Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-12
A LONG WAYS FROM HOME,

A LONG WAYS FROM HOME.
The Valley City Courier is going a
long ways from home to vindicate the
vote of Congressman George NJ. Young,
on the Panama toll bill. A week ago
the Courier explained it, upon the
grounds that Congressman Underwood
and Speaker Champ Clark voted that
way.
This week he presents a more curl
Gus argument in the vindication Of
Mr.. Young. We quote him:
IF the Bismarck Tribune editor
finds Congressman Youngs vote on
the Panama Repeal Bill was wrong,
how can he explain the result in that
New Jersey district where the Panama
Toll Repeal question was made the
main issue, with such singing de.
feat?"
We aIC 6IAu " cApldlu.
The Courier did not say IN
what district the Panama Toll Repeal
question was made the main issue. We
suppose, however, that he means the
Seventh district, vacated by the death
Of Robert Gum Bremner, a Democrat.
OF course the tariff was really the
main issue in this district, as every
one knows who has been following the
press of the country. The canal vote
may have been an issue, and we will
not d.ls1o that point with re
Courier. But, why does the Courier
defend Congressman Young's vote,
on what the New Jersey voters did?
Is Mr.. Young running for Congress in
New Jersey, or is he representing the
sovereign state OF North Dakota?
If the Courier will take out
its industrial map and turn to the state
Of New Jersey, it will find that New
Jersey is one of the strongest bull.
warks Of the coastwise shipping trust.
1t was in the Seventh district that the
shipping trust spent thousands of dol
lars to influence elections. We all
know the past history of New Jersey,
a corporation ridden state. 1t is the
home Of all the big monopolies, trusts
and privilege seeking corporations.
The Seventh district of New Jersey
has little or nothing in common with
the Second district CT North Dakota.
The constituents Of the Second dis.
trict Of North Dakota are not concern.
ed particularly with what action the
constituents of the Seventh district Of
New Jersey might take. But, if Con.
gresham George NJ. Young is repre-.
senting the people of the Seventh dis.
trict Of New Jersey, rather than the
people Of the Second district of North
Dakota, We have no further issue with
the Valley City Courier. We would
suggest, however, that the Courier,
which is APPARENTLY a spokesman fer
Congressman Young, justify his vote
or sentiments closer at home and not
60 so far afield to vindicate their can
didate.
Let us analyse what Congress-
man YOung's vote on the Panama can
al means for the benefit of the Valley
City Courier, and other constituents
u the Second district who may no. b.
informed.
Congressman Young has defended
his canal vote on the ground that the
railroads Of the nation were against
free tolls. This is also the position
taken by a few of the least informed
congressman in Washington.
But what are the facts. There are,
according to latest statistics, 24,765
ships engaged in coastwise business.
OF this number 81 per cent are own.
ed or controlled by the railroads. This
dispenses with Mr.. Young's defense
He was voting to uphold not only the
big, hungry shipping trust, but he also
voted just the way the railroads
wanted him to.
But what is more vital, oncer the
voters Of North Dakota. We have
q real interest in the tolls question
just as the New Jersey voters have
an interest in upholding the shippins
trust.
Our interest, however, is not the one