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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23

government. Such lands q shall not
have been especially subdivided shall be
offered in tracts Of one quarter section
and those subdivided in the smallest
subdivision. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
appraisal shall be reappraised before
theyf are sold. No grant or patent for
suchilands shall issue until payment is
made for the same; provided, that the
lands contracted to be sold by the state
shall be subject to taxation from the
date of such contract. In case the
taxes assessed against any of said lands
for any year remain unpaid until the
first Monday in October OF the follow
ing year, then and thereupon the con.
tract Of sale for such lands shall, if the
board Of university and school lauds so
determine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions of
section 1853 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota that have hereto.
fore been sold may be paid for, except
as to interest, as provided herein; pro-
vided, further, that any school or insti.
tuition lands that may be required for
townsite purposes may be paid for at
any time and patent issued therefor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENT

That section 1853 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be a.
mended to read as follows:
Sec. 15o.-No land shall, be sold for
less than its appraised value and in no
case for less than ten dollars per acre.
The purchaser shall pay one fifth down
of the price in cash and the remaining
four-ifths as follows: One-fiifth in five
years, one-tifth on or before the expira.
ton of ten years, fifth on or before
the expiration of fifteen years, and one
fifth on or before the expiration of twen-
ty years, with interest at the rate of not
less than five per cent. per annum pay
able annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before
due they shall be made at interest pay
ing date, and one years interest in ad-
vance shall be paid on all moneys so
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat of the county in which the
land to be sold is situated, and all be at
public auction and to the highest bidder
after sixty days advertisement Of the
same in newspaper Of general circula-
ton in the vicinity of the land to be
sold, and also published in newspaper
published at the county seat and also
in q newspaper published at the seat of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENY

That section PIG of the constitution of
the state of North Dakota be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2l6.-The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanently
located as hereinafter provided, each to
have so much of the remaining grant OF
one hundred and seventy thousand
acres of land made by the United
States for "other educational and char.
liable institutions" as allotted by law,
namely:
First.-A soldiers home when To-
Gated, or such other charitable institu.
ton as the Legislative assembly may de.
termine, at Lisbon, in the county OF
Ransom, with grant of forty thousand
acres of land.
Second.-A blind asylum. or such
other institution as the legislative as.
sembly may determine, at such place
in the comfy of Pembina as the quail.
he'd electors of said county may deter.
mine at an election to be held as pre-.
scribed by the legislative assembly
with grant of thirty thousand acres.
Third.-An industrial school and
school for manual training, or such
other educational or charitable institu.
ton as the legislative assembly may
provide, at the town of Glendale, in the
county of Dickey, with grant of forty
thousand acres.
Fourth.-A school of forestry, or
such other institution as the legislative
assembly may determine, at such place
in one of the counties of McHenry,
Ward, Bottineau or Rolette as the cleo
tors of said counties may determine by
an election for that purpose, to be held
as provided by the legislative assem-
bly,.
Fifth.-A scientific school, or such
other educational or charitable institu-
ton as the legislative assembly may
prescribe,at the city of Wahpeton, coun-
ty of Richlaud, with grant of forty
thousand acres.
S'xth.-A state normal school, at the
city of Minot, in the county of Ward;
provided, that no other institution of a
character similar to any one of those
located by this article shall be esta-
blished or maintained without a revision
of this constitution.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENT

That section 176 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be a.
mended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. l76. Laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property accord
ing to its true value in money, and the
legislature may pass laws taxing in
comes, but the property of the United
States and the state, county and munic-
ipal corporations, both real and personal
shall be exempt from taxation, and the
legislative assembly shall by general
law exempt from taxation property
used exclusively for school, religious,
fraternal, cemetery or charitable pur-
poses, public hospitals under the con-
troll of religious or charitable societies,
used wholly or in part for public chart
and personal property to any amount
not exceeding in value two hundred dol
lars for each individual liable to taxa
ton; but the legislative assembly may,
by law, provide for the payment of
per centum of gross earnings of railroad
companies to be paid in lieu of all state,
county, townships and school taxes on
property exclusively used in and about
the prosecution of the business of such
companies as common carriers, but no
real estate of said corporation shall be
exempted from taxation in the same
manner and on the same basis as other
real estate is taxed, except road-bed,
right-of-way, shops and buildings, used
exclusively in the business as common
carriers, land whenever, and so long as
such law providing for the payment Of a
per centum on earnings shall be IN force
that part of section 179 of this article
relating to assessment of railroad pro-
perty shall cease to be in force.
ALFRED BLAISDELL,
Sacrof aru Of Stafo
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23

The filing Of reierundun petition
against any one or more items, sections
or parts Of an act shall not delay the
remainder Of that~. oct from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions q
gainst measures passed by the legisla-
tive assembly shall be filed with the
secretary Of state not more than ninety
days after the final adjournment Of the
session Of the legislative assembly
which passed the measure on which the
referendum is demanded. The veto
power Of the governor shall not extend
to measures referred to the people.
All elections on measures referred to
the people of the state shall be had at
biennial regular general elections, ex-
cept as provision may be made by law
for special election or elections. Any
constitutional amendment or other
measure referred to the people shall
take effect when it is approved by a
majority of the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise, and shall be in force
from the date Of the official declaration
of the vote. The enacting clause of all
initiative bills shall be "Be it enacted by
the people Of the state of North Dako-
ta." This section shall not be construed
to deprive any member of the legislative
assembly of the right to introduce any
measure. The whole number of votes
cast for justice of the supreme court at
the regular election last preceding the
filing of any petition for the initiative or
for the referendum shall be the basis on
which the number of legal voters neces-
sary to sign such petition shall be
counted. Petitions and orders for initia-
tive and for referendum shall be filed
with secretary of state, and in submit.
ing the same to the people he and I'LL
other officers shall be guided by the
general laws and the act submitting this
amendment until legislation shall be
especially provided therefore. This
amendment shall be self-executing, but
legislation may be enacted especially to
facilitate its operation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
1900, Free coinase,-1e to 1.

1900, Free Coinage+1e to 1.
IL reply that. II protection has
slain its thousands, the gold standard
has slain Its tens. Of thousands. -
William ]. Bryan; speech at Demo
cratic National Convention. July. 1896.
'"The Democratic party has begun a
war Of determination against the gold
standard. We ask no quarter; we give
no quarter We shall prosecute our
warfare until there Is not an American
citizen who dares to advocate the gold
standard. You ask why? We reply
hat the gold standard is a conspiracy
against the human race. and that we
should no more Join in it than we would
an army to destroy our homes and to
destroy our families. William J. Rry.
an: speech ut Albany. n. T.. August.
1895.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
1904, Anti-Roosevelt,

II would rather gfio down to eternal
oblivion than be instrumental in the
election of Roosevelt William j.
Bryan. Oct. II, 1904. while touring In
diana.
1.-THE surrender of the present Presi-
dent (Roosevelt) to corporate infu-
ences furnishes an excellent proof Of
the wisdom Of Judge Parker in making
the statement he has But President
Roosevelt stands for militar;sm. I.
The present occupant of the White
House (Roosevelt) represents in an ag-
gravated form the warlike spirit. as
contrasted with the pacific policy that
has heretofore characterized our ma
tion"-William ]. Bryan, in a speech
at Springfield. Mo-. Sept. I. 1904. where
he accused President Roosevelt of sur
rendering to the corporations and hold
ing "bloody, brutal and barbarous" sen.
timents
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
Prsposed Anendnents 60 Coastl.
tutlon.

Tho following proposed amendment.
to the Constitution Of the state Of North
Dakota. having passed the Tenth Legis.
lative Assembly; viii be- submitted to
the Eleventh Legislative Assembly fol
approval or rejection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section 40 Of the constitution
Of the state of North Dakota is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 40. Amendment. RAILROAD cor.
porations and common carriers required
to keep Office in the state and make re
ports.] Every railroad corporation and
common carrier organized in, or doing
business in this state, under the laws OF
authority thereof, shall have and main.
tain public Office or place in the state
for the transaction of its business where
a record of the transfers of it's stock
shall be made and in which shall be
kept for public inspection, books IN
which shall be recorded the amount OF
capital stock subscribed and by whom,
the names of the owners of the stock
and the amount owned by them respec-
lively, the amount of stock paid in and
by whom, and the transfers of said
stock; the amount of it's assets and
liabilities and the names and place OF
residence of it's officers. The directors
of every railroad corporation and OF
every common carrier doing business in
this state shall annually make a report,
under oath, to the auditor of public
accounts, or some officer or officers to be
designated by law, of all their acts and
doings, which report shall include such
matters relating to railroads and COM
mon carriers as may be prescribed by
law. Similar reports shall be made to
such other officers and at such times
and places as may be required by law
and the legislative assembly shall pass
laws enforcing by suitable penalties the
provisions of this section.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23

1S02, Free Trade.
''Thus In every State, so far % these
statistics have been collected, the pro-
portion OF homecoming farmers is de-
creasing and that Of tenant farmers in
creasing. This means but one thing: II
means land OF landlords and tenants,
and, backed BY the history Of every
nation that has gone down, I say to
you that no people can continue free
people under free government when
the great majority Of it's citizens are
tenants Of small minority. William
j. Bryan; speech on the protective tar
III in the National House of Represen.
tatives. March Ii, 1892.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
GOVERNMENT MUST OWN RA11wAYs..

1900, Government Ownership Of
Railways.
II have already reached the conclu-
sion that railroads partake so much
Of the nature of monopoly that they
must ultimately become public property.
and he managed by public officials in
the interest Of the whole community
William ]. Bryan: Homecoming speech
at New York City. August. 1906.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
The Answer in 1908.

The answer Is found In the prevail
ing good prices for grain, corn, hogs,
cattle. hay and all the products
of the farm. together with the
fact that since the date of Cam
didate Bryan's crushing" speech,
Western farm lands have doubled in
value, and thousands Of tenant" farm
ers of that date have become prosper
GUS home-owners. tilling their own land
in peace. happiness and plenty. Under
the National Irrigation Act, and the
Republican conservation movement, the
West Is soon to be- the intense agricul-
tural and horticultural producing area
Of the United States
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
TO Middle West and Rocky Noun.
tain States Republicans.

You want Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Sher.
man elected and they cannot be elected
unless the Republican National Com.
mittee has sufficient money to pay the
legitimate expenses of the campaign
1t costs money to perfect an organiza
ton. 1t requires money to pay FOL
printing, postage, salaries or stenogra
piers and clerks at headquarters, trav
cling expenses Of speakers and numer
Gus other details that 60 to make the
campaign end successfully. Congress
as you know. has passed a law making
It unlawful for US to solicit money from
corporations. We must depend upon
the contributions of individual voters
II every Republican in this Western
Division would contribute one dollar to
the campaign fund, we will be able to
do all the things that the voters want
done; we will be able to elect Taft and
Sherman. Will you help? II 80, please
send one dollar to the chairman of your
State Finance Committee, whose name
appears in the list following, or send it
direct to me and you will receive the
official receipt Of the Republican Ma.
tional Committee.
FRED W. UPHAM,
Assistant Treasurer.
Contributions may be sent by check
or money order to any Of the following
named chairmen Of the various State
finance committees:
Colorado, Whitney Newton, Denver.
Idaho, Frank F. Johnson, Wallace.
Illinois, Col. Frederick H. Smith, Pc
oria.
Iowa, Hon. Lafayette Young, Des
Moines.
Kansas, Frank e. Grimes, Topeka.
Michigan, John ". Bagley. Detroit.
Missouri, o. L. Whitelaw, 400 North
Second street, st. Louis.
Montana, Thomas A. NARROW, Helena
Nebraska, John c. Wharton, New
York Life building, Omaha.
New Mexico, ]. w. Reynolds, Santa
Fe.
North Dakota, James A. Buchanan.
Buchanan.
Oregon, DR.. Fl. w. Coe, Portland.
South Dakota, o. w. Thompson, Yer.
million.
Washington. James D. Hose, Seattle.
Or to Fred w. Upham, Assistant
Treasurer, 234 Michigan avenue. Chi.
eago, Illinois.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
THE CONDUCTORS GOES.

A Pullman conductor had rheumatic
pains for years, but he hasn't them
now, so that is another story except
to remark that 60S8 took it away.
What 60SS? Was It a car? Read
what the conductor has written:
Having suffered with rheumatism
for years and after trying all kinds
OF remedies with little or no satisfac-
ton through the kindness Of q friend
I tried one bottle Of 60SS and have
had no rheumatism since. This medt-
cine is a jewel.
(Signed) &C. H. RITTER
Conductor Pullman Co.,
Jacksonville. Fla. %
This great remedy 10 sold BY the best
druggists everywhere. ASK about our
free trial. Sold and guaranteed By
I. r. SHAW
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
ROOSEVELT THE SPIRIT OF WAR;
Tho Answer In 1908.

THO AhBWeE In 1VO0.
President Roosevelt. instead Of rep.
resenting the spirit Of war;" stands
before the world the greatest ex.
emplar Of International peace in his
generation. History will in full
season award him the titles he
has justly won, and the greatest Of
these will be "The Peacemaker," IN
spite of Candidate Bryan's assault upon
him in 1904. Under President Rooss-
veit's policies the United States has
taken its place in the front rank Of
world powers. Taft 10 committed t.
continuing these policies.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
ono MORE FOURTH OF JULY"
1900, Imperialism!

1.-THE fight this year will be to carry
out the sentiment Of that song we have
20 often repeated: My Country. it's
Of Thee If we lose. our children and
our children's children will not sue
coed to the spirit Of that song, and GEL
ebrations of the Fourth Of July will
pass away, for the spirit Of Empire will
be upon us."-William ]. Bryan; speech
to the Bryan Home Guards. Lincoln
Neb.. July. 1900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
The Answer in 1908.

Answer this for yourself 10 you
know Of any spot in the United States
where the spirit Of 1910 Is dead and
forgotten and the Fourth OF July 4
meaningless date on the calendarf
On the other hand the humblest citi.
zen is growing prouder OF his American
citizenship and the spirit of 177e 10
permcating the entire body polite.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
The Answer 4. 1908

The broad meaning Of Candidate
Bryan's remarks on this subject 70
that railway regulation BY statute
law is impossible, and that .gov-
eminent ownership" Is the only,
remedy for transportation abuyes
The enactment Of the Federal Rate LaN
has totally disproved the claims Of
Candidate Bryan and wildly displayed
lis u'sonnd reasoning on great public
.c>'ts. .',.S go
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
The Answer I'm 1908.

The Answer In 1908.
The gold standard has "slain" no
one. nor did it write the future
In blood" nor did 1t destroy our
homes nor foreclose the farm mort.
gage. nor did it close the dis
trict school; on the contrary, it has
proved the sound and solid foundation
of widespread prosperity. leading to in
dividual progress and happiness, aided
in paying or the farm mortgage and
expanding the country's educational Il.
cilities.
1t has brought such prosperity to
our country as was never known before
Americans are the happiest aud most
prosperous people on earth today.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
TRUE PROPHETS AND FALSE
HOW TO TEST THEM.

Il Will
tell the
BY their fruits shall know
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-23
The ANSWERS,

BRYAN Prophecies THE ANSWERS.
"TARIFE WILL CRUSH THE EARMER.n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-28

ing a spectacular fight for the loca-
ton Of the school in which $4,000 is
to be invested. In the south the con-
gressional district has been selected
as the unit and large sums have been
appropriated for the building and
maintenance Of training schools. For
two or three years past, candidates for
congress in Georgia and Alabama have
been touring their districts in advocacy
of an idea that is attaining degree
of popularity equal to that in northern
states. In New York, Massachusetts,,
Maine and other eastern states agri-
cultural courses have been added to
the colleges and universities already
in existence. Several endowed insti-
buttons in the middle west notably that
of Chicago University. have recently
received magnificent endowments for
the same purpose, while at home in
Iowa, we follow the plan of a great
central school with county experiment
stations and short courses as adj
juncts. When each section OF the
country shall have settled down to the
definite plan which appears best
adapted to the respective portions, the
results that follow will make the farm
ing of the present time look crude and
ha nh zard I'm nopnnarSon with that of
the future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-28
AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

One Of the remarkable tendencies of
the present time is the general move
ment on the part of individuals. So
cieties, and county, state and national
governments to promote scientific
agricultural education. The constantly
increasing liberality Of endowments
and appropriations for this purpose
have recently given a great impetus to
the growing demand for a wide extern
sion of such education in colleges,
high schools, special institutions and
even the elementary schools Of the
whole country.
There are several reasons for the
demand that is becoming SO apparent
for this kind of instruction. The WORT
Of established institutions has con-
WINGED the people that there is value in
scientific knowledge along agricultur-
al lines and "book-farming' is no
longer generally referred to in terms
of contempt. After one of these schools
has carried off the prizes few times
at stock shows and other expositions
at which the products of the farm are
brought, the impression gains ground
that somebody ait that place knows his
business, and future bulletins from the
institution are accepted as authorita-
tive knowledge on the subjects treated
The three essentials to any educa-
ton are the instructor, the students
and the subject to be considered In
this agricultural movement the two
latter elements are present in abund-
ance, while the former is as yet al
most wholly wanting. Recognizing
this fact the promotive agencies of
agricultural education are thus far
limiting their efforts to the training
of teachers The state of Wisconsin
one of the conspicuous leaders in this
work, has esta blished sixteen county
high schools with the single purpose
of equipping teachers for their local
schools. The idea l. immensely pop
ular. At the present time three towns
in one of the counties of the Badger
state where such an institution Is
about to be established, are conduct