Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-29

OF the committee on agriculture, one
OF the most important committees In
the senate and one which gives him
the opportunity to do more for the
farmer than any member of the sen.
ate
The question that is now up to the
people to decide Is whether they are
ready to put aside a man who has
ever proven himself competent, who ia
IN position to do more good than
any new man could In score on years
| and for what? Have you considered
the reasons given for his retirement.
The leaders of the opposition 10
Senator Hansbrough k practically
made up OF two classes; those who
nave past grievances to settle and
those who are controlled by the cor
poratfons. The former is not so large
as the latter. No man can be In the
service of the public 40 long as has
Mr.. Hansbrough without making enc
mics. During his public carer there
have been republicans in the state
who have not received at his hands
what they thought they should, this
is a natural consequence, no man can
saus1y everyone and these people now
use every means at their command to
accomplish his defeat They do not
take into consideration the good he
mas done fer the state and the people
nor what he can do These are as
nothing to them in comparison tn
thelr own selfish desires for revenge.
lhey consider nothing but themselves
IN this regard and are bending every
effort to this one cause. Among this
class or people are those who have
been loudest in their demand for re-
forms, and the elimination of the
trusts from the state notifies snd NON,
mat the time has arrived for united /
effort that will forever accomnlish
THIS result, they are found still back |
Ing up their selfish desires and lining
~ WIN tie rorpu: ,lti,l,S st every t:1rn !
With the expressed intention OF thwart-
ing the end they claimed to cham,,ion |
i 'th there is the corporation. repre- !
s@n1a'lvea This class is by far tho |
.hts1 dangerous. The weaDon of This |
i&c1lon IS money, mileage, etc. These
are given freely, the cost is never 10
great to be paid, if they can elect y
man that will DO their bidding. There
Is one thing that can be said of them
""eE are open in their fight. They do
.2ot deny that they arc the cnrnoro-
lion representatives. Their ca,di
ate does not deny it, and + 80. is
tec'ed tie people have no reason to
complain afterward if the senator
works il conjunction with the cornora-
tons. RE is running on that ticket
and ii elected would be expected to do
nothing else.
Now the question has resolved down
TO the people to decide who thew want
to represent them. Will they helm
rev dlsgruntled, and disappointed poll
tlclans to grind their ak, and thus
take away from Mr. Hansbrough that
much support, and practically give it
TO the other side. whom they claim
to have been fighting; will they vote
tor Little and thus say we are in favor
OF turning over the affairs Of the state
to the corporations and let them rr,
things in North Dakota as they see
1T, or will we stand for Hansbrougb
and vote TO-. return him to continue
his usefulness to the state.
This is a question that is too ser
'ous to be passed by lightly. It is one
that requires the careful and thought