The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-28
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted TO The Task OF Keep
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Lisbon Free Press comments on the Doyle
campaign as follows:
The political campaign in North Dakota
IS rapidly developing. United States Mar
shall s. J. Doyle. who is TIE Democratic
nominee for governor and has the support
!eague program. is making an aggressive
campaign, invading each county and speak
Ing from four to SIX times daily.
Mr.. Doyle Is a scrappy Celt. He fights
hard and in the open. One of his first acts
was to challenge Governor Frazier for a
series Of joint discussions that the executive
might have an opportunity to defend his ad-
mlnistration. Those behind the governor,
evidently realizing his limitations, have re-
FUSED to permit him to accept the chal-
The cowardice or disincIination of Cover
nor Frazier to defend his official acts is re.
making votes for Doyle.
The Valley City Times-Record sends this 10
the address Of the local Socialist daily:
Somebody should present the editor of
The Courier News with a hammer There
Is not an issue of that paper printed and
published but what IL knocks somebody that
does rot have the same viewpoint as the
editor. There is not man in public life
opposed to the Socialist program that does
not come in for roast. The latest victim
Is Secretary Hardy, of the Commercial club,
who is to he Fargo's postmaster. Mr.. Hardy
viii have q host Of friends left long after
the king Of knockers has passed to that
The Grand Forks Herald discusses the removal
Of the debt limit as follows:
The Socialist press advocates the removal
OF the debt limit from the state. To the OBJ
lection that this may be dangerous ex-
pertinent the answer is made that to make it
possible for the legislature to enact laws
which will involve vast and unwise expendi-
ture Is not to make 1t certain that this will
be done, because the legislature itself may
be trusted to enact no laws which are not
Tor the public good, and further that If un-
wise laws are enacted by the legislature they
may be vetoed by the people under the
referendum.
AS to the first of these propositions it is to
be remembered that the individual voter has
really very little to say about who shall con-
stitute the Legislature. for he votes only on
the election Of the senator and representative
from his own district. He has. therefore, no
assurance as to the complexion Of either
house. For all that he can do to the con-
trary, both houses may be made up of men
who will take their orders from a secret
caucus and vote on measures without either
understanding or reading them.
On the second proposition, it does not seem
like the best policy to set things in motion
for a disaster in the hope that by working
hard and being lucky they may be able to
avert that disaster.
The Bisbee Gazette puts 1t up to the moth
ers" as follows: .E
The mothers Of this state will practically
control the election of a state superintendent
of public instruction, and we feel that they
are interested enough in this matter to see
to 1T that this important position is filled by
the most capable person obtainable In the
field We have two candidates, the incumbent.
who has been and Is known as a shrewd
politician, and one whom we feel has con-
Quoted this Office in manner that would
best aid him politically. In our humble
judgment he Is what might well be termed a
cheap politician. His opponent is Miss Min
ME Nelson of Valley City. Miss Nelson
for years has held the position of county
superintendent of schools of Barnes county.
and is a lady Of education and refinement
She has devoted many years to educational
work and stands high among the educators
of the state today. She would make a faith
full and efficient state official, and we believe
that the mothers of the state will look after
the interests Of their children by electing
Miss Nelson to the Office Of state supern-
tendent.