The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-11-29
Favors Popular Election of
SenaOrs and Tariff Revision.
ALSO IN SQUARE DEAL
COmmendS the Work OF the American
Society OF Equity. Federal
Control of Railroads.
TO the People of the State of
North Dakota:

TO the People of the State of
North Dakota:
! Having announced my can
| didacy for the Republican
nomination for Congress at
the Primaries to be held on
the last Wednesday in June,
1908, | hereby desire to make
known my position on the
issues of the day as l. see
, them.
/ am in favor of the principles
of protection of. our industries
and for reciprocity with other
nations. | believe that the
time has come for the removal
of the thrift on lumber and
for a general revision of the
tariff schedules, and particular
lv in the reduction or removal
of the tariff where it's only
effect is to impose unnecessary
burdens on the public. |
believe also that there should
be 4 tariff commission, either
appointed by the President or
elected by the people. This
commission to be non-parti
san one, whose duty it shall
be to make a study of t h e
question of tariffs, to meet with
men all over our country, re-
presenting all interests and to
annually or oftener if called
upon, make their reports as
to their findings and recon-
rnendation to the President
and the Congress of the United
| States.
Our government has right
fully taken hold of the great
task of promoting irrigation in
in our Cwn State and in many
of the other western states. 1t
would seem also wise for them
to take up the matter of drain
age. Many of these drainage
projects are so large that it is
almost impossible for any
drainage district or small body
.of people to handle or provide.
the necessary funds to carry
h e m through successfully.
The large drains should b e
built by the government and
then the farmers along the
lines of these drains could run
their laterals to them with
very small expense.
The question of finance is
one which confronts the Ameri-
can people very closely today.
I have believed and advocated
for a long time that a tax
should be placed upon the
deposits of every bank In the
United States to create a fund
to secure the depositors. The
legal reserves which banks are
required to hold should be
made at least 10 per cent
greater than is now required
National Bank currency and
all other kinds of currency or
money should be consided as
legal reserve money and allow
ed to figure in the reserves of
banks. At a time like t h e
present when this is written,
November, 1907. it would seem
wise for the Government to
issue to the banks asset
currency. This currency to
be guaranteed to the govern
ment by pledged with t h e
government of $500 of: the
banks 8 best securities for:every
dollar of currency issued, and
and the Government to guar
rantee to the people. the re-
redemption of this asset cur
rency. To guard against: in
flation of the c1rrencY: Are
medy should be devised. by
which this currency should be
retired from circulation as
soon ais the necessity forwt1icfi
it was ISSUED has gone. by. I,
/ The relations sbetweencapital
and labors should be a close one,
as; there is mutual interest.
and it would seem right and
reasonable that National and
State Boards of Arbitration
should be- established before
Whom any matter in contzu.