The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-05-29

Dakota gain by the election of MIR
Little to the United States senate
The position Of the Times has beer
during all the campaigns that i
it could be shown that the impor
lance and dignity Of the state
would be enhanced by his or any
other mans election more than il
would be by the election Of Sena.
tor Hansbrough, then the Times
would lend its aid to the election
Of that man. Ii has requested the
supporters of Mr.. Little to give one
reason which would be accepted
by a candid and honest man-irre-
spective Of his allegiance to Alex
Mechanically he should be
elected, but there has not been a
single answer. ......
Had he shown any b1illiancy as
a member Of the state senate dur
ing the twenty years that he has
been a member, there would have
been reason to believe that he
would have taken an advanced
position in the senate even as a
new member, and would thus have
given the state notoriety if not
prominence. But during the time
he has been in the state senate he
has not been the originator Of a
single law which could be included
among the formative legislation of
a new commonwealth-where such
things would have been easily done
during a score Of years, Such be-
ing the case his lack of ability it
would seem to be conclusive that
if elected to the United States SEN
ate he would be classed not only
among the new members but would
have nothing to place him among
the prospective able ones of that
division.
Suppose the arguments Of his
friends be admitted for the time
being, that he would with the
same length Of service be in as
prominent a position as Senator
Hansbrough holds at this time.
The state would suffer during the
the time that he is developing and
under the logic which is now used
by him and his friends, a change
should be made long before that
time and we thus be constantly
kept at the bottom Of the list and
would get nothing of the legislat-
i've advantages which comes from
having men that are leaders in the
senate. It would have no place Of
on the legislative map of the ma
ton. Had Ohio defeated William
Mckinley in his early congress
ional life, would he ever have be-
come the president Of the nation?
Had Maine turned down the bril-
liant Blaine would that state have
been the proud possesor Of his
fame? And SO examples might be
heaped in endless numbers.
What do the adherents of Mr..
Little offer the people Of the state
as an excuse for seeking to elect
him? This can be put best in Mr..
Little's own words when he said
that Mr.. Mckenzie had promised
him that he should have the sena-
torship and he meant to have it.
Does such a reason justify any
man who carries his s)vereignty
under his hat and boasts that his
manhood is his own, in voting for
him? The real reason why he
wants to be elected is because the
corporations and especially the
Harvester trust which is now
growing fat from the illegal pro.
fits from the sale of farm machin.
cry in this state, want him. He is
their most plant subject and they
need him to help defeat in the
senate during the next four years
the policies of President Roose.
welt as they will be sought to be
carried out by his successor, Sec.
rotary, T~aft.-Evening Times.
We note that in the announce
ment Of Hon. A. j. Gronna he re.
cognizes the fact that a new mem.
Der is at a great disadvantage in
congress and is therefore making