The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-05
GRAIN INSPECTION.


A prevaricating correspondent from
Valley City sent a report that the
American Society of Equity had turned
down Senator McCumber and his grain
inspection. This is the view that The
Bismarck Tribune cakes of the efforts
of the Barnes county Ananais:
We note in The Fargo News the
following dispatch which largely re-
sembles a news account in the Valley
City Times-Record:
Valley City, Oct. 31.-At it's meet
ing in Valley City last week, the
American Society of Equity in exec
utive session declared that Senator
McCumber had not made good, and
that the society must make its own
fight for federal inspection of grain.
THE action was taken as the fourth
OF series of resolutions before clos
ing the meeting.
The convention repudiated Senator
| Porter j. McCumbers federal grain
inspection bill and took steps to have
one drafted and introduced into the
| next session Of the United States con-
gress. This bill is to be drafted by
committee named by the parent body
with Theo. G.. Nelson as chairman, If
the recommendations of the North Da-
koCa union are carried out. While the
McCumber measure itself was not in
for much censure and although Sen
ator McCumber's name was mentioned
fbut once when o. G. Major declared
on the floor Of the convention that
Senator McCumber had not made good
and that the society must fight their
own battle for federation inspection,
their action ignoring the McCumber
bill and taking steps to have an
equity bill drafted and handled by the
authorized committee of the American
society at Washington amounts to a
Reputation of McCumber's bill and his
claims Of being the champion of the
society,"
An analysis OF the above dispatch
is interesting as showing TO what ex-
tent news" is manufactured in the
interests Of or for the purpose of pref
udicing some public official or candi-
date. The dispatch makes the state
ment in the opening paragraph that
the society of equity declared in exc
cutiye session that Senator McCum-
Der had not made good" The second
paragraph of the dispatch says that
the McCumber bill itself was not in
for much censure, and Senator Nc
Cumber's name was mentioned but
once on the floor OF the convention
, when 0. G. Major declared that Sen
ator McCumber had not made good
There are several differences possible
|, from this dispatch. One is that O. G
Major Is the society OF equity In exc.
cutive session, since he was the only
one who declared that Senator Nc.
Cumber had not made good, Another
is that somebody is especially anxiou.
to put Senator McCumber in bat
= light with the members OF the society
and this Is indicated by the last para
graph of the dispatch where 1t /.
stated that "the action ignoring III,
McCumber bill and preparing a bill
to be presented amounts to repud
iation of McCumber" etc This las
statement is the purely gratuitous as
sumption of the correspondent wht
prepared the dispatch and has no re-
lation whatever to the action of tn,
society 1t might as well be suggested
that this action of the society is takel
to mean that President Roosevelt Ii
. ~ 1o ASSilSaEEu iOE klllluB WnlI6 ea6
: plants" 1t depends, OF course, entirel,
on the point Of viewsof the person VIII,
draws the conclusions
We have thought and expressed tn
belief in the past that the society o
Equity was devoting too much time I
political matters. and that the object
Of the society should be more economi
/ CAD than political Senator McCumbe
In the interests OF the farmers Of tn
state, has urged measure tor the fed
Ieral inspection OF grain. He has bee
In touch with leaders or the rnoverner
: for better inspection. and has worke
! hard for the advancement Of his BIZ
1t may be that the bill ID not perfe
and Il - entirely proper Tor the socaei