The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-11
10 the Senate and House Of Representa-

re1UnlnAenu 10 you aI this tune, Vt TIL.
Outsel OF yvur iaDors, sucn measures
AS \ may ueem eAteuient, and, IN ac-
scOrodnSe GnSreWIsn 4 recommends:
4. 4 ne enas'.l..ene vi new primary cleo
ton Law, Or AA aiiirnumehe 10 tue pEesel.
primary eiecsAOu law, so as to make
appAy 20 aal etec.ive othcers an .boti.
sIete ana cVunly. i;.
more ,t.laA .~o years ago the peopie
OF Ln.s s.A.e, stnr0uEn their diterent ~
iticai par.aes. ux...slndea the eiiActmsh
OF - plAAAie.ry elec.lun Va w aud two Yea
asO IAe legislative assembly, AT tnef 4oO.s
Session, u.tA paeS u PRIMARY election law,
but. because " tne tacI that 1t ald NJ
apkiy ~ esate Alld judicial Omcerss !.
N4ioaiy taiiYu 10 Mieet llie ue.nahus OF tns
lSts.. oe1lsAMaeu III their dllLerent p0lletca.
c0hse:atloA.s, u. Urinary etecllon Jaw, ~
plicdple a4lKe ~ a.I5elective olhcers
a resOiu.4on IavorilY the enactment o
eucn y pAAlAie.ry eiec.lol law was a0oplee
IN DOLn Ine DeAlOGratlc and hepuoAca1.7
StaIe Sonven.Ions and eacn pafty wen.
before tne pSople OF TINS state pledge.
to enacS su~n primary election law. M.
view Oh tile ailllosI unanimous senumen,
in favor OF d primary election law II.
TINS STATE, 1t IL Our plain, slmpie DUTY
primary elecuOn law tnaL ena.A>
them 70 81 to lne polls on primary. cleo.
ton day ana Note Iur the nomination o.
AN eiSclive s.A.1 ana county Unlcers. H.
TINS GOnLecton j mianl also cali you.
attention. 20 tlie g.'OWinE sentiment IN THIS
STATE in favor OF q nOn-parCisan judiciary
parties RECOMMENDING IN its platform tina.
the names OF the Judges of the supreme
and dlsLrlct couiIS, the name of the
stare superintendent and of the county
superintendent. OF schools be placed upon
the ballol Wl.nout party designation anu
the election Tor such officers be held al
a dilAerent time tlan that upon which the
general electlon is held. The state super
tntendent, In his recent biennial report,
has mace slnlar recommendation III
reference to tine election of county SUI
fnn 10 n
would be to take the judiciary and the
schools out of politics and no such posi-
ton would then come to any one as q
on account Of special fitness and quail
fications, and, believing as do that the
enactment of such a law Is in the inter-
therefore heartily recommend it to your
most careful and conscientious consider
alton.
l call your attention to the necessity
of amending the
Pure Food Law.
viz: Chapter IL of the Session Laws of
Since the passage Of this law your
pure food commissioner, Prof. Ladd OF
the agricultural college discovered thai
certain packages or Cans containing food
were short III weight. and, While the
subject matter Of the law was broad
was not expressed in the title and there
fore it is possible that the act, in SO far
as it relates to short weights, Is uncon-
to you the re-enactment of the law with
an amended title which clearly expresses
all OF the subject matter Of the act. In
GLIDING shortage in weights. This re-
gard as one or the most wholesome laws
and I take this opportunity for commend
ing the faithful and efficient efforts o.
Pure Food Commissioner Ladd in the
advantages and an INSUFFICIENT appropria
ton. And further recommend more
liberal appropriation. in order that the
valuable services Of Prof. Ladd may be
retained by the state. and the law strict
" enforced.
The School Laws
need revision. The state superintendent
in his second biennial report, calls at
.ne that It
tinkered with SO much that it is very
difficult to tell what the law is. There Is
u, great ga t.. deal !, too much Of it and there
pi ifi - ought 70 De revised ana s'"
The special district. the independent dis
be governed and regulated by the same
general laws. There is no necessity for
different laws except for their organ.za-
would simplify the law, cut it down to
one-third In length, and make it definite
and certain. And, while am uuen this
which you enact be simplified By ;si using
simple language, incapable of more than
enc construction.
Gov. sarIes.
who has possession of the facts and fig
has to you the
of our different state institutions. The
people of the state are Justly proud of
these institutions, and It will 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.
ate
shall be composed Of not less than thirty
nor more than fifty members, and the
house Of representatives Of not less than
sixty nor more than 40 members: At
part Of the state, since which time the
central and western parts of the state
almost without representation in the Leg
islative assembly, when compared with
the Legislative districts in the eastern
time, we have almost reached the con-
stitutional limitation. For comparison. I
call your attention to the county Of Cass.
ed by three senators and nine represen n
Williams. ia One Legislative district. rep rep
senator and n three
Williams county. one Of the largest in
the state. Is almost as thickly populated
Yet the two counties have Only one.third
representation In the legislative assembly
that Cass has. I mention these counties
~ true Of all the eastern districts. az
compared with the western districts
From a, this s, condition It must appear TO