The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10

ry, as we'll as Senator Penrose, has q
justiRable kick coming"
Again it is easy to agree with Mr..
Baer, the reporter. But Mr.. Baer,
the congressman, was paid just as
much as the senator's, who draw down
his wrath. when he was in Congress.
was member he answered to two roll
calls out Of total Of one hundred
fifty FIVE.
Mr.. Baer was registered present
one day Of that session Of the Sixty
Sixth Congress-the last day. That
was only last spring. But still there
is q lot Of difference between Febru-
ary and November sometimes.
"They are paid for services they
are not rendering" What about
Mr.. Baer's last check from Uncle
Sam? Or was he worth more in his
half-a-day than an average senator,
like Doctor Ladd, for instance, is in
three months or so? Perhaps Ladd
might not see it that way. And if
his pictures pay him that we'll Baer
must be getting to be very rich man.
Little wonder, then, that he didn't
60 home and help his friends in the
recall election.
Much Of this has been in this col
umn before but it is hard to pass ov-
err things such as this. Baer writes
each week for a paper that is read
by many thousands of American cit
lens, some of them in North Dakota.
His true record is not known to many.
But the men who hire him know his
record for they have followed him
for months and those who pay the
bills should know it, too. And when
the truth is known perhaps parasites
like Baer will be sent out to wash
their own linen before posing as the
white-washers of mankind.
=
The Senate Committee on Finance,
of which Senator McCumber is a
member, has ordered a favorable re-
port upon the resolution extending
the time limitation Of the emergency
tariff law. Under the present law
the Young bill would 60 out of effect
| November % but the resolution re-
ported extends the law until the enact
ment Of the permanent tariff measure.
This bill has already passed the
House and will command a good ma
jority in the Senate. Congressman
George NJ. Young, author Of the or
iginal act, has received assurance
from senatorial leaders that the re-
solution will be passed before the ex-
piration of the time limit.
Republican leaders have stated
that the soldiers adjusted compensa-
ton act will be passed early in the
December session. Chairman Ford
ney, Representative Young and other
majority members Of the committee
are ready to support the bill as soon
as the tariff bill is out Of the way.
Senator McCumber, who introduced
the so-called bonus bill in the present
session, will have charge of the bill in
the Senate. Representatives Burt
ness, Young, and Sinclair have all
previously signified their intention to
vote for the bill.
Governor j. A. o. Preus, Of Min
nesota, is in Washington after stump
ing in North Dakota for the recall.
After reviewing the situation in
North Dakota Governor Preus is of
the opinion that Townleyism in the
Northwest will soon be a thing of the
past, and that the League leaders
will never be able to recuperate their
machine back to the point where it
will be a factor in any of the states
in which it has been active in recent
years.
An announcement regarding the
nomination for the vacancy upon the
Federal bench in North Dakota should
not come as surprise within the
next month or so. The name of the