Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-05

Ties Will nave Squdl opportunity OF
bringing its candidates before the
people.
4 eve favor q national grain in
spection. So
eve favor non-partisan judi
i ciary. . 8
eve approve the principles of the
Initiative and referendum and be-
lieve with Jefferson that govern
ments are Republican only in pro-
portion as they embody the will of
the people and execute it,
4 Eve believe that the educational
/ departments of the state should be.
divorced from politics, and that the,
superintendent Of public instruction.
and the heads of all educational de-
1 partments and institutions in the
1 state should be chosen on an abso-
| lutely non-partisan basis. 4. Il,
| 1--WE favor the abolition of the free
pass and the franking privilege. 4 II.
eve favor the passage of a law
] giving the governor power to remove
] executive officers not subject to Inn
l parchment for the wi1ful neglect of
official duty. n. s.s l,r4,{, 81, Il.
| .it.We: favor an amendment to the
CONSTITUTION giving the legislative as
sembly power to provide state Off
GERS for the better enforcement Of
1.-THE state laws in every part 4of the
Estate. S@ NJ
eve heartily and emphatically en-
dorse the administration Of; Cover
] nor John Burke, and commend his
efforts in the enforcement of.all laws.
We congratulate the people Of this
state for their wisdom and patri-.
,otism in rising above the desire for
party success and voting for the, gov
ernor who places the welfare of the
state above political expendiency.
He has set a commendable precedent
for future governors to, follow.
Since the day of his qualification
as chief executive, of this state he
has given his entire time, and at
tention to the Office, and has been
and is now governor in every sense.
He has not been content with.
merely performing the duties Of his
own Office, but has in addition there
to, exercised a supervision and con-
troll over every other department
properly within his sphere. He has
been efficient, faithful and fearless,
. and we pledge him our hearty sup
port in the enforcing Of all laws, and.
we further pledge to him our united
and undivided support in his candi-
dacy for reelection
4 Recognizing the value of good
roads to our commonwealth, we de-
mand the enactment by the next leg
islature, of such good road laws as
will aid and encourage better con-
struction and maintenance Of our
highways. I, ssE
We charge that the Republican
state central committee acted In bad
faith in declaring for election Of
4 United States senators by popular
vote, because the primary election
/ law, passed by the last legislature
overwhelmingly ublican provides
that the United States senators shall
be nominated by political parties;
1 and because the same legislature re-
i fused to pass and indefinitely post
4 poned House bill No. 2, by Mr.. Casey,
being "A bill for an act providing
i for the selection of United States
senators by popular vote, and be-
/ cause the Republican state conven-,
ton at Minot failed tof adopt any
lsuch resolution in favor of the elacz
ton of United States senator's by
popular vote; and we caM5the atten-
ton Of the people Of the state. to this
/ great fact, that the action of the Re-
publican state committee is a repu-
/ diation Of the Republican national
convention with reference to- the
! election Of United States senators by
direct vote OF the: people. u.
i We call the attention Of the, .peo-
j pie of this state to the fact that the
4 PRINCIPLES enunl.ciated in the Demo
cratic national and state pIatfornss
not only meet with the approval Of
4 Democrats and thinking voters ev-
eryWhere, but have been So firmly
4 impressed on the minds Of the voters
of this state, that the Republican
4 state committee Iii session assem-
1 bled at Bismarck September 8, 1908,
4 was forced to repndiate the work of
4 the national Republican convention
1 and. its platform and the utt erances
of Mr.. Taft, and endorse the iprin-
d eiples Of the Democratic platform
4 In the following particulars.
4. The Republican state committee
lat Bismarck adopted a plank for the
i guarantee Of bank deposits. Mr..
4 Taft in his letter of acceptance and in