The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-02
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WHY 4 BUSINESS
GOVERNOR Is NEEDED,
TIE: covERxoRsH1p DECIDED.

But few votes will be changed eth
cr way in the gubernatorial contest
N this state between now and the
lime the voter records his judgment
ut the ballot box next Tuesday. Both
IN state and nation the campaign has
been the most remarkable within the
memory of the Oldest voters. With all
IN" prefervid and spectacular political
displays Of midsummer the people
nave in a large measure refused to
cnthuse. Presidential candidates have
,ttractcd only ordinary sized crowds
;tnd no hats have been broken nor
palms bruised in the demonstrations
accorded the leaders from the highest
20 the lowest. Newspapers have dis
russed issued soberly and without
what the darby preacher defined as
:'ouseness.
But the people have been thinking.
nevertheless, m with the cold facts
before them. we believe nearly every
.''oter knows his OWE mind at this time.
Many Of them are silent. and will
probably remain so after the election,
but the man who Is silent is prepar-
ed to asst his ballot now. He has
reached his decision and knows what
he intends to do.
In North Dakota where the only
contest on the state ticket is for the
governorship, the conditions outlined
ubove, largely prevail. Many demo-
Gratis will cast their ballots for L. B.
Hanna because they believe he is the
better qualified man for the position.
Men who think out a course Of action
In Tho rvH., -A1ANNa ~awn@~ ~ g. nat
lie or preach 1t from the housetops.
They decide calmly and act deliber-
ately.
It is to be regretted that the demo-
cratic state chairman. probably see
ing success slip from him. sought to
drag the campaign into the mire Of
personal v%illifcaton. The public
wants none Of that and so far as in
huencing votes one way or the other,
1t would not have convinced a single
one. while 1t would have disguised
many.
Mt. Hanna has made his campaign
on his appreciation Of the intelligence
of the voters. He has lived for nearly
a third of a century in the state; he
began life like all the other pioneers
at the bottom: he suffered all the pri-
vations Of the early and uncertain
years: he started with little capital
and by fair dealing and business in
tegrity was able to build up a COM
petence . Other men have done the
ann thing. and those men know that
the man who was dishonest or un.
scrupulous never achieved success,
because he could find no one to do
business with a second time.
In his public life, Mr.. Hanna has
never shirked responsibility for any
act. If he made mistakes he took
the responsibility. II he were sue
cessful he asked no laudation-it was
only fulfilling his duty. The petty at
tempts that have been made by men
to whom a public job 10 an essential
and who can only score It by the cleo
ton Of others. to charge Mr.. Hanna
with misconduct in public life. have
only made the accusers laughing
stocks Of the public. Mr.. Hanna IL
only mortal. but those who have
known him in everyday life for twen-
ty-five years are more conclusive as
character witnesses In his behalf than
a thousand charges based on fabri-
cations and promulgated by those
who can only retain a position at the
public trough through his defeat. The
people understand these things and
their Judgments will not be swayed