The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-25

lcdVy SItdI-codI, cApcuSlVcly llucu,
hich is long cry from the sheep
D wear when he went up and down
The Nonpartisan league chieftain is
managing to live very nicely on his
$500 per month with trimmings. He
shows the evidences of good.lfving in
more portly parsonage and a gener-
al appearance of well-being It is very
apparent that the famine which the
league finds eXistant in many parts
of North Dakota, and of which Town
ley spoke so feelingly on his eastern
to our, has not extended to the Big Chief
himself. Before visiting the legis-
lative halls this afternoon he changed
to more seelnly garb> for friend OF
the downtrodden, and when he show.
ed up in the house of representatives
all four cylinders were hitting accord
ing to form. @~ c<.. s's.; s&lAsra
johnson Throws Defy.
AT the very hour when many Non.
partisans were assembled at the
Northern Pacific station to meet their
dictator, NJ. P. Johnson, president OF
the North Dakota society OF Enuitv.
appearing the simple farmer which he,
is, was standing in committee room
in the senate chamber, defying the
league to further undo the good work
Of the Equity by emasculating the
grain grading act by the same meth
DDS used at the close of the last regu.
lar session in Staying the Equity's
terminal elevator hill.
81 want to say to you gentlemen
said Johnson, addressing league men,
bers Of the senate committee on grain
grading and warehouses, that you
will hear Johnson talk this morning
and that il you do anything to this
grain.grading bill you'll never do any
thing but hear Johnson talk all the
rest of his life .,.. 49,
Where it Was Cooked Up.
The administration grain grading
bill removes all supervision of eleva-
tors and warehouses and OF the grad.
ing and inspection of grain from the
railway commission, which has shown
its independence in several matters,
and concentrates it in the hands of
Dr. E. F. Ladd, who has shown a
ready disposition to conform with all
teachings of Townley
Defending the proposed amendment.
Senator J. I. Cahill of Leith said the
change was wanted because the
board of railway commissioners is
elected by the people, and, while tho
present board may be all right, we
can never tell whom the people will
put in next" -J - .tf
Dr. e. F. Ladd is not elected by
the people,. but is appointed and owes
his community of jobs entirely to
Governor Frazier Therefore, ii is
urged, it will better serve the aims Of
the league to have the control OF the
states 1900 elevators in the hands of
DR.. Ladd, whom the people cannot
elect or reject, but who is answerable
only to Frazier.
Dr.. Ladd Toe Busy.
CDR. Ladd never told the railway
there was anything wrong
with this BILL" said Commissioners
Johnson. 'He told Us he was too
busy to give the act any Of his per.
sonal attention, but that he was com.
PEELED to leave everything 70 his dep
uties. .
"The first intimation we had that
there was anything wrong with this
act or any change contemplated came
in resolution tackled on the tail end
of patriotic resolution down at Far.
go a week ago. That was the longest
and most eloquent resolution I've ever
read In all my experience there is
nothing to compare with It, And.
way down at the tail end, tucked away
neatly, was a resolution asking that
the grain grading department lie TAX
en- away from the railway commission
and be given to Doc Ladd. don't
believe one out of hundred who vot-
ed for that resolution knew what they
were doing, or understood what was
going on.
Chief Deputy Inspector McGovern
has come to US and asked for nothing
that was no granted. There 10 moth.
ing wrong with this bill you gentlG-
men have under discussion except =
clerical error and the sectinn e1aAgs.
ing the power. AZ = farmer { laat -
"a on record before IL ~ AGltn Il
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