Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-09

direct election of the United States
senators.
We heartily endorse comprehen.
sive, practical plan which has for its
purpose the improvement of our in
land waterways, so that they may
again become great highways of COM
merce and sources of benefit and pro-
fit to the whole people. And we rec
ommend that a commission of ex-
perts be provided by law, whose duty
it shall be to Investigate and present
to congress such comprehensive and
practical plans for the utilization of
all our navigable lakes and rivers, for
purposes of inland and foreign COM
merce. and to the end that all ap.
preparations hereafter made for rivers
and harbors may be in furthera1ce of
such plan.
We favor the speedy enactment OF
federal laws providing for income and
inheritance taxes, so graduated that
! the burden of taxation may fall most
heavily on those most able to bear
| them.
We favor the ratification of the in
come tax amendment to the federal
constitution at the next session of the
legislature.
We urge the enactment of state
and federal laws providing that cor
poration officials shall be punished for
criminal and other violations Of the
law the same as II they had acted as
private individuals. r.,.~
We commend the republican policy
Of free rural delivery and recommend
it's rapid extension.
We favor the adoption of an anti
pass law and franking privilege.
Believing that fair and equitable
system Of taxation is essential to the
welfare and prosperity Of the state,
we insist that the legislature at its
next session take steps to establish
permanent non-partisan tax com
mission.
We believe that board of control
for charitable and penal institutions
will mean greater economy and eff.
cheney and prove more satisfactory
than the present plan of management,
We therefore urge the enactmnt OF
such legislation as will bring this
about.
We believe that such additional
laws should be enacted at the forth
coming session of the legislature as
will give to the railroad commission
ers of this state more power to pro-
tect the rights of the people.
We favor national grain inspection,
and urge our representatives in con.
gress to support such legislation.
We are in favor Of good roads, and
favor such legislation as will provide
for their better construction and care.
The primary election law having
been adopted for the purpose of CIV
ing the individual voter larger partici-
patton in making nominations for pub
lie positions, we favor such amend
ments thereto as will guard this right,
and will permit men of moderate
means to become candidates for i'm
portant public offices.
We affirm our belief in the wisdom
of the principle of the initiative, ref
erendum and recall, as well as strin-
gent corrupt practice law.
We favor the enactment of law
requiring publicity of campaign con-
tributions and expenses.
We heartily favor the strict en-
forcement of the prohibitory law, and
pledge ourselves to a vigorous en-
forcement of every law upon our stat
ute books.
We condemn the inconsistency of
the present executive of this state In
the exercise of the veto power and In
the use of public patronage to reward
political henchnen.
We remind the republican voters
of the state that the election Of =
governor also resulted in
a republican state being represented
in the United States senate by :
democrat.
A sincere and genuine resolve to
elect the entire republican ticket at
the election this fail, ringing speecAss
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