The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-24
HANNA'S RECORD
Continued From Page One.

| ." COALlHueu from rage one.
ma. Cheerfully he lists them as "use-
less" bills, vicious" bills, harmless"
bills, bad" bills and other kinds of
bills-by what authority we do not
know. just who appointed Mr.. Buck
as the arbiter of bills in the legisla-
ture and gave him that great wisdom
which shall say what bills were good
and what were bad, we do not know.
Evidently he had to assume the au-
thority to do this, and as it was nee
essary to prejudice the people against
Hanna, he is not at all restrained by
any considerations except those of *
pediency.
OF course, nobody who thinks fer
himself admits this mans self-ap-
pointed right to classify bills intro
dueed and voted for. And his elassi-
fcation is merely the egetistical yap-
oring OF an imported hfreling, who
was engaged for the purpose Of at
lacking Hanna's record. His favorite
plan is to assume that every bill in
troduced is for the purpose of batting
corporations, business interests, and
other organizations in the state, is a
good bill and in the interest Of the
people. This does not at all follow.
Every session Of the legislature in
every state, there are scores of bills
introduced that ought to be killed,
and are killed, for the reason that
they are entirely without merit, and
not even inspired by good motives.
The mar who has the courage to vote
against such measures is serving the
people of the state well and ought to
be commended for it. For the state Of
North Dakota has been n particular
ly in the 90's was in the develop
ment stage, anxious to enlist the aid
OF railroads and other agents of devei-
nnnan~k a~I wrr,- -AA L.. NAAIAtA- A.
drive capital out of the state by I'M
wise and vicious legislation.
Another scheme of this self-appoint-
ed expert is to make this statement,
about in these words:
Senate bill No.--was a measure in
the interests Of the farmers.
1t provided hat the tails of all pigs,
should be creased so that it would be
impossible for rustlers to grab them
by the tails and steal them away from
their owners
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on livestock of which MI. Han
ma was a member and was never
heard from again.
Therefore Mr.. Hanna should not be
elected governor Of this state.
CT course, these are not the exact
words of this critic, but the method of
argument is about as fair as this re
view" Of the record of Mr.. Hanna.
And to charge Mr.. Hanna with the
responsibility of the work of an en-
tire committee is something entirely
new in reviewing the legislative rec
ord Of q candidate for office, 1t would
be as fair to charge MI. Marshall with
responsibility for the loss of any bills
referred to any of the committees of
which he might happen to be a mem
Der. Committees r composed of
nine, eleven, fifteen of even more
members of q legislative body. Some
Of them are composed by nearly half
of the membership of the senate. 1t
would be as fair to say
A certain bill was introduced In the
senate and was lost.
1t was a meritous bill.
Mr.. Hanna was a member of the
senate in which the bill was lost,
Therefore he is responsible for its
loss.
The development of the state of
North Dakota has been a period Of
long, hard, self-denying and self sacri-
fictng work. 1t has not been developed
without hardship. Wise legislation has
been necessary, in the interests of all
classes Of business and people and
property, Mr.. Hanna has been con-
cerned with the development Of the
state as a citizen, a business man, a
state legislator and a congressman.
His work and that Of other pioneers in
the state is reflected IN the growth of
the state, the prosperity of it's people,
the soundness of it's institutions. BY
his loyalty to the growth and real in
teFests of North Dakota, he ought to
be judged, And a fair Judgment will
show that there is no man in the state
who has a better record for loyalty,
efficiency and zeal for the benefit and
development Of North Dakota than L.
b. Hanna.