The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

Wyndmere Enterprise: North Da-
kota has some strong serviceable men
in the national senate. Our state is,
therefore, potential in the shaping of
public policies and in the making of
laws for the regulation of the nation.
On the republican side of that branch
of the national law making body pre-
sided over by Vice President Sher-
man, none exerts a greater influence
than Senator McCumber, Of Wahpeton.
He has made a most enviable record
for himself and for his party while
he has been in the senate. He has
wrought faithfully and effectively for
his state and his country. Both in
committee room and in the open forum
he is respected and potential. Presi-
dent Taft regards him as dependable
and resourceful ally; and the presi-
dent as everybody well understands,
lis not in the habit of putting the
shoulder straps on any but the tried
and the true.
Among the phases Of Mr.. -McCumb-
er's work in the u. S. senate is the old
settlers homestead law, his advocacy
Of the increase of salary of rural
route carriers from SIS to 500, and
of Federal Gram inspection tnathe in
terest Of the farmers. Regarding his
recent speech in the senate on this
subject a washington correspondent
writing to The Pioneer, refers to it as
"a gem Of eloquence, argument and
analysis"
Mr.. McCumber is also in favor OF
peace between the nations of the
world. He believes that the time has
arrived In the evolution and enIighten-
ment, of human nature when arbitra-
tion should supplant guns and bayonets
in the settlement of disputes between
nations. To this end he will also de-
vote his most enthusiastic energies, in
line with Roosevelt and Taft
We must understand that conditions
today are not like they were ten years
ago, and today the worlds watchword,
as 1t was thousands of years ago, is
peace on earth"
The general use Of The Hague court,
will in time, relegate the battleships
of all navies to the junk pile. He will
retain but few for policing the seas.
All citizens OF North Dakota should
feel proud that this state has the hon
or OF having senator who is a recog-
nized leader in the u. s. senate.
Kenmare News: While the slate
makers Of North Dakota have been
busily engaged from time to time se-
Tlecting candidates for the various Of
fees from United States senator to
county constable. We wonder whether
these politicians have awakened to
the fact that North Dakota today con-
tains the best read people Of any state
in the union. The men we have in our
senate and congress representing us
are being read about daily by the aver
age voter! The time for hoodwinlzing
is past The taxpayer, the honest
voter, want men returned to the halls
of congress who will best serve the in
terests Of common people. Politi-
clans all over the state will wallop the
whey out of a man holding Office, for
no other reason than that they aspire
for the same Office. The people of this
state have heard SO much the past ten
moths of insurgentism, progressive
ism, stalwartism in the party, that the
name republican" has been almost
lost sight of. The people OF our state
who will go to the polls to vote at the
coming primaries will do SO regardless
of all the sIsms" and the Prisms" ever
invented. The people Of this state
want in the United States senate and
congress men, men who have been
tried, men who know how to serve the
people, men when elected to Office can
go to the capitol and do something for
the people and the state. Two years
ago the head OF Senator Hansbrough
was demanded and his defeat came.
The people of this state have realized
the loss and that a mistake was made.
Today some are demanding the sacri-
flee of Senator Porter J. McCumber
and some the scalps of congressman
T.. b. Hanna and A. J. Gronna. They
are being accused of almost every
political crime on the calendar, and
the holier than thou office seeker, say
we must defeat them. To? wit
the people. its the scalp OF these
men we want.