The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-06-22
MIR. McHARG'S STATEMENT

WIN. MICH ANU > y "A EM FIN
North Dakota is at present strictly
an agricultural state. No public aid
has as yet been given to the develop
ment of it's vast coal and clay depos-
its as has been the case in Western
Canada. The agricultural interests of
the nation equal in Importance all the
other resources, and are best describ-
ed by the statement that forty per
centum Of the population and fifty
five per centum of the purchasing
power rest on that foundation. It is
within the power of this great body
to have representation in the Con-
gress of the nation accordingly.
The problems of the farmer are 10 =.
cal, not national, in character, but
often depend upon the attitude of tie
national government for solution be
cause Of the peculiar nature of our
governmental machinery. Roads, rail-
roads and marketing facilities are the
farmers chief concern. These have,
with the rapid development Of the
country, become national projects.
The farmer is entitled to have his in
terests as jeaiously guarded by Con-
gress as are the great manufacturing
and carrying interests. The represent
tatives sent from the agricultural
states to Congress have been in many
instances recreant to the trust i'm
posed in them. Notably so in the case
of the senior senator from this stale.
Can you put your finger on d concrete
thing he has accomplished for the far
Iners of the state?
A conspicuous case of recleancy is
that of the men chosen two years ago
to conduct the affairs of the state.
To relieve themselves o. tie grotes-
que burden which this motley crew
had imposed on them, the farmers of
the state arose enmasSe and with the
aid fthe most drastic cure known to
politics-the recall--cSpelled from Of
flee the men who had betrayed their
trust. Those of US who Ian remem-
Der the Farmers Alliance movement
in the early nineties know that it
grew out of an honest grievance. The
same can be said of the League move
ment. In each case the movement
became the plaything Of group of
schenning politicians Townley, Lem
Ike and their joint beneficilries---
Kenzie and McCumber---!.ave set the
farmers calendar back ten years.
That the recall was justified has
been demonstrated beyond question by
Governor Nestos. When Governor
Nestos assumed office about six
months ago this great state pres.7 ted
the humiliating spectacle Of a beggar
in the money markets If ;he country.
What is the situation now: The same
bonds that were begging to stand up
in the marts of the nation, but were
rejected and discredited, are now SELL
ing at large premium. Hail war
rants that were selling at discount
of from fifteen to twenty points are
going to par by June first. The story
of the establishment of individual
credits within the same time in the
state, with the socialist program re-
pudiated, is as bright. One is justi-
fled in applying to Nestos, Webster's
encomium Of Hamilton, "He struck
the rock Of national (state) resources
and from it abundance of revenue
flowed"
There are problems growing out Of
the war which demand settlement.
The failure of the senior senator from
this state to meet and cope with them
is apparent to all observers. What
has he done for the agricultural in
terests Of the nation? Farm prices
have steadily declined; not so the pric-
es of the commodities which the far
mer must purchase. What has he
done to cut down the appalling nation