Devils Lake inter-ocean., July 15, 1910, Image 4

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H. E. BAIRD, PRES.
F. H. ROUTIER, CASHIER
C. D. MILLS
Manager
D. V. BRENNAN
Publisher
Subscription Price $1.50 a Year.
JULY 15, 1910.
LOCAL PRIDE.
Wednesday's Journal takes excep
tion to a certain editorial which ap
peared In the Inter-Ocean last week.
The subject matter of that editorial
was "Burke and Johnson." The pur
pose of the article was to bring before
the people of Ramsey county the truth
that the republican voters of this sec
tion may know what they are voting
for on the governorship question, this
falL Evidently the truth hurt, judging
Jrom the tone of the Journal's editor
ial, headed "Youthful Politics."
The old-time club of "Local Pride"
is brandished by the Journal and we
are told to keep still. Our contem
porary cries "Shame, Shame" at us
for criticising some of the official acts
of Governor Burke and bewails our
lack of local pride. According to the
Jo anal, since Governor Burke is a
Kamsey county citizen, his record in
office is above reproach. No man may
talk against it, write against it, or
think against it. He who speaks of it
in aught but a whisper, is a traitor,
false to his political beliefs. This is
the Journal doctrine—when the man
in question is a democrat. When the
Ramsey county man is a republican,
the Journal mysteriously forgets this
doctrine at frequent times. When O.
P. N. Anderson is successful In secur
ing the nomination for railroad com
missioner the Journal somehow tucks
this doctrine safely away, gets down
the tar-pot and proceeds to blacken
Anderson's reputation before the state
-as deeply as the limited powers of the
Journal editorial writer will permit
'We merely mention this to show the
insincerity of the Journal in crying
lor "Local Pride." That is a conven
ient cry when a friend of the Journal
is in danger.
.No man or set of men, and no poli
tical hybrid like the Journal, can make
•us remain silent on any political ques
tion whether that question involves
men and measures in the nation or in
our own county and city. Whenever
the policy of this paper must be warp
•ed and twisted and the truth stifled to
suit the needs of some local office hol
der whose political record will not
stand criticism we will lock up shop
and turn over the keys to the ruffled
representative of democracy across the
-way.
We ask no permission from any pa
mper or official to speak the truth and
-want none. If we have stated facts in
regard to Governor Burke which make
-unwelcome reading among the local
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Democracy we regret It exceedingly.
"We can not change the facts. They
•were made by the leader of North Da
Jkota democracy.
In former campaigns the writer vot
•ed and worked for Governor Burke.
"We don't care who knows this or how
it may strike either a republican or a
^democrat. We did It conslentlously
-and gladly. Today we are opposed to
lilm because we believe the party he
{represents In North Dakota has be
ttcome controlled by machine methods,
•*Th» torn and substance of the Jour
val'8 article Is a frightened squeal at
supposedly unwarranted attack up
op Governor Burke. We have made no
•r attack upon Governor Burke which Is
unwarranted or unjustified. We stat
ed
three phases
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H. WHIPPLE, VICE PRES.
N. J. HALEY, A. CASHIER
First National Bank
Devils Lake. N, Dak.
Capital
Surplus
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean
Published every Friday at Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, North Dakota.
Official paper Ramsey County and Devils Lake.
All Bills Collected Monthly.
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$35,000
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too far to
«ay that four years In the Governor's
chair Is a sufficient reward tor resid
lag In
"Bismarck? Second ire stated
that he made a fine array of speeches.
Is this untrue or discourteous? Is this
an unwarranted attack upon our fel
low townsmen? Third we stated that
he had made some asinine appoint
ments. Where did we get this term?
From the democrats themselves. Is
this not true? Who was it that made
such a noise last winter when the sen
atorial vacancy was filled? The en
tire local democracy went into mourn
ing, sulked in their tents and the
things they said about Burke would
make a Billingsgate expert talk like a
Y. M. C. A. Bible class Instructor. If
there was any method of expressing
dissaprobation, dlsguest, disapproval,
distrust peevishness and soreness at
the governor, It was put through all
its paces by these same local demo
crats when Governor Burke appointed
Senator Thompson.
WHAT WAS THE REASON GIVEN
FOR APPOINTING THOMPSON? IT
WAS MADE KNOWN FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT BURKE
WAS AFRAID TO APPOINT PUR
CELL, AS PURCELL WAS KNOWN
TOO WELL AND TOO LONG AS A
CORPORATION MAN. The indepen
dent democratic press applauded
Burke and lauded him for refusing to
knuckle down to corporate greed.
Comes then the machine democracy
of North Dakota. Thompson must go.
Room must be made for "their man,'1
Senator Purcell, a reactionary, dyed
in-the-wool corporation man who has
been with every Influence in the North
Dakota legislature which attempted to
throttle reform. Upon Thompson's
resignation Burke, contrary to his past
'record, aceeded to these demands and
Purcell was forced upon the people of
North Dakota. \j,
Now in regard to what Governor
Burke has done in his term at Bis
marck. In the main he acted so as to
inspire respect and admiration during
the early part of his term. During the
latter part of the present term his rec
ord has been negative to say the least.
We would regret to deprive him of any
credit he justly deserves, but we have
stated the truth concerning his last
term and the truth alone.
When a reform has been put through
by republicans Burke's friends have
had the habit of "pointing with pride"
and saying, "Burke did it." When a
reform failed It was against the hercu
lean efforts of Governor Burke. When
things went right Burke claimed the
credit when they went wrong he es
caped the responsibility. Coming or
going the democrats had a splendid op
portunity for playing politics. It was
good politics and they have played the
game to a finish. One might say that
they have overplayed It. The Journal
produces the following choice bit
which illustrates the above. "But the
direct primary in North Dakota Is due
to John Burke's influence on the legis
lature. The Journal believes the pres
ent law Is outrageously defective, but
had the governor's advice been fol
lowed completely it would not have
been so." The Journal editorial writer
has become so accustomed to backing
and filling on every question that It
was Impossible to refrain from doing it
in the above.
In regard to the primary law which
the Journal states is due to Governor
Burke, we merely call attention to the
fact that we had a primary law In
North Dakota before Burke was ever
mentioned as a candidate for governor.
Later that law was amplified and pass
ed as it stands today by REPUBLICAN
votes In a REPUBLICAN house and
senate.
We are against the continued re
election of Burke because It Is not jus
tified by his Tecent record. Four
years in office Is sufficient reward for
past services. We are against his re
election because It means the build
ing up of a powerful democratic ma
chine, the kind of a machine which has
lately shown its hand In Burke's ap
pointments. We are against his re
election because it means ultimately
the turning of North Dakota over to
the democrats In national politics, and
the surrendering to democratic princi
ples.
If
there were
any
paramount
reason for giving up these things for
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the sake of state politics or local pride
we would say give them up. There la
no reason and we send the call to evfcry
republican in Ramsey county and
North Dakota to stand by the republi
can state ticket in November if he be
lieves in continuance of the republi
can principles of the past fifty years.
What the Journal Bays about Our
"youth" our "omnicent intellects"
pencil pushing" and the like we leave
to the public to Judge. Because our
principles do not suit the Journal edi
torial writer, the Journal attacks our
youth. We have always been ashamed
of our youth. It has mortified us more
than once when we stood in the pres
ence of the monumental Intellect
which wraps itself in the Bolitude of
its own greatness and from the high
est peak of unselfish devotion attach
ed somewhere to the Journal office,
takes a hand in directing the affairs
of Devils Lake. However youth has
the consolation of knowing that time
will surely remedy It If we will only
wait. The chief trouble with youth is
that it tells the truth. This sometimes
does not suit the Journal editorial writ
er. It is particularly hard to swallow
when the truth is told about some of
the Journal editorial writer's friends.
INSURGENTISM.
Devils Lake Journal: The best de
finition of an insurgent heard was giv
en lately by a regular republican who
said, "They are the fellows who preach
democratic principles and want repub
lican offices."
According to this the Journal thinks
that the insurgents ajree in principle
with the democrats and are working
toward the same ends with the excep
tion of the men to carry out the meas
ures they support. This idea has sud
denly come home to the Journal so
forcibly that the definition is charac
terized as the "best" ever.
This statement of the Journal calls
to mind the policy of the Journal dur
ing the past four or five years. In all
that time the Journal has day in and
day out vented its choicest bits of
sarcasm, its fiercest personal attacks,,
and the entire weight of its editorial
columns, In deriding and belittling the
men and measures of the Insurgents.
The Journal calls the insurgents every
thing but criminals and in the same
breath says that the insurgents have
supported democratic principles. The
pathway of the Journal editorial policy
is devious and passeth understanding.
Today no man knoweth what it will
be on the morrow. Yet in all the
maunderlngs of Its columns in the
realm of local, state, and national
politics one. purpose and ..only, one has
shown itself constant and unchangitfg:
That purpose has been to disrupt
and disorganize the republican party
especially the local party. Today the
Journal taunts the stalwarts. Tomor
row it fires a broadside at the insur
gents. On the next day It shoots at
every republican head in sight It
seems to have a special fondness for
baiting the insurgents and is ever
ready to lend itself to their undoing.
This article is not a defense of in
surgentism. It needs no defense. It
is a movement within the republican
ranks, sometimes misguided, some
times unsuccessful, but at its heart
honest, sincere, and patriotic. It is a
movement for the expression of the
Ideas of millions of the stanchest re
publican voters the party can boast
of. It is a movement which Is writ
ing its principles large upon our na
tional public life. The man who does
not at this day recognize the sincer
ity of the movement, its ultimate good
to party politics and governmental
policies, is either blind to political
tendencies or woefully deceived by self
interest. He may not agree with all
insurgentism agitates, but he can not
fail to grant the honesty of its opinions
and the courage of its followers.
We say that it Is a movement within
the party. It is such and the party
is big enough, broad enough and endur
ing enough to have such a movement
within itself. Such a movement Is. the
inevitable result of long continued
holding of power. In the light of. poll
ical history it Is not the worst thing
which can happen to a party. It means
life, vigor, new Ideas, new courage,
new issues and greater response of
public sentiment.
Thus, we grant to the insurgent
cause the unquestioned belief in its
sincerity. The fact that it may have
leaders who are self-seeking and in
sincere at times does not alter the
great vital principle of the movement—
the desire for-change, for new remedi
es and new methods. In the light of
this same belief in the sincerity of the
insurgent cause we grant our belief
in the sincerity of stalwart republi
cans. There may be other differences,
growing from desire for place and
power, to be found among the leaders
of both wings of the republican party
but in the ranks it is a difference of
method, not of desire for different
ends. Those ends can and are being
attained by the settling of differences,
the honest effort for principle and the
sane concession to differences of opin
ion which characterized the course of
the republican party In the last con
gress.
On the great Issues of the day the
final line of progress nuut be a result
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of the blending of stalwart and insur
gent ideas. This result, as we have
just seen in congress, gave a splendid
showing of true constructive legisla
tion—legislation so sane and wise and
necessary as to force support even
from the well organized and hard fight
ing democratic minority in house and
senate.
Our friends the democrats lose valu
able thunder frequently by charging all
who disagree with them with insincer
ity.
The man or paper ever ready to
cast reflections upon other men's sin
cerity lays himself and itself open to
a strong charge of Insincerity. Poll
tics is like other things in life. There
are many different opinions thereto.
When all Is said and done progress
comes from differences of opinion
coupled with a sane realization of the
necessity for conceding something to
your neighbor's Ideas. It is jn the
light of this that the difference of opin
ions in the republican party are re
garded by the man who is honest with
himself and with his fellowmen. The
trouble with the insurgent movement
from the Journal's standpoint arises
from the very fact stated above—that
it is a movement within the party. It
means no profit to democracy.
The Jornal's attack upon Insurgent
ism and its recent flip-flop which took
the form of stating that the insur
gents supported democratic principles,
are all made with the purpose mention
ed above, to split the republican party.
The evident political trick embodied
therein is too plain to need even pass
ing notice. The Journal's whole editor
ial course of insurgent baiting, gives
the lie to the statement it makes. The
republican party needs no democratic
advice or democratic meddling to
settle its differences. They are being
settled in the main with fairness, hon
esty, and justice within the party. The
ranks are closed and republicanism
stands ready for another battle for re
publican principles In November.
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.
In the rapid-fire comment on the
Johnson-Jeffries fight at Reno, Nevada,
which followed after the exciting ev
ents of the transferring of the contest
from Frisco to Reno, a Chicago paper
was unfortunate enough to criticize
the state of Nevada for allowing the
exhibition to take place.
A Nevada paper promptly replied
with the retort courteous to the effect
that, if on the one hand, Nevada allow
ed prize fights, on the other hand she
did not elect her United States sen
ators by wholesale bribery.
The Chicago papers promptly retir
ed' carrying their dead and wounded
with them. To say the least, the Illi
nois critics were without a ground to
stand upon.
It is the old story of the lame man
making fun of the blind man's afflic
tion. As a matter of fact Chicago had
a perfect right to criticize Nevada for
allowing this fast fading relic of bar
barism to be reproduced within her
boundaries. While It is hard to be
come righteously indignant on the sub
ject of prize fighting, it is nevertheless
aj^ indisputable fact that in the United
States at least the open territory for
fighting is gradually lessening. The
time for the total extinction of such
exhibitions is certainly at hand. The
day of the pug Is past
On the other hand, the remarks of
the Nevada paper are peculiarly biting
and calculated to put a damper on the
self righteous Illinois press. Illinois
today is in a pitiable state politically.
Rotten politics go unpunished and
freely condoned. Illinois certainly has
her work cut out for her at home and
the Lorimer scandal is a tidy bit to
start on. It is the old story of people
in glass houses not being rightly situ
ated for the safe and effective throw
ing of stones.
ROOSEVELT.
Admired, scoffed at, feared, fawned
upon, trusted, hated and loved, Roose
velt today occupies an unparalleled
place In American politics. Demo
cratic-papers may deride his accomp
lishments, enemies may plan his un
doing and friends may plot to use his
sanction for the furtherance of their
ends, yet in all and above all he stands
as the foremost personality of America
and," for that' matter, of the world to
day.
His future course in American poli
tics will be watched with the keenest
Interest. The powers of a consum
mate politician are his. The unequal
ed, confidence of millions is also his
I own. Public Interest in his opinions
is unrivalled in the history of America
except by Lincoln and possibly Blaine.
"What will he do" is just now the
question on every tongue and the very
ones who deride his influence are ask
ings that question with the greatest
earnestness and Interest of all
With all his foibles, hobbies, and
mistakes, he is the grandest American
alive today—the TYPICAL American,
built on generous lines and equipped
wrfh a forty horse power engine.
That he will live to accomplish more
and greater things in our nation seems
planned by providence. Even as he
made honesty, square dealing, public
service and devotion to public Interest
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MONEY SAVED
There is practical economy in buying
goods from us, we have bought a large
selected stock long before the advance,
it is suprising the big business we are
doing, 10 salespeople are kept busy all
the time to take care of pur large in
creasing trade, the reason for this is that
the buying public is finding out where
to go and get goods at reasonable prices,
we have no fancy prices on any of our
goods, we buy for cash and have no bad
accounts, our stock is all new, we invite
you to come in and compare prices and
quality and be convinced.
If it comes from the New Depart
ment Store it must be good.
RODENBACH & MUNDT
THE NEW DEPARTMENT STORE
as he seemed to change the very at
mosphere of our political life, may he
be with us to help and to guide, and—
if sometimes to amuse, who Is the
loser?
CHAUTAUQUA.
Chautauqua season has come and
gone. The usual number of kicks have
been registered and a large crop of
suggestions reported by those in
charge. There is no question but
what something must be done and
done at once.
New blood, new life and new ideas
are needed. In the past there has
been a tendency to elect directors who
shed lustre about the affair and are
heavy weights as far as worthiness
and respectability go. Something else
is needed. We need enterprise, active
interest, ginger, nerve and go ahead
to make Chautauqua what It should be.
Among the things suggested are the
following:—The improvement of the
beach so that it will be a place of in
terest and enjoyment instead of being
fenced away like a hog pen as at pre
sent no more mediocre speakers but
a few of the big ones, Bryan," La Fol
lette, Hughes, etc., (the time to get
them is now) free baseball'which will
pack the ball grounds each day with
a yelling, enthusiastic crowd of fans
a few plays during the session and
some good, live, systematic, up-to-date
advertising.
CHEER UP.
Just, now the majority of .Dakota
farmers are woeful discouraged over
the bad crop prospects. Many of them
are "quitting" in the face of scorched
fields and short hay meadows. Now
is the time to meet the situation with
courage and optimism. All is not lost
Many a man can go to work in the face
of poor crops and by hard work save
feed, seed and put his land In fine
shape for next year. It is the man
who goes on fighting in the face of
discouragement who always wins. He
will win and win big in N. D. if he
goes on with a stout heart and long
head today. Looking at the bright
side of things is the greatest talent
man can have. More failures are due
to a lack of that very talent than to
lack of brains or muscles or cash.
There are more people dying every
day from a cold in the feet than from
a cold in the head or iungs.
The old saying that 'Twixt optim
ist and pessimist the difference is
r.
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quite droll. The optimist, the dough
nut sees, the pessimist the hole" is
being verified quite fully in this com
munity at present Cheer up and go
at it again. If you are a worker you
will win.
State papers are authority for the
statement that Senator Purcell has lost
forty-five pounds ifrom the arduous
duties of his term in the Upper House.
Can't believe it Never heard of such
a thing. Must be that the Colonel is
trying to "come back" for his bout In
the fall, and has been going through
the "drying out process."
When every one knows that the law
is being openly violated in at least a
half dozen places in Devils Lake, it. is
pertinent to ask, "what are we going
to do about it?"
Divorce, decrees by default may not
be had for the asking In the future if
the Iowa Bar association can influence
the next legislature to amefid the
Iowa divorce laws. Upon motion -of
Judge Horace E. Deemer of the Iowa
supreme bench, speaking for the law,
reform committee, the association at
its recent meeting in Des Moines, un
animously adopted a resolution sug
gesting that the legislature pass an act
requiring the state to be represented
by an attorney in every case where a
decree may be taken by default This
attorney is to cross examine the wit
nesses, and to introduce testimony In
order that the court may pass upon
the defendant's side of the case as well
as that of'the party suing for the de?
cree. In this manner it is proposed
to put a stop to "framed up" divorce
proceedings, where it is previously ar
ranged that the defendants absent
themselves from the trial.
M. J. Brady who was defeated by M.
J| Doheny for democratic nomination
to the office of sheriff was in this office
yesterday and we had a pleasant vis
it with him. Incidentally Mr. Brady
said we might ask the leading demo
crats of the county what they did with
the $1300 in greenbacks that they had
to defeat Brady with. Looks like there
was a "nigger in the wood pile" some
place. At least so it appears to Mr.
Brady.
Judge Ferguson, of New Orleans,
says married women don't own their
own clothes. We'd be willing to take
a chance that he don't make any such
careless statements around his own
house.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
An Extraordinary Offering!
Augusta J. Evans' Stirring. Narrative
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Dramatized by GRACE HAYWARD
[Author of "Graustark"]
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