Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-05-20
EX-SENATOR
GIVES ADVICE
Aansbrough DspIorss the Attitude
Of the Insurgents and Urges
Harmony in the Party. .---

sS"y u" s"S S
A letter from Ex-senator Hans
brough, addressed to a friend in
the western part Of the state, is an
interesting contribution to the
political literature Of the state at
this time.
Ex-senator Hansbrough has this
to say of conditions in this state:
Naturally, after quarter of
century Of active political work l
have lost no interest in what has
been going on in North Dakota,
for l have a warm place in my
heart for the state and it's people,
regardless of their political be-
liefs. And it gives me great
pleasure to say that / entertain
no bitterness toward those who
thought best to put me out Of the
senate. Life is too short for that
sort of a thing. even were it chris
tianlike. am thankful to them
for it, for they relieved me of a
great deal of responsibility. and l
wish them we'll under the guild
ance of the aspiring gentlemen who
seem anxious to lead them to bet
ter things.
Nothing that could have hap
nened. however. could drive me
to the desperate end of being any
thing but republican. Measures
are bigger than men, and princi-
piles greater than politics, and !
regret the condition of chaos and
discord that now prevails among
the factions.
Il owe nothing to any Of the
so-called leaders, but as a private
citizen l cannot look with com.
placency upon this tendency to.
ward party decentralization and the
consequent business unheaval that
always follows such a condition.
1t would be some consolation per
haps if l could believe that a change
in party control in North Dakots
for that is what is coming il
the substantial thoughtful multi
tude do not check the needless ane
selfish insurrection-would bring
positive relief. But relief from
what? From prosperous times
From business stability? From
promising future?
"And what would the state ge'
in return? Well. it might ge
a change from republican polio,
(which might be improved upol
with conscientious and unselfisl
leaders at the head) to democratic
policy. and who is there among
them that is wise enough and dis
interested enough and patrioti
enough to accurately define demo
cratic policy? For an answer t,
this question my fellow republi
cans have but to look back q few
years.
"Now. our democratic friend
will at once exclaim, Just thinl
of that awful tariff law you re
publicans passed last year.
have though about it a good deal
l have also thought considerabl!
about the last democratic tariff
law. That was worse than thi
one-much worse. And yet tn
democrats said that it was the bes
tariff law ever passed, Was it
In some places the smoke is still
ascending from the smolderini
wreck. Are any democrats de
Tending it today? Are they boast
ing Of it's virtues? Not at all
Nor do l hear Of any republican
who praise it. Is any consider
able number of republicans goini
to help the democrats kindle an
other Industrial and commercial
holocaust? l cannot believe it
"Now it is not for me to defen'
the schedules in the recent tariff
law. l did not help make them
Had l been in the senate l ar
quite sure that l would have trie
to improve them. Still woul
have helped to reduce the tari1
on lumber, on iron ore, on oil an
many iron and steel articles.
would have helped to increase tn
duties on luxuries. This was done
Now as a tariff for revenue only
the present law is a success. A
tariff that has not paralyze
business who can truthfully assa
it?