The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24

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necessity unconstitutional and against
the peoples interest.
These self-styled leaders are now en-.
gagged in a patriotic appeal against dis
~franchising the republicans from vot-
ing the democratic ticket, the demo-
Gratis from voting the republican ticket,
the socialists, prohibitionists and inde-
pendents from voting any other ticket
at the primary election in June. Since
all but the republican and democratic
parties have already been disfranchised
In the June primary from the fact that
they did not have the necessary s
per cent of the total vote at the last
general election, they will have no can
didates or principles to vote for at the
coming primary election. Why should
they then be permitted to take part in
the nomination OF candidates who do
not represent their principles and for
whom they would not expect to vote
at the general election?
With the Independents, socialists and
prohibitionists, their nominations win
have to be made and go on the ballot
by petition. They are thereby not dis.
franchised nor prohibited from nomi-
mating their candidates and in this way
support their candidates and principles
the same as any democrat or republic
can.
This is about the gist of the in
surgent leaders logic:
"The legislature having the right to
pass a law restricting all churches
within the state to creeds, Methodist
and Baptist, it would not then have a
right to compel those who take r in
the affairs of these two churches to de-
clare by oath or otherwise that they
believe in the principles thereof. To
do this the insurgent leaders claim,
would disfranchise the Catholics, Pres
byterians, Lutherans, Jews and Nor
mons, these differing radically in their
principles and creeds with those laid
down by the Methodists and Baptists.
According to the insurgents argument,
it should make no difference what prime
ciples the members represented or their
belief, 1t would be unjust TO compel a
declaration OF creed as a qualification
in order to share in the management OF
the affairs of the churches they were
attempting to participate in
Do h insurgents expect for a min
ute, the republicans who believe In
party principles will stand FOR the Idea
OF democrats, socialists. independents,
etc, placing the badge Of re-publicanism
upon the candidates which they, the
republicans, are supposed to support at
polls In November when those assist
ing In the nomination OF candidates do.
not believe in the purposes and princi-
pies of the republican party, and when
at the November election these very
nominees are being opposed and vote0
against by their primary election al
lies? Hardly. The badge of republic
canism should be placed on ~insurgent
as well as stalwart candidates by a
majority OF the legal voters who be-
ieye in the principles OF the republic
can party. If candidates do not be-
lieve In these principles they are not
entitled to the votes of the party who
believe in party principles.
When inSurgent republicans are
nominated do they depend upon the
independents, socialists and democrats
to elect them to office? Hardly. The
democrats are fairly charitable in vot-
ing for republicans in the primary cleo.
tons only, but ~theysreform before the
general election. .
We quote the following alarming
sentiments from a recen article pub
lished in the chief progressive organ
in the state:
Progressive leaders over the state
are alarmed. They fear that the old
machine will be In control In June If
the Independents are barred from reg
istering" Gas republicans) "A meeting
probably will be called by Chairman
Tucker OF the progressive league of the
state when the Independents and pro-
gressives Ono matter what principles
they believe in) will be urged to regis.
ter as republicans
The author Of this quotation might
have consistently said they were to
urge voters, irrespective OF party, to
swear they are republicans.
In this reform party Of which we
have heard so much in their dire ex-
tremeties going u over the state to
court, encourage and advise men I'd
commit perjury and stultify their con-
science in order to secure factional adj
vantage for men in whose political
principles they do not believer The
sentiments expressed in the quotation
would indicate 1t.
Is this q fair example of the honesty
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