The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-03
Press Comment

Edinburg Tribune: Faithful service
is always worthy OF reward. Whether
that service be private or public mat
ters not, an obligation rests with
those served, an obligation other than
a monetary compensation, namely, a
grateful acknowledgment.
There is, however, a wide distinction
between the two The private servant
Is to but one master, while
the public ervant is amenable to his
constituents.
What can be a more difficult posi-
ton to fill than that of public trust,
where political enemies Turk in waiting
for an opportunity to thrust; where
public and private life are both sub
jected to the closest scrutiny.
Some men stand the test n L. B.
n is n of them. He may be re-
garded by some as being too conserv-
atiVe to meet their fancied needs, but
Mr.. Hanna's conservatism is the result
OF statesmanlike study supported by
clear conscience that he Is doing the
right thing at the right time, and he
has done it. He has satisfied the peo-
pie, and demonstrated to them in a
most practical manner the need of
honest and efficient representation in
congress.
He has served the state faithfully in
congress. Let us reward him by elect
ing him governor of North Dakota.
Valley City Times-Record: It is to
IAlO VI tue republican Dress Oh
the state that fully 80 per cent of the
daily and weekly propose
to support the ticket nominated at the
June primaries, from governor down.
server of Grand Forks, The Bismarck
Times and others, which supported
James Buchanan in the primaries, have
announced their intention of support
ing for governor the republican nomi-
nee, l.. B. Hanna.
In the past there has been too much
tendency on the part of certain re-
publican newspapers to break away
from the ticket because they person
ally were not satisfied with the results
OF the primaries. This has been done
under the guise of supporting some
other candidate-usually a democrat
because he was more progressive"
than the republican nominee. In Civ
ing support under these circumstances
the very elements OF decency have. been
disregarded, and BLACKBOARD abuse has
oeen heaped upon those republicans who
failed to meet the approval Of the self
appointed judges.
In this campaign the entire spirit of
the press has been changed. A r~ealiza-
ton has come that 1T was not for moth
ing the progressive republican 1egislI-
ture Of North Dakota enacted a prf-
mary law, which would enable the
people of the state to give full n
free expression to their wishes at the
polls. They realize thai 1t is worse
than folly to oppose the expression of
so progressive a law, and as a result
the republican party goes into the
campaign this fall with united strength
such as 1t has not had for years. From
governor to constable it will sweep the
state, n the voters and taxpayers
may well look forward to four years
of the most efficient n progressive
legislation in the history OF any COM
monwealth in the northwest.
Mandan Republican: Those who IN.
posed Hon. L.. B. Hanna in the primary
campaign are Loyalty supporting him
now. Many Of them have stated to the
editor of this paper that they now be-
lieve Mr.. Hanna's nomination was fol-
the best interest of the republican par.
tY and true progressiYeiann.