Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-20
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The Congressman Returns
Home and Expresses His
Views Politically
Is Opposed to Asset Cvurfen-
cy-.-BelieVes Confidence
Will Soon Return

US Lakota, N. D., Dec. 49, Congress
man A. j. Gronna arrived home from
Washington unexpected on the early
train Tuesday morning owing to the,
illness of his eldest son, James Grons
pa, who has been in a preearious con-
'dition for several weeks from an
attack Of typhoid fever. Mr.. Gronna
is looking in excellent health and
states that he never felt better inEhfs
life ana that during the weeks that
he has been at the national capital
he did not have an hours Illness.
Mr.. Gronna, in speaking upon mat
tiers which are interesting the public
attention at the present time, gave
out the Blowing Interview: &
What do i think Of the presiden-
tfal situation? z he repeated. 81 sss
s.I have not changed my opinion
and I don't believe the people OF
North Dakota have either.
T am for Theodore Roosevelt for
president, or for a man to succeed
him who is not only in full sympathy
with him, but will carry out his
policy. Roosevelt has not changed
from what he said the night of cleo
ton in 1904, and naturally no one
who knows him expects that. But on
the other hand If the American peo-
pie demand of him to accept the
nomination for another term they
have the right to do So His admin
istration has proved to be in the in
terests of the common people.
President Roosevelt has demon
strated that he not only loves to dc
right but that he dares to do right
The president IS course may have beer
such that in carrying out his policy
some few innocent people may have
been hurt hut that part is over.
believe that 1t is now fully under
stood that he is not trying to injnrs
any legitimate business, great d
small, it's the man who breaks th,
law, the criminal in business, who Il
4 the one he is after. z 8
In speaking Of the financial dis
tress, Mr.. Gronna expressed himsel
as follows: .,,... d ~ 5ys s8s
Il The panic bears the hardest d
| the farmer. The fruits Of year.
labor are placed on the market q
a time when the world needs it a
IneVer before, but on account OF thi
false, alarm, neither money nor credi
1 is available. Hence the result is w
have to sell our wheat barley, fla
Il and rye at from ten to twenty cent
4 per bushel less than its present AZ
/ tual value.
What do think Of the hankin
and currency question r.,
81 do not care to be known as {
crank or mono-man. but I beliey
that ali we need to do is to re-estaI
81 lish confidence. We have all tn
6honey necessary to transact OF
business IL II Is put back into legit
mate channels Of trade, and to- /
THAT confidence must be first fully q
tablished. Nothing better could 4
doneAto bring about q lasting and pc
nanent result, conducive to the be
Interests Of the people, than 10 qua
antee the public that when they d
posit their money In banks they VI
3 be paid In full, and not lose sing
q cent even IL the bank should sIi
B pend First make this a law and s
4 to the banks, you must keep fou
N fiftIis of your reserve in your OF
+ vaults part Of which Is now se
B to the reserve centers On account
& the high rate Of interest offered d
which IS being loaned to speculate
and stock gamblers on security IA
Ii practically an wind, 10 much
6 thaf when the smaller banks wa