Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-03

House was never changed. Our
amendments were put into the bill
before it was introduced into the
the House, and instead of taking
Those amendments out of the Lever
bill. they simply reported the Moss
bill, similar to the former in every
way save that all of the amendments
secured by the Farmers committee
were left out. Unless Nelson can
name the nan whom he claims told
him the above, he stands convicted
Of lying again. and defy him to
name the man.
Proof That the Amended Lever Bill
Was Good
The following from Doing in
GRAIN" a publication published in
Milwaukee, Wis, in the interest Of
the grain dealers of the Northwest,
will show where the grain dealers
stood as to the Lever bill as soon as
they found out that it had been
amended. Issue of May, 1914:
1.-THE suggestions and ideas brought
out in the Chicago conference of
April 81. for certain alterations in
the Lever bill as originally introduce
ed vas emphasized.
ssTL,o roopIp,ap ~ tho Hill nrn
posed by the Grain Dealers National
association endorsed by a great
majority of the delegates. These
amendments provided for the appoint
ment of government supervisors at the
principal points, as against the appoint
ment Of a corps of government inspec-
tors, and also insured the tinality of
inspection at the shipping point"
All, how plain the above is! How
we'll the grain dealers understood the
provisions of the amended Lever
bill There is no quibbling about
the above attitude of the grain deal
ers-their National association at
that. For they wanted the bill
amended SO to make it stand for the
appointment of government super
visors as against a corps of govern
ment inspectorsl" Note also how
they desired "Finality' of inspec-
ton at the shipping point. The
Lever bill gave a final appeal to the
Secretary Of Agriculture, and accord
ing to the grain dealers themselves,
in convention assembled, provided
for full federal inspectors, which
they, the grain dealers, did not want;
hence they wanted it amended.
From all of the foregoing it is
plainly seen that the grain dealers
believed that the amended Lever bill
would establish complete federal
grading and inspection of grain.
Hence they fought the amended Lever
bill for more than three months,
till they got the amendments all
taken out, assisted as they were by
supposed friends of the farmers.
Mr.. Manahan believed, as he wrote
over his own signature, that the bill
was all we desired.
Mr.. Solem, as he wrote, has full
faith efficacy of the amended Lever
bill. And he helped to perfect the
bill.
Mr.. Chryst, who helped to make
the bill what it was, had no doubts
whatever. Notwithstanding the petty
falsehoods of Nelson, as to its effec
tiveness, and my w judgment is
that the amended Lever bill was the
best bill ever introduced in congress
for the purpose of establishing feder
al inspection Of grain. and the only
bill that would establish such absol
utely and complete, though l wanted
one more slight amendment to it a.
Ito appeals-the loser should pay
costs.
Now, how is it about Mr.. Magnu.
johnson and Mr.. Geo. S. LOTUS?
deny that Nelson car get either o
those men to say that he has reat
carefully Section 0 of the Lever bill
and then deny that it would give th'
Secretary of Agriculture the powe.
to establish full and complete fedora
grading and inspection of grain.
challenge him to produce their state
ments with their declaration tina.
they have read carefully Section 8 q
said bill. He has been using thei)
names. as he has been using othel
names and. / believe, misrepresent
ing them Is he has others. That ii
Nelson's game. If he car falsify il
the pages of the Herald and then shn'
out the facts, rs lie has been doing
with myself and Mr.. Solem. botl
members Of the Farmers committee
he thinks he "a smother the trutl