The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-17
TO the Senate and House Of Representa-

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more ,...A4A ."o years ago the peop4s
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OF {. pAA4Al.Aay elec..vll LAW aaAu IWO yea.
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sessa~!n, uAu k.A.,S u Pai-aaelcy eieSuO0 law
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Co'se:AtAoA.s kia!lAry eAecuon law. at
pAcaule a..ne ~ a.l eAe;ave o,nsels.
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euc4. - I.aAAs.ary eaec..v.A IiW Was adoptes
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10 eAAe.ct su~A brain.ry election Jaw. a..
View Vi llAe diLil1s. unanl.alous sent1me".
In lasor ot d primary eiectlun law
tiA.s staLe, II IS U1r PLAIN, sAApAe duty
a. t..AS session. " give to tue pc
PRIMARY elecIon Law tia. ..... ena~.
Iheii ~ 81 ~ Lue p0liS on primary eiec
tio.i uay aid so.s LoI tt1e nomination ..
tt4l e.ec.ise s...s alid couhly uldeers. II.
tllAS COiiiiectAO.l nl.enI also CiAAi you.
A.teneIoA ~ IAse S.OWAa.s sent.inent IN th.S
S.ate III favor OF a non-pdr.ls.lll Judiciars
anu School OA4.cerS O.ie Oh Ile po.ltlcL.
parlies reeo!I....eA.uing al lis platform taa.
and uistrAct ccu4 IS. Ine name OF tut
stale Superintendent aid OF t.4e cOun.s
superlntenuen.s OF schools be placed upon
the beiilOt w..nOut parry deslgnilLlVn aiu
the erection Tor such o4hcers be held a.
a Inherent time tam that upon Wnicn TIT
general eiec.loA is held. The state super
tntendent, in his recent Biennial report,
mas niaue slil.iar RECOMMENDATION III
reference to the election Of county SUI
perintendents. The purpose Of sucn q Ia"
would be to take the judiciary and tne
scn.ols out Of poiitics anu no suun posl.
ton would then come to any. one as
reward tor political services, but rataef
on account of special fitness and quail
fcations. and, believing as do that tn.
enactment OF sucn law is in the inter-
ests Of both the judiciary and the scnool
therefore heartily recommend 1t to your
most careful and conscientious consider
alton.
/ cali your attention to the necessity
Of amending the
Pure Food Law.
viz: Chapter IL Of the Session Laws OF
s4nce the passage of this law ,yom
pure fuod commissioner. Prof. Laid o.
the agricultural colese discovered tha>
cer.a,1 packages or Guns containing fooo
We're snort III weight. ana. whine tn
subject matter OF the law was broad
was aot expressed in the title and there
fore it is possible that the act, in SD fan
as it relates to shore weights. Is uncon
stitutlollAi, and therefore recommend
to you the re-enactment of the law with
an amended title when clearly expresses
all OF the subject matter of the act. IN
gard as one oL the mOst wholesome laws
and take this opportunity for commend
ing the faithful and efficient Efforts o
Pure Food Commissioner Ladd in the
enforcement of thus law under great dis
advantages and an INSUFFICIENT approprla
ton. And l further recommend more
liberal appropriation, in order that the
valuable services of Prof. Ladd may be
retained by the state. and the law strict
The School Laws
need revision: The state superintendent,
tention to the necessity OF revising the
school laws and states that 1t has been
t i,as with SO much that it is very
difficult to tell what the law Is. There Is
u great deal too much of it and there
are parts Of it that conflict with other
!R nfts 1t ought to be revised and SIM
The special district, the independent dis
trict and the general school district should
be governed and regulated by the same
general laws. There is no necessity for
different laws. except for their organ.za-
ton: A revision with this end in view
would simplify the law, cut it down to
and certain. And, while l am ulnn this
subject I recommend that an legislation
which which you enact be simpltAed by using
one construction.
who has possession of the facts and fig
.iles. has gKen TO you the financial
Of our different state institutions. The
people of the state are justly proud Of
these Institutions. and It viii be your
pie. to appropriate such sums Of money
as will properly maintain them, and such
further sums as may be necessary for
the financial condition Of the state.
The Constitution Provides That the Sen.
shall be composed Of not less than thirty
nor more than fifty members, and the
house Of representatives OF not less thar
s shs time Of the tna s lap oar
part Of the state. since which time the
save n Of So as to BE
almost without representation in the leg
islative assembly. when compared with
parts Of the state. while. at the same
time, we have almost reached the con-
stitutional limitation. For comparison.
with three legislative districts. represent
ed by three senators and nine representa-
tiyes, while the counties Of Ward and
sentatives.. The county. of Ward is the
most populous county IN the state. and
as Ward. in proportion to it's size. and
representation in the legislative assembly
that Cass has. mention these counties
only for comparison. The same ts large.
~ true Of all the eastern districts as
From this condition It must appear to
you that, in order to have a fair repre-
eentation from each part Of the state. to
the end that no part may have an ad-
vantage over any other part Of the state.
this legislative assembly should at this
the senator's and representatives 40 az tn
give to all parts Of the state Representa-
zion as nearly equal as possible. In view
OF the constitutional limitation before re-
ferred to and the wonderful increase and
growth Of population q the state and its
still greater possibilities. I recommend
that the representation be eoualized BY
cutting down the representation in the
eastern part Of the state. or wherever It
may be necessary. and by Increasing the
only a question Of time when the growth
in population Of this state win make this
necessary. and It might as we'll be done
at this time and save the expense to the
legislature. T viii REQUIRE a sacrifice on
the part Of the members from the east
crn districts; some Of them will neces-