The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
such companies to give the same.

such companies to give the same.
1--WE demand that the property OF
railway companies be assessed for
taxation at its full each value, as the
law requires, and we advocate the en-.
actment of a law providing for the as.
certainmeut by a railroad commission
of the value of all railroad property
within the state as a basis for assess.
ment as we'll as for fixing rates by
such commission.
1--WE insist that adequate legislation
be passed by the next legislature to
regulate the trusts which may now be
doing Or which may hereafter seek to
do business in this state, with the OBJ.
ject in view, particularly, to penalize
the combination of buyers of cattle
and wool within our state-an abuse
tina imposes a most oppressive bur.
den upon two important industries of
it.
1--WE pledge ourselves to use every
effort in our power to carry the amend.
ments to the constitution of the state
to be voted upon this fall relative to
the initiative and referendum, the
eight hour law and the prohibition
against working children of tender
years, and pledge democratic candi.
dates for members of the legislature
to work and vote for effective laws
putting the amendments into opera
ton.
"For the safety of the public and of
railway employees, we demand a law
limiting the hours of labor of railway
employees, and providing for the in.
spection of locomotive engine boilers
by the state boiler inspector.
"Profits of public money belong to
the people and should be paid into the
state, county and city treasures. We
pledge democratic candidate to ask
and vote for a law or laws which will
turn such profits on public funds into
the public treasury. W. denounce the
republican legislature of 1905 for its
willful violation of its pledge to turn
the interest on public money into the
treasury, and we demand that the at.
torney general of this state bring &C.
ton against any state treasurer who
may have violated the provisions of
the constitution prohibiting the max.
ing of a profit out of public money.
"We demand the repeal of the pri-
mary nomination law, and the enact
ment OF a primary nomination law ap.
piled to the whole state and to all the
state officers, including United States
senator's, so as to get the best SUBJ
stitute for the direct election of sena-
tors, which we advocate.
1--WE favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, and to that end urge our rep
resentatives in congress to use their
influence and to vote for the submits
sion OF On amendment to the constitu.
ton of the United States making such
provision.
we IdVOE ouDulIIUlus uuucT tHc re-
ferendum amendment a compulsory
arbitration law that shall provide for
the adjustment of differences between
employers and employees.
"~Thoroughly believing that the next
president of the United States will be
a democrat, we ask the cooperation
of the people of Montana..in IL efforts
to elect q democratic legislature in
this state, in order that we may have
a United States senator in Washing.
ton who will be in accord with the
principles and policies advocated by
that peerless leader and friend of the
people-William Jennings Bryan"