Fergus County Democrat., 1906-09-18

S. We condemn the present system
of electing United States senator's as
undemocratic and demand such legis-
legislation cy congress as will sub
nit to the voters of the United States
a constitutional amendmen providing
for the election of senator's in each
state by direct vote of the people And
we pledge our candidates for senator
and representative in the next legisla-
tive assembly to use all honorable
means to secure a renewal of the ap.
plication of our legislature to congress
for the calling of convention to pro-
pose such amendment and to vote for
no one for United States senator from
Montana who will not pledge himself
favor of such action by the nation
al congress as will submit such amend
ment to a vote Of the people.
9. We condemn the administration
of the federal land department in
the withdrawing Of large areas OF
land from entry for the ostensible pur-
post of creating forest reserves, which
are unnecessary and uncalled for,
sevri gnt ertaonif ct spdSbhso ywvo
serving but to retard the development
of this country; and we also condemn
the supervision of enteries under the
desert land act on the often inaccurate
report of special agents who are in
competent, thereby preventing the
patenting Of lands which would other
wise be bringing in a revenue for tax
alton.
10. We heartily endorse the admin
istration of the offices Of sheriff, clerk
of the court, clerk and recorder, county
assessor, county attorney and super
intendent of public instruction and
refer with pride to the efficient and
economical administration of these Of
fees under democratic control.
II. We pledge that our candidate
for county treasurer, in the event of
his election, shall distribute the funds
of the county proportionately, accord
ing to the capitalization, among the
various banks of Fergus county, and
that, insofar as the same may be in
accordance with law that he will so
place said moneys as to receive the
greatest moneys therefrom,, and that,
such income shall be converted into
the county treasury.
-. Realizing the danger to our val
liable county records by reason of the
insecure condition of the present coun-
ty court house, and the inadequate ia
cilities it now offers for the transac-
tion of the business of the various
county officers, and believing that the
rapid increase in our population de-
mands that quarters more commodi-
Gus and secure be prepared for the
transaction of our public affairs We
pledge the support of the voters of the
democratic party to the support of the
proposition to bond the county in an
amount sufficient to erect a structure
that will amply meet all the demands
made upon it for the safety of our
records and the contraction of our pub
| lie business.
49, We believe the time has arrived
| to compel the Montana Railroad tc
reduce passenger fares to a rate of
cents per mile. t,s-
IA. We denounce the inneficient
methods employed as to public roads
by the board of county commissioners
and pledge our candidates for said Of.
fees to more equitably enforce exist.
ing laws on that subject; and that oul
legislative candidates are pledged tx
see to the enaction Of better laws or
that subject.
1t is further resolved that we de.
nounce the republican national ad.
ministration for the policy that it ha:
pursued in the construction of the
Panama canal, in this: We condemn
| III uuIIledSuIcu lSiulS, luo repeal VI
the provisions of the eight hour Law
in the construction Of this great ma.
tional enterprise and the employment
of Chinese coolie labor by the govern.
ment of the United States. a.ss.
We deplore the ruling Of Attorney
general Moody wherein he has held
that all labor employed in the con.
struction of our navy, where such con.
struction is performed in private ship
yards, does not come within the pro-
visions of the eight hour law.
1t is further resolved, That, wrereas
coal and metal mining are destined tc
become the leading industries of the
state of Montana, we demand the en-
actment of such legislation as will Of
fer a better and safer protection to
the lives and limbs of those engaged
in these dangerous and hazardous vo-
cations, and we pledge the nominees