The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-14

House, soon after the departure
of the senator from the inter-
view telling the attorney gener-
al that he need not be in q hurry
to bring action against the har-
vester people.
A campaign was on. Hans
brough suddenly found himself
outside the administration cir
Gle. He discovered that Roose-
velt's friends were avoiding him,
and then he discovered that the
international Harvester COM
pany had vetoed his further ten
ure Of a seat in the senate.
So Hansbrough had his lesson
of Roosevelt, as so many men in
congress have had theirs. He
lives in a Maryland town lust
outside the District Of Columbia
now, and watches the game of
national politics. And every time
he sees Roosevelt sneaking up on
President Wilson for an Indian
blow he feels like sounding an
alarm.
Further Wall Street Attacks.
On the other side Of the DO
litical field are those two former
progressives, now hopelessly re-
| acknowledgements Bourne
of Oregon and Senator Poindex-
ter of Washington. Hansbrough.
became a progressive at the very
end Of his political career. Poin-
dexter and Bourne won their
regulations as progressives, and
then started downhill toward
toryism. Bourne has long since
been forgotten, except for the
tariff-loving campaign he car
ries on in the national capital
under the name of Republican
Publicity association" Big tex
tile interests and Wall street fl
nancial interests seem to be
backing his efforts. And from
this doubtful obscurity he en-
erges every little while with a
sniper's shot at the more liberal
policies of the administration.
For example Bourne sent out
on Oct. 31st a press statement
entitled, Presidents Terms
Please Germany"
The state department is bar
ring from the privilege of pass
ports to Europe nowadays, for
diplomatic reasons, men of high
scientific a~ttainments and broad
democratic sympathies. What
would be adequate treatment for
Bourne, on that basis Of caution,
can only be guessed at!
ShipyaEd Workers Uphold
President.
AS for Poindexter, he won re-
election two years ago on his re-
cord as an early progressive. But
today he out-Roosevelts T. R.,
and out-Penroses Penrose in his
warfare against the essentially
democratic features of the pres
ident's foreign and domestic
policy. Matters have reached
such a pass that the Riggers'
and Fasteners union, shipyard
workers in Seattle, has sent this
telegram to President Wilson:
Representing more than
1000 shipyard workers, many OF
whom left more profitable en-
J ployment to build the nations
bridge of ships, we hasten to
assure you that the people of the
state Of Washinfton are not be-
hind Senator Poindexter in his
detestable threat Of your I'M
peachment in the event you fail
to carry out the will of the inn
perialist group which he has
Joined, in spite Of the fact that
he was elected as a progressive.
"We feel that we know some
of the influences that are
drought to bear upon you. We re-
alize that $4,000 new million
aires have been made, and that
older millionaires have quad
rupled their fortunes, out OF the
blood and tears Of this war. The
state of Washington has it's
share of profiteers, whose pa
triotism consists not in the love
Of humanity but lust for money,
but the people of this state, unln-
fluenced by motives Of greed,
have supported you in this war
because Of their perfect confl-
dence III the sincerity Of your
declarations Of lofty purposes