Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-01
MCUMBER LACKS.
INTEREST Inn. I.
D. Z IA
Makes Singing Indictment
Of Senator and His !
.,s. Record. /

Jamestown. ~. D., May 1~.T-OrmsbyE
McEIarg when asked to make state-s
mcnt as to hts position on the sena-
tortal situation in North Dakota
madesa singing indictment Of Senator
McCumbcr and his record in thel
United States senate. MI. McHarg
did not mince matters in the least,
shoulder in true R~ooseveitian style.
and landed every blow on the spot
that 1t was intended to strike He;
scored McCuin6er's lack Of interest III,
the welfare Of the state as shown by
~ refusal to aid In tho recall cleo.
ton and declared that he had made,
the, enforcement of the federal pros
hibition laws In North Dakota a joke,
placing h constitution of the United
States on a lower plane than an or
binary traffic ordinance.
Il feel 1t Is my duty to = make a
brief statement of the opposition to
McCumber," Mr.. McHarE said, ''re--
gardless of whether I or someone else
makes the race against him. With
only McCumber and Frazier in the
field, the honest red-blooded citizens
they car support. Someone must
give voice to the overwhelming pro-
test against Mr. McCumber. Some
thing must be done Immediately.
Has Been Tool Of Mckenzie.
I'm the first place, Senator Nc
.Cumber has always been the sub
servient tool of Alec Mckenzie, and
stroy the political fortunes of any
man who Is not s~ubservient to Nc
kenzie DR. has incurred his displeas-
ure. A lot has been said about Nc
Cumber's being the chairman of the
senate committee on finance, and he
Is urging this as q eason for his re-
tention In the senate. Does- he for
get that at the time Senator Aldrich
was chairman OF this same commit.
tee that Senator H~ansbrough of
North Dakota was the ranking mem
Der Of this committee? If this COM
mittee is 80 important now, why
wasn't it important then? Had 1t
not been for the opposition Of Nc
Cumber and Mckenzie, Senator
Hansbrough would have been chair
man Of this committee during all OF
was its head, and whose death ad-
vanced McCumber to that position.
At the time Hansbrough was defeated
for reelection to the senate Nc
Cumber was not q member Of thia
COMMITTEES. &
Take the case, Of senator Gronna-
Again we have an example Of the
futnleS5neSS OIL Nuu .AiAV W.,
EKenxie. Senator Gronna was chair
man Of the committee on agriculture,
the only COMMITTEES in the senate
which can render direct service to
the farmers and agricultural inter
ests Of the state. All legislation af-
lfecting agriculture; such as seed
loan advances and legislation AFFECT
ling aid rendered by the. federal re
serve banks must come before the
- 1rrhtnh Gam tor HPnnno
was chairman. Did Mr.. McCumbel
think Of this and of ths&good Of the
state when he double crossed Gronna
and defeated him for re-electton by
bringing out Frank White?
"No,-aAnator McCunbeE has dem.
l onstrated time after time that he! ma
no thought whichsis first for he gooc
| example, the recall fight. This hght
was the acid test of lgood c~itisenship
lit was a test of.aswhether North Da'
| kota was to retain a. republican form
of government such AZ is guaranteed
to all states by the constitution o.
the United States, which Senator
McCunnber by his oath. Of once !.
sworn to protect and defend. WnA
did Mr.. McCumber do in the recall
4 ne simply turned his back Q thu
people Of the state, with a weak littls
whine. urging the defeat OF the in
itiated Law which, proposed to aooisf
political parties because It anecte<
his own personal fortune. Not e
Thought for the good Of the citizen
ship OF North Dakota. not a Wort
was uttered against the wrongful act
Of Lemke. Tcwnley-o or ua'
fate Of the state was at stake .pu
McCumber could only express u feal
for himself that 10 typical Of the maj
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