The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-06

AanHDIUQH0 mas naQ occasion to deal
with 2 great. number OF complex CUES
tons relative TO public lands, irriga-j
tlonp etc, and an examinat lion. Of the
records Will show that no man 81
equal service, perhaps, has exceeded
hiW 1.-THE amount of leghlation now
upon the statute books. It would be
strange. indeed. if he had not made
some mistakes, but the wonder u,
when We consider the volume OF busi-
ness which he has handled, that these.
mistakes are so few. He would prob
ably admit, however, that the great
est mistake he ever made as public
man was in the energetic and success
full effort which he put forth only a
few years ago in persuading the hon
orable comptroller of the currency to
compromise a 5000 claim Of the gov
eminent against George B. Winship Of
the Herald. The facts in this case
appear to be as follows: V 4 IL
- Some four or five years since, Mr..
Winship came to Washington and rep-
resented to the senator that he was
In very Strengthened circumstances
and that it would be impossible for.
him to fully meet the obligation he
had entered into in connection with
the late Grand Forks National bank,
to which institution he was indebted
in the sum above stated. He suc-s
ceeded in impressing the senator with
the fact that owing to reverses In bust
ness, he was unable to pay the amount
charged against him by the bank,
which was then In the hands of a re-
ceiver; and after mo- small amount OF
effort on the part IT the senator in
behalf Of Mr.. Winship, the comptrol-
Ter of the currency finally concluded
that he would allow Mr.. Winship to
discharge the total obligation Of $1,000
by the payment of 20 cents on the dol
lar; in other words, that IL Mr.. VIM
ship would pay to the receiver Of the
bank the sum of $1,000, his note for
$500 would be cancelled. Only few
months after this transaction, when
the senator was at home in the state,
he learned that Mr.. Winship's finan-
cial condition was better. than 1t had
been at any time since his residence
in the country. Naturally the senator
did not feel very comfortable about
it. because he had assured the comp
troller, in order to bring about this
compromise settlement, that Mr.. Win
ship was practically bankrupt.
Whether the comptroller will conclude
to Open up the case and make an in
vestigation with a view to compelling
Mr.. Winship to make restitution is
question that cannot be determined at
this time. On the otper hand, whether
the depositors of the failed bank will.
take steps to :orce Mr.. Winship to pay
the $4,000 which he owed them, is a.
matter which they themselves must
determine. In any event, the senator
may reasonably expect Mr.. Winship's,
Herald to publish all kinds Of sensa-
tional stories concerning him. In this
he is prepared not to be disappointed.
Nor is the senator disposed to feel
that he has any right to expect any
manly consideration at the hands of
Mr.. Wihship as a result of the latter's
enjoyment Of the fruits of a public
office he received partly at the hands
of the senator, during his incumbency
in, which he enjoyed emoluments to
the extent Of about $4,000. While Mr..
Winship held the land Office at, Grand
Forks by the grace Of the senior SEN
ator, his Herald wss moderately con-
siderate Of the senator's welfare, but
when MIR. Winship saw that the office
would soon be abolished he was seized
with sudden spasm of virtue and re-
signed, from which time forward the
Herald has lost no opportunity to de-
fame the senator in every imaginable
way.