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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

Governor Wilson has three meth
DDS of dealing with the tariff question
One is to ignore it entirely in certain
localities, aother is to codemn pro-
lection in certain other localities, and
another is to assure his hearers that
ne doesn't mean to do any harm to
American industries. But Mr.. Wilson
is still a free trader, not so much a
practical free trader as a theoretical
free trader, that is, free trader who
doesn't know what he is talking about
He pretends that the high cost of
living is due to the tariff, ignorant.
apparently, of the fact that the cost
OF living has increased all over the
world. He thinks that the increas-
ing cost of coal is due to the tariff.
but apparently doesn't know that
there has been no duty on anthracite
coal for many years.
He very fairly declares that the
high price of meat IS due to the tar
i'll, ad yet his very statements show
that he is ignorant of the entire sub
ject. No one has cleared up this mat
ter better than ex-Congressman Will.
lam s. Bennett, who calls attention
to the fact that in the discussion Of
the tariff Governor Wilson has shown
an appalling ignorance of both the
law and the facts. Says MI. Bennett:
~ am confirmed in that statement
by the governor g speech at the syria.
cuse state fair. II Governor Wilson
had taken the trouble to inquire of
any butcher he would have found
there are at least three cuts Of beef
IN the market, to-wit: grass or alfal.
f. fed, fresh killed range cattle tech.
nically known as Texas or Colorado
beef and frozen range beef. The corn
i fed beef Is the best and most nutri.
tious and most expensive. Tho low
price beef which Is sold in. England
and with which the governor com.
= H. Fst ~ TH
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

The normal ind logical question
which ought to be askd and answer
ed in determining whether an admins
traticn should be continued in power is
How has the Government been ad-
mfnistered3 Has 1t been economic
al and efacienti Has it aided or oh.
structed business prosperityi Has it
made for progress On lettering the con-
dition Of the people and especially Of
the wage earers Ought its general
policies to approve Themselves to the
peoplef
During this administration we have
given special attention to the mach.
merry Of government with a view to
increasing its efficiency and reducing
its cost For 20 years there has been
q continuous expansion in every direc.
tion of the governmental functions
and q necessary increase in the civil
and military servants by which these
functions are performed. The expen.
ditures OF Government have normally
increased from year to year On an
average Of nearly 4 per cent. There
never has meen systematic investiga-
ton and reorganization of this gov
ernmental structure with view to
elim1ating Implications, to uniting
bureaus where unions is possibl and
more compact and its parts more
cloely co-ordinated. As beginning,
we examined closely the estimates.
These, unless watched, grow from year
to year under the natural tendency
of the bureau chiefs. The first esti.
mates which were presentd to us we
cut some $50.oo0,ooo, and this policy
we have maintained through the ad-
ministration and have prevented the
normal annual incrase in Government
al expenditures, so the result is that
the deficit of $5s,735,oOo, which we
found on the LIST of July, 1909, was
changed on the first of July, 1910,
by increase of the revenues under the
Payn law, including the corporation
tax, to a surplus of 15,s05,OOO; on
July l 1911, to a surplus of $47234,.
900, and on July l, 1912 to surplus
of $36336,000. The expenditures for
1909 were $6e2,324,ooo; for 1910, $3.50.
7o5,ooo; for 1911 $654,13s, 900; and for
1912, $6548o4,ooo. These figures of
surplus and expenditures do not in.
clude any receipts or expenditures on
account of the anama Canal.
(From Speech of Acceptance Of
President Taft, August l, 1929
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

The Inter-ocean is apparently q
hopeless case. 1t is still grumbling
and complaining because the major
ity of the people were SO foolish as,
to ignore their choice as a nominee
for governor Of this state. Cheer up
Old Scout, about $4,000 of the voters
are well pleased with the present re-.
publican nominee. If you don't be-
lieve it just count 'em on Novem-.
Der 6th.-Rugby Tribune.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

pares our corn fed beef is the frozer
range beef from the Argentine. There
is no demand in New York for frozcr
beef. If there was 1t could be deli
vered to our wholesale markets at thi.
time of the year at about z 12 cent.
a pound.
IT looked in the live stock quota
lions of the same newspapers which
reportd Governor Wilson g speech
and found that Texas beef was selling
in New York city at the same time the
governor was speaking at from
cents to II cents pound Upor
Washington heights corn fed beef was
selling that day for good cuts at Is
cents pound retail.
~ took the trouble to go down tc
a market on Ninth avenue Just south
of Forty-second street and note the
prizes that obtained there. I presume
for Texas beef. In very clean, at.
tractive and busy market beef was
selling at the following prices: Rib
roast, IL cents; homeless rib roast, 16
cents; sirloin, 10 cents. This was all
meat that had been killed inside OF
forty-eight hours and brought from
Chicago in refrigerator cars, but not
| frozen.
"When the governor talks about a
tariff on beef he never refers to the
fact that under the Payne bill, section
2S5, tariff or fresh beef was reduced
from 9 cents pound to / 1-2 cents, as
was also tariff on fresh veal, mutton,
lamb and pork. The Argentine beef
comes in under section 2s6 at 25 per
cent, which would mean about l "a
cents pound. Therefore in his state
ment of facts Governor Wilson omits
to state the reduction in the tart,
onits to state that he is comparing
the price of corn fed beef in this
country with frozen range beef from
the Argentine and omits to state that
if you want frozen beef or Texas beef
in New York city you can get it to-
day, United States inspected city in.
spected, guaranteed weights, at from
IL to 8 cents pound retail.
SIT might be fair also to ask Gov
error Wilson on his own theory how
he knows that If we took off the tar
if of 1-2 cents on fresh beef it would
reduce the price, when We do know
that the reduction in the tariff from
2 cents 10 ! 1-2 cents has not done any
thing Of the kind.
"The. governor says that there are
as many cattle per capita as there
used to be, but neglects to state that
the average is fully on per cnt less
than in former years, while owing to
the increase in our prosperity con-
sumption has shown about twenty
per cent increase. Corn has also been
Very high, thus increasing the price
of corn fed beef.
However, it is not my intention to
enter into catalogue of the reasons
for the advancement in price, but to
call my attention again to the way in
which Governor Wilson refuses to be
hampered by well known facts in his
tariff discussion
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOE
PRESIDENT WILL CARRY Els
OWN STATE,
FORMER SENATOR HUGHES WAS
ELECTED TO THE UNITED
STATES SENATE

Newark, N. :, Sept. 25.-The returns
were slow in coming in but it is evid-
ent that Former Senator Hughes will
receive a plurality of from 10000 to
10000 Of the 10000 democratic vote
polled in this state yesterday. Sena-
tor Hughes is Wilson man out and
out and the result shows the strength
of the democratic presidential can
didate in his own state.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

L. B. Hanna will be North Dako-
ta's next governor. Paste this state
ment up where you can read it the,
day after election. Mr.. Hanna has
the strongest personal following Of
any of the candidates, and they will
stick to him thru thick and thin, No
matter how many opponents take,
the field, it will be hard to divide
his political friends Independent.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
FORMATION OF MUNICIPAL LEA
CUE AT GRAND FORKS GIVEN
COLD SHOULDER.

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept 25.-The.
municipal league meeting did not get
as good a start as anticipated at the
MORN ing session today, owing to the
fac that only two civic heads from
over the state were in attendance. The
organization could not be prfected un-
til more arrived on the scene and Of
ficials from other cities were expect
ed by the afternoon trains.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

Chief Justice G. M. Start, of the
Minnesota Supreme Court chagrin-
ed because of the fact that another
man. G. M. Stanton, of International
Falls, received almost as many votes
as did Mr.. Start at the recent pri-
mary election in our neighboring
state, has asked to have his name TAX
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
M1NNEsoTA's M1xUP.


wide primary has proved far from
satisfactory. With the experience
thus gained the Legislature may sue
coed in wisely amending the law. But
there is no assurance that it will make
any changes, or, making them, will
do so wisely. It has been said that
the voters must be educated by ex-
perience to knowledge of how to
use their new privileges properly.
and it is pointed out that, when the
popular primary system was first ap-
piled in Minnesota to local offices and
to congressional nominations, it work
ed uncertainty and. crudely. It did.
And, while there has been some i'm
provement, there is still great I'M
certainty and crudity.
Perhaps the chief defect of the new
system is that it facilitates, if it
does not absolutely insure, minority
nominations. First, there is likely to
be only minority of any party par.
ticipating the primary at all. Then
with the multiplicity of candidates, it
is certain that the choice Of a mino-
rity of those voting will dictate the
nominations. The second choice pro.
vision OF the law was intended to oh.
viate this defect, but it quite failed
to do so. Less than a quarter Of
those votig last Tuesday paid any at
tention whatever to the second choice
provision. And the election Judges
were hopelessly tangled over the pro.
blem of how to count and return the
second choice votes. It may be that
voters and judges may ultimately be
educated in the use of tn devic, but
the task is huge one.
The crossing of party lines is one
of the ineterate defects of the system
1t SO generally practiced as often tc
prevent any rea success in ascertainine
the will Of the party. Democrats OF.
| ed for Governor Eberhart so generally
as to carry him through as the leading
though still minority, candidate.
Another defect of the Minnesota pri
mary system is the way in which
it opens the door the filing after
ward of candidates by petition. This
provision, intended to safeguard per
sonal and political rights, often re
duces the primary to an absurdity
Why should candidate bother will
the primary at all, when he may ge
on the ballot by petition9
The most glazing instances of thi'
defect is here in Minneapolis, wher,
the Socialists deliberately stayed on
of the primary, so as to name thei
candidate for Mayor by petition.
This was an open violation of tn,
spirit of the law, though within it
letter. The Socialists thought thei,
chance Of victory better in a thre,
than a two-cornered fight. So the,
ignored the primary. It was a bit o
strategy reminiscent Of the old day
Of conventions, when bosses often wo,
a bare plurality victory in injecting
third ticket into the contest and div
iding the opposition.
No party has the right to stay on
OF a primary. The law should /,
terms force every party to participat
on pain of losing recognition. Perhap
it should even make second choic
compulsory to every citizen. Then, i
some means can be found Of proven,
ing multitudinous candidats, the DOB,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27

o~'~fANAA~~ND
that they have fair trial; in fact
l may be compelled under the law to
do SO as an officer of the court I
cannot, of course, mention any names
but my clients generally are reprcs-
entative farmers, various county
boards, school boards, township boards
and merchtnts and bankers doing bust
ness in North Dakota.
Fourth. If it is meant to charge
that I make a speciality of criminal
law and defense in criminal cases then
the statement is an absolute false
mood. cannot be accurate, but I
think it is safe to say that more than
20 per cent of my business in the five
years I have practiced in North Da.
kota has been civil business. In ad-
dltlon to that Of the criminal cases
that I have tried it is safe to saw
that in nearly so per cent of the
cases I have acted as assistant states
attorney and engaged in the prosecu-
lion. For instance, in the last year
in this county in District Court de-
fended-I am speaking from mem.
ory-one criminal case, towit: the
Stanley case. prosecuted and sent
to the penitentiary the fellow who as
saultd Milt strawhacker. I prescott.
ed in two other criminal cases OBJ
tanning one conviction and oe acquit.
tal In Rolette county I decided il
no criminal cases, prosecuted one rap.
case convicting the defndant ani
sending him to the penitentiary and ]
larcey case obtaining a conviction. I,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06

| recall election before same shall b,
held A successor, for the remainder
| OF the term. to the officer sought t.
| be recalled shall be elected at the sam,
! time the recall election is held, an,
should the majority of the voters par
tlClpatlug in such election be in favor
Of the recall Of such officer, then i'm
medlateiy after the pronunciation Of the
/ returns Of such election the successor
so elected Shall qualify. The General
Assembly shall provide by law how
candidates to succeed the officer sought
10 be recalled may haye their names
paced on the recall ballot Of the State
district Judicial or otherwise parish
or ward thereof, or Of any munIcipal-
lty, or ward thereof by petition sign
ed by Qualified voters to the number
OF not Tess than thirty per cent of the
tOtal number of registered voters quail
lileh 10 vote at the last preceding gen
rfdi election for the office the inCUm-
bent of which is sought to be recalled
All voters may express a first choice
ana a second choice, and the candi-
date who is the first choice of the
greatest number Of voters shall be de-
clared to be elected. if the election has
resulted in the recall of the officer
sought to be recalled. Til" officer
sought to be recalled shall not be a
candidate at such recall election.
Section 3. Be it further resolved
etc. That the official ballot to be used
az sad election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 223 of the Con-
Stitution providing for the recall Of GER
tain Officers elected by the people.
And the words. Against the proposed
amendment to Article 223 of the Con-
providing for the recall OF
certain officers elected By the people"
Do F,,r a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. lat

Senate Bill No. 1877,
ny Senate Judiciary Committee
section b. Substitute for Sem
ate Bill No 35.
AN ACT
proposing an amendment TO Artio1a N,
OF the Constitution of Louisian. aH'
/ i've to District Courts cid
SeCtloh l.. BE 1t resolved bv the Con
real assembly Of the State of Ionis a,,n
| tWo-thlrds Of all the members ninatHt
TO each House concurrinc, That the ~,
| lowing amendment to the Constitrt; ~,
o 81 Moulslana Shall be submitted to the
sional election to be holden on tha t ties,
tuesday after the first Mondav in Ms Ms
semper, 1912, and if approved and 4" r a, 70
ileo by a majority of said elsctomS az
Jug In sara election, the same to becnmo
a part part OF the Constitution, tolwit. ''iie
mat Article 109, of the Constitute,
or LOUISIANA be amended so as to read
,r ARTICLE 100
Inc District Courts, eycent in H.
i taIisn OF Orleans, shall have originaI
Jurlsnlction in all civil matters usba"a
s sis. amount in dispute shall exnead
MY dollars ($50.00). exclusive of inv
te ana In all cases where the titIa
mr. az ha estate Is involved. or TO office
litical rights, and all other cases VI u,h 20.
no SPECIFIC amount is In eontest '' er
Cept such as otherwise provided in ~,
Constitution ''ioe" IN THIS
They Shall have unlimited o,d
t ; original jurisdiction in all crin,-
vast0S "ses except such as NAV ha
this e' IN III otner courts authorized bv
and succession matters. and d. biooats
In ais Is a party defendant ana
LII all cases where the Stata 10 r anu
n nn municipality or other political n ,,
poaatloh is party defendant rae.ra
"a, eSs OF the amount in dispute. anS "
.ecsiwers lungs on Tor the appointment Of |
~ nartno vi .iiqaidat tors to corporations
ave authority to issue all stch Sna.i
process and orders as NAV ha Wits
'ary or proper for the purnoses o nec .,
jurisdiction herein c6nfarraS VI me
mem There shall be one n;s upon
uuse IN each Judicial District av
e con III I Is FIRST, Twenty first and Fif-
suI n.ds Districts, where until
e two e e, pf D,stria+ by law there shall
! h,, ihe IWenty-first judicial Distr;es
LaH not be residents of ~ s.'Ict
ss,l And the Judges of tho same nm
ot ha tio5hj Judicial District shah
AZ ~ iesidehts of the same parish co.
rst TndSas a,ion or the terms of the
Ition ""oer this Consti>
n nasttict Judges shall be elected bv ,
,spectIye 81 d !hs aaaf if voters of their
~ ave e been actual residents ' foy snail
, ,aiS he preceding their election r tsv
p pf ssFaed LAW IN the tn th law ana shs
1 a,h previous to their election ea'e i've
rf |
neral iu stato shall be elected at the the
Id Office 2es'e nn election in 1900. and shall
onds on the Tuesday after the s; are e
ns srd In November 1904. at TUE w i'Ls Z
strict judges nSesy s f1ar years thereafter :
rms, rms Of four years Vacsn eJeea oof FOR a
, sa ny ny death, resignation, or o ina \,
term ner IS 1 Ies. ut4Se sn portion Of
filled for the Remainder Of fea sbs snail snail q
a ad~inn by the Governor with, with IT.
ADVICE and consent Of the sen mt,a O,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06

I In all cases where the unexpIred Dor
ton Of the term Ia one year or more
the vacancy shall be filled by sperja
election. to be called by the Governor
and held within sixty days Of tie oo.
currenCe Of the vacancy, under tho gen
eral election laws of the State
Section .. BE it further resolved. ct
That the foregoing Amendment to IN,
Article of the Constitution Of this state
if adopted. shall become operative on
the first day Of December. \ -. 1872
and the Governor Of the State shall
within ten days thereafter order an
election to be held within the Fifteenth
Judicial District Of Louisiana. ana con-
formItF with existing election laws Cor
the purpose of electiug the additional
Judge herein provided for for the Eff
teenth Judicial District. who shall hold
office until the next regular election eJr
Judges under this Constitution and rnttI
his successor is elected and qualified.
Section ,. Be it furcaer resolved
etc. That upon the Official ballots TO
be used at said Congressional election
shall be printed the words For the
amendment to Article l0G vi
the Constitution Of louisiana relative
to District Courts" and the word
Against the proposed amendment %
Article 100 Of the Constitution of Lot.
Islana. relative to District Courts" and
each eiector shall indicate as provided
IN the general election laws Of the
state. which of the propositions, For
)r Against" he votes for
l.. f. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate
Approved: July 10Th, 1912.
l.. F.. HALL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. la2.
Senate Bill No. 137. Rv Mr. p..,s
JOINT RESOT TTIoN

Senate Bill No 1871 By Mr. p.a,e
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment IN Article
esd two eighty-one of the Constr
tuition of the State of Louisiana re-
iativye to the mourning of debt and
issuing bonds for work of public inn
provement, and to the valuation. and
refunding of bonds issued for ss,ch
improvements. by municipal corpora
.ons. parishes and school, drainage
sewerage and other districts Cthe Citv
OF New Orleans excepted), and the
assessment Of special taxes and forced
contributions to pay for same.
section l. Be ii resolved by the Gem
Aral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
eWo.thirds (2-sl Of all the members
elected to each House. concurring. That
Article two hundred and eig6tv-ona
0sl) Of the Constitution Of the state
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. In

ON no. 230
prono.,,, JOINT REsoLrT ~
proposing an amendm.n, ,iS
: or a,, the Constitution , Of T. q a
vacancies in offic.. 20 Tie
| Orleans. In Tie NJ
Section l. Be IL
General Assembly Of tsseIF4 !
aSla M ol two-thirds Of all IL n Jug
Gle l57 Of the ns,ii..urllns n
as follows: 'ea 50 I'll
Article l57. voc..
rom any cause in any y !,
Offices of the Parish o. o VI d
City of New Orleans OF o, GI -
tba Tra IN the Parish Of O o J.
rod than one year, sb, NJ !. y
Special election to be- ea e
proper legal authority and rs''. =.
sixty 600 days of tba aa o, lst
IL th e.. vacancy under the g.p .,''s
Jaws Of this State. VIA 49, !.
pired portion of the ,s "ns's = l
o., one year the vacancy shall shall !. =
me remainder of the tern, a S ! /
ernor with the advice anu .
the Senate. aHa eess
Section ,. Be It furtho,
That the foregoing amsu ui r.se'
constitution ! of the STATE II
De submitted Ito the eI.e ~ +
State at the next electio, Y.
sentatires in Congress to h ~ q
the first Tuesday after tbs = - /
day in November. 1912, s snS ny \
1lcIaI ballots to be used at r. sS 4 II
shall be placed the words -rs ! !
posed amendment to Artjpl. Il r. Il
CONSTITUTION of the State Of III
ana the words Against ihe ~
to Article III a.
Stltutl0n of the State of LOUISE
1acn elector shall indicate AZ
"a the general election Law,
state which of the proposItjos
'r against" he votes
,,o., L. Z. fHOrs]
speaker of the House Of Repr..,,s'j
;. THOMAS c. BaRErl
Lieutenant Governor and prsss-|
the Senate.
Approved; July 18th, 1919
LERgl
Governor of the State Of M
\ true copy:
ALVIN +. HEBERT,
Secretary of State