The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
Republican State Platform
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| measures or amendments as may be
necessary to e. adica>e the evil.
We tao a law ~ which the people
may express their preference for par
ty candidates for president and vice
president, the election of delegates to
presidential conventions, and the NOM
! ination of presidential electors by di-
rect VOTE
We favor a law to provide for all
party nominations by direct vote of
the people.
We favor law to instruct the men,
bers OF the legislature assembly to
vote for and elect candidates selected
by the people for United States sena-
tor from Montana; and we urgently
request all republican nominees for
the legislative assembly in the coming
election to promptly sign and file
statement No. 1, provided for by the
last legislature.
We favor the law now being initiat-
ed, to limit candidates election ex-
penses; to define, prevent and punish
corrupt and Illegal practices in NOM
nations and elections; to secure and
protect the purity OF the ballot, etc
We favor the passage by the legisla-
tive assembly, OF joint memorial,
ratltyln2 the proposed amendment &c
the constitution OF the United States,
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people.
We recommend that the legislative
assembly OF Montana, as soon as pos
slble, submit to the voters OF the state
constitutional amendment providing
that the state constitution be amended
by striking out from section OF ar
ticle IN, the word male
We favor the establishment of ma
| tlonal department OF labor.
We favor the ratification OF the
amendment to the federal constituted
giving the government power to k -
and collect an income tax
We favor a national inheritance tax
on large inheritances.
We favor a law prohibiting trial
courts from deciding law suits other
wise than upon their merits; and pro-
hibiting the reversal of any cause on
appeal, where the record shows that
substantial justice has already been
done.
We favor complete revision of the
laws Of the state of Montana so that
obsolete and useless provisions there
OF, may be eliminated, technical re-
quirements OF practice dispensed with,
court procedure simplified, and incon-
sistent and conflicting provisions re-
pealed; to the end and with the object
of securing to the people substantial
Justice free from useless legal technic-
alities.
We favor the enactment of law
clearly defining all crimes and the
abolition of degrees of the same
crime, to the end that juries may not
be confused by technical definitions of
crime. Punishment in case of convic-
ton, should be imposed in accordance
with the circumstances of mitigation
or aggravation disclosed by the evil
dence, rather than according to arbi-
trarily fixed degrees of the same Of
fense
We favor the immediate passage of
law enabling the state Of Montana,
and all of the state institutions, to re-
ceive devises and requests of pro-
perty.
We favor the immediate repeal of
the law providing for reciprocity with
Canada.
We favor continuation of the repub-
lican policy of pensioning American
soldiers and sailors.
We favor the prohibition of the is
suance of injunctions in labor disputes
under any other conditions or circum-
stances than would apply We're the
disputes of any other or different
character
We favor the enactment of a law
permitting the investment of all per-
manent funds of the state including
the permanent school fund in farm
mortgages at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding 6 per cent per annum under
such regulation as will secure a safe
investment of such funds.
In order to exploit Montana's i'm
mense natural resources; open to USE
full occupation and settlement her rich
unoccupied lands; facilitate getting
her products to market; and furnish
occupations for her people we favor
the submission to the people of the
question of issuing bonds in the re-
quisite sum against the faith and
credit of the state, the proceeds of
which shall be expended in the con-
struction of system of public high
ways throughout the state
We favor the creation by law of
public service commission with juris-
diction over street and interurban rail
roads, telephone, telegraph and ex-
press companies, water, heat, light
and power corporations, with power
to fix rates and supervise and limit
the capitalization thereof.
We favor the passage of law pro-
viding for Redistribution of all lands
in the state of Montana within the rail.
road land grant, so that the former in.