The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-08-09
CANDIDATES TO
BE PLEDGED
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMIT
TEE WILL SUBMIT PRO
POSED LEGISLATION FAV-
ORING FARMERS AND UN-
IONISTS TO ASPIRANTS.

The joint legislative committee, repre-
senting the State Direct Legislation
league, State Federation of Labor, Farm
ers' Union and State Grange, have set
tied upon the measures they will submit
to all candidates for the legislature for
their approval. Blank pledges will be
sent to all candidates Immediately upon
the close of filing august 10Y. The
replies of the candidates, whether fav-
orable or unfavorable, will be given the
widest publicity among the voters. We
publish the list below, believing the mat
ter contained therein will be of great
interest to our readers.
Dear Sir:
The joint legislative committee are
anxious to inform their membership and
the many other voters of the state who
look to them for guidance, as to your
attitude if elected to the legislature, on
the following issues, upon which these
organizations have mutually agreed to
support one another in securing the en-
actment of legislation thereon,
YOUR SIGNATURE IN THE BLANK
SPACE BELOW EACH MEASURE OUT
LINED, SIGNIFIES THAT YOU AP
PROVE OF SUCH LEGISLATION AND
WILL USE YOUR BEST ENDEAVORS
no ENACT SAME INTO LAW IN SUCH
FORM AS WILL EFFECTUALLY
GUARD THE INTERESTS OF THE
MASSES OF THE PEOPLE WHOM
THE MEASURE Is AIMED TO BENE-
FIT.
I. A constitutional amendment grant
ing to the people the right to amend
their constitution by the initiative. The
accompanying bill passed the house
(1911 session. by vote of II for, %
against and four absent. Your sigma
ture on the blank line below pledges
your support of this bill as printed with
only such amendments as may be ac-
ceptable to the Joint legislative commit
tee
,. \ law permitting cooperative as
sociations to form corporations for the
transaction of any lawful business on
the cooperative plan; providing for the
payment of interest on paid-up capital
stock, setting aside a percentage of the
net profits for n reserve fund and the
distribution OF the remainder of said
profits by uniform dividends upon the
amount of purchases of share holders
and upon wages and salaries of EN-
ployes.
Signed. d...,',.,,..... ....,'.''''''
g. A law making it misdemeanor
for any person to demand or receive,
either directly or indirectly. from any
person seeking employment, or from any
person on his behalf any remuneration
whatever for providing him with EN-
ployment Also providing free state EN-
ployment agencies in such number as to
facilitate the prompt distribution of
labor in response to demands.
- o o O. o. 70 q . a p
A. 4 change in the rules of the house
and senate which will eliminate the
power of the rules committee over legis-
ation by substituting a system whereby
each senator and representative viii by
vote express his preference as to what
bills shall be considered daily, those
measures having the highest vote to
have preference on the calendar.
Signed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
5. A law providing for the regulation
and supervision by the state of invest
ment companies or other corporations or
ganized to sell stocks or bonds TO the
public, in a manner similar to the present
system of bank examination, the pur.
pose being to prevent the Fleeing of in
nocent people by wild cat companies or
ganized for such purposes.
Signed. ...........-.....
Legislative District ............
Note. FAILURE TO SIGN AND RE
TURN TO THE UNDERSIGNED WITH
IN TEN DAYS WILL BE CONSTRUED
AS A NEGATIVE ANSWER. Your re
ply will be given the fullest possible