Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08
TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.


The World editorial of Feb. %:
The fact that Medill Mccormick,
owner of the Chicago Tribune,
withdrew his support from LaFol-
lette and is leaning toward Roose-
welt has been a sorry one for the
LaFollette followers and has kept
Mr.. Houser, the campaign manager,
guessing until through an error in
the Grand Forks Times, Houser
was able to see the light of day,
and took advantage of the error in
such a manner that people who
knew have been forced to gaze on
his utterances with reference to the
steel dust that he is circulating
from Ohio in much the same light
as they look on the pickup of a
typographical error.
The day that Houscr was to
speak in Grand Forks the Times
had an editorial about Mccormick
withdrawing his support of LaFol-
lette after he had furnished money
to conduct the Wisconsin mans
campaign. Instead of saying Nc
cormick of the Tribune, however,
the Times, through error, said Nc
Cormick of the Chicago Record
Herald, and now Houser is going
over the state denying the article
on the ground that the Chicago
Record-Herald never assisted the
LaFollette campaign or spent any
money in behalf Of the Wisconsin
senator.
Mr.. Houser is undoubtedly try.
ing to make the people of this
state believe that Roosevelt is be-
ing forced into the race by the cor
poration interests but after Hous-
er's tactics are exposed and it is
shown conclusively that he is out
with the lie like the rest, the Ohio
story of the Irishman who was
owned body and soul by the steel
trust and therefore must lend his
influence to Roosevelt is as ishy
as could be imagined.
The people of North Dakota re-.
spect their ballot too much to vote
for one, who, according to his own
campaign manager, has no chance
of nomination, and if LaFollette
had not after his own breakdown
waited eight days before Houser
got busy, why the people might
have still thought that he was in the
1912 race, but under the circum-
stances what would keep LaFol-
lette in the race without any show
of election unless it be to detract
from the strength of the one who
will carry the state, and help the
candidacy Of some one whom he
figures has better show than he
hasa
Following is the Times editorial 0
February 20:
The Times is in receipt of the TO,
owing communication:
I am a travelling salesman liv.
ing in Chicago and making North
Dakota points. I understand Wal
ter L. Houser during his visit to
the state in the interests of Sena-
tor LaFollette made the assertion
that Medill Mccormick had no in
terest in or control over a Chicago
newspaper. I personally know this
is incorrect. have been an ar
dent supporter of Senator LaFol-
lette from the start, but since hear
ing this, propose to show my dis
approval Of such methods by sup
porting Roosevelt, and I ask you
to publish this so that others may
do as am doing. I have asked all
friends in North Dakota to do the
same.
The Times could, if it chose to b
unfair, use the same tactics that NJ,
Houser did, and by leaving the CON
stand without common
create wrong impression to the detr
nent of Senator LaFollette' candid;
~. But the square deal is a heart re
+igion and not lip service with us.
pays to be honest in politics as well a
business, and so we desire to eorrec
The impression our correspondent ha
IF the incident.
Mr.. Houser's statement which hu
been construed into what is we
known as falsehood, was made in Il
ptrack on the Times. We referred
Al editorial to the fact that the will
drawal of the support of Mr.. Niece:
mick and his newspaper from Senate
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onel Roosevelt meant serious loss t
the senator in Illinois. In couplin
MIR. Mccormick and his newspaper til
Times mentioned the Chicago Recor,
Herald instead of the Chicago Trltrn
tn latter and not the former b.in
AIR. McCormick's papr. NJ. Hcrs:
t. tx advantage of the error aAl i'll d
T.. ny that Mr.. Mcro:n,.'H hal anv i,
t"ltst in the 2,rord Herald left IL
, lhlic imprss4,' ms b.. nal nc i"te
Isl in any Cnr*@, paper AZ, that ii
Times had manufactured tie stony :,
Of whole cloth.
The Times has no criticism of NJ
Fouser for using the opportunity
he cared to do so, and as the br.d
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