The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-18

ductlOn OF forty per cent on boots ana
shoes; on leather, sole and betting, seven
tv-fve per cent; on gloves, generally used,
thirty per cent; on harness, saddles, etc,
fifty per cent; on sugar from the Philip
pines no duty whatever, from Cuba re-
duction of twenty per cent; sugar from
other countries but slight reduction.
Now, let any fair minded man answer, is
this not enough for one mans work 4 The.
preparation for arguments, the study
each proposition required months OF ar'u-
Gus labor, from early morning until many
nights long after midnight. But this was
but small part Of the work ard OF what
was accomplished for our state
Why No Reduction on Wooden Goods,
There was no reduction on wooden goods
Why? In the first place, the farmer has
protective tariff of eleven cents per pound
on his wool, which is equivalent to about
forty-fve per cent ad valore1n duty. 80
in order to give protection to our manutac.
turers we must start with dltterentlal OF
about forty-6ve per cent, and all the protec-
ton must be above that In other words
our wool is worth generally about forty
five per cent more in this country than IN
FuroDe. and an equivalent tariff would not
he protective tariff, but would Just equal
ize condition, other things being equal ~:
We were not able to secure an agree
ment to reduce the tariff on wooden goods
unless we would consent to reduce 1t on
farmers and the sheep ralsers would not
consent to reducing the farmer S prrotec-
ton. They remembered what the price OF
wool was when the tariff was reduced BE-
fore. Many of the farmers OF this state 40
not raise sheep, but great many are sun
raising sheep in the western part Gl tne
state. and the sheep raiser is as much ell
titled to protection as the wheat raiser,
The wooden schedule is perhaps the nigh
oct and vet the tariff on wooden cloth that
goes into a suit of clothes IS mere tarii
bagatelle when compared with the reta1l
price. We are not importers OF ready 1llaae
clothing to any extent. we 40 import
great quantities OF cloth. NOW the uu.y t,,,t
the cloth in an ordinary suit OF CLONES una,
would cost, tailor made, say $500, Would
he from sixty-five cents to $1.25' On the
finest wooden suits, suits that Woule cosl
$780, the duty might run as hlgh as q:'5o'
Two wears is a mighty short time, espe -
c;allv to county official, who mus tnc e
even now he must begin to lay ms plaIs, -
he is figuring on re-eiectlooi' c nms will
Undoubtedly be candidate for re-eiectlon
H. has conducted the Office to the Dest VI
his ability, and feels that he is entltled TO
, second term which according to LAY"
world he his last for the time being, at
least. Ward countvwl have new cou1-
tv treasurer, the present lncumDent, r. -.
Nedrud, now serving MS SECOND tellA. ~
ao.,d;dates have vet shown themselves. l..
A. Larson, the county auditor, WIN NC up
Co., the nomination again, and his trends
fee1 certain that if he should have any op-
,oe;t;on he will win hands down. Mr. Lar,
son makes A good official. 1t IS expected
H. lie county superintendent, f. u; war
ran will be out for his office again. n? op.
nosing candidate has yet, come OUT lioi,'
under cover Gunder Ke'snus tne ne5 the
tar ~ Deeds NAV decide to again enter inc
tei % ~, u Stenersen will likelv be one
l "a h;s onnonents Judge Davis is not say
no anvthing lust now as to Whethei nc
~, he a.. car?d;dote for his present position
W. ,ot Rumor has it that the Judge Is
1noL;no for somethin better. knute nag
en- who has proved himself to be pretty
GOOD politician and first rate GERS ~
court, is wea1ng , Guh h sno cand;date arain.
nudlev Nash hasn't rounded un quite az a.,
- The blind piooers, tho he has done Wen'
and feels as tho he ought to begiven
coun1e of more years at least in which TO
comnlete the Job. Count" surveyor
Thomas feels able to hold down couple
of jobs and seems to be DONG MS w1AN MI, III
the satisfaction of every body, and Wlll
probably again be a candidate. Public a.
m;nstrator Clark Hovev has looked after
his duties carefully and will likely be re-
turned. Dr. Taylor, the coroner, says
nothin~ and saws wood" looks after Big
practice and ~~oes deer hunting OCCASIONAL
w. but will doubtless find time to accept
the office again if the people want him.
The news of James Johnson's candidacy
for Congressional honors has spread like
wild fire to all portions of the state, and
everywhere it is meeting with the accord
Of the people. The Northwestern portion