Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-20
With the Editors
YoUNc's RECORD.
(From Times Record, Valley City

not to do Mr.. Young any injury, the
Times-Record has 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 l de.
serve such recognition at your hands,"
Stands on Record.
Let us take that record and see
whether the voters should renominate
him. Giving him all allowance pos
sible that he is under a natural hand.
leap 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 congress man can
not do very much under a Democratic
regime, he can at least vote right and
in line with the campaign utterances
he has made since he left the "pe0.
pies business" to return to North Da-
kota for the closing day of the cam
paign. Here is the official record:
First Session 63rd Congress
(April / to Dec. l, 1879
Twenty-Five votes en- 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 PEG.
pies business?
Sept. Is, -yl3.-Page 5133 of Cong.
Record
Congressman Young voted against
referring a resolution to investigate
alleged violations by members of the
House, of the law prohibiting the sol
icitation of campaign funds, to COM
mittee on elections. Yet he has writ
ten letters to friends here attacking
the alleged campaign methods of Col.
w. p. Tuttle, Dawson, N. d., Judge
Kirk, Mr.. Bessessen and former Gov
ernor White of this city. In one
of those letters he says: Il am con-
WINGED that the people want fair play
and they want clean elections" Then
in the interests of fair play why did
not MI. Young let that resolution 60
to the committee for a hearing. Mr..
Young should explain "why" to the
voters and incidentally to Mr.. Tuttle
and the other gentlemen whose hon.
esty he impugns in the letter sent out
recently to some of his henchmen.
Did Not Oppose Lobbying.
July 9, Page 1850 Congressional
Record I've find that Congressman
Young voted against a resolution to
appoint a select committee to investi-
gate charges of lobbying. The yeas
were 1O3 and the nays 104, So that if
Mr.. Young had voted to turn on the
spot light of "clean Methods his
vote would have passed the resolu-
ton, but his name coming last on the
roll call defeated this resolution.
Canal Tolls Repeal Bill.
March. 81, page 595S.-Voted against
ordering the previous question on a
resolution from the Committee on
Rules bringing in a special order for
the consideration of the Committee to
amend the act to regulate the Pana-
ma Canal Tolls (This is the Canal
Tolls Repeal bill).
To show the inconsistency of his
vote against amending the repeal bill
we quote this from a speech made by
him On the floor of congress May
18th after he had begun to hear from
his constituents back home on his
vote to give the shipping trust a sub.
sidy. Gwa
When Light was Turned On.
Listen to this:
1--WE were of the opinion that, as the
peoples directors, voting in respect to
a great public enterprise which had
cost many lives and the huge sum of
$500, 900 1000, it was our duty to pro.
tect American rights mot the tax pay
ers' money, howeyer) in the canal and
that we ought not to pass the bill
without amendment; that it would be
folly to do So" i.
Headed OF Amendment.
But why did Congressman Young
on March 9th vote against a resolu.
ton that would have paved the way
for an amendment-WOuld have paved
the way for him to offer the amend
ment which he saw was so vital after
the bill had passed and public indig-
nation had been expressed?
This is not all:
On March 81, 1914, page 1922 of the
Record, Congressman Young voted
against a motion to recommit the bill
and insert a section declaring the
right of the United States to grant
preferential tolls or no tolls at all for
its w war vessels and vessels OF
commerce. This vote is in flat con-
tradiction to his published remarks
May 14th, 1914, in which he attacked
the Bismarck Tribune for his stand
on the tolls issue.
This should dispense with Mr..
Young's defense on the tolls vote.
Wanted Mileage Retained.
April II, 1917, page 7369.-Mr.
Young voted against two amendments
to the legislative appropriation to re-
duce the mileage allowance of men,
bers of congress. Does this show on
his part a willingness to conserve
public money and reduce the burden
of taxation in this already oyertaxed
nation?
Would Spend More for Clerks.
On the same day he voted an
amendment to the same bill proposing
to increase the salaries of clerks to
members from $1,000 to $500 a year.
Did Not Oppose Future.
September 80, 1913.-Page of Rec
ord $3.50 and 52SS.-Not voting either
time on an amendment providing for
taxation on cotton futures. The Man.
ahan resolution which he poses as
supporting is aimed at all kinds Of