Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-08-16

10y THEIR WORKS We SHALL
KNOW Tbl9M.''
The democrats Of North Dakota have
met in biennial convention and have
placed full ticket in The field tos Tie
consideration Of the voters. There Is
nothing very bad about the ticket.-in
fact. the names of : number Of good
men appear thereon-and We see no
cause at this time TO criticise the STAN
dard hearers of forlorn hope.
In addition to nominating > state ticket
the democrats Of North Dakota also adj
opted set Of highsounding resolutions.
in which they repeatedly .'arraign the
republican party of this state" and pledge
themselves to correct every evil that ex-
lists. To be sure. the democsates never
expect TO be called upon to fulfill any Of
their platform pledges the voters will
hifalutin' resolutions are worthy Of
little attention, in view Of the fact that
North Dakota once enjoyed the ''bless-
ings" Of a democratic populistic admin
istration-and "by their works We shall
know them"
To begin with. the democrats profess
to believe that .'it is the duty Of every
citizen TO obey the laws. and not only to
obey them. but to exert his influence to
prevent others from violating them"
Were the laws enforced during the
ShoFtridge administration? II they were
there is no record Of the fact at the state
capital. The prohibition law. which is
undoubtedly the Law the democrats had
in mind when they adopted resolution
number one. was on the statute books
during the Shortridge administration.
Il was flagrantly violated all over North
Dakota. and the seat Of government was
veritablc piggers' paradise during the
two years the .'reformers' were in con-
troll Of the state.
"By their works We shall know them."
In resolution number two they ode
mand that all property. both individual
and corporate. be taxed on an equal ba
sis. Il is no injustice TO require that
corporate property belonging to railway.
telegraph. telephone. express and sleep
ine-car companies shall pay the same
proportion Of taxes as the farmer, meg
chant and laborer. and we arrAign the
republican party Of this state for its dis
elimination in favor of these corpora
tions." And yet it is notorious fact
that during the Shortridee administfA-
ton the property Of the corporations
above referred TO was reduced in valua
ton: and the state received less in taxes
from them than il ever had before or
ever has since.
by their works We shall know them. "
The democrats profess to be "in favor
Of the enactment of an effective state
anti-pass law" but there is no case on
record where democrat or populist
ever refused pass during the time they
were in power,
They condemn the republican party
for its enactment of an extravasant and
unreasonable capitol commission bill.
and for the illegal and unbusinesslike
manner in which il was attempted to
use state funds in connection therewith:
and this in face Of the fact that a num-
Der Of democratic senators and the only
democrat in the lower house voted for
the capital commission bill at the last
session. and made the strongest speech
in its favor. And in this connection il
might not be out Of place to state that
the addition which was built to the cap
itol building during the Shortridge ad-
ministration is the poorest excuse for a
public building ever foisted upon the
taxpayers of North Dakota building
which was constructed at cost entirely
out Of proportion to its quality.
BY their works We shall know them. .
They are Tin favor Of strict economy
in public affairs" and assert that ere
tFenehment should be inaugurated. par
ticularly in legislative sessions" OF
course. And still the fact remains that
the only democratic administration
which the state has ever enjoyed was
the most criminally extravaRant in the
history of North Dakota. and at the close
Of that administration Of reform our
fair state was deep in the mire of debt
Verify. "by their works We shalll know
them;" and the people of North Dakota
have no particular longing for recur-
renee Of the events Of the former demo-
cratic administration Palladium.
Treassrer's Report
For Strasburg School District. No. Is. Comfy
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