Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-09

up because We mad on our side rign'
and justice. When we got through
with that debate, one old farmer, VINO
ccould scarcely get up, ! imagine ne
was 80 years old, who had put in his
life out here helping to contribute
millions for the Chamber down there;
he moved that the farmers go on rec.
ord in behalf of this movement and
another mar seconded the motion.
Mr.. Ntzhugh, Objected.
Mr.. McHugh said: "Mr. Chairman
we do not think we have had a chance
to present our case. We have no.
had an opportunity to answer the last
speaker" These big boys only want
to delay. They are strong on delay
When McHugh asked for a delay, !
jumped up and said, "If McHugh and
his crowd a clear their skirts, give
them an opportunity, now" They
then gave McHugh or Bundy an op'
p%ortunity to clear himself for Is MIN
utes. The more he talked the worse
he got his foot in it. The minute he
took his chair, they took action to
back up the Cooperative Equity Elk
change.
Composed Of N. D. Farmers.
This was a meeting consisting OF
the farmers of North Dakota, a great
many of whom were originally against
this movement, but when they heard
both sides, a great many of them, for
the first time, headed Jul side of it;
they took that action. and the inter.
esting part of Mr.. Farmers play was
when Mr.. McHugh found the farmers
were going to back up this ~organiza.
ton. What do you. think he did?
Why, he said, we must reach right
out and get that inspector.
Bought Up Paper.
We must get that National Grain
Grower. The next morning, at 1890,
Gunderson went before the directors
of the Equity Exchange and told
them he had an offer-and l hope the
Chamber of Commerce and Mr.. Un-
kenhOlz will make a record of what
| say so they can look it up. They
offered $500 for control of that pa
per. GundersOn said, II don't want
to go over on that side, l am with the
farmers, l have to have money. If
you folks won't give us $4,000 to buy
a press with, ! will go to McHugh."
He said that; he doesn't dare deny it.
! went in there and they put the prop
osition up. There was poor, trembling
~Gunderson, sitting there, and wanted
to know what l thought of the prop.
osition. | said, IF he considered the
proposition of accepting any money
from this Chamber of Commerce, he
is not a safe man tor US to do bust
ness with" His proposition was turn
ed down and the next issue of that
paper, coming out on August LIST, was
chock full of Chamber Of Commerce
dope, and it has been chock full
since. '@.a '.-.. "
TRY to Blind the Farmers.
want to show you how far these
fellows have gone to keep from you
farmers the truth. That is their stock
In trade, realizing that If you become
acquainted with the conditions that
exist down on their board of trade at
Duluth and Minneapolis they will lose
your business. | want to say If
you permit those men to continue
that control, you have no. one to
blame but yourselves. You have not
got to hold on to their coat-tails. 1t
is not necessary for you men in the
country to stand idly by and allow
those men to handle your business
that way.
Opportunity Knocks at Your Door.
You have an opportunity to have
the members of the Cooperative
Equity Exchange handle your bust
ness direct. Yet over here at Man.
dan, where, Unkenholz is located-we
will fix Unkenholz before we get
t~hrough-all we have to do Is to 90
out In the country and tell the story
face to face, and we can clean them
vi; every time, because those men do
not dare ni those farmers in our
presence MIA: they have told them
privately. Just al this man McHugh
said in Fargo in July, when he made
his last appeal, about II o'clock on
July End. when he found out the farm.
ers were about to take action, after
they had made that motion, he said,
In a low voice, playing with his watch
chain, taking lots of time, Now Gen
tiemen, If you are determined to es.
tablish your " selling agency down
there In Minneapolis, If you feel we
are not able to handle your interest.
let me suggest to- you If you back
this institution you have threatened
to at the present time; before YOU
take any time endorsing these gentle
men here, let me suggest to you that
you send down to Minneapolis three
green, honest men to represent YOU"
Three Green, Honest Men.
We have McHugh's statement in
black and white. He not only made
1t once, but twice, and three times.
Mr.. Kelly will recollect, and | think
Swanson out there,d too; let me sug.
gest to you that you send down three
green, honest men to represent you.
Do you know how long three green.
honest men would stand down there
at Minneapolis? That's what McHugh
said. His policy at that time, when
there was a gathering representing
all farmers Of this state, over 400 del
egates at this meeting, was to get
shot in there that there was some.
thing dishonest with the men that
they had down there at that time.
When he took his seat. l jumped up
and said to this man, "Mr. McHugh.
You have been very kind in your offer
to these folk; to. the men gathered at