The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-18


son and .Linde. These men asel
every personal effort and powc:
that they had to aid in the SUCCESS
Iful passage Of the bill, and there
!fore both the members Of tire
senate and house deserve the hearty
thanks not only Of the city and
county but all the people Of this
section, whose interests will be
largely conserved if this institution
| is located in their midst.
The legislation that will hold I'll
attention and provoke some con
siderable debate will be first, the
Fair bill. l mention this first be-
cause it will probably be considered
first. 1t is purely local matter,
however, and will effect the people
but little. The Initiative and refer
endum Measure is OF far reaching
possibilities, and has already pass
ed the Senate. I hardly think the
vote on the part of the Senate was
in good faith, but it is in the House
with more or less a fight ahea1
when it is up for third reading and
final passage. There are several
lprimary election bills introduced.
doubt very much if any have
merits over the oldlaw or will
add anything towards purifying the
political atmosphere or give any
added power to the people should
any of them become a law over
the present law with a few slight
amendments which everybody acl1-
|nowledges are needed. The anti
pass bill upon which both parties
are pledged and more especially
both wings of the Republican parry,
is not making gas rapid progress
| towards the vote getting moment as
it should. This measure shoul'r
pass and with but little debate.
The people of the state have de-
manded this legislation for years
and. any attempt to side track This
measure will be decided breach
iof good faith and every member
who fails to vote right upon it Will
| have some explanations that will
not explain when he comes home
TO his people.
In conversation from time to
time with our members from Warl
county they all expressed them
selves as greatly interested in
their work, and all of them feel
that notwithstanding the great in
convenience that sixty days neces-
sarily entails in absence from bust
ness and home yet the legislative
experience gotten from day to day
and the practical knowledge Sc
cured will amply repay them for
the sacrifice made, and that the
information thus obtained will
greatly add to their ability as citi.
zens to vote upon all questions
both of men and measure, even tho
they were not again members of the
North Dakota Legislature.
experience has demonstrated
over and over again that the coull:
ty that continues itsmembers in the
legislature and the state that con.
tlnues its representatives in con-
sress from session to session as
long as they are representative OF
the best interests of their section
and state wields the greatest in.
h1unence and accomplishes the best
results. Take the delegation there.
fore at Bismarck today, thew are
a body of splendid young men with
earnest and conscientious motives
and It is to be hoped, if they SO
desire, theywill be Returned. esps-
cially if their present excellent
work along all important lines OF
needed legislation continues to the
e'.se Of the nresent session. AM,
aave no doubt 1t will.
J. M. Devire.