The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-12

terests"
The Lisbon Free Press takes this view Of the
recent election:
I'VE regret Of course, that the issues
fought for in the late unplea santness other
wise termed the primary campaign, failed to
win, but we accept the result gracefully and
philosophicalIy and can assure our readers
that would fight just as hard If we had it
to do over again. In other words we are not
ashamed Of our company composed Of men
who will accept no dictation from any
source. We North Dakota bred to the
bone, with all the Dakotan's faults and we
hope his virtues, and having once made up
our mind that our course is right,
going ahead on that course, come what may.
esting times in North Dakota in the next
few years, and if we don't get assassinated,
there will be not inconsiderable number OF
honely truths told, and chances are a few
at least will bite beneath the skin.
The Hankinson News views the election out
come as follows:
1.-THE primary result does not end the fight
against the league in this state by any
means. 1t is evident that good share OF
the Steen vote will go to Doyle, the Demo-
cratic nominee in November-some predict
as high as 80 per cent. On the other hand,
practically all Of the Wilkinson vote on the
general election. Party lines Will be pretty
well wiped out in the fall campaign, and the
contest will be waged along the line Of league
and anti-league. The situation is unique
even in North Dakota, where we are accus-
toned to freak political situations RichIand
county, despite big claims by the league orr
ganizers, returned good majorties for every
candidate on the anti-league ticket"
The Edinburg Tribune has the following post
election comment:
1.-THE Townley ticket won out at the recent
primaries and North Dakota has no longer
Republican party A few Benedict Arnoldg
in the Republican party sold their party
body and breeches to the Townley gang and
the patriotic Republican who cannot sub
tn fIn E2nIu lys
Townley and his seditious lieutenants, must
support the Democratic nominees If they
want to keep up their self-respect and princi-
pies. Had the contest been between Re-
publicans for the Republican nomination for
the various state offices we would have
ccheerfully supported the winners. We did
that two years ago. But we absolutely re-
fuse to support him this time"
The Ryder News thinks the campaign was a
rather quiet affair, and says so as follows
ut will be refreshing to have the campaign
over. It has been rather calm affair. The
great mind Of the people Is thinking more
about the success Of the war Politics seems
dinky and insignificant. There is nothing
big or important now but the war. When
that is over If the Kaiser is debating to US
we will then find time to lapse back into
that small amusement and quarrel among
ourselves about who should be coroner or
county. judge, or whether the superintendent
Of schools should be farmer or not. Poll
tics has ruined more men than snuff. When
a man becomes inoculated with the political
bacteria, he looks UP his neighbor and sees
If he cannot pick quarrel with him; for
politics man will turn down his best friend,
the friendships Of years is easily cast aside
for politics. Politics is time killer men
who would ordinarily be working at some
thing useful spend their time in discussing
the political issues Of the day. Great ma
tional questions are settled on soap-boxes
and in the corner grocery Men who ordi-
narily would not do mean thing, will stoop
to anything in a campaign. The game Of the
politician is to make the common voter be-
lieve that the world Is going to the devil IL
they are not elected Each campaign finds
new and approved methods Of catching the
unsuspecting voter. It Is about time for
voters to understand that they are not going
to be saved from any catastrophe through
politics..