The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-24
Scott DISCUSSES
HANNA'S WORK

The following communication was
in the morning paper Sunday:
To The Courier News: Man born Of
a woman Immediately seeks nourish-
ment, stands up finally upon his two
feet and goes after food, shelter, orna-
ment and a mate. The wild man hunts
all these with a club. Civilized man.
adopted. This is pure democracy, cor
porations are creatures born not of
mems bodies. but Of their brains.
Wholly artificial In the conduct of af-
fairs to the end that mankind can
more easily find pap on earth. Now,
who hasn't some corporation stocks
creamery, farmers elevators, society
of equity, insurance, banking, business,
ETC.? Who wants to abolish the right
to put his money into something to
profit himself? Now stand up and
own up. How then can any man who
has or wants one share of stock in any
corporation not feel interested in the
meetings of the legislature of this
state, because there will be more or
less legislation along lines of financial
protection to make pap hunting easier
for some sort Of business that is in
c~orporated.
When 1 told the assessor the other
day what party I claimed to be afhli-
ated with / said democratic. / shall
not butt in on my republican friends
fine old primary election scrap in the
interest Of the dear people. However,
I've known the Hon. l.. B. Hanna,
my good friend, these last twenty-four
years. I am going to stand up and
say a few things because I am hot in
the collar. He has been a republican
these many years and he hasn't bolted
He wants to be governor Of this
state; he wants the support Of his
party associates. If he does not get
their votes he won't boIt-Tll bet my
pile on that. Now Hanna has lived
among us for thirty years. He came
here q young man; he a used the
brain bred in him to his own benefit,
and I want to tell you folks in Cass
county. to your benefit as well. Now
there isn't any need to lie about him
The telephone bill that he is
charged with killing I drew. l was
around the legislature in the
interest of the state fair. Senator
Talcott wanted a bill AS an under
stood result of that bin the state
many duplicate central offices
that must be kept warmed and
manned. Small telephone associations
can attach a wire to the central
switch board in any of them. Hanna
hadn't anything to do with this and
won't claim it. Results arr what
count, and whether the bill became a
law or died in committee counts for
nothing.
This morning MI. Buck had another
misstatement about street railroad bill
214. There was a pile of iron in
the streets of Fargo that owed $4,000.
Have you ever heard that any Of that
500, 600 of debt was settled at any
discount whatever? That any n who
had bought the first bonds in this
corporation lost anything? The line
was laid out on Ninth street south
before Mr.. Hanna had anything to say
N its management. Its charter grant
I'd and it's stock issued, he and his
associates financed it and it runs over
Fargo and Moorhead streets. OF
tha is a crime that Hanna
lad brains and credit to finance any
ching. Casselton wanted a branch Of
his road, and so did Fargo township
md the county north of Fargo. Hon.
Fred Morrill,, who had some brains to
how, and others drew bill No.
ia to make it possible for a trolley
corporation to do this country bust
ness.
New inventions are all right and
progress Is right. However, prudent
men won't smash up an old machine
machine to take It's place is tried out.
When the Y. M. G, A. building in
couldn't open it's doors because
the contractor, had the key
hadn't been financed, whose brain
credit found a way out of the
nuddle? Mr.. Hanna. Criticize him.
{ you want to; he can stand it; but
lon't publish Mr.. Bucks misstate-
nents about the facts w. A. Scott.