The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-06-18
MARSHALL RENDERED
FARMERS REAL SERVICE

AuS DUluIH herald mas Cne following
contribution to the political situation in
North Dakota:
Minnesota people are watching with
interest the fight for the republican
nomination for the United States SEN
atorship in North Dakota and besides
the interest involved in the close re-
lationship, geographical and CONNER
cial, of the two states, there is reason
enough in the fact that the struggle
seems to be contest between the old
republican machine, dominated by the
interests" and characterized by the
worst manifestations of machine con-
troll, and patriotic and public spirited
citizens who wish to see their state re-
deemed from this rule and it's banners
cleaned of political corruption.
But there is still another reason for
interests in Minnesota, and that reason
lies in the fact that Congressman Tom
Marshall, the candidate of the revolt
against the machine, had as much to do
as any other man-and more than most
in creating the Minnesota system of
grain appeals, which is the best guar
anty of thefarmers ofMinnesota and the
Dakotas that they will receive square
deal in the marketing of their grain.
In 1899 Tom Marshall was member
of the North Dakota senate, and as
chairman of a joint committee of the
North Dakota legislature he came to
Duluth, Minneapolis and St. Paul to
look into the Minnesota grain inspec-
tion service. He demonstrated his
practicability and efficiency as a public
servant in this visit, and while he
was unable to accomplish all he de-
sired, a great deal of benefit to the
farmers resulted from his work and
that of his associates.
At that time there was a system of
appeals to the grain and warehouse
commission at St. Paul, a very expen-
sive process resulting in frequent
charges for demurrage, and always
costing SIS for each car appealed. The
members of the board not being prac-
teal grain men, they relied upon the
chief inspector, who naturally favored
his deputies.
MIR. Marshall's committee showed a
clear and strong grasp of the situation,
and vigorously took up the proposition
of the creation of appeal boards, inde-
pendent of the inspection service. The
duties of these boards were to estab-
lish grades, to sit daily, and to pass
upon appeals at once. Minnesota's
present law providing for these boards
was largely due to the energetic work
Of Mr.. Marshall and his colleagues he
fore the Minnesota legislature.
A shipper can now take an appeal,
get action the same day from an inde-
pendent body. save all demurrage, and
he pays only 81 per car instead of s5.
Thus he gets, cheaply, an impartial de-
cision. Thus, in quiet, bnsiness-like
way, Tom Marshall rendered his con-
stituents-and the farmers of Mime
sofa as well-a real service. Had
subsequent complaints of the Mime
sofa inspection system from North
Dakota been handled in similar
manner, much unpleasantness would
have been avoided, and much better
results secured.
As the Herald has heretofore had
occasion to say, Congressman Mar
shalPs views are right. He has placed
himself squarely with the people, and
representing as he does a noble and
patriotic movement in favor of popular
government and against the corrupt
rule of machine politics, the progress
of his fight for the senatorship will be
watched with keen and sympathetic
interest in this state. His congress-
ional career has borne out the promise
of his legislative record, and furnishes
ground for belief that if made senator.
he will again "make good"
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