The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-06-18

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAko'
those hearings, but an honest man,
though a fool, and particularly il he
has any intelligence at all; knows that
being absent from those hearings.
does not in any way indicate where a
man stands on the subject at issue.
l did not testify before the Rules
Committee, but think, judging by
what Mr.. Kelley has written on the
subject, that l am better friend Of
real Federal inspector than he is.
Mr.. Kelley also says Every Grain
Exchange in the United States, wants
the bill amended because it now stands
for Federal inspection, absolute and
complete, and that is what they do
not want" This statement is not only
false in that there is not a single fact
upon which such a statement can be
based. but uttered under the
circumstances and conditions under
which his statement is published, it is
nothing more or less than dirty,
contemplate falsehood, and one that
It seems to me could not have been
made except for political effect.
1t is easy for Mr. Kelley to make
broad, sweeping statements and
charges now, knowing that the evil
dence that will convict him is still in
the hands Of the Public Printer and
that this evidence will not be avail
able until after our Primaries have
been held, but the time is not far
distant when man who can read the
English language and who will take
the f"cuble to read the public hearings
held before the House Comittee on
Agriculture, will be able to see for
himselft that every statement made
in Mr.. Kelley's article. upon which he
basis the charges that he hopes will
blacken Mr.. Youngs character and
ruin his political future, are without
any foundation whatever.
am in a better position to know
the real facts in this case than is Mr..
Kelley, or any other outsider, for as
a member of the great Agricultural
Committee. I not only heard all the
testimony, but there will be scores of
pages in the printed bearing giving
the testimony developed by my exam
nation of the witnesses, and therefore,
when l tell you that there is nothing
In the hearings upon which Mr.. Kel-
ley's charges can be truthfully based,
think my statement ought to be ac-
cepted rather than the statement Of
nrte who does not, and can not know,
what those hearings contain.
This is the first time in the history
Of our state that Democrat from an
other state has tried to tell the Re-
publican voters Of North Dakota who
they should vote for or nominate for
office, and l hope the people Of the
Second Congressional District will
repudiate this. kind Of dirty politics so
effectively that it will not be repeat
ed In the future.
am firm believer in judging our
candidates by their past record, pri-
vate and public, rather than by the
promises made in a campaign, and if
Mr.. Young is judged by this rule, he
Will have nothing to fear at your
hands. l suspect that this very fact
Is the reason for the malignant at
tack that is now being made on him
in which they have to go outside of
the realms of truth and reason to get
their charges.
In conclusion, want you to remem-
ber these points:
lst. The so-called Lever bill is
only a supervision bill and not a Fed
eral inspection bill.
End. That Mr.. Young Is innocent
Of the charges preferred against him
In Mr.. Kelley's article.
3rd That Mr. Young is honestly in
[avor of Federal inspection and Fed
eral standardization of grades, and
vii serve the best interests of the So
ciety of Equity as long as it contin-
aes to serve the best interests of the
people of North Dakota. +
4th. That if you Republicans of the