Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-03

Congressman Young Makes Vigorous Reply
to Criticisms of His Opponent
STANDS ON HIS RECORD


TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE SECOND DISTRICT:
This is the time when the records of public off,
Gals are being weighed My policy has always
beeen to invite the closest scrutiny and consid-
Grafton of my public acts and to welcome inquir-
les respecting my vote upon all subjects
My constituents seem to be satisfied with my
record with the exception of Hugh Mcdonald, my
opponent and two members of his political party
who have endorsed his statement. He is buying
space in newspapers to criticize my record
upon only few Of the many votes cast by me
while member Of congress.
He my opponent. says have failed to vote upon
six roll calls during session of almost ten months
but failed to say that was paired on five of them.
The Democratic congressman living nearest to us
is Congressman Stout of Montana, an estimable
gentement He failed to answer upon 80 roll calls
during the last ten months.
KEPT SERGEANT At ARMS BUSY
But how about the record of my opponent while
he was member of the legislature He says, if
elected to congress he will be on the job all of the
time What was his record at Bismarck He was
absent upon over l25 roll calls in session of two
months containing fifty legislative days or an av-
erage of more than two roll calls per day. Five
times he taken in charge by the Sergeant at
Arms and brought into the legislative chamber.
On one Of these occasions the record shows that
after he was brought in by the Sergeant at Arms
he escaped before his name was called on the pas
sage of the bill. The Sergeant at Arms had no
snap during that period And the bills i'm
portant, Of them particularly important, such
as the bill to reduce the maximum legal rate of
interest from II per cent to 10 per cent; estab-
fishing board Of railroad commissioners; prohibit
ing the importation of armed men into the state
for police duty: providing for a soldiers home;
prohibiting the importation of infected animals;
providing for the taxation of telegraph lines: re-
quring railroad companies to provide facilities
for loading and unloading cars, and many others.
1t will be seen that he was absent on an average
more than two times for every day of the session.
Now don't criticize him for this. assume that
he had good causes for such absences. He may
have been absent upon committee work, or through
sickness Or emergencies. II he wanted to be fair,
however, he should remember that in congress We
not only have committee work but large amount
of departmental work to do for the people of a
large district like this. Some of the Government
departments are two miles away from the House
of Representatives These matters require time
and personal attention. and am proud to say that
no resident of the End congressional district has
complained of having in any way neglect
ed or sighted any matter entrusted to me connect
ed with the departments of the Government.
He states that failed to vote the Under
wood bill. He is mistaken about that. (See Cong.
Rec Page 1879
OF the other five roll calls without my name I
paired on all of them excepting one. And on
of the bills. the Farm Loan Bill spoke in the
House three different times and offered two amend
ments. $3.50"
Two of the other cases were of an emergency
makes her home with us became lost. And another