Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-18
YOUNG'S RECORD :.
IN CoNGRE.I 7
History Of Congressman's Wol
in National House.

In order not to do Mr.. Young any
injury, we have carefully checked up
his record, for it is upon his record
that he is standing during this cam
paign. He says to the voters Of this
district: "Give me another term-my
record is clean, progressive, and de-
serve such recognition at your
hands,"
Stands on Record.
Let us take that record and see
whether the voters should nominate
him. Giving him all allowance pos
sible that he is under natural han
dicap at Washington because of the
Democratic majority, we present this
record in the spirit of absolute fair
ness.
He Can Vote Right.
If a Republican congressman can
not do very much under Democratic
regime, he can at least vote right and
in line with the campaign utterances
he has made since he left the 'peo-
ple's business" to return to North Da-
kota for the closing day of the cam
paign. Here is the official record:
First Session, Sixtythird Congress,
April 1 to December 1, 1913.
Twenty-nine votes on adjournment
were taken during this period and
Mr.. Young was present and voted five
times and was absent twenty-four
times. Is this looking after the peo-
plea business?
September 13, 1913, page 5133 OF
Congressional Record:
Congressman Young voted against
referring a resolution to investigate
alleged violations by members of the
house, of the law prohibiting the So
licitation of campaign funds, to COM
mit4ee on elections. Yet he has writ
ten letters to friends here attacking
the alleged campaign methods OF Col.
w. p. Tuttle of Dawson, N. D., Judge
Kirk, Mr.. Bessessen and former Gov
ernor White of Valley City. In one
of those letters he says: Il am con-
yinced that the people want fair play
and they want clean elections" Then
in the interests of fair play, why did
not Mr.. Young let that resolution go
to the committee for a hearing? Mr.
Young should explain why" to the
voters and, incidentally, to Mr::fu
tie. and the other gentlemen whose
hodesty he impugns in the letter sent
out recently to some of his henchmen.
Did Not oppose Lobbying.
July 9, page 1850, Congressional
Record:
We find that Congressman Young
voted against resolution to appoint
a select committee to investigate
charges of lobbying. The yeas were
1O3 and the nays 1O4, so that If Mr..
Young had voted to turn on the spot
light of "clean methods" his vote
would have passed the resolution, but
his name coming last on the roll CALL
defeated this resolution.
Canal Tolls Repeal Bill.
March ~, page 1858:
Voted against ordering the previ-
ous question on resolution from the
Committee on Rules bringing In
special order for the consideration OF
the committee to amend the act to
regulate the Panama Canal tolls.
(This is the Canal Tolls Repeal biI.)
To show the inconsistency OF his vote
against amending the repeal bill, we
quote this from a speech made by MIN
on the floor of congress, May IA, az
ter he had begun to hear from his
constituents back home on his vote
to give the shipping trust SUBSIDY.
When Light Was Turned On.
Listen to this:
Eve were of the opinion that, as
the peoples directors, voting In re-
spect to a great public enterprise
which had cost many lives and the
huge sum of $4OO, 100000, it was our
duty to protect American rights (not
the taxpayers money, however) In
the canal and that we ought not to
pass the bill without amendment;
that it would be folly to do So"
Headed or Amendment.
But why did Congressman Young
on March 27 vote against resolu-
tioa that would have paved the way
for an amendment-would have
Dayed the way for him to offer the
amendment which he saw was so Vi
tai after the bill had passed and pub
lie indignation had been expressed?
a This is not all:
On March 81, 1914, page 1922 OF
the Record. Congressman Young vot-
ed against a motion to recommit the
hill and insert section declaring the
right of the United States to grant
preferential tolls or no tolls at all
FOR it's own war vessels and vessels of
commerce. This vote is in nat con-
CI60lCC1Ou W ul6 puUAA1AS~
NAV IA. 1914, in, which he attacked
the Bismarck Tribune for its stand on
the tolls issue. ~
This should dispense with Mr..
Young's defense on the tolls vote.
Wanted Mileage Retained.
April II. 1914, page 1853:
Mr.. Young voted against TWO
amendments to the legislative appro-
priation to reduce the mileage al
lowance for members of congress.
Does this show on his part willing.
ness to conserve public money ana
reduce the burden Of taxation IN tnls
already overtaxed nation?
Would Spend More for Clerks.
On the same day he voted an
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