The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-02-06
Ajax Hansbrepgh.

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The northwest will get a certain amount Of
dry amusement out Of Senator Hansbrougns
effort to capitalize his assault upon the har-
vester trust for 4 reelection. It Is extremely
unlikely that the harvester trust is bothering
ing itself about the election of a senator from
North Dakota or has laid violent hands upon
the political throat of the senior senator from
that state, because he put through resolution
to investigate it, says the Minneapolis Journal.
From Senator Hansbrough's own statement, the
trust, instead of being hostile, ought to feel
grateful to him. For in moving the rescind-
ment Of his own resolution, Mr.. Hansbrough
said that on account Of the comfy between
departments, the attorney general declined to
move against the harvester trust while it was
under Investigation o.; the department Of com
merce and labor at the request Of the ssi.ate IL
is quite evident that almost any wicked trust !
would rather he investigated patiently, p]od-
k5.flgiy and duly, than to be sued right off and
fined million dollars. The Standard Oil COM
hany never squealed so long as it was only in
vestigated It shed real tears, however, after
the Lands fine. >
IN moving the resentment Of his resolution.
Senator Hansbrough said: THE edict has gone
forth that am to be defeated for the senate
because had the temerity to offer this resolu-
ton
Swelling his chest to it's utmost expansion,
the Senator from North Dakota added: laccept
the challenge. / am ready to meet it. 1t the
people Of my state desire this monopoly to con
troll their state. they do not want me as their
representative,
Great! Impressive! Ajax defying the light
ming vas shrimp blinking at the sunset com.
pared with this. It means, conversely that II
the people of North Dakota do not want the
harvester trust to control their politics, they. do
not want Hansbrough for their representative.
More magnificent still! Will the people Of North
Dakota see the point? Will they purge them
selves of all fractional and adventurous candi-
dacies and accept the straight issue of Hans
brOugh or the trust?
Not very long ago wife of a North Dakota
farmer wrote to house OF correction in Chicago
that she might bring him up on North Dakota
farm She explained that she didn't want
merely headstrong youth, but the worse the
better it would suit her. The lad arrived and
found broad prairie-his play ground bound
by the horizon-with nothing to restrict him
from doing just what his boyish heart desired
He was provided with pony and allowed as
much freedom as the womans own children.
The woman soon found that he was not naturally
bad boy, but in the city he had been shut in
by the crowded streets, had nothing part ocular
to do, and of course he got into mischief. Out
on the broad prairie all was different. He was
given enjoyable work to do, and when night
came he was glad to go to rest in his little bed
That boy is taking an interest in his surround
ings and really has no bad habits. He is grow
ing up strong healthy young man and will be
credit to our great state and the brave woman
whom he can thank for all of this
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The Independent heard it intimated that
Senator Hansbrough was not very i'll in Minot
last week, and might have addressed the
farmers had he wanted to. The Senator was
well enough to receive a number Of his bench
men in his room at all hours Of the day and
night, and could not have been very bad off,
We noticed that he got better very fast after
the meeting was over Hansbrough likely saw
which way the wind was blowing after he ar
rived in Mnot, and if he actually was i'll he
must have congratulated himself that he could
become i'll just at the right time. Hansbrough
realizes that he is stronger with the farmers
when he is the farthest away from them: He
will make better campaign if he would only
take little trip to Cuba or some out of the way
place and remain there until after the primaries,
and leave his campaign to such able managers
g Luther D McGahan, the highly honorable
Register of the Minot land Office. The Senator
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