The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-28
FARM RELIEF
DEFEATED BY
PARTISANSHIP
Nye Says Representatives
Voted Against Bill to
Avoid Censure
GIVES TALK AT MANDAN
Replies To Charges That He Is
a Wet and Has Lived Here
Only Six Years

Reply to charges that he is a wet
and that he has lived in North Da.
kota only six years was made at Man
dan last night by Gerald p. Nye,
Republican senatorial candidate,
The "wct" charge, which he denied
categorically, resulted from his ap-
pearancc in Wisconsin in support OF
Blaine in the latter's campaign for
the Republican senatorial nom ination
in that state, Nyc said. Lenroot was
fully as wet as Blaine, Nyc said, and
had wet support in his campaign. Nye
characterized Lenroot as zone Of those
reversible politicians who for so Ions
has been matter Of the art Of play
ing both ends against the middle"
Nye said he has never voted in any
state other than North Dakota, COM
ing here just after he was Of age.
Other charges which he ridiculed were
that his wife was about to leave him
and similar attacks Of personal nat
ure, all Of which, he said, were wholly
without truth.
Why Farmer Has Suffered.
Launching into discussion of farm
relief legislation. Nyc said nothing
has been done for the farmer because
the government ut Washington is not
responsive to the people "but is re-
sponsivc instead to the few who win
the ear of the government through
such campaign contributions as an
able them to win control Of the party
machinery.
Farm relief was defeated last
winter in congress because repre-
sentatives were ordered to defeat it.
Those orders came, not from the
people but from the powerful inter-
ests of Wall Street and industrial
New England. Through the advice Of
advisors who emanate from that little
selfish section of the United States,
President Coolidge objected to ths
Haugen bill Its defeat was counted
Coolidge victory. I have q copy
of the New York Commercial, spokes-
man for the East. declaring that the
defeat of the bill was victory for
President Coolidge.
And today am urged from various
sources to declare myself in unqual-
flied support of the Coolidge admin
istration. I'm told that the only
objection to my candidacy at this
time is the declaration that I don't
hit on all cylinders with and for the
president. And many Of these same
people who 50 advise me are men
who declare themselves real believers
in honest farm relief legislation; men
who believe sincerely in the principle
embodied in the McNary Haugen
bill.
Must Choose One or the Other
will someone please rise and ex-
plain how one interested in real farm
relief can be staunch supporter Of
President Coolidge when he stands un-
alterably opposed to the only farm
relief measure Of merit before the
people? One must choose one or the
other, the president or farm relief.
| have chosen to stand firmly for
farm relief no matter how strenuous
ly the leader Of my party may object
to 1t. ] sincerely. hope that the presi-
dent will eventually discover his be-
trayal at the hands of those New
EnRlanders whose advice he has been
needing during his administration,
and will make his administration more
responsive to the interests of the
masses Of people, and especially the
agricultural interests of this country.
Believing as do in parties, having
faith, as l do, that the Republican
party may soon be restored to the
people, I mean to work with my party
whenever can and to the end that it
may have greater power to serve the
people. But my allegiance to a party
is not sufficiently strong to permit
me to be gagged and bound and
ring placed in my nose to be used in
leading me wherever party leaders,
no matter how poorly representative
OF Republican principle they may be.
may wish to lead me. am one who
believes that, he serves his party best
who serves his country best, as it
was once expressed by Rutherford B.
Hayes. am one who seriously be-
lieves that parties, under our form of
sovernnmsnt; 9n"st;,n.S are m made s to serve the