Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-05
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Congressman Young Makes Vigorous Reply
to Criticisms Of His Opponent
STANDS. ON. His RECORD
TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE SECOND DISTRICT:

TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE SECOND DISTRICT:
This Is The Time When the records Of public Off.
Gals pre- being weighed Ny 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 now 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 dearest to us
is Congressman Stout, of Montana, an estimable
gentlement. He failed to answer upon 30 roll calls
during the last ton months. ,a5 ,.~ s.}." ~
.- KEPT SERGEANT At ARMS BUSY
But how about the record of my opponent while
he was a 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 1925 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 was 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
sage of the BILL The Sergeant at Arms had no
snap during that period. And the bills we're i'm
portant, some OF them particularly important such
as the bill to reduce the maximum legal rate Of
interest from IL per cent to 10 per cent: estab.
fishing board OF railroad commissioners; prohibit
ing the importation Of armed men into the state
Tor police duty: providing for soldiers home;
prOhlDlt1ng the importation of infected animals;
providing for the taxation Of telegraph lines; re-
curing 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
ne mad good causes for such absences. He may
have been absent upon committee work. or through
sickness Or emergencies If he wanted to be fair,
however, he should remember that in congress we
not only have committee work but a large amount
OF departmental work to do for the people of
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
ever 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 l failed to vote on the Under
wood BILL He is mistaken about that. (See Cong.
Rec. Page 1879
OF the other five roll calls without my name I
was paired on all Of them excepting one And on
one OF the bills. the Farm Loan Bill, spoke in the
House three different times and offered two amend
ments
Two Of the other cases were of an emergency
character Teresa kraemer, dear little girl who
makes her home with us became lost. And another