The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-23
SENATOR LADD

SENATOR LADD
Senator Ladd services the and the nation
chiefly along educational lines His entry into active poll
tics late in life and until the of the Nonparsan
League
To the advancement of chemistry along practical lines
Senator Laid contributed in great degree. His fame as
chemist national and greater than an
educator although he did much to build the Agricultural
College,
When the federal began it's crusade super
wise the marketing of food products the labelling OF
paints oils and other commodities Senator Laid among
os at Wan tf Wsy Of %
ment OF Agriculture Much of the data used by Prof Wiley
in his fight against food was furnished by Sen
aor Ladd when he head of the department of chemistry
at the North Dakota Agricultural College
When the use of coal tar derivatives for the coorng of
food products came into us Ladd protested vigorously and
succeeded in securing state and federal legislation to
tect various foodsutfs. He lectured extensively over
the nation food aduteraton and recognized
thorty in this field No state has stringent regulations
affecting the manufacture and sale of food products med
cnes and beverages this state He relentless his
warfare upon those whom he had to believe
doctorg their product to profit at the of
When he succeeded J. H. Worst head of the Agrcul
tura Coege he became interested in ag5aran problems
mill at the Agricultural College gave real scientific service
in determining the milling values of the different kinds of
wheat In later years he followed closely the gluten test
as basis for grading wheat and fixing its price on the great
primary markets of the world.
North Dakota will miss his despite the fact that
many challenged his political ideas Senator Laid accepted
the endorsement of the Nonpartsan League but he must
educational background tended toward conservatism in
many things but his nexpeence public life and the trend
of politics often swept him into agnments and public
dorsemens in the championship of which he not
enthusiastic
pated in debate but when he discussed matters of agr
cultural nature all factions in the Senate him at
enve He consulted frequently by his fellow SEN
ators upon agricultural problems to which he had given
life study
party by the senate organization Born in Maine staunch
Republican state he had been identified with that party
until he broke with the leaders and followed Senator La
His death reduces the leadership the nsurgent bloc
in the senate Brookhart is fighting for his seat against
publican organization Shpstead and Wheeler have
lost ground the La Toilette defeat and the passing
at time when their can lily the loss of so
alert and vigorous propaganda Senator Ladd
for his constructive work in the field of chemistry
seemed especially happy effective when he left the school,
politics He was not practical politician Early in his public
he entered the La Toilette school of political phios-
predatory wealth" Occasionally but not frequently he
differed from La Toilette but all fundamental issues, he
was hearty and loyal supporter OF the late Wisconsin
senator
Senator Laid hold upon the farmers of this
state Long before he entered politics he familiar
figure at the various farmers Institutes He learned
the chemistry of soils and his expert advice did much to
mote agricultural prosperity In TINS state IN most cases
the field of politics. His experience In marketing and
finance largely academic and his opinions on problems
of distribution did not always carry conviction An excellent
educator but not outstanding statesman sums up briefly
the of Senator Ladd He ovable character
the side He did not into his campaign of
the bitterness that characterized the political contests OF
the Senator Laid approachable
by all factions and far the routine of the office
concerned he looked after that in intelligent He
srved hard the state honestly and efficiently within
the limits of his political experience
& His advice in the fields in which he was best equipped
to young and growing agricultural state will be
missed
It is just bad to have courage about convc
tons as to have convictions at all.
The pre-war stuff sold nowadays is apparently made be-
fore the that is yet to come
Life is sweet" the optimist says. But OH the pang
] OF itv says the pessimist
The immigrant Of today is the politician of tomorrow.