The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20
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political Advertising.)
Misrepresentation as a politica
weapon rarely falls to prove retro
/. active. There Is in the breast of al
true Americans an innate love 70
fair play which we call Justice, an;
to that feeling appeal is seldom mad,
in vain.
The species of campaign now betnl
/ waged against Honorable l.. B. Han
M furnishes case In point. The
character, the record, and the rer
sonality Of candidate are always elc
ments legitimately subject to criticism
and consideration, but truth and JUS.
tice should not be lost sight of even
in dealing with ones opponent. At
the present moment series of ar
ticles prepared by one Robert M.
Buck for the ultra progressive FAC.
ton in this state and printed in the
newspapers of this faction and rur
ortmg to be "the record Of Mr.. Han.
IA as member of the legislature and
congress, are disgustingly untrue
and unfair.
Half truths and whole lies abound
- almost every paragraph. An in.
stance in point: In recent article.
Mr.. Buck says, Remember that he
tHanna) was elected congressman on
his pledge to oppose Cannon's re.
election as speaker. The
very first official act he performed
was to vote for the unspeakable Joe
Cannon Of Illinois for speaker OF the
house, Now, . Mr.. Buck, whoever he
IS, knows as does everyone else, that
we have in this country party govern.
ment. 1t has been so from Thomas
Jefferson's time down. Every civil.
lied and up to date government on
earth today is run by party govern.
ment. Now at the beginning of every
congress, the party in power, wheth.
er IT he republican or democratic.
elects speaker and other officers Of
the house. This is done in a party
1t was done when Cannon.
the republican, was named: il was
done when the present democratic
speaker, Champ Clark, was elected.
n this caucus that named Cannon r,r
speaker, L. 3. Hanna voted AGAINST
cannon. Cannon, however, had the
majority in the caucus and was do
clared the nominee. Then when #
came to election on the floor of the
mouse, Mr.. Hanna, as we'll as every
other republican-insurgent, progreaL
'lve and regular, who took part in
me caucus, voted for the party nom.
nee as they were bound IN honor to
70: 4. J. Gronna, of whose progress
'rve Tenderness there can be no doubt,
voted for Cannon for speaker exactly
as did Mr.. Hanna: Now, do you not
zee the half truth and; whole LEA
miserable, insinuatine lie
n Bucks statement? ., 49,
And this untrue. statement ia sim.
'ly characteristic Of almost every
statement made by Buck. Ia TIL.
[onest? Is this fair?
No! The bushwhac king Aeht
made against Hanna in this camnaien
not only factious and captious hit
Wholly dishonest.
E coming to this state-then n ter
ltory-before he attained his major.
y, more than thirty years ago, L. b
lama has lived his life among us.
lis life is to all an open rookie ia
man Of plain, simple,
natfected, natural life. He is a man
'ho, as a member Of the legislature |
I the state senate, and of the na-
lonal congress, awlays gave hAgh |
roof Of his ability to hold public !
tatlon to the satisfaction Of the PEG. |
lie. He is man Of the very highest !
executive ability, whose years are
I'LL of the grave conduct Of affairs
md who will bring to the business
u the state. rs governor, the same
Ieenness. intellect and trained expe-
fence which he has successfully al
died to his own. Mr.. Hanna IA a
nan Of irreproachable character.
ommanding the universal confldencs
Il the community that knows him
md of that wider business world In
which he has been long familiar fig.
ire.
In the legislature, he was ever the
especial champion OF the AGRICULTURAL
interests Of the state, honestly, fear
essly and unselfishly making for bet.
er conditions. AZ governor. he |
you'd be the puppet for No faction.