The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-23
SENATOR M'CUblBER ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION

United States Senator Porter j.
McCumber made a formal announce
ment Of his candidacy for reelection
Monday. He comes out as straight
republican and seeks the support of
the republicans of the state on prin-
| cost of transportation and protection
for the agricultural interests of the
state. He declares that he is so busy
in Washington with his various COM
mittees that he must leave the de-
tails of his campaign to his political
friends. Constant hearings before
the finance committee of which he is
chairman, will keep him in Washing
ton, as under his leadership the tariff
measure and other issues Of great i'm
portance to the prosperity of the state
and the entire northwest will be con-
tested in the Senate. The Senator
declares that as representative of
this agricultural state, he has at all
times tried to promote not only the
welfare of the state Of North Dakota,
but that of the entire agricultural
Northwest.
Senator of the United States
"While have at all times done my
utmost to serve the state of North
Dakota | have tried to be more than
a mere representative Of state l
have tried to be a senator OF the Unit
ed States and to take an active inter
est and part in every national and in
ternational question. There are many
matters of Importance to our agricul-
tural states still before the national
congress which should be settled in the
very near future. One Of the fore
most questions affecting the interest
of the whole country is the present
excessively high cost Of transporta-
ton. Every effort should be made
that can be made through govern
mental agency to lower the cost of
transportation.
To Assist Agriculture
Every possible effort should be
made to assist agriculture throughout
the country to secure better and more
staple prices for agricultural prod
ucts. There should be established
general and comprehensive system
of cooperative marketing farm prod
ucts with provision for terminal mar
kets in the great cities Of the country
to the end that the producer and the
ultimate consumer of farm products
may be brought into as direct COM
munication as possible and that the
heavy expenses of intermediate han
ding which must be borne by both
producer and consumer may as far
as possible be eliminated. -
Interest Charges
every effort should be made to de-
crease the interest charges which the
people Of the northwestern sections
of the country are compelled to pay
on mortgages and other indebtedness
We should bring about better under
standing and commercial relations
with all the people Of the world while
upholding the protective policy of
the nation and sustaining our higher
wage and higher standard Of living,
we should see to it that the diversi-
fed industry of agriculture should
have protection equal to that ac-
corded our manufacturing interests to
the end that the protective policy may
onerate with equal benefits to every
section.
"My attitude as conservative leg
| islator is we'll known in both the state
and the nation. -. ....
Is Republican
! II am a republican. am not So
cialist. True republicanisn1 however, 3,
always stands for progression but this
progression has been and always
should be along those carefully con-
sidered and safe lines that lead
towards better government and great
er prosperity and happiness for all the
people. If elected l shall use in the
future as have used in the pas ny
| ocsS efforts TO secure legs iatloI. .f<,t
vii. promote the prosperity OF al LIT,
| people OF every section OF the cou91tiy y
and protect the constitutional rights
OF both person and property.
For scve!a! years past the can 9. s,ys
mas been in almost continuous seSsjon.
The work of the committee on foreign
relations and the committee on ii,1al.ce
has kept the members Of these com
mittees almost continuously in Wash
ingeon. The tariff measure is still pc
fore the committee on finance and
when reported into the senate it vii!
require the persona! attention Of the
chairman AMI members OF that com
; nitsee. This being the ease must
leave the matter of my candidacy for
the most part in the hands of my poll
tlcal friends in the state. The: peo-
pie of the state are acquainted with
my views and my record in the ss1eate (
of the United States. -
Il have tried to make that recorc
conform in every respect Win What
have believed to be for the welfare ol
: the people of both state and natior
and upon it l am willing to rest my
candidacy"
!, Night School Ends March 81
The Adult Night school will clos.