The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-02
North Dakota Populists.


organization committee selected Hon.
WIN. H. Standish, former attorney
general of North Dakota, to represent
his state Early in January OF this
year General Standish prepared and
had published a supplement to be IN
serted in as many North Dakota pa
pers as would circulate it. Eiis OPEN
ing statement in that supplement Is
as follows:
During last July Senator Allen, OF
Nebraska, and the leading pOpullSts
who affiliated with the Bryan move
ment in the last two presidential cam
paigns, with the middle-of-the-road
populists. met in Denver and decided
to reorganize the public ownership
forces and prepare for state, county,
congressional and presidential noml-
nations in 1904, expecting to meet
February % in st. Louis to make the
call for the national convention.
.sThe executive committee, consti-
tuted by this convention, requested me
to take charge Of the movement IN the
state Of North Dakota, and consider
myself chairman OF it until further ac-
ton in the state. l accepted the ap-
pointment, but concluded would
draft more acceptable platform 70
unite the public ownership forces
than that of the Denver convention,
and thereupon prepared the platform
herewith presented, with the exception
that it was headed populist reorgani-
cation. instead OF public ownership
party. and forwarded it to Mr.. Edger-
ton. of Denver, chairman OF the ma,
tional movement, anG he expressed
his highest satisfaction with It.
ION referring it to those IN tnls
state who had never acted with the
populist party, and are now puDiic
ownership men, they stated to me the
nlatform would be entirely satisfac-
tory to them IL the name could be
changed to public ownership party. l
am satisfied that this change Will
suit the executive committee and be
adopted by the national convention II
this platform can be circulated IN ev-
ery precinct OF this state and receive
pledges Of support from the majority
Of the voters of this state, and with
Droper attention in the present cOndi-
tions. | believe, with systematic ac-
ton this can be secured. therefore
ask any voter in the precinct TO con-
stitute himself local precinct cnair-
man. and circulate this platform and
this address, and give time for u 70
be read, and then present the piatIorn
for signature, and advise me OF the
result, until county committeeman
shall have been created. The adver-
REGIMENTS in this issue have aided 70
meet the expense of placing this ar
ticle so that II can be ordered foI
committeeman at any time,, at low
prices. without the expense OF having
# reset: and I hope the friends OF the
movement will retain this paper FOL
missionary work in the future ana pa
tronize these advertisers. ana oroel
more copies from me as they shall be
needed. at cost of 81 per thousand
at Grand Forks, N. D.
General Standishs platform follows:
p1rRI,Ic OWNERSHIP PARTY OR
GANIZATION CALL.
We hold that God made all public
necessities III IhC SOiAiiAAO~- o~~~ =
man, and that He intended govern.
ments to use, operate and control al
public matters which include public
necessities. And that ownership o.
ANYTHING is necessary to the harmoni.
Gus operation and control OF 1t; ane
that the benefits of city ownership
and city operation OF all city pupli'
necessities has been demonstrated II
Manchester, Leeds. Glasgow, Edin'
burgh. Liverpool, Munich. BRUSSELS
Berlin. and many other CITIES in Eu
rope and elsewhere.
That government ownership ant
operation OF railways and some othel
public necessities prevail In Austria
belgium Switzerland, Netherlands
Germany. Denmark. Russia. New Zea
land, the Australian colonies. British
India and British South Africa, and Z
certain extent In Norway ant
France. and has demonstrated Its su
perlorlty In all instances. and IL nov
favored by the liberals OF .cenada.
To this end II Is necessary that th'
government should have It's own for
oats mines Of coal aud iron 10 con
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