The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-09
To the Republican Electors OF I
state OF North Dakota:

state of North Dakota:
Ambition to represent the state OF
North Dakota in the United states
senate demands of me an nonest'
frank and straightforward statement
to the people regarding by views on
some Of the many questions OF pubic
concern.
| believe that the aspiration to rep
resent this people in the upper mouse
of congress is q laudable ambition
and calls for the exercise of the pur-
est motives, the devotion of unselhsn
energy and fair consideration of every
appeal from every interest.
In perfect accord with the admins
tration and the splendid leadership
Of President Roosevelt and believing
his successor should be one who has
the ability and determination to con-
tinue the policies he has SO fearlessly,
vigorously and successfully pursued, !
believe Secretary Taft to be the ideal,
the logical and most available success
or of Mr.. Roosevelt for the presidency.
Agriculture is the basis of all our
wealth, the farmer and his toll the
foundation of our prosp rity. l be-
1ieve in legislation, state and national,
that will give our farmers fair grades
for their grain, check excessive dock
age and other leakers from their re-
turns, insure standards of grading that
are uniform and just and see that
the producer and not the middleman
gets the benefit of these uniform
standards.
1 believe the state should have a
permanent commission, composed of
men experienced in the growing, grad
ing and hauling Of grain. to have
charge OF all elevators in the state,
and to whom they shall be responsible,
and an appropriation SUFFICIENT to in
vestigate conditions, enforce rules
and laws and correct evils, If any.
Transportation is as necessary as
food. believe in the proper encour-
agement Of railroad building and In
wise, firm and just control and reguia-
ton of railroads, so that the shipper
shall have prompt, adequate and ef-
fective remedy against injustice, OF
whatever sort.
The free pass and ranking prfvil
eyes are condemned by the public SEN
timent, and state as we'll as inter-
state laws abolishing these privileges
should be passed.
Taxation is an issue Of the first pub
ton of railroads and corporate prop
erty upon the same basis as all other
property and to this end l believe in
thorough inquiry to ascertain the true
and correct value of railroad and cor
porate property. I believe that every
man, firm, corporation or railroad
should stand equal before my law and
all laws. l believe the same justice
should be afforded them and the same
obedience to law required of them.
The state should never depart from
the fixed policy of full valuation Of
corporate properties and equitable
taxation of all interests,
Combination of capital is reorgan-
lied as necessary and advisable under
the industrial evolution in progress
throughout the world, but predatory
wealth must always recognize the
source of it's being and combinations
and trusts in restraint of trade, to
control the price of labor and material,
oppressive to the producer and con-
sumner. is menace to society and it's
liberation is indefensible. Federal
and state laws regulating trusts and
combinations should be direct and
comprehensive and rigidly applied.
The withdrawal Of tariff protection
from trust-made articles would have
wholesome effect on persistent VIC
lation of the antitrust laws.
The methods of the Standard Oil
trust is crushing out competition in
every form and whatever it arises,
and the cruel destruction of legitimate
enterprises through the advantage of
unlimited resources against weak but
honest effort cannot be too severely
condemned, and the heroic and nnfal-
tering determination of President
Roosevelt, our judiciary and all
branches of our government to bring
this trust to bay has the overwhelm-
ing approval of all people who stand
for fair play and a square deal.
New and changed conditions de.
mand readjustment of the tariff
schedules and such revision should be
made at once by the friends and not
the enemies Of the protective sys-
tenn. There is merit in the conten-
ton for an expert tariff commission, to