The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-13
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Real Republican Platform

aAC0l NNSpuOilNuRt IdtIOl III
In yesterdays editorial there was q
discussion of the Regular Republican
platform. Regular Republican is the
title used by Nonpartisans to distin-
guish themselves from I. v. A. Repub-
licans. North Dakota has quite po-
litical ZOO and it is necessary to label
all the varieties. It was JACK Gar
ner who said that politics is funny
In no state is politics any funnier
than in North Dakota.
Real Republicans look upon Nom
partisans as political publicans and
sinners. They fervently thank God
that Real Republicans are not as
other men politically. The "other
men, of course refers to the Regu-
lar Republicans. When Real Re-
publican sights a Nonpartisan afar
off, he scrupulously passes by on the
other side or detours around the
block.
Which all calls for a little explana-
ton for the benefit of the voters who
have reached the age of majority
since the great Nonpartisan League
deluge. A. C. Townley and his aides,
when they swept the state from its
old political mornings, captured the
Republican party machinery, lock,
stock and barrel. They even took
every vestige of raiment from the
then Republican leaders. Many OF
them ever since, figuratively speak
ing, have been standing in barrels
waiting for their uniforms to be re-
turned. 1t was the familiar SWIM
ming hole larceny applied to politics.
Those who have not made peace with
the Nonpartisans are still waiting for
their insignia. These political die
hards" then are the Real Republicans.
There are many fine fellows among
them. Distinguished jurists, farm
ers, newspapermen, merchants and
successful bankers who have con-
tributed greatly to the building of
the state. The Nonpartisans, how
ever, regard them as scribes and
pharisees who would make the Re-
publican party safe for plutocracy.
Real Republicans have received a
few crusts from the federal pie coun-
ter, but merely the left-overs. AS
long as the Nonpartisans or Regular
Republicans have remained in the po-
litical seats of the mighty, the Ma
tional Republican administration has
doled out the jobs to Nonpartisans
much to the ire of the Real Repub-
licans who are quite orthodox po-
litically. They are fundamentalists
in the political field, if you please.
In the March primaries, the Real
Republicans won all but two seats on
the delegation to the G. o. P. con-
vention at Chicago and they also
elected William Stern of Fargo ma
tional committeeman.
Nonpartisan leaders claimed they
made no fight in March and let these
offices go by default. Their followers
were too busy voting in the Demo-
cratic presidential primaries for AL
falfa Bill Murray and Franklin D.
Roosevelt. It is estimated that nearly
$4,000 Nonpartisans moved over into
the Democratic primaries at that
election and then moved back into
the Republican primaries III June to
swat every Real Republican candi-
date who was for Hoover. Again we
say with Garner, politics IS funny"
Why, even Bill LANCER sat on the
platform with Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
Maybe that is where he got the idea
of calling out the militia and going
after "big biz" with fixed bayonets.
Anyway. LANCER did not lose any
friends by greeting Murray as he did.
Murray made fine impression at
Bismarck and gave really conserva-
tive speech, one much more consti-
tutional than hangers. Many who
came to scott remained to pray.
Now with this brief political history
as background, the platform Of the
Real Republicans is more understand
able. One must always get the at
inospnere first. That's important.
What are the Real Republicans run
ming on? At the November election,
openly at least, they are backing but
two candidates, Herbert Hoover and
Charles Curtis-one moist, the other
dry. Here Il more political comedy
for the electorate.
Now to q digest Of the Real Repub-
Jican platform.
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