The Bismarck tribune., 1922-03-14
GR0N MAJ OUT in
OPEN; ASKS FOR
LEAGUERS VOTES
Enters Race Against Nc Cumber
For Senator, Announcement
in Courier-News, Says
ON LEAGUE PLATFORM
Former Senator, Radical Oppon.
ent of League in 1920, Now
Bidding For Their Votes

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ent of League in 1920, Now
Bidding For Their Votes .
AISLE ]. Gronna is now in the open.
His formal candidacy for the sen
atorship is announced in today's Far
60 Courier4News, with bid for sup
port Of the Nonpartisan league
Gronna was defeated by Senator Ladt
in the 1920 primary in which Gronns
denounced Nonpartisans in bitter at
tacks on them and their proposed gov
ernmental changes as socialistic.
The announcement of Gronna wa!
forecast in The Tribune several day!
ago. His announcement on a Non
partisan league platform was received
with some surprise, but reports have
reached Bismarck that for severa
days he has frequently been in confer.
ence with P. L.. Aarhus, manager Of
the Courier-News. The formal an
nouncement as printed in the league
organ follows:
am a candidate for United States
senator on the Republican ticket, and
/ most respectfully ask for the vote
and support of citizens of our state
regardless of factional politics. Hav.
ing served the people of this state for
16 years, l refer you to my record in
the house and the senate. l stand
square1y upon that record. l renew
my solemn pledge to the people OF
North Dakota to give faithful and ef-
ficient service to the people of the
state and the nation, regardless OF
factions. In the future as in the past
shall refuse to be controlled by po-
litical bosses or other sinister influ-
ences detrimental to representative
government.
l have often been asked if l favor
the farmers program. My answer has
always been that I favor any pro-
gram that is economically sound and
just. favor any program which can
possibly improve the conditions of the
farmer. I am opposed to any pro-
gram based upon false economic
principle, and which turns out to be
only fake and a, swindle.
For Farmers Program
believe in constructive things,
and would not raise finger against
any program which could possibly be
OF benefit to the farmer. l have al
ways said that the farmer should
transact his own business, and I well
come the day when he shall be in a
position to be able to fix his own
prices and conduct the business on the
farm according to the same rule and
system that other business is being
conducted. In this way only will he
succeed, and when the farmer makes
a success it is possible for all kinds of
business to prosper.
/ favor the early completion of
the state mill and elevator and there
is no reason why it should not be
completed by August first, 1922. We
should give this plant fair trial in
operating it. The building of the mill
is only the beginning. We must look
into every phase of the industry and
the operating expenses must be taken
into account.
Nd. Disseminated Against
The discrimination in rail rates
against North Dakota is unjust.
Here is a comparison of North Da-
kota and Minnesota state rates on
wheat, carloads,
so miles haul II cents North Da-
kota
SO mile 1laul,S cents Minnesota.
Il Lo, n,
Dakota
100 mile haul II cents Minnesota.
200 mile haul, % IL cents North
Dakota
200 mile haul IA cents Minnesota.
800 mile haul, 26 cents North
Dakota.
300 mile haul, 16 cents, Minnesota.
400 mile haul, 20 cents, North
Dakota.
400 mile haul, II 1-2 cents Mime
sofa.
In Minnesota Is IL cents per hun
dred pounds will haul carload of
wheat a distance of 250 miles, in
North Dakota this rate will only pay
for 100 miles.
For Bank Of North Dakota
The Bank of North Dakota could
and should be made real farmers
bank to finance the farmer and the
state industries A scientific rural
credit law on the amortization plan
should be enacted in substantially the
same form as the federal rural credit
act. 1t should provide for the forma-
tion of farm loan associations, the
mortgages to run to the bank or the
state and then be used as basis for
farm loan bonds. The bonds should
be exempt from taxation. I am con-
fident that such bonds would sell in
the markets at premium and at a
rate Of interest not to exceed four
and one half per cent. The rate OF
interest to the farmer should be five
per cent plus one per cent to apply on
the principal each year. At this rate
the sum borrowed would be paid in
thirty-four years; but the farmer
could pay any part of the sum Dor.
rowed at any interest paying date, OF
could pay it in full after the first five
years.
If the farmer could be properly
financed it would 60 long ways il
solving the marketing problem.
For Governmental Experiments