Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-05
The importance of the Position

1t is rarely, indeed, that the announcement of a
candidacy for state office meets with such %hattering
and encouraging approval as has been accorded to the
brief notice that is now appearing in the leading state
papers stating that X. r.. Flint is an aspirant for the
office of commissioner of agriculture and labor.
When it became known that the present incum-
Bent, Commissioner w.. c. Gilbreath, had decided that
he would not again be a candidate, interest at once
centered upon this one of the most important depart
ments Of state government, and political circles were
busy with conjectures as to probable candidates, and
the relative merits of those who had already announc.
ed their candidacy were freely discussed. Il was not,
however, until the name OF Mr.. FliitSWas definitely
given TO the public that the tension was relieved
as 1t were---and the fact recognized that: in his thor
ough qualification for the Office to which he Is aspir.
ing, the logical candidate had at last appeared.
Those who are familiar with the varied duties
which the commissioner of agriculture is called upon
to perform, and have watched the work of the de-
partment for the past nine years under the expert
enced and aggressive management of Commissioner
Gilbreath, are well aware that the nature of the work
is such that 1t would be folly to entrust its perform
ance to inexperienced hands, and, while this paper
does; not in any way desire to criticize the honorable
ambition of those who are also candidates, it feels
that 1t would not be doing its duty, did it not urge
the people Of North Dakota to seize the opportunity
now offered them of a man who has not only been
the active field agent in building up our splendid
dairy industry, but has also been a tireless and indie.
~fatigable worker in the promotion Of Immigration to
the state and who, by reason Of thes experience ac..
quired in these fields of activity, is thoroughly famil.
lar with the minutest detail of the work. that will
be imposed upon him should he be the peoples choice.
There is probably, no man in tho state who is per-
sonally nowa"to more of our farming population
than Mr.. Flint-or Bob Flint, as he is more famil-
iarly spoken of by his legion of friends. Wherever
dairying Is a subject Of interest--and this means
practically every part Of the state-there surely has
he been personally, counseling, advising and assist
ing the farmers in so conducting this branch of hus-
bandry that they may secure the best returns from
their investment. Night or day, summer or winter,
no time or season has found him away from his post.
competent and ready to perform The duties entrusted
to him, and he has come to be looked upon the guide
and mentor of the dairy industry of North Dakota.
AS commissioner of agriculture he would still re-
tain active authority; and personal supervision over
the dairy department., while Interstate would have
the benefit in a larger field, of those admirable quail.
~ifcations which A,ave won him such splendid success
in his present position
From every quarter in North Dakota and from
many places outside the states boundaries have come
assurances of good will for Mr.. Fllnt's aspirations
and kindly mention in the press. His perfect fitness
for the Office has been conceded without question,
and the Tribune is but joining in a general chorus o;
approval when it ~bespeaks for him the support and
votes of its readers. $500
What greater chivalry could those Greek soldiers
have shown after killing the Turks than by marrying