The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
North Dakota Political Gossip

Bismarck Tribune: Having come to
the conclusion that the most success
full scare-crow in this campaign-the
best names to conjure with, calculated
to infiame the prejudices Of the peo-
ple--are Cannon and Aldrich, the in
surgent press and the insurgent cam
paigner are working overtime in med
icine- malSing with these names as the
principal dope.
This country never has had, and
never will have, a perfect tariff meas
ure, but 1t is a mistake to charge that
the present law is worse than those
preceding 1t. In fact, 1t must be tried
before we are justified In too strongly
expressing our conclusions. 1t is GER
tain that President Taft Is an honest
conscientious, patriotic American cit
izen, and one of the common people.
He was selected by Mr.. Roosevelt for
them ost responsible and diplomatic
positions during his term as chief
magistrate of the nation, and IL the
ex-president was not a good Judge Of
human nature, then the enconiums
now being heaped upon him are I'M
worthyily bestowed.
Mr.. Taft believes the present tariff
| law, with the exception of q. few sched-
ules, Is a good measure, and consider
| ing the manner in which tariff meas
ures are made, does not hesitate to
| declare that it is the best we could
| get at tie present time. 1t was good
enough for Mr. Taft to sign and he
| declares it was good enough for the
republican members Of congress to
vote for on it's final passage. 1t con-
Etains the entering wedge for more per-
feet measures in the future-the pro-
vision for a commission to obtain the
| information necessary in proper tarif
| legislation as TO the diff
ference in cost of production in this
| and other countries.
| Whether the failure of the majority
in congress, in framing the present act
| to place wood pulp on the free list, has
anything to do with the outcry ant
! impassioned criticisms of many Of oul
most distinguished statesmen on thu
| part of Golfers and other magazines
and influential newspapers, or not, may
be a question, or whether the adjust
ment of postal regulations on basis
satisfactory to these publications, hal
to do with their temper, certain It Il
that many of our best citizens anC
most conscientious representatives arr
being unjustly criticised in connection
with the tariff discussion.
For instance, in a recent Issue o
The Fargo Daily News there appeared
a. statement compiled for Golfers a;
| TO votes on the tariff bill. From this
1t is assumed that 1t Is to be used al
a campaign document and will prob
ably be sent out all over the state. o
course, the idea of the proposition !
to show that McCumber voted wit
Aldrich. but the publication Is goo
campaign argument for Senator Nc
Cumber in that 1t also gives the part,
vote.
In the first paragraph, agriculture
implements, McCumber voted nay.
There were forty -four other republi
cans voted may" and only three re
publicans voted Eyes" with twenty
three democrats. No democrats vote
may" with a majority Of the republi
cans. In the next item there wer
three republicans voted yes" wit
twenty-five democrats, but fifty re
publicans voted may McCunlber an
forty mine others. In the next amend
ment twenty-five democrats only vot
ed "yea" and fiftyone republicans vot
ed may" LaFollette, Cummins an
! others voted with Aldrich. In the mex
amendment there were forty-one re
! publicans and twelve democrats vote
yea" and eleven republicans an
three democrats voted may" In til
next vote thirty-flve republicans an
two democrats voted YEA, and min
: republicans and twenty democrats vol
! ed may"
All the way through the list, whe
.. McCunber is shown to have voted, 9
a rule he voted with from forty-fly
to fifty other republicans and vote
! for republican principles and not dem
ocratic principles, and on the oths
hand, all the way through the artic
: shows only from three to six republ
! cans voted with the democrats.