The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-25

tenn that the best possible educational
! advantages may be available to the
boys and girls of the farm
u. We heartily endorse the candi-
dacy of S. ]. Doyle for governor of
this tate We invite the fullest in
vestigation Of his sound business and
political Judgment, and particularly OF
Ibis legislative record, where he work.
ed for and supported the terminal
elevator constitutional amendment.
for anti-pass legislation, for nom
partisan judiciary ballot, for, the pop
ular election Of United States sem
ators and other progressive lcgtsla-
ton.
We are in favor of clccting as mcm
bers of our supreme court only men
of the highest ability and integrity,
and we unqualifiedly endorse the cam
didacy of former Chief Justice Charles
]. Fisk, for Judge of the supreme
court. We heartily endorse Miss. Min
ME J. Nelson as an experienced and
progressive educator familiar with the
needs of our schools, and urge her
election as superintendent Of public
instruction. .%
10. We urge most strongly the
election at this critical period, Of can
didates to all the offices in this state
who arc not controlled by the Town
ley gang, and men who will exercise
their own Judgment and do their own
thinking, and not follow the dictates
of self-appointed political bosses.
IA. We commend the various news
papers in this state that have fear
lcssly taken a patriotic stand against
the autocraticg bosses of the Townley
machine in the political and CONNER
cial affairs of the state of North Da-
kota. We realize that in many in
stances this stand has been taken to
the detriment o. the individual bust
ness of the newspaper, and we believe
that all such newspapers are entitled
to the unqualified support of all the
citizens of this state who believe in
the free discussion of public ques-
tions, and who are opposed to the
lautOcratic rule Of few men. ~
In editorially espousing DOyle's can
|didacy, the Grand Forks Herald. life
long Republican in politics, says:
"The state of North Dakota is in
urgent need Of the adoption of, certain
war, measures, and it is, as a war
measure that, Hon. s. j. Doyle has
been endorsed for tho position Of gov
|ernor Of the. state by, representative
democrats and republicans, who met
at Minotr for the purpose Of agreeing
on some united action which should
meet,th needs of the state. ~tss.
"In the. past the citizens OF, North
dakota have aligned themselves on
the basis, of a wide variety Of pOliti-
cal differences. Today there can, be
no such alignment. Such alignments
las there is, must be on other issues.
The great issue before the. country Is
the war. and, tho first business of the
nation is to win the war. and to keep
at it until the war is won properly.
And it., is the business of the state of
North Dakota, with all Of its power
and through all Of its agencies. to aid
in that work We need state gov
ernment which is first and foremost
for the war and the winning of 1t from
the ground up, an administration
which is not only thoroughly loyal In
the person of its own members, but
which is free from the contamination
of association with people who are
either actively and positively disloyal
or whose alleged loyalty is qualified
with IFS and butts 49,
1.-TWO years ago, when the men on
what is known as the Nonpartisan
league ticket were nominated as the
Republican candidates for state posi-
tions. The Herald which prior to that
time had pointed out the dangerous
paths on. which the leaders Of that
Organization were conducting their
followers, withdrew it's opposition
after the primary, accepting the de-
cision of the majority of those who
voted as members of the republican
party, and assuming that the men
chosen would perform the duties of
their office as independent men. and
would bring to their Offices both re-
gard for the economic welfare of the
state and regard for its laws.
''In this both The Herald and thou
sands of other citizens of the state
were disappointed. Immediately upon
being indicted into office that portion
of the legislature which was dom
mated by the league management. and
the state officials who had been elect
ed on the league ticket from the gov
ernor down, proceeded to show their
contempt for the constitution which
they had sworn to support by attempt
ing to foist upon the state a new con-
stitution which they sought to have
adopted in defiance of the plain let
ter and the unquestionable spirit Of
the constitution ITSELF If House Bill
A had contained all the wisdom ever
included in a human document, and
if the provisions: which it sought to
make had been the most beneficial that
could be imagined, its adoption would
have been fiat violation of the funda-
mental law of the state. Yet the gov
crnOr of the state. and his fellow
partisans in state Offices and in the
Legislature, under the sinister domino
ton of shyster and adventurer. sup
ported, defended and advocated that
bill. e.,
"These men. disregarding the law Of
the state, showed equal disregard for
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