Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-20

lean federation. b news Columns
Of Tho Herald haye told the, story In
considerable detail. Briefly, It Is this:
SenaAor McCumbor and represent
atives Of the present state socialist
organization headed by Mr.. Townleyi
are said to have arrived ut an aEres.
meat Whereby the 1ownley orsanisa-
ton will i~nterpose no objection to the
election Of delegates to the Republic
an convention At Chicago who are fl:
vorabie I Senator McCumber AID his
pllua, and in return for this, Senator
Mccumber n his associates are to
give their support, active or passive,
a. may be, convenient, to b plans Of
Mr.. Townley with reference to state
politics and state administration. Mr..
NcCumber and Alexander Mckenzie,
who il said to be associated with him
in this arrangement, are to have
free hand in dispensing federal pat
ronaxe and are to leave Nj. Townley
and his associates the entire handling
Of the state situation.
This story ID elaborated with a
number of details. many of which
have been verified. and the whole re-
port has a decided air of plansibflit5.
The Herald is not particularly inter
ested in what individual nay handle
the federal patronage Of the state. 1t
has no special favorites whom it de-
sires to sse honered by election as
delegates to the Chicago convention.
There are any number of good Repnb.
licans who would be entirely accept
standpoints. But The Herald is very
firmly fixed in its attitude on certain
matters pertaining to tho government
Of North Dakota 1t believes that the
affairs of the state ire controlled at
| present by a group of men who are
determined to pursue policies which
| are bound to be both ~discredttable
| and disastrous to the state. For This
reason 1t opposes these men, and to
all who contribute to the extension
OF their lease OF power. If it proves
true that Mr.. McCumber, Mr.. McKen-
xie or any other Of the men named in
this connection are parties to any
such agreement as has been reported,
The Herald will do it's utmost to place
the facts before the people aud TO
point out the disastrous results of the
carrying out Of such an arrangement,
and it will not draw the line at n
individual or group of individuals in
the carrying out of It's purpose to do
what it eonceives to be the best in
terests OF the state.
1t is perfectly clear that II a work
ing agreement has been made between
Mr.. Townley and Senator Mccumber,
those men can work together in spite
of all that may be said or done to the
contrary, but 1t is to be hoped that the
people Of the state will be sufficient
~, alive to the importance OF protect
ing their M interests to see tina no
scch agreement receives. their sup
port.
The developments in the poitical
LIE of 4 state bring about many pc
eu1iar combinations and many chang
) es. 1t is recalled at this moment that
Senator McCumber WIS elected in the
first place ia opposition to the efforts
OF Mr.. Mckenzie. The two have since
been thrown together in q good many
working agreements entirely natural
and proper in their nature. The Her.
) aid has at times deemed it wise to
support policies which at the moment
were also supported by one or both OF
these mon. II. has At other timer
found itself in opposition to one o,
both Of them, bat whatever the rela'
tinns OF the past may have been the.
will not be permitted to stand in tn.
believes to he in the interest Of th<
people ct the state, and II will be jus
as ready to oppose n man in pub.
lie life who is supporting a cause
t which The Herald believes to be in
. furious as it would be to support hin
I If it believed his policies were WIS.,
, and beneficial.
The statement that such an ar
ranSenent IS has been reported la,
been made will be denied, as a mat
tor OF course Probably every otte,
: com binAtion OF this kind that has eve
! heea.. made has also been denied. tn
: facts in this case will be ~asceraine,
3 a. we'll n The Herald ia Able TO a
certain them. and viii be presente.
for the Information of its readers a
fast a. they are available. For tn
. present the situation seems to be tina
t regardless Of the truth or error il
these reports the essential thing 70
: the Republicans of North Dakota t
do is to insist on the nomination TO
{ places Of public trust. in national con
ventions or state Administrations. o
> only such me- n arc known to Ia il
+ thorough sympathy with clean. order
~, bu~sinsss-like government in stat
] and nation. and whose character j
such that they may be depended Of
I neither to have the wool, pulled ove
a their e.yee h. tricky politicians NOS. t
be buFied OF bought whare deception
viii not serve the purpose. The cleo
ton Of delegates Il the Republican
: national convention at Chicago is 80
. ing 70 be in veFy large measure a tea
d Of the A~mericanism OF the people o
t North Dakota.
\ THE MEANING OF THE DECISION
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