Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-05
This Be Treason

-~Hl ms BE treason %'%
Two. weeks ago the Lansford Journal, Of waic
vail E. Holbein, secretay of the North Dakot
'ress Association, is editor. published an editoria
tiled 'The Governorship' which seems to have COZ
aimed sufficient hard truth to jar the senses o
Bloom, of the Devils Lake Journal, and t
ause other demo.mugwumps to worry.
This editorial is published in part, together wit,
ther comments which make interesting reading:
There is one aspect of the situation that
must not be overlooked by. the most partial par.
tisan, and that is the fact that the people. of
North Dakota are in the habit of rewarding
their faithful public. servants and where they
have given good satisfaction one term of their
Office they are invariably returned for the Sec
ond term. This will tend to assist Mr.. Hanna,
for without a doubt he has done a great deal to
get the affairs of the state on a business basis,
and this is the very first year of his incumbency.
We believe. that he 1las- his eyes on the tinted
States senate, and if this is the case it is sure
that during the rest of his tenure of Office,
whether It -YDe Tthe-year, or three years, will do
all in his power to merit the confidence Of the.
people SO, that lie may have his hopes relative
to the senate, realized. Is" T. ..
This paper does not believe that Governor
Hanna should be asked to step down and out,
for the further reason that he has been fair to
all factions, and. there does not seem to be any
great clamor for a Dukes Mixture republican
ticket this year, with the very possible result
that q democrat will secure the governorship as
was the case. during the Burke regime, We! know
that democrats of the stripe of John Bloom of
Devils Lake, are doing all in their power to
keep UP the useless strife in the republican
ranks; for no other reason than to elect a demo.
cratic governor, and it is about time the repub.
leans got some horse sense, and stick to, their
own brethren" = h 4
Commenting on this the Fargo Forum, said:
The big question that the people want answer
ed now. is not to what party or what faction
does he belong. What they ask it: What kind Of
q man is he? Is he efficient, capable and honest?
e. Not q word can be said against the honesty
or the efficiency of l.. B. Hanna. He has proved
q capable. governor and has given the state what
It wanted and what 1t desires to have continued,
q clean, business administration If he decides
to run again he deserves to be, and will be,
reelected" ~ ,t,.a H..
The Willow City Eagle omments tAusly: sE
The Lansford Journal, while it processes to
be progressive republican in politics, cannot
see the necessity of turning down Gov. l.. Il. &
Hanna for U.AL. Eurdick, the man who has been
Toped and branded by the bosses of the pro.
gressiye. party. If The Journal expects to be
classed as a progressive repuolican"-as the
term is understood, by the dictators who have
endorsed Mr.. Burdick, then 1t will soon be made
to understand the necessity. But if on the other
hand {fEicH jo1apoulnnk .-l I.-l.- u A, 81 80
and his ability, ignoring the likes and disllkes
OF the f%actional leaders, it will stick to Hanna
ana be dubbed a stalwart by progressive (?)
republicans, together with a lot of other news.
papers that refuse, to be gang.bossed."
1t happened that Editor Holbein was loaded fol
he occasion and last week printed the following
the heading, IF This Be Treason Make the
Of, 1it.': <y-
10 I'm order that the record may. be kept
straight, we will state our position on the above.
Since the time we have been able to think
politically we have noticed that internal scraps
IN any political party are sure to result In the
,Anal dismemberment of that party, and the
other party usually does all in its power TO keep
up the strife in the inards of its rival, thereby
profting by it. ~
oAnSS .oOAH III AVdV6 u &.
over the political horizon. men of the stripe OF
Bloom Of Devils Lake and Bismarck, Macarthur
or Bottineau and Fargo, Stenvick of Minot and
other portions Of the universe, and many other
more or less large luminaries in the democratic
ranks, have not only fomented trouble in the
republican party, but they have pro6ted person.
ally by the trouble caused.
We have come to the definite conclusion that
'Elth'ee Journal will no longer play into the hands
Of Bloom. Macarthur, ct al, but whatever influence
y may have: will be devoted to r~e:unitins the
republican party in the state.
Among those who are seeking a second term
% tho state ticket are ~stalwarts and progress.
sives. They have made good, and are entitled
to reelection, regardless of: faction. AS outlined
n these columns two weeks ago, Governor
Hlans Is entitled to q reelection. We gave