The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-10-19
CASEY and
hALvoRSoN

Higher in Canada Than
in the u. S.
Attorney Halvor L. ..Halvorson spoke
in the opera house on Monday evening
to an interested - audience. He had
been at South Heart, Zenith and Bel
field during the day and filled speak
ing appointment at Manning last Satur-
day evening.
Chairman Frank Lish called tho
meeting to order and called upon At
torney T. F. Murtha to make some re-
marks and to introduce the speakers.
Mr.. Murtha took the position
that inasmuch as the people of
this locality failed in securing the
nomination of Leslie A. Simpson, the
little Douglas of the Missouri Slope
they would now turn to the next best
candidate for Congress and in his opin-
ion that man was Mr.. Halvorson.. of
Minot, at present president of the Com
mission, the governing body of the city
of Minot.
Mr. Halvorson spoke very nicely and
showed that he had a thorough know
ledge of the issues OF the day. In our
issue of October 5th was quite full re-
port of this speakers address made be-
fore a company of business men in the
armory, and therefore no attempt will
be made to reproduce the address of
Monday as it was not mat ,riaIly differ
ent from the one given two weeks be-
FORE
A synopsis of Mr.. Halvorson's s talk
at Gladstone is given in connection
with this article.
Hon. T. o. Casey was called upon
for talk and he responded in his usual
forceful manner. He agreed with the
principal speaker of the evening that
the democratic party should elect the
congressman this fall for the third dis
trict. He knew that Mr.. Halvorson was
a man capable of representing the
people of the entire district in a man.
ner that would mean much in the way
of getting appropriations and measures
need ed. Mr.. Casey said that it was
generally conceded that Woodrow Will
son would be our next president and
that he would have democratic major
ity in Congress. therefore Dickinson or
any other city in the Third district
could expect most from a democratic
Congressman for the coming few years.
at least,
MI. Casey paid high tribute to
Governor Wilson. the man who had so
effectively cleared up the gang rule pol
itics of New Jersey state during his ad-
ministration. He considered him one
of the ablesi men of the age. The
: speaker did not hesitate 10 say that the
presidential campaign was bet ween
Wilson and Roosevelt. He pointed out
what he considered one of the great
evils of the present high tariff in the
fact that wheat in Canada had been
selling higher the past few months than
in the United States.
In closing he asked his hearers t
give Wilson their votes and let the
democratic party have a chance tc
manage the affairs of state.
At noon Tuesday at Gladstone an in.
d terested company of ladies and gentle,
men listened for some fifteen minutes
4 to speech by Halvor L. Halvorson
democratic candidate for congress from
this district Mr.. Halvorson said tha
he wanted the suffrage of the people il
November. that he wanted to represent
: this district in congress and he wantet
8 the salary that goes with it. He want
=. ed, if elected, to represent all the dis
!. trict and would feel that he ought to
: give his support to measures tending t.
n benefit the section whether the meas
+. ures originated iQ the republican OF
: democratic ranks. Mr.. Halvorson sale
t that while parties were necessary as 6
o means to an end yet the day of the
: party whiplash is past and party lines
: are much less clearly drawn. He spoke
of.two things especially needed in tn
y section: The improvement of the Mis-
: souri, river so as to make it of CONNER
cial value as 8. water way, thereby low
ering freight rates and the reforestra
: tion of our prsiries. These prospects h
pledged himself to further. Regardin
n free trade, Mr.. Halvorson said the dem
il ocrats did not stand for it only the lin
/ itation of duty on such articles as ar
u made in this country. shipped abroa,
70 and sold for less than in our home mar
kets.