
unless he be a mere novice in the po-
litical service. Never was there a time
in the history of the state when rec
ords were more carefully searched
than at the present time. Those men
who advertising what they stand for
and by heaping abuse upon their OPP
ponents, are almost certain to fall by
the way.
In Hon. L. b. Hanna OF Fargo, cam
didate for governor, the state of North
Dakota has a mar who has made q
splendid record in the public service,
He is no new, untried Hedging" in
the legislative arena. He has spent
fourteen Of the best years Of his life
in doing for his state what no other
mar within 1t could have done. His
record throughout this length OF time
is an open book for public perusal, and
there is not one dishonorable line upon
any page of it.
A bitter fight of abusive PERSONAL
ties has been waged against Mr.. Han
ma since 1t became known that he
would be a candidate for governor,
and throughout that fight moi one
-scintilla OF evidence has been brought
forth that would tend to reflect up-
on his integrity Of purpose or brand
his motives as anything but rigidly
honest.
During this spewing Of vituperation
by his personal enemies and their
hirelings no evidence has been given
the public which would give them
reason to believe that MI. Hanna had
not served them faithfully both as a
member Of the North Dakota senate
and legislature and as a member OF
congress at Washington.
The points sought to be made
against Mr.. Hanna by these men are
taken from various phases of his ca
reer and are not complete but merely
taken in such a manner as to mislead
and misinform without giving a full
record of the events.
Mr.. Hanna's entire record is clean
manly and a lasting tribute to the
man, both as a business mar and q
legislator. In every C he has per-
formed in the public service; in every
vote he has cast upon q bill or thai
he has. investigated the matter and
that his decision has rested upon in
formation gained regardless OF how
his enemies might misrepresent and
seek to calumniate. MI. Hanna is q
business man, and one who has made
an unqualified success although COM
PEELED to make his own way from boy,
hood and starting with nothing but
his honesty Of purpose and q deter.
mination to win.
While many men have brought more
bills into the state Legislature there
are almost mono who have put through
a larger percentage Of the measure.
they introduced than has Mr.. Hanna
He has sought to make q recort
for introducing bills and then leaving
them before they were brought intt
the form of laws, but he has spen
his efforts to secure practical legisla,
ton for the public good.
Many of the enemies OF Mr.. Ham;
are crying loudly in regard to thei
legislation and naming the bills the.
have introduced, but their cry end
there. They neglect to state the mum
Der of bills they succeeded in makinl
into laws which is the true test of tn,
statesman. OF the number Of meas
ures he introduced Mr.. Hanna succeed
ed in outstripping practically all othe
legislators in forcing a large percent
age of them.
There were more than twenty i'm
portant measures brought to success
full laws by Mr.. Hanna and anon
these stands out prominently the pri
mary election law and the pure foo
measures. When Professor Bolley Q
the agricultural college said that tn
state lost 5000 0 {, 900 annually in fla
straw Mr.. Hanna began action to in
vestigate the making of paper fror
the waste material. This same efTor
on his part has been shown every
where, he never has neglected an op
~portunity to work for measures tina
would increase the wealth Of tn
state and especially the Agriculture
wealth.
Mr. Hanna has a splendid recor
and he stands absolutely upon 1t. III
is no mans man, but is an ~independ
ent, fearless and honest official i
whom the people may place absolut
trust as governor. the Office TO whic
he aspires. Al vote for him at til
primary election on june 26 means
vote for the best man for the Office
His long term Of service and the Elk
ceilent work he has done should caus
the voter to refuse I'd allow him t
leave the public service even Shout
he desire to do so.
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Bismarck Tribune. THE insurgent
no doubt saw the necessity of calIin
an elimination banquet at Bisrnarc
early In the primary campaign. NC
only are their forces dangerously al
| Yided over conversational candidate