The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-21
PARTY LABELS

PARTY LABELS
Using party labels seems now more matter of political
S a IN Of
he the team mate Of Senator LaFoete. republican while
Senator's Ladd and Frazier of North Dakota both repub
cans will support them, without leaving their parties
cocaed county republican committee meeting in Bismarck
ticket ~'0 '~'~'~' " ''0
The primary laws have produced situation most ridicu
ous anomalous and perpexng we'll as utterly subver-
party rule. Being republican many instances
merely end and that end is to get the ballot
But the Ladds LaFoletes, Fraziers together with
In the Congress which has just adjourned leaders usually
of the most regular and sandpat convictions have openly
e s hed duse have
and vetoes overrdden Republicans and democrats ake
expediency and their own tenure of office dictate
The nation faces most unusual presidential contest
Republican and democratic labels have lost much of their
political parties have been largely because Of
araey on eo of Pary action spne or
loyalty have practically vanished
port the LaFoette Wheeler ticket he qualities by explain
ing that he will not leave the republican party In the
Cd OLD days Wen politician refused TO- the nom
reading him out of the party but today under the primary
the ticket The voters take such apses lightly and
" occasions retaliate.
North Dakota two years ago presented fusion ticket
n1ocatic candidate for United States senator This fall
cndt tons doubtless will be badly mixed. The Nonpar
san League candidates holding places the republican
may and probably will be openly supporting the La
Wheeler ticket and independent nominees for such
tae offices they failed to nominate in the primaries
The party under the primary system poweress to
vent such anomaly. Until system found that will
prevent such situation either through return to the
vcnticn system through law to draw party lines
closely republican and democrat other party appen
dages will be merely labels rejecting little political sgn6
1ance demanding but scant featy to principles.
II LaFoete piles up large vote in the presidential
election out of 1t may come new party in North Dakota
clmiar to the FarmerLabor party in Minnesota. Due to
the absence of any political leadership in North Dakota
2aons practically mpotent the recent primaries prov
rg that Republican and democratic parties in this state
suffering for the various fusion arrangements which
of the leaders thought necessary to defeat the
of the Nonparsan League The net result to date
practical obiteraton of the parties and in their place
merely Nonpartisan League organization and Anti
No1partsan League faction.
Unless steps taken to form republican party
in the state based upon the principles enuncated at
Cleveland in support of the Coolidge Dawes candidacy there
will be effective state organization through which
pubcans function.
The crying need is for real leader who put prn
ces above pef and office If the republicans cannot unite
under the banners of Coolidge in North Dakota the party
No candidate who refuses to endorse the
dentia republican nominees is entitled the party label
the same should apply to democratsha is party rule is
40 continue American institution
ID Probably approaching epoch of bloc class
acation superior to parties their principles. The La
Toilette candidacy the logical conclusion of the bloc idea
fcstered by Ladd Frazier LaFoete Brookhart Wheeler
and the rest.
The great parties facing the acid test weakened
the contest by their ndefensbe record the last
m Congress- That strong protest vote will be against
both of them and for the LaFolette ticket very
probable contingency.