Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-05-26
SENATOR HANSBROUCH
GIVES REASONS Why

LAW FOR NORTH DAKO-
ia. A STRONG
STATEMENT
Former Senator Hansbrough has
again given his reasons for favoring
the success of the regular republican
candidates in the coming primary
election in North Dakota. Mr.. Hans
brough is not in politics and is not a
candidate for any Office and what he
has to say will come with additional
force thereby. He is firm support
er OF the national administration and
the present tariff system. In an in
terview in the Minneapolis Journal,
Senator Hansbrough tells why.
II hope and believe that the regu-
lar organization will win in North
Dakota" Mr.. Hansbrough said. "I
am firmly convinced that present con-
ditions are most favorable to the
farmers of North Dakota and when
we say the farmers, we practically
mean the people of that state. do
not believe they stand to gain by the
political agitation that is now going
on in the state.
"Has the average North Dakota
farmer forgotten the tribulations that
came to him from 1890 to 1900? I do
not believe he has. During that de-
cade congress revised the tariff three
times, and there was much political
. agitation, accompanied by widespread
business disturbance. The country
7 changed administrations three times
in those years with some remarkable
results upon the prices of farm pro-
ducts. When Harrison came to the
presidency in 1889, following demo-
cratic administration, Industrial and
commercial affairs were at 9 very
low ebb. A republican tariff law was
enacted in 1890, and business re-
vived at once, Notwithstanding the
dire predictions that we're made as to
what the effects that law would be.
In some respects the political agita-
tion of that day resemole1 the COM
motion that is now in progress in
several sections of the country. It
was called populisrn then The move
ment for change of administration
gained such headway that even in
the face of the better conditions that
set in after the Mckinley law was
passed, the republicans were voted
out of power.
Democrats Revision a Calamity
"Mr. Cleveland, thoroughly COM
mitted to tariff for revenue only.
became president in 1898, and the
following year we had another re-
vision, this time by the democrats.
Business disaster and commercial
chaos Immediately followed as re-
suit OF the revision. The prices of
farm products fell to the lowest point
since those dolorous days preceding
the civil war. The people soon real
lied and regretted their mistake, but
were obliged to wait in patience and
poverty four long, miserable years
before a remedy could be applied.
Then, almost regardless of their poll
tical beliefs. they elected the patrio-
tic American, William Mckinley, as
their president. Again thee was an
Industrial revival. This was g'cat>y
augmented by the enactment in 1851
Of the Dingley tariff law by repub-
lican congress. That was thirteen
years ago since which time an era Of
5unbroken prosperity and confidence
has prevailed.
.'All this is q matter Of indisputa-.
BILE history. The most profound caus-
lists have failed and will continue to
fail, except for political purposes and
in a sporadic way. to convince anyone
that republican party policy did not
have much to do with 1t.
": so, after ten years Of varying ad-
verse economic experiences with low
priced products for the farmer in
times Of political agitation against
the tariff and under resultant demo-
cratic policy. with ten years Of living
prices for the farmers and compare
tive, business repose under republi-
can policyafter two decades, the
one Of gloom and the other Of hope
fulness and happiness. we are now in
the midst Of q biennial campaign in
which the North Dakota farmers and
business men generally are asked to
return to the worse than stagnant
conditions that prevailed from 1890
to 1900.