The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-14

to be gobbled up by the favored rich.
It would need no nimble minded pro-
phet to have predicted 80 or so years
ago this great financial flood-tide for
the fortunate few that would obtain at
this time, necessitating the formation
of trusts and combinations such as we
now have to work out and outlet-to
work up system that would, as an
investment, give returns on this COL
losal capital, the psychological time
had arrived, the seed matured and the
harvest ripe, the same trusts and mon
opolies would have been formed had
Solomon sat in the Presidents chair.
The Progressives have no quarrel
with Capital but they will devote their
every energy to enact laws that shall
make these mammoth fortunes serve
the masses as we'll as the few in the
future. s..
Wellington, Napoleon and Washing
ton, all loved and remembered as great
soldiers; Livingston and Stanley are
historical characters to be remembered
as men with nerves of steel and void
of fear for daring to trespass on a
continent cursed with desserts, jun
giles, cannibals and deadly fevers; Bis
marck, Gladstone and Blaine are re-
membered as great statesmen and dip,
lomats and our own Lincoln as the
great humanitarian. If these special
traits made each of these men immor-
tai in the memories of their country
men, it's not hard to predict what his
tory, written an hundred years hence,
when all malice, hatred and jealousy
shall have been forgotten-will say Of
our intrepid leader in whom is embod-
led not only one but every quality just
cited. &%
Did time permit would be glad to
cite many little side-lights in the ca
reer of this great man and would dear
ly love to give you the facts concern
ing the true side of each and every lie
circulated by his jealous political op-
ponents, but time not permitting I
must leave that to the historians Of
the future.
Will just add in closing that while
this man is as well qualified to give the
correct definition of every word in
the dictionary as anyone living, there
is one little word Of seven letters that
he seems to know not the meaning of,
and I say: With Mr.. Roosevelt, to
whom, the word failure is an unknown
quantity as it's leader, the Progressive
party has a very rosy outlook with
success in the near future certainty.
At s:15 the meeting at the Armory
opened. Speeches were made by State
Chairman Dorr Carroll, Mr.. More,
National Committeeman, of Fargo;
Mr.. Thorson, editor of the leading
Scandinavian paper of the state and
a great booster for the new party, and
several other speakers from out of
town, winding up with a very eloquent
and earnest plea to the farmers from
Mr.. Serumgard Of Devils Lake. AL
together the meeting was declared one
of the most successful political gath
erings held in this section of the state.
At the conclusion of the addresses.
the leaders of the party held a meet
ing and made arrangements to COM
plete the state ticket.
Mr.. Carroll offered his resignation
as state chairman and H. F. Turner of
Fargo was chosen to fill the vacancy.
Not discord was noticed in the meet
ing.
Mark M. Chatfield of this city,. a
prominent attorney, was chosen state
secretary.
The names Of the candidates SO far
announced are:
U. s. Senator-Siver Serumgard,
Devils Lake.
Governor-H. H. Aaker, Fargo.
Lieut.. Gov.-(Richland Co. Candi-
date).
Treasurer - L. B. Garnass, Shey-
enne.
Attorney General-Dorr Carroll, Mi
not.
Commissioner of Agriculture Karl
Klein, Washburn.
Railroad Commissioners-Myron P.
johnson, Donnybrook; o. L. Engen,
Fargo; J. P. Hyland, Bismarck.
Congress, End Dist.-M. o. Soule,
Rugby.
Congress, 3rd Dist-H. W. Blick-
feldt, Tagus.
BERGER DEFEATS LeSUEUR
FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.