The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-09
PROCRESSVES TO SWEEP U.S..
SPREDlCIlON OF SENATOR FRAZIER
SENATOR-ELECT IS GUEST OF
HONOR AT BANQUET IN FAR
GO-LARGE GATHERING.

DEN ELECI IS GUEST OF
HONOR AT BANQUET IN FAR
GO-LARGE GATHERING.
The progressive wave that was so
pronounced in the northwest and mid
die west states last fall is going on
and will continue to go on until the
government is restored to the people
where its founders intended it should
rest" declared Senator-Elect Lynn 3
Frazier at a banquet in his honor at
the Powers hotel last evening.
"The NOnpartisan League was new
er stronger than it is today. It was
farmer-labor votes in Iowa which
elected Senator Brookhart; it was
farmer-labor votes which elected
Republican senator over Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, a Democrat, who had been
in the senate for Is years and at the
same time elected Charles w. Bryan,
a Democrat, governor; it was farmer
labor votes which defeated Miles Poin-
dexter, Republican in Washington
and elected Senator Dill, Democrat;
it was farmer-labor votes in Montana
which elected B. K. Wheeler to the
United States senate over a reaction
airy; it was farmer-labor votes which
elected Shipstead senator in Minneso-
ia by a majority of 10000 over F. B.
kellogg, who was considered unbeat-
able; it was farmer-labor votes which
enabled Fighting Bob" La Toilette to
roll up the largest majority ever given
any candidate to the United States
senate"
Expresses Appreciation
Senator Frazier declared that he
could not express his. gratitude to
the people of North Dakota in elect
ing him to the senate.
when I go to Washington" he
said, cit shall be my ambition to
serve to the best of my ability all of
the people of the state The Repub-
iican national committee did not con-
tribute one dollar to my election and
when I go, to the senate the leaders
cannot come to me and say, 1--WE fur
nished the money to conduct your
campaign and we want you to line up
with our organization
Il am glad that is the case. I want
to be free to serve all the people.
know that l will not be able to live up
to the expectations of all my friends.
They expect too much from me. But
they may rest assured that 1 am go
ing to do all 1 possibly can
at is not more credit that the farm
ers want, They have had too much
credit already What they want and
what they must have is a price fo1
their produce which will enable them
to pay the costs of raising their crops
with a fair margin Of profit"
Hard Presides
About $50 attended the banquet
last evening. Herbert A. Hard acted
as postmaster and contributed to the
good feeling which prevailed. Mr.
Hard in introducing the senator said.
''Men and women of labor and Of all
progressive families of Fargo and
Cass county, we welcome you to pay
tribute of honor to our distinguished
guest of the evening, Senator elect
Lynn J. Frazier. We have citizens
from all political faiths here this ev-
ening- Republicans, Non
partisans,-all a tribute to the con-
fdence they hold in the honor and in
tegrity Of this man whom they jointly
chose to be senator
Nationally the recent election re-
suits are enough to cheer the most
exacting progressives, Democrats OF
Republicans. With Senator Frazier
viii go to Washington scores of othel
tried progressives, pledged to use ev-
cry endeavor to secure a fair economic
adjustment which will modify the
present class legislation which en-
riches the greedy, dishonest fnancie
at the expense of the honest man O.
means and especially the average pro
Queer and consumer. We hear mucl
oratory against even our ADOPTING
any class legislation;' rather we suffe
chiefly from that present class legisla
ton which alike frosts the enterpris
of the honest business man, farme
and laborer. A better day has dawn
ed after our 20 years of searching 70
way to justice, and I for one ar
proud to be a part of the same, cor
servative but result getting Amer