The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19

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AiNDT. NORTH DAKOTA, May -, 1910
E.,iT q RIAL CONN e st
Fnsmer Senator Hsnsbroush. Wis has served ito
state twenty years In the lower house q congress-
and the Undted States Senate and who defeated
for reelection at the primary of TWO years ago.
contributes an interesting document to The political
literature OF the state which appears elsewhere In
these columns this morning. Senator HansbrOugh
does entirely approve the tariff bill. He thinks
thu some schedules might we'll and proftably have
been changed. But Senator Hansbrough in
congress during tine enactment of the two tariff bills
and he knows just how tariff billy are agreed upon
under political system. He knows THAT this is
big country with varied interests. He knows that
the senators and representatives are charged by
their constituents to look after their state and dis
trdct interests, and tariff bill is necessarily in tine
final enactment, compromise among the members
Of congress- looking the protection of THE varied
interests. and not bold, mathematical and calcula.
ted series Of schedules looking to the greatest good
Of all the people and having concern for the in.
terests OF localities =.
For example free wool might benefit more peo-
pie in the United States than protected wool. But
what representatives from wool growing state
would vote for free wool when it's enect would be
largely to reduce the price OF wool to the producer?
Free foodstutfs might benefit great number Of peo
Die in admitting products of other countries at low
rate and bringing them into competition with the
products of North Dakota farmers. But do Month
Dakota farmers want low tariffs no tariffs on
these products? Will the insurgent and Democratic
froo trad ~ a
Will they argue before the farmers of this state
that tariffs wheat corn eggs, beef and the differ
ent products of THE farm should be lowered to the
disappearing point? Will they declare from the
stump that if they elected they will vote and
work for such reduction? Our ORATORS in this
state who Illuminating just now against national
administration not honest with the people They
declare against the tariff bill as whole, and are
entirely willing to reduce the other fellows sched-
ules but they say nothing about reducing those
schedules that directly affect THE Interests of this
state. ..s ~
Our insurgent and Democratic orators point
20 the "coet OF living" directly the result of the
new tariff They know, well as does anyone else
who takes THE trouble to inquire, that prices In this
country have beeh steadily advancing for THE past
ten years-for long before tire tariff was passed
They know that the present tariff increases the duty
on luxllries and reduces THE duty on many articles
OF necessity. They know that the new tariff pro
duces revenue needed in the administration OF the
government. They know that the farmers OF THIS
state we're never before so prosperous as now. But
they are busiy engaged in attacking the Republican
administration and making general and non-speclhc
arguments against the tariff bill, of which they
know little and less. They are seeking to pro
fit through stirring up prejudice and dissatisfaction
Senator Hansbrough indicates clearly in his let
state is
these disturbers And he cautions the voters OF the
state against being led to follow off strange gods
We had an experience with Democratic tariff back
in the nineties. 1t should not be necessary to re-
peat that experience to prove the utter holoWness
and shal1owness of Democratic promises line De-
mocrats of this country are United only because
they are out of control Put the conservative cas-
tern Democrats, THE protectonist southern Demo
Gratis and the radical western Democrats Ito framing
q tariff BILL and what kind of measure should we
have? The last Democratic administration enacted
a tariff bill THAT President Cleveland vetoed as
"reeking with perfdy and dishonor." And in tho
face OF this Indictment the Democratic stumpers are
making specious promises and declarations that are
merely for the purpose OF getting back into Office
and getting control of congress. Are the farmers
of this state i'm view of the conditions THAT exist
and have existed for the past decade, going to help
them?
Senator Hansbrough's warnasg to the voters
should be read with care and delibeaatiou By the
FARMERS OF this state. Leu us bevare Of tfe eaam-
~ shouters and 1nakerv Of empty prondses.-Bts
marck Tribune. ..-.' .,.-s. '~+
. Former Senator Hhssbrough IL 1saSed b Do
admired. In = lektsr to Nortah Dsanpta friend pub
hstsed in thzs laue tha old political WE horss who
has BEEN ~ promiaent ag,re n 4his state for IL
n.nt ona,ea- n cea1,ay aays that Ia AtAEkafn4 10