The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-02-13

MINOT, N. D., THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1908.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The Independent believes that it has made
plain to it's readers the intentions of Mr.. Hans
brough concerning his little speech in the Senate
the other day when he swelled out his chest anc
declared that the harvester trust was against
him. We believe that the voters of the state
generally, are we'll enough acquainted With the
Senator political methods to readily understand
that he is playing to the galleries, for votes, and
no one thinks that he is sincere when he goes
after the harvester trust In fact, Hansbr0ugh
has always trained with the trusts, and we have
it from good authority that the harvester trust
rather favors the reelection Of the Senator, a!
tho they are very careful not to take pronni-
ment part in North Dakota politics., as this
would queer the game. The following edi-
torial taken from recent issue of the Grand
Forks Herald is right to the point and should be
read and carefully considered:
There are being received in North Dakota
copies of a campaign circular prepared and cir
culated under the direction of Senator Hans
brough or his assistants, consisting of certain
extracts from speeches of Senators Hansbrough
and Beveridge on the international Harvester
trust. The title page of the pamphlet bears this
inscription: Some interesting and instructive
facts from speeches in the senate concerning the
composition, operation and ultimate purposes Of
this farm machinery MONOPOLY" The introduce
ton states that In the United States senate
January %, 1908, a spirited debate aros- over a
resolution offered by Senator Hansbrough in
tended to facilitate progress on the forthcoming
governmental prosecution against the Interna-
tlOnal Harvester company"
The contents of the pamphlet consists of
two extracts, one from the remarks of Mr.. Hans
brough and one from remarks by Mr.. Bever-
ldge. The thing is remarkable for it's omissions
In the first place the resolution itself is not CIV
en-, The Herald will supply this omission. Here
is the text of the resolution as it appears in the
Congressional Record:
Resolved That the Department of Labor be,
and is hereby directed to suspend its investiga-
ton into the affairs OF the international Harvest
ter company, under the terms of resolution,
which passed the senate December II, 1906.
That is the resolution which was offered by
MIR. Hansbrough, and which, according to his
campaign circular, was intended to facilitate
progress on the Forthcoming governmental prose-
cution" against the company. Then follows the
portion of the address of Mr.. Hansbrough in
which he froths at the mouth over the allegation
Whatever may be said of the explanation given
the senate, portion of which is included in his
pamphlet the portion which is included in the
circular is simply stump speech addressed to
his constituents, in which loose charges are
made, and which charges there is no attempt to
Then comes part of certain remarks by Senator
Beverage. The Indiana senator says that this
was the first time he had heard that the harvest
er company was interfering with the politics of
North Dakota, that if this is the fact it is very
reprehensible proceeding; that such interior
ence if it exists, is to be opposed and denounced
by all honorable men, And that is ALL
The Herald has in previous issue given the
substance Of this debate, and at this time it will
not be dealt with in detail. But for clear un-
Outstanding 1t may be proper again to state that
in support of the resolution above quoted MIR.
Hansbrough asserted, or Unlimited, that the
department of Justice had concluded an investi-
cation of it's own of this company; that it could
not or would not proceed while another nvesti-
cation was pending. The senator was asked to
explain in what manner the investigation by one
department would interfere with the perform
ance of its duty by another, but all the efforts of
dozen senator's failed to drag a direct answer
from him. Every senator spoke against the
resolution. And Senator Beveridge after ex-
pressing his disapproval of corporations in the
politics of state assuming that this one had
done SOY said:
Il did not know the facts stated when |
first raised the question, but yet if had known
them, and as heartily as do sympathize with
the fight assuming, of course, that there is a
fght) and every other similar fight, should
still have raised this question, because it has not
yet been made clear to me why it is that the de-
under the law with, and created for the purpose
Of administering justice, openly avowing it has
the facts at hand upon which to proceed, should
hesitate because Of some vague courtesy which |
has no justification in law and no foundation in
practice We are confronted with an extraor-
binary situation upon that part of the debate
Mr.. President. We are told that department