Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-01

-. = - S-esk Ns
.ntatiyes, because there are mol
nough farmers in bothsbranches
IT congress to- make one com
nittee. In 1908 there was ont
farmer i'm the us. senate, anc
,ut Of 386 house members, there
we're less than tWenty farmers
There were, however, go. law,
terss In the lower house Of con
ress, that year. ! u :" X -, r :,
,al cannot express mySpersona
sentiments more clearly lou this
question oflegislativa apportion
nent than, by, quoting. follow
fling from an address Delivered hi
1.-The late Hon. 4 III. i G. Adams 0:
| Wisconsin. =.
assfsFarmers should not BE SEN
to congress simply because the,
are farmers. Neither &shoult
lawyers be- sent there simply be
cause thew are lawyers. y ~ !
Men should be sent to con,
gress becasue they possess athai
rare sdomcalled common sense
land because they are honest, ca
pable, in ,ustrious and patriotic,
Such men7can be found upon thu
fumas well as in the: profes.
sions. There should be no 'pre.
judice against lawyers. MANY
of them represent the best things
in public and private life. hut
there is no particular necessity
for handingthis business of7gov.
ernment over to any one:class of
The farmers are themsel.
YES to blame for their lack of
representation in the govern
nent of both the Estate and the
nation. They have votes en-
ough* to control both political
parties: They are not lacking
in men of brains and culture.
They. are somewhat lacking in
intere est in public affairs. They
are not constantlysactive in look
ing after their own interests in
the matter of making and en-
forcing law. When reused they
can stand congress on its head,
as in the oleomargarine fight.
But they seldom get thoroughly
$50: : -
I refer to this phase of the
farmers responsibility. not to
arouse prejudice " or criticism
against. those who. represent aus
in the business of: government,
for the northWestlis represented
BY able, courageous and, sconsci-
entieus men, but to- demonstrate
that the farming class, by virtue
pitts oppositi0n in the social land
business, world isg free TO vexer-:
ciset a1aeentr ling influence for
the whole country in everything.
that hasa bearing upon Justice
and equity. III ~: = !: j
The farmer is an independent
operator! + :; :; jj!!E.II5J H.:EzEs
The farmer is an open com.
The farmer cannot dodge the
tax collector. v7 III 81 2r5ss:::,rs..,
The, farmer cannot :>an1,assssss. :
swollen fortune, s;f}aa7 f., II FHssz,t;f3
Swollen; fortunes tax; -dodg-
ing and monopoly, however, = IN
lure The farmer, diFectIy, Of: = ill., ill.,
He; cannot promote
Eheseor kindred evils without
himself suffering i the. aeonse !
guspees. They ;.are, fEall, chiefly
aimed, at his cdeYotsd$. head, f.or
saaf Ea at ! t lbs : pgedn result
ing. from his stoil. i ',' III j, az.
+ "A 4 hX, then, should The not arouse
himself: and on the ground; ,jef
pure patriot isTnta assume. Ills share
nf i espo nsi bilfta tin the Business b, il he &
ofa goHerllrnelt9 Mot ofo Il. The
sake al; Office. Or fame or ho Iuo
y bqt as "a prafo als public ll daty. -
II WiAfb3a any one coytend athat
tgRnty gepr essential es fouts nfta
total of 2S6His AL fair srepresenta-
tiontfer a snatio1al 8 Interest that5
measures up to nearly halfnthe,
votes and spYer* sone,ifth bof the
pfl the country? aezEv|<
There are Ii today iii, OOo, 900
i'm the /; United States.
Ihey directly care for and sup.
part 80, ooo, 600 people. f,rney
are the 7backbon t. the nation.
Their number, their J wealth.
their law abiding habit, and the
character Of their business seiI-
titles them to strong representa-
ton in the15g eneral government
and intelligent eatrnent Of their
estsSbY that government. s'Ss
And yet 1T is cont tended that
the: farmer Isl given 4; i, al Square
deal. lio gives i III tos HIN?
Does VIII given & : tD, 4 him
come from repreyen tatiYes,s i. of
greater Pr Y lesssr q n terssts chan