The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-23

constituting the greatest, court on
earth-who shall pick here to fill every
department of the governrnent-sec-
retaries of the treasury, Of war. the
navy, the interior and agriculture; Sec
rotary of state, See that great Office
to be flled-aR attorney general, then
see all the foreign appointments to
be made.
Now see what is before us; see what
Is not only proposed. but what has
been done.
North Dakota has q candidate, so
1t is said, for the office of president
OF the United States-Who is ne? Hon.
John Burke, the present governor.
How did this man come to be gov
ernor? There are protestants in poll
tics as well as in religion. A large
number Of conscientious republicans
protested against gang rule; against
being run and dictated to by political
bosses. They wanted political free
dom, and they placed freedom ahead
of party name; and to overthrow the
political boss, they voted for Hon. John
Burke, who had been nominated as a
democrat. The result was, MI. Burke
was elected by i%nsurgent republican
votes. As the representation of In
surgent repuhlicanism, The has made
good"-as q democratic club in the
hands of republican pratestants, he
has served a good purpose. He has
made the name of the republican
protestants feared and respected-in
fact he has made a good use Of 1t.
1t has made him the head of a po-
ltical training school: for just as
long as the "stand-patters'' are pig
headed and fools, just that long the
head of the training school will be In
demand and his institution will be well
attended.
The people, regardless of party, have
sworn eternal destruction of the
boss Don't make any difference
what his name is OF what party he
belongs to; the people say, he has got
to go, and he is going. That is my
politics and the policy Of the American
people today.
Yes, Mr.. Burke has made the name
of the republican protestant in North
Dakota, feared and respected. The
term protestant is better than that OF
L AAAG0A SNANg lOl Tile ICaSDh d DEOLGSL-
ant is one who has been in existence
many centuries, and he has a legiti-
mate place In politics or out. He ii
made Of good stuff n fighting fol
good principles. Therefore, he live:
and Is here protesting.
Now, what do we find? After serv.
ing as a club in the hands of those
fighting to down the boss" Mr.
Burke pushes himself forward or al.
lows himself to be pushed, and asks Il
be rewarded for his service, by being
nominated on the democratic ticket foI
the presidency OF the greatest OF al
nations. After putting himself on rec
ord in newspaper interviews that tn,
day Of political parties has passed
all merged into a grand whole of thu
common people, he now asks for
party nominations; and the reason h,
asks to be president of the Unitet
States is, that he has carried Nortl
Dakota, a strong republican state
three times as a democrat.
This it not the fact, he has carrie,
1T three times on republican quarrels
If the republican party was united, Nj
Burke would never have carried /
once-"a house divided against itself,
elected him. He has made a good gov
ernor and done well, and Is to b
respected and honored for filing tn
oflce with credit to the state and tn
people.
But the old saying, give a do
rope enough and he will hang himself,
seems to be true in the case Of Gov
ernor Burke. He either has very poo
judgment in reference to great matter
and great occasions, or very poor ad
visers. Mr.. Burke has lost an oppor
tunity that will not come to him Q
any other man In North Dakota in tn
next 100 years. I am truly and sin
cerely sorry. Had the governor take
me into his confidence and followe
my advice, he would now be in lin
for future promotion and greater de
velopment. I am a democrat, Away
have been, always expect to be: an
being a democrat, ] will speak an
. act for myself.
I don't allow anyone to assume [
/ speak for me, without / authorize thei
and delegate them the authority I
do so.
1t was not only bossism that woul
make one 0 fthe old bosses blush, hl
political forgery, for any number {
men, large or small. to violate til
spirit of the primary law by passin
a resolution and advertising to til
world that Mr.. Burke, is the choice