The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-24
The farmers of North Dakota, who are in the

majority here, will demand accounting from
the North Dakota Senators, in connection with the
tariff bill, which is before Congress- Our SEN
ators should have a care, if they desire to be
turned. The people of North Dakota demand that
they vote for general revision of the tariff down.
ward, and if senators come back from Washing
ton, unable to explain that they worked for such
revision, they cannot explain their way back into
office in a thousand years. President Taft, before
election, Travelled the country over explaining that
he for revision of the tariff, downward in the
majority of cases, and while he has said nothing
as to what he intends to do with the bill when it
is presented to him for his signature, feel
hdent that he will write one word Of four letters,
boldly across the face Of that bill: '''Veto." The
Senators, both Republican and Democratic in dis
GUESSING the revision themselves, declare that
they never promised the dear people that they
you'd favor the revision downward, and that is
probably true Taft however did promise this, in
many of his speeches. and believe that he told
the truth and will veto the bill presented Our
senator's McCumber and Johnson, succeeded in
obtaining high duty on oats, wheat and barley
but there is serious question whether or not This
will affect the prices iota At the same time,
they are of selling the interests of Tie
sumers, their main constituents, for mass of pot
tage. We should be more than pleased to have an
explanation from our senator's, before accusing
them directly Of having done anything wrong.
The state of New York has peculiar law, which
prohibits an insurance company having charter in
that state from writing than $150OO0 900 worth
of insurance in a year. The New York Life mas
been compelled to withdraw about thousand
agents from the field hoping TO curb its business
somewhat, and not overrun the mark. The law ap-
pears to be unjust. 1t enacted in 1906, imme-
diately after the insurance investigation, and
people were ready at that time to enact the most
drastic measures. An effort is being made to have
the Law repealed. but long as Gov. Hughes Is in
the saddle, this will be a hard matter. One might
jost as we'll Limit newspaper in securing new sub
scribers. or limit groceryman in selling certain
number of pounds of sugar in the year. Several
North Dakota agents have been affected by this
law this company having but four agents in the
state at the present time
President Taft quietly withdrew from theatre
the other night, because the players were putting
on a smutty performance. The tendency OF the
stage of late years has been to give the people just
As smutty truck they would stand for and nat
urally they have been putting up with ranker per-
sormances right along. OF course the public is to
,ame to a certain extent for if the people refused
20 attend performances that were not per1ectly
clean and wholesome, the managers would soon
ace to it that plays of more moral nature were
given the public. Theatre goers as rule attend
thee plays, not so much for the enlightenment that
they receive as to be entertained to forget their
cares for an hour or so. President Iau SET
mighty good example when he left that theatre.
Fdffor Penn of the Sherwood Tribune is agrees
xive The hardware and furniture dealers OF Sher-
xood refuse to do any advertising. In large DIS
o}ay ad the Tribune runs the following: HARD
ware or Furniture The territory around SHERWOOD
alters fertile field to dealers in hardware anu 1ur-
siture AS may be in looking over our COL
,mns we have an excellent advertising patronage
rom several other lines of business, ana we De-
aeve that hardware furniture concerns "oulo
End II to their advantage to carry some advertising
nth u.s. We solicit ads from any firms in town,
N neighboring tons, or anywhere, that may De en-
.aged in these lines of business Rates 1urnlsneo
,o anp1ication" We would suggest that the somnam-
aulent dealers give Bro Penn some business
The Bottineau News hardly believes that Talcou
you'd be compromise candidate for governor.
minot is going to furnish candidate next time that
,1l he a winner and his is Johnson, whose
s,mrname is James, He isn't laundering for public
Mice but all the same he has sufficient trlends
ever the state to warrant his nomlnaton' anu once
aominated it would be but short walk TO the gov
.ruor's chair. 1t may be little early TO mentlon
zubernatorial candidates, but it won't do any narm
10 let the public in on the secret James Johnson
xonld make good governor All lacIlono eo"Ao
lastly unite upon him.
= The glorious Fourth is at hand The DAY
or cannon fire crackers and torn hands, pinned
,ves SCARED faces for life. and the thousands OIL
deaths from the horrible tetanus or l""R Jaw"
Hundreds of deaths occur after the fourth Inc
~,,,+bs naturally delight in making loud noise and
c.ressing DEATH We have been working for a sane
y.urth throughout the country for NUMBER OF
Iaars. and no doubt many lives have been saved IN
.arc,tns the children--and the parents-of tn
Danger existing in exploding giant cracker ihe"e