The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-10
Press Comment


The time is passed when a man may
run for ONCE and be merely elected up
on a platform OF glittering genera1ities
backed by nothing greater than his
mere ipsi dixit that he stands for "re-
form" progressive Legislation, says The
Valley City Times Record. When a
candidate brings his name before the
defnite record upon which to stand,
unless he be a mere novice in the po-
litfcal service. Never was there a
time In the history of the state when
than at the present time. Those men
who are advertising OF what they
stand for and by heaping abuse upon
their opponents are almost certain to
In Hon. l. B. Hanna Of Fargo, can
dtdate for governor, the state of North
Dakota has a man who has made O
He Is no new, untried iedseling" in
the legislative arena. He has spent
fourteen OF the best years OF his life in
doing for his state what no other mar
within 1T could have done. His record
throughout this length OF time 10 an
open book for public perusa1, and there
is not one dishonorable line upon n
| age OF iE.
A bitter fight Of abusive ~personali-
ties has been waged against Mr..
ma since 1t became known that he
would be a candidate for governor, and
Of evidence has been brought forth
that would tend to reflect upon his
integrity OF purpose or brand his mo-
tive as anything bpt rigidly honest
During this spewing OF v~ituperation
by his personal enemies and their
hireIings no evidence has been given
the public which would give them rea-
son to believe that Mr.. Hanna had not
served them faithfully both as a mem
Der Of the North Daokta senate and
legislature n as a member OF con-
gress at Washington. y
The points sought to be made
against Mr.. Hanna by these men are
taken from various phases of his
career and are not complete but mere
ly taken in such a manner as to mis-
lead and mislnform without giving
q full record of h events.
Mr.. Hanna's entire record is clean,
manly, and q lasting tribute to the man
both as a business man n a legisla-
lator. In every act he has performed
In the public service; in every vote
he has cast upon a bill or that he has
investigated h matter n that his
gained regardless OF how the enemies
might misinterpret n seek to calum-
Mate. Mr.. Hanna is a business man,
and one who has made an unqualified
success although compelled to make
his own way from boyhood End start
ing with nothing but his honesty Of
purpose n a determination to win.
While many men have brought more
bills into the state legislature there
arc almost none who have put through
a larger percentage of the measures
they introduced than has Mr.. Hanna.
for introducing bills n then leaving
them before they were brought into
tha form Of laws, but he has spent his
Efforts to secure practical. legislation
Many OF the enemies OF Mr. Hanna
are crying loudly in regard to their
legislation n naming tho bills they
have introduced but their cry ends
b"r Of bills they succeeded in making
into laws which Is "iIe true test or The
statesman. OF the number Of meaE-
ures he introduced Mr.. Hanna s;tc:
ceeded in outstripping practically all
other Legislators in forcing a large
There are more than twenty import
ant measures brought TO successful
laws by Mr.. Hanna and among these
stands out prominently the primary
election law and the pure food meas
agricultural college said that the state
lost $4,000 annually in fax straw
Mr.. Hanna began action to investigate
the making of paper from the waste
material. This same effort on his part
has been shown everywhere, he neve,
has neglected an opportunity to work
for measures hat would increase tbs
wealth OF the state and especially thu
\ dEIlCuALuIdl
7 Mr.. Hanna has a splendid record and
, he stands absolutely upon 1t. He is ne
mans man but is an Independent, fear
less and honorable oticial In whom an
governor, the ONCE to which he as
, pires. A vote for him at the primary
election on June rs means a vote fol
the best man for the office. His ions
term OF service and the excellent worl
/, he has done should cause the voter Il
refuse to allow him to leave the pub
8 lie service even should he desire to d.
3 so.
Y Pembina Pioneer Express: Tw,
candidates are on the ballot for tn,
republican nomination., Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr.. Hanna. We do not know
much about Mr.. personall!
%quaintance, but we do know Mr.. Han
ma, and judged by all business criteri
4 ons he has the necessary qualthca
own business; he has made a splendiI
record In his work for North Dakota II
congress and there is not the slight
est doubt but that ne would NAL
good in every respect as governor.
5 thuswise: There are a choice 1collec
g ton of political spell-binders coursinJ
: up and down, in and about, through
and across the state shouting an,
4 ~ " -. 80 ~ y
o ernor. In stalwart circles they ar
Z holding up Buchanan as the boge
man, among insurgents they use Han
ma as substitute. All these dopester
r are good takers and invite you ont
the bandwagon unless you wish t
have that political ~juggernaut ru
over you and leave nothing but a mcis
; Now, why. all this sudden Juhnso
enthusiasm
The answer is easy. There is a 81
9 political machine, a powerful one too
that Is working tooth and toenail I
defeat both and either ann or Blu
chanan and give the nomination to {
Al. Johnson. Then at the final round
up. Helistrom would mop the cart
with dear old G. A. Johnson. All tn
I. game wardens and h hangprs-o
= have been put wise and the dope
to be fed to the unwRry until th
:. ~Jacksonian banner once again wave
over the s~tatehouse at Bismarck.
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