The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-19
PEOPLE FOR WILSON AND
NEWSPAPERS FOR HUGHES'

rural credits law was impractical and
inefficient. In speaking the con-
CHEESEMAN'S remarks one Of the most
prominent Equity workers in the
state said Bunk is the proper word
Tor that kind OF talk. II there are
OBJECTIONS to the rural credits law.
tand there usually is in every new
iaw). changes can be made 40 that
these objections can be removed. This
law. however. will work and it will
De made to work because it supplies
an economic want in our system Of
agriculture. What suggestions did Mr..
Miller make when the lew was up for
consideration He is out here deliber-
ately mlsrepresenting the law IL he
states that the borrower guarantees
the loans of the others. He is not a
friend Of agriculture and II he ~ wa
mas no further use for that kind for
we must succeed as an agricultural
people out here il we are to succeed ut
ALL" 90
Misrepresentation Of the new act
Will not do the reactionary managers
or Mr.. Hughes any good in North Da-
kota. The farmers know that they are
paying an average interest rate Of 81
per cent on q total mortgage indebt.
edness Of $1oO,3s4.OOO. This means
that the new law will save the farm.
ers OF this state $3.7OO.OOO eacn year
in interest charges alone.
Senator shafroth Praise. Burke.
In speaking last week Of John
Burke. treasurer Of the United States
Sen. Jonn F. Shafroth, of Colorado.
salo Hon: John Burke has been
treasurer of the United States for the
past three and half years. He has
brought to that office an ability.
industry and conscientiousness that
mas made his administration remark.
able. The economy which he has
instituted in his department has saved
the government hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars. If, elected to the
senate he would bring with him a rich
experience as to the finances of the
government. which would be CT great
nenefit to that body. and would eauir
, MIN to deal intelligently with most of
the problems that come before the
senate. l hope that he will be elect
Judging from the great crowds
which everywhere gather to hear the
man honored three times as governor
OF this state he will be elected sena.
tor by handsome majority.
Answered BY His Own Partisi.n..
Duluth Herald: Candidate Huphes
sneers at the child labor law and
chargrs-on the authority of Repuhli-
can Chairman Wilcox and without
even reading the b.ll-that it contains
a Joker that renders it useless,
owen Il. Lovejoy. for ten years
secretary of the National Child Labor
co!hmlttee and leader of the fight for
tnis measure. has exposed the fals;ty
or the Wilcox charges which Hughes
mas parroted without investigation:
and Senator Cummns, Republican
says that the law is honest and
humane, that it is a greatly needed
piece OF legislation. that it is a credit
10 PRESIDENT Wilson and the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans who voted for
1t in congress. and that those who
condemn it are either insincere ~
incompetent" W
| incidentally. this splendid law is
o oIy approved by the National
Child Labor committee. of which
roosevelt and Taft are members
though the law was defeated durine
their administrations.
candidate Hughes says that the
ra-iWay eight-hour law was the result,
OF intimidation and coercion on the
part OF the railway brotherhoods.
senator La Toilette, Republican
says that this is utterly false. and
charges on the other hand that tke
railroads spent millions of dollars ir
an effort to create a public opinion
mat would defeat the demands Of the
MI: Hughes might to advantage
Spend some time convincing his own
party members that besides being "one
hundred per cent a candidate" he r.
anywhere near one hundred nor can,
an honest candidate.