The Dickinson press., 1914-06-13
WORST FOR

0OlAn II. WORST, nOL1eSCeaQer IN
Emmons county in 1883, farmer, rep
resentative in the State Legislature,
lieutenant governor, and now for
many years president of the state
Agricultural College, announces him
self as a candidate for United States
Senator for North Dakota. With
broad views OF national affairs, hon
est in all dealings, genial in manner,
masterful in oratory, Mr.. Worst
strikes q popular chord in seeking
nomination.
North Dakota is a thoroughly agri-
cultural state and it's resources are
undeveloped. We are at an import
ant point in its history when wise,
efficient and honest men are needed
in the Nations counsels. Such a man
is President Worst. He is in full.
sympathy with the farmer and every
day man and understands their
needs. Mr.. Worst has a thorogoing
knowledge Of the, agricultural and
educational problems of the state
and not to nominate and elect him as
Senator would scarcely fall short of
a calamity, as far as general inter
ests are concerned. 81.
MI. Worst has studied we'll the
problems of cooperation and market
ing, which will largely engage the at
tention Of the American farmer in
the future. Let us see what Presi-
dent Worst says in regard to these
matters:
"The soil and the farmer are the
two indispensable factors upon which:
the prosperity of the nation rests.
In the United States the farmers in
vestment in land , livestock and farm
implements exceeds Sal, 200, 00O, 900,
which is one-third the wealth of the
nation. The farmers representation
in Congress is negligible. The profit
able end of his business is managed
for him., It is 'conservatively esti-
mated that about IS per cent of the
consumers dollar is taken by the
middleman and transportation COM
panies for their services. Is, then,
the principal industry of the country
receiving fair treatment? How to
emancipate agriculture from the
needless middlemen and specula-
tors, preying upon consumer and
producer alike, is a serious govern
ment problem. The government
should outlaw speculation in the food
of the people. The improvement Of
rural life must ultimately come from
within. Agriculture must create its
own leaders and become the architect
of it's own destiny. The foundations
OF a more democratic and co-opera-
tive public service cannot be laid too
soon for the welfare of the Republic.
With agriculture thus awakened and
farmers comparatively attending to
their own affairs, such burning ques-
lions as rural credit and interest
rates will give them but little con
Germ; for they will regulate them to
suit themselves. Moreover the pro-
ducers of wealth, when once in CON
troll of their own business affairs,
should be in a position to extend
credit and fix the rates of interest
for others instead of having this
service rendered for them"
1t is largely for the farmers Of
North Dakota to nominate Mr.. Worst
for the ~senatorship and they can not
afford to hold back a man who would
put such ideas as the above into ac-
ton. Is there another man in the
state who has the welfare and con-
ditions of the farmer so well in
hand? With his splendid abilities
and equipment, can we afford to re-
tire President Worst to private life
at this time, when he can do SO much
for us? Only a comparatively few
lawyers (and those able ones) are
needed to help make our laws. We
should work toward a real represen-
tative government in which farmers,
for instance, will be represented by
men whose primary and fundamental
interest is in agriculture for it's own
sake and not for agriculture as a
campaign issue.
Political adv. 6-13-2t