The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-20
Equality for Agricul-
ture Called Issue
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an adverse mark in his entire rec
ord. He has distinguished himself
as tax commissioner Of this state
His sincerity should have appeal I,
every voter who knows the interes
Of this state. There is a program
involved. It is one that few peopl,
are attacking today. Thoresen i,
opposed by man who says he will
try to make q success Of this pro
gram while declaring that it canno
be DONE"
Mentioning every candidate OF
the state ticket by name Nye CAV.
strong endorsement to each, ap
pealing to the people to support thu
men who in times past have sup
i.,rted the cause of agriculture If
North Dakota and are ready fol
more responsibility in the fight fol-
farm equality which must 20 on.
North Dakota" said Senator
Nye, "is one state that pioneered in
the fight to restore to the people
their government. l have observed
in the last three years what is done
in a political way when the men
who do the work politically are
bound by the ties of party regular
ity. We are all interested here IN
one thing more than we are inter-
ested in the welfare Of any party.
The time has come for men to de-
termine whether party interests or
the interest of agriculture shall
come first.
Republican Platform
"The platform adopted by the
Republican party last week at Kan
sas City is resume Of what the
party has done since the civil war.
1t was not designed or intended to
meet the needs Of agriculture. I
predict that the Democrats at Hous-
ton next week are going to do just
about what the Republicans did at
Kansas City. The major parties
today are not divided upon single
major issue as the votes of their
members in congress will consistent
ly show.
Il have been criticised for init
mating that there is need for q
third party. We don't need it un-
til we have second party. The
voters in his campaign who seek to
express their interests upon the
question of agricultural welfare
have a Hobson's choice, which is no
choice.
"The greatest need Of the country
is a virile, militant party of op-
position to the one party that to all
purposes is functioning today in
Washington. If there is a second
party it is composed of the insur-
gents group in congress, which has
made party leaders stop and think.
Conditions in North Dakota
have improved in the last 10 or IL
years. We all realize today that
our interests ere the same. The old
bitterness is past. We all seek the
same detectives in the end but by
different routes.
IF you people Of North Dakota
deal as honestly with Senator Fra
zier as he has dealt with you he will
be returned to the United States
senate by great majority. There
is no man in the United States SEN
ate more active in the cause Of the
common people and none more mac
tive when the forces Of privilege
seek to assert themselves.
Agriculture's Condition
"Mr. Nestos is qualifying as q
farm reliefer par excellence. In
1920 when a great agricultural con.
gress was called at Chicago, he ad-
vocated for the relief of agriculture
that all Of us eat one slice more of
bread a day. Presumably he prac-
ticed what he advocated, for soon
after he returned home he was TAX
en- to hospital i'll, probably from
gorging himself upon bread in an
heroic effort to solve the agricultur-
al problem.
"The tariff is not effective. The
government has not hesitated to