The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-24
North Dakota Political Gossip


Of The Progress that the farmers 81
the state have never had d better man
to represent them and watch over their
interests than the same Porter ]. Nc
Cumber.
At every turn he has put up a siren
uous fight against the admission OF
Canadian wheat, duty free, holding that
this action would depreciate the price
of wheat raised in the United States.
or course, the insurgents deny that
this would be the result but the North
western Miller, the conceded authority
Of the milling interests has the follow
ing to say on the subject. We quote:
William G. Edgar editor of The
Northwestern Miller, In an interview
asserting that the country is on the
verge of a serious situation with re-
spect to its grain supply, advocated the
abolition of the 25-cent duty on Cam
adam wheat and said that the farmers
are banded together in trust Of the
greatest magnitude and influence which
deffies the Sherman law and other laws
relating to trusts.
THE mills out west are grinding
along about the same as usual" said
Mr.. Edgar. but the great proposition
they are up against, az we'll as the
whole country, is the question of raw
material.
They don't know how long ii will
be before they run short of something
to grind.
'If we could get Canadian wheat
across the border without that 25-cent
duty which the tariff imposes. the ques-
ton would be solved. The great north
west beyond the Canadian border is
raising wheat. more and more of it all
the time. but against IL we have raised
a Chinese wall. for the 25rcent duty is
practically prohibitive'
If any party or combination could
assure the defeat Of P. J.. McCumber
to succeed himself, IL is a safe bet that
81, 100000 would be cheerfully handed
over by the milling trust
Fairmount News: The speech OF Sen.
p. j. McCumber Of North Dakota in the
United States senate at Washington on
Friday Feb. 4, 1910. on the price of
farm produce. liz an excellent article.
1t may be said, and Is said, that SEN
atnr McCumber cannot fool the people
ell the time. just some of the time He
may. and may not be a friend of the
| farmer, and may have made the speech
for an effect. But nevertheless. the
speech Is a good one and truthful
one, and will have considerable weight
wherever II is read His comparison
to the price when the product leaves
the farmer, until 1t reaches the con-
sumner Is something enormous, and 1t is
av fav VerI1t
| to read it, whether he believes In Sem
, ator McCumber or not.
| Bismarck Palladium. Burdick, the
bold. and Bardi. the icelander. refuse to
be eliminated and will appeal to the
| people. Wonder IL these gentlemen
rive In their unqualified adherence to
the principles set forth in the pro-
gressive' platform. especially the one
| commencing the primary election law
| The star chamber caucus and packed
convention were some of the evils SUD-
posed to be forever done away with bv
| the primary law. Burdick and Bardi
will doubtless have different views on
| this now that they have been handed
/ one by the 5delectable bunch OF eliminr :
ating Pharisees.
New Rockford Provost: There is no
other candidate in North Dakota who
/ is receiving more favorable comment
| for the office of secretary of state than
| w. M. House of Wyndmere. He is a
, Civil war veteran and a staunch re-
/ publican; for ten years was superin-
tendent of schools of Richland county,
and is in every way qualified to fill the
position to which he aspires He has
| large acquaintance throughout the
state, and his candidacy will add great
! ly 10 the strength Of the ticket.
Page Record; The eliminating COM
naittee of the insurgents have got to-
gether and selected STATE ticket which
they will ask that wing Of the party
70 support at the primaries. II remains
to be seen whether the voters who
i really believe in political reform will
be dictated to by the leaders who are
u-irg this means to get control Of the
cffices.
| Kenmare Journal: The insurgents
eliminating committee raised stink
when they eliminated Burdick and
/ Skulason from their congressional tick
et-and now these two gentlemen and
their friends will try to OUT eliminate
the elinlinators.