The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-23
Col. L0unsbeIIY 5 Notes Of \. Dakotans

eral principles OF the republican party.
They want clean, honest men. They
have no sentiments worthy of consider
alton, other than these. A few years
ago they cried gang" and defeated as
good and pure and true a man as any
state ever had in congress--a gentle
man under all circumstances, interest
ed in the affairs of the farmers, being
a farmer himself. / refer to Lyman
r. Casey. He was defeated by the
magic touch of gold as to few men,
by infiamed prejudiced, baldheaded lies,
and the kind and quality of tommyrot
that it is being used in the effort to
defeat Senator Hansbrough. The re-
suit was that the republicans lost con-
trol of the senate, the Wilson bill be-
came law and train of evils follow
ed one upon the heels of the other, af-
fecting the whole nation. The harm
came home to North Dakota the next
fall. The day before the Wilson bill
took effect buyers were driving to all
parts of North Dakota buying potatoes
at so cents bushel The day after
the Chicago market was flooded with
ship loads from Canada, which had
been loaded and waiting, and the price
went down to IS cents, costing the
farmers of North Dakota $6 load for
the millions OF bushels OF potatoes rails
ed in the state. Go to the books of
the merchants OF that period, as / did
and learn the facts if you doubt. And
what democrat could look sheep in
the face, after that bill became a law?
What benefit came to North Dakota
63y that effort to get even with the
!. gang?" Does any democrat in the
state have any lingering trace of pride
over that victofy? a- ~,
Some Of the men leading in the fight
ito defeat 'Hansbrough were, shall
say the traitors in that fight?
" What shall it profit the state if this
man or that man be defeated if new
man is to take his place who has had
no experience IN congressional affairs
could name you mar worth his
millions who was elected to congress
and desiring to see senator he sent
IN his card, lie one of the common
herd, not knowing that he had the
privileges of the senate floor.
!. A representative is elected in Novem-
Der. He does not take his seat on the
Hoor OF congress until a year from the
following December. So far as his pres
tlge lis concerned his term has half ex-
pired and he has had no opportunity
to make record, excepting as a referee
where some postoffice or other appoint
ment is concerned. His predecessor has
carried away all of the public documents
appertioned to his district and has been
the, dispenser of the flower seeds and
stud horse" books and other public
documents and is, perhaps, making cap
ital with them for his own return to
congress. 1t will be June, with the
primary elections on hand for the nom
nation of his successor, before he fully
comes into his own.g He may purchase
documents that others have cast off
and make a reasonable showing. He
may be an Especially forcefai man and
accomplish results through force of
character and friendships, especially
with a delegation working in harmony,
but the chances would be against him,
and the rule is that no member Of con-
gress aecomplishes results worthy of
remark at the first session. He takes
his place on the most uni.nrortalit com
nlittees, usually. and at the foot
The new senator is in even worse
plight. His usefulness to the state de-.
pends upon his place on committees
and his standing with the public men.
Ii he is new man he IS without ex-
perience, and often without knowledge
as to what to door how to do.it. and
instead Of being on the back seat for.
two years, as it may be with the new
member. he is laid away for practically
six years. Beaten for reelection the
senator with nearly two years yet to
serve, and the member with half his,
term unfinished, becomes a back NUM-
Der and the state practically loses rep
resentation. Reelected he returns with
renewed strength and increased power.
And the state is the gamer. q
North Dakota is new. 1T wants al
working delegation in congress, work
ing together for the good Of the state
Wrsther this republican or that Is fay-,
ored for appointment cuts but little fig
tire 50 far as the general interests of.
the state is concerned But it does.
make a difference whether the muck
rake liar traduces our public men.
When Hansbrough was first elected
to congress / had been a factor in the
affairs of the state to some extent and
fancied that ] would make a good con-
gresham. In fact | thought ! was al
candidate and some sixty delegates
said they were pledged to me first, last
and all OF the tirire. Hansbrough had a
united and aggressive delegation of a