The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-08
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER. BREWER
Uncorporated
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
NatiO Will Welcome Rest

Natio Will Welcome Rest
For months politics has over
Swallowed everything. No fireside
has been immune. Newspapers, ra-
dio, magazines and in fact every
medium of appeal to the public has
been utilized for political propagan-
ola. In many respects it has been a
bitter campaign, devoid of great in
spiration or high ideals. Glass has
been arraigned against class and de-
magogy has too often held the center
of the stage All parties participate
ing have been more or less guilty in
this strenuous vote getting crusade.
Today millions of voters are going
quietly to the polls. There may be.
here and there, some friction, some
bitterness, some pickering, but gen.
orally speaking. elections in the Uni
ted States, despite noisy campaigns,
are quiet, orderly functions in which
thousands sobered by solemn Sec
ond thought try honestly to cast
their ballots for the peace, health
and safety Of our great republic.
Whatever the results, our form Of
government will proceed along con-
stitutional lines to perfect what
remedies are necessary for the relief
of the masses. People have come to
expect TOO much Of their govern
ment and too little of themselves. In
many instances, personal effort and
aggression will accomplish more to
cure an economic i'll than oratory.
political action and high sounding
sophistries.
The fault lies not in our stars, as
tie poet wrote, but in ourselves. So
ciety has within itself many potent
weapons to fight depression and to
bring about economic recovery. There
has been for too long a woeful lack
of policies and an absence of real in
spring leadership. Whatever the re-
suits today, the fervent prayer is on
many lips that out of the results will
come a plan and leaders, either new,
or if not. old ones spurred by new
vision and chastened by deeper
sense of obligation.
Unfortunately. under the momen-
tum of political machines, the best
interests of the electorate are not al
ways protected. Too often men who
have only selfish interest to serve,
demagogues who defile all sense of
honor and decency, win. In too
many instances, voters are powerless
before the sweep of relentless and
unprincipled bloc or group. That is
a serious defect of our primary Sys-
tenn which has hit at the very bull
warks of safe government. May
such results, wherever they occur, be
tempered, challenged and exposed by
ar awakened public opinion. An in
formed citizenry is the greatest safe
guard of good government. When
the press or other forms of public in
formation become debased to hide
and obscure the facts from the peo-
pie, then is devastating blow struck
at free institutions. Fortunat e y
most sources of public enlighten-
n.ent, the press, the pulpit and other
media are alert to their responsible
tiles. They accept the brunt of their
task cheerfully, often when it means
SANDERS, bitter inuendo and menda-
cious attacks from an enemy which
seeks to exploit a people and befoul
the processes of government.
We often pride ourselves that the
battle fc- free press is won. When
Milton took up the CudgelS for just
that thing, the contest started In
earnest because the principle had q
brilliant protagonist. The battle fol
free press has never ended, however
It goes on continually. Criminals
shyster lawyers, crooked politician.
and others are constantly challeng.
ing the right and propriety of news
papers, the pulpit and other publ.
forums to tell the truth. The publ.
little knows or seldom appreciate
what battles these media fight t.
keep the sources Of information
clean, honest and upright.
But it is q glorious battle to b
engaged In. Most newspaper mel
glory in the contest and rise cage
to defend great constitutional right
purchased in blood and bitter strif'
over the centuries.
Out Of this election may there come
a higher sense of duty both on the
part of press and the candidate. Few
campaigns have been conducted o.