The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-04-16
The Pioneer Express. !.
j. A. Wardwell. G. G. Thompson.
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WE STAND CHALLENGED

ture show. It was liberal thing
Tor LANCER to do, for he neither re-
stricted Mr.. Wexford to time or to
subject he saw fit to take up from
his speech. But Mr.. Wexford was
not satisfied to confine himself to
what had been said but he had to
bring in outside parties who had not
been mentioned during the evening.
Among these was the Pioneer Ex-
press. Why Senator Wexford should
see fit to link this paper with MIR.
Ianger's political views we are at a
less to understand. There was never
. time that this paper advocated Mr.
1anger's candidacy, either when he
was in the Townley fold or since he
broke away from them.
We have often referred to the ner-
We of the attorney general for seeing
fit to break away from one of the
most arbitrary political combinations
that ever infested any state. A per-
son that has the nerve to oppose Mr..
Townley and his lieutenants in their
nefarious schemes has more back
bone than the majority of politicians.
It is a we'll known fact, and Mr..
Wexford knows it, that under the
suise of a Farmers Party" head
ed by Mr.. Townley, this state has
been plunged into an expensive ad-
nninistration never heard of before.
Mr.. LANCER, with many others, bolt
ed the gang at the first quarter mile
post and he gives his reason for do
ing it. So much for Mr.. Langer's
act as viewed by the Pioneer Ex-
press. I
After referring to some of, the
state papers which are not in accord
with the Townley machine, the Pho
neer Express included, Mr.. Wexford
said that "you could Judge a man by
the company he keeps" insinuating
that we are wrong in what we have
said.
It has been the policy of this pa
per in the past to eliminate person.
alities in campaigns. We have dis
sussed the issues of the different par
ties as we have seen them and so far
have said nothing that we should re-
tract. Mr.. Wexford has been given
a free field and the people of Penn
bina have given him a compliment
ary vote that he has not been en-
titled to on account of being resi-
dent of the township, which the votes
in the past show.
Let us take a view of Mr.. We'll
5ord's political history. Over thirty
years ago, when mere youth he ap-
peared in the political arena with
the ambition for holding Office. He
identified himself at different times
with any new fad that sprung up
that he thought might further his
political ambition. He first appear
cd Democrat fiedged free sill
verite, then the farmers Alliance" !"
Peoples Party" and sundry other
things. And as these issues died
cut he would slide back into the
Democratic fold, masquerading as q
good member. On two different oc
sasions the Democratic party became
near extinct through acts Of
1sen like Mr.. Wexford. If he runs
FOR senator this fall he will be nomi-
mated on the Democratic ticket all
together likely, and then try to get
elected BY the Townley wing Of the
80 called Republican party.
Mr.. Welford's ambition has been t
hold Office Of some kind. # he could
not get anything else he would get
himself elected town clerk. He has
held that office for many years when
there have BEEN many young msn IN
the township equally able to I'm the
shice Is himself. But that made no
difference. "
For the last four years he has beea
- arient Nonpartisan. When that,
PARTY is rslegatsd. which seams
D coming soon, We lool'&o see Nj.
Nefford trying to slide baek into IL
oerstic ranks. But 10 miss 81