Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-03-01

for service as will pay them a fair re-
turn on the money invested, but they
have no right to attempt to pay divi-
dends on excessive capitalization. All
of the water should be squeezed out
of the stock, and the charges they
should be entitled to make for SER
vice, should be fairly based on the
actual value of the property. In this
connection, wish to say that I am
strongly in favor of added duties and
enlarged powers of our railway COM
mission. .s@.s .ss ~s
|EmpIoyer's Liability and Industrial
Insurance.
I'm justice to, and in protection of,
both employer and employee, l think
that the state should, in the near
future. enact an employers liability
or an industrial insurance law.
Strict Enforcement of Law.
Believing that the enforcement of
law is the only safeguard of our state
and nation, and the only guarantee
against anarchy. believe in the en-
forcement of all laws, including the
prohibition law.
Conservation of Our National Re
sources.
while some parts of the state have
been settled for quite number Of
years, we are just beginning to realize,
in small way, the number and ex-
tent of our natural resources. Now
is the time, in the beginning of their
development, to so protect them as to
conserve them to the best of the whole
people. The wisest way to do this is
by encouraging their development I'M
der proper supervision of the state
Careful consideration should be given
to the development of our coal fields,
the extent of which is scarcely known,
of our clay beds, the value of which
cannot be computed, and of our wat
erways, which are natures great trans
portation highways.
Progressive Candidate for Governor
After the presidential primary next
month, you will be looking forward to
the June primary, at which time we
will nominate candidates for state of.
fees. There are already some candi-
dates in the field, among which are
two candidates for governor on the
Republican ticket. am a candidate
for the nomination for governor, repre-
senting the Progressive element in the
party. - T. -.cg .E.&,e.... ...
AIIudes to Hanna.
'The other candidate has always
been aligned with the so-called Stall.
wart wing, though, temporarily at
least, strong supporter Of Colonel
Roosevelt. In his announcement, he
said that if elected he would give you
a business administration. Undoubt-
eddy if John D. Rockefeller. or J. P.
Morgan should become our governor
he would give us business admins
tration. Do you want that kind? Our
congressman said, too, that he would
run on his record. refer you to that
record, both in our state senate and in
the house of representatives at Wash
ington. Look it up and see if it suits
you. -
stalwarts Unpopular.
For the past five years we have had
Democratic governor in an over.
whelmingly republican state, because
Of the fact that Stalwart has been
nominated. Should Stalwart be nom
mated and elected this year, the state
would again pass into the hands Of
the old line, or standpat Republicans,
and the work of the past few years
would pass for naught.
Ask Loyalty to Principles. =.
Gentlemen, think this matter over
seriously and carefully. Do you want
the control of the Republican party to
always remain in the hands of the sup
porters Of the old Mckenzie regime
Be loyal to our states best interests,
to the state, of our adoption that has
become so dear to us all, much in the
same way that child becomes dear to
its parents, partly through the hard
ships we have endured for it, and part.
ly for the blessings it mas brought us,
and has made us feel with Foley in
his Letter. Home" where he says,
Yes, I love you Daddy, love you with
a heart that is as true as steel,
But there is something in Dakota that
makes you live and breathe and
feel, N.% =
Makes you bigger, broader, better,
b Makes you know the worth Of toll,
Makes you kingly as man is, ana as
manly as "a king. .... : #ass
There is something in The prand,,ra% of