The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-17
METHODS ARE
NOW SHOWN UP
Iightwad Thomas Marshall Written
Upby an Ex-lnsurger or a
Reformed Progressive.

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lshall was member of congress he
never paid very much attention to
Iofticial duties. His attendances at
lcommittee meetings were rare. His
attendance on the floor of house was
not at all regular. He never took
part in any public questions.
The only thing in which he ever
interested himself was the free al
Icohol bill, and in endeavoring to
make the people of the country be-
lieve that it was going to be a great
boon to them.
Z But he is a great man to take to
himself the credit of other peoples
work. There are hundreds of in.
stances in which a member of the
senate introduced and passed pen
lsion bills for certain men in the
Estate. The chairman of the CON-
mittee on pensions of the senate
had. an understanding with the
chairman of the committee of the
house that his bills would be look
ed after. But whenever senate
bill passed the senate, Mr.. Marshall
would instruct his clerk to write to
the beneficiary and state that he
would look after it in the house.
He never did call on any pension
matter. He knew that it would be
taken care of. He merely wrote
1.-THE man that he would look after
lit, and then when it was signed by
the president and the notice was
received he would write the man
and tel him Of the great part he
ahads taken in.assisting to put the
Ibill through. His influence in the
house was such that he could get
only four or five such pension bills
through a session. But he endeav-
ored, as hundreds of old soldiers
in the state of North Dakota will
remember, to take to himself the
credit of other mems work.
He merely carried forward in
this, principle which he has OBJ
served through life.
In securing fat surveying con-
tracts from the government and
then hiring some poor surveyor to
do the work at a price which gave
the man a bare living and which
would give Mr.. Marshall all Of the
profit, he carried out this principle.
There are hundreds of farmers
throughout Dickey and Sargent
counties who, if they will now look
back upon the hard times, will re-
member the scant courtesy they re-
ceived from Mr.. Marshall on IL per
cent loans. They will remember
how their property was taken from
them and sacrificed in order that
his greed might be satisfied.
Men will remember when Mr..
Marshall was first nominated. Also
they will remember when the pro-
gressive movement was started he
was asked to assist at the James
town convention and he held aloof,
thinking it to his advantage. They
will remember that when the con-
vention or conference was held at
Grand Forks he hired delegates to
lgo there, and they will now see
that he has gone in and taken for
himself the organization which was
perfected by men who honestly be-
lieyed there should be some change
il the political conditions in this
state.
He now talks about bossism. His
actions in the last two years as the
elf-constituted boss Of the pro-
grsssive wing Of the republican
party of the state Of North Dakota
need not be enlarged upon. The
progressive party in this state to.
| day i being used soley and Who'll
lys for the benefit Of Mr.. Marshall,
AL other candidates are eliminat.
led. Mr.. Marshall has always used
md j. now using every person and
lsssry means for his own selfish
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