The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-02

i.. Tho proposed Law recognizes the
fact that this Is a governincnt BY
parties. il then provides for n code
for the regulation OF political party
procedure. There Is now no efficient
Law for the government OF parties.
Political parties are, as yet. free So
cial organizations operating without
any efficient legal esronsibility, reg
lation or restraint and have been run
ming wiz. This acl seeks TO deter
mine who constitutes the party by q
strict party enrolment; it then pro-
vides the party with Il strong and ct-
ticicnt organization; il also provides
for an individual feature as Well as
a dual representative feature, thru
two respective primary proposal com
mittces. II also makes the party rep.
resentatives legally responsible tc
tho party membership. 1t also pro-
NN.s an adequate publicity feature
md finally II limits the ability Of tho
olliceholders5to build political ma.
Chimes THU party patronage, by CIV
ing the puIt% power TO control itself
by meansso OF an official party endorse.
,ali Z, ia. ppCiMt.vc Offices, and Il par
" recall in case OF failure on tn,
part OF Il party representative Il
carry out the party platform pledges
as an official.
is made by popular vote at the part,
primary. Endorsement for all APP.
Dointivc offices Except pcstmasters)
is made by the party state centra,
committee. sitting as a sort OF state
civil service commission to hear ans
act up applications on their merits
in opcn session. This will check the
paralyzins eccct OF the personal spoils
system in troding appointive Offices
for votes.
Postmaster Primaries.
"Provision is made for municipa
endorsement OF party candidates for
postmaster BY popular vote ut Il mu
nicipal primary called by the clcrl
within the municipality where til,
postoihcc is located. Candidates 10:
postmaster are limited to enrolled
party electors of the national admin.
istration in power. This will stol
trading poStofices for political sup
port andpdrivc another nail into The
damaging effect OF the persona
spoils system.
EVERY party member who files a.
d candidate in the party primarie:
is required to sign a declaration ana
party recall agreeing 10 resign il til,
party recall is invoked against hin
and found guilty. Any elective OF
officer who does not seel
to properly perform his duty or car.
ry gu, the platform on which he
elected, may be tried by iudicia:
proceedings thru his party ccntra
committee.
State Publicity Pamphlet.
All the platforms OF Independent
candidates and the diHcrent propos.
al committees. photographs Of can.
di1atcs and biographies OF all can ii. I
dates, together with arguments fol
principles, are TO be published by the
in pamphlet form aud placed il
the hands of every voter thirty days
before The primary.
THE proceedings are simplilied
and the expense of holding the pri-
is considerably reduced ar
With the present law. The
expense of holding two primaries in
presidential wears is onviated. The
expense of sheriff fees is practically
wiped out. The expense and annoy
OF a party platform convention
is abandoned. because the party
members nominate the party plat
by popular vote at the primary
election. Under this proposed act,
We will save about $4,000 in press
Dental years after paying the mile
age of the proposal committeeman.
"Tho DrODosel primary law Will
make the dominant political parties
live organizations for principles to
promote public welfare in place OF
traditional labels of past issues UNI
Il spoils game"