Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-13


properties; and II a state utilities com
mission is deemed wise, we declar
that the Jurisdiction of city councils
over rate making and regulation b.
preserved.
Against Contract Labor.
! We are opposed TO the contrac
labor system existing In our pena
institutions, and believe that the SAM
should be abolished. We believe tina
all persons confined In an institution
as a punishment for crime should b
Engaged at productive labor, and tina
a part of his earnings should go Il
the support of his dependents.
The uncertainty Of our school law
makes It important that the next gen
eral assembly should revise them
that more adequate means for the
preparation Of teachers for rural and
graded schools should be provided, and
| q more liberal policy Of financial sup
port for rural and secondary schools
provided: and we commend the ad
vanced position Of the Iowa State
Teachers association.
Revision Of Banking Laws.
We recognize the necessity Of q re-
vision Of the banking and currency
laws OF the United States, and believe
that the agricultural, industrial and
commercial interests Of Iowa could be
relieved from the recurrence Of dis
tressing and harmful panics II non.
partisan monetary legislation should
be enacted, providing an elastic note
and credit system to meet the de.
mands OF legitimate trade without
possibility Of over-expansion, Amen'
can In it's spirit, and maintaining our
independent banks free from the domi-
mating control Of either financial or
political interests.
The agricultural interests OF the
state are vitality interested IN the sue
cess of the Iowa state fair, and We
pledRe the state to continuance OF the
nolicv Of development Of 1owa's cnlef
Industry through the state fair we
demand of the railways that they
grant reduced passenger rates Tor the
Iowa state fair, the same az TO otner
large GATHERINGS elsewhere.
Believe In Good Roads.
Wa believe that the time has come
IN the state and nation for legislation
which will promote the Systematic ana
scientific construction OF permanent
roads, without burdensome taxation.
and we commend to the members OF
the state legislature to be elected this
wear the specific duty Of investigating
all OF the many methods already
adopted by other American common
for the Improvement OF their
roads that they may enact for us wise
and considerate laws which Will keep
our state abreast Of the most ad-
yanced progress In matters Of Internal
We urge upon our mem
bers of the national congress to con-
tribute their support to some plan OF
national aid or encouragement for bet
ter highways.
We recommend that the general as
sembly Of Iowa, as soon as possible,
submit to the voters Of the state a
amendment providing
that the state constitution be amend
ed by striking from section one al
Of article two (2) thereof the word
male"
lndorse LegIslature's Action.
We indorse the action Of the thirty
fourth general assembly In the creation
Of a commission to investigate and re-
DOrI 10 the u0XL eSoo1oA Va eA0 AS6Ae
lature upon the subject of employers
liability and workmen's compensation
and we favor the enactment OF ade-
ouate laws with reference thereto.
We recognize the necessity Of re-
vising our tax laws and therefore we
urge the enactment by our legislature
of such statutes as will produce uni
formity in assessments and equality of
taxation and we indorse the action OF
our legislature in the creation OF a
commission looking to these ends.
We favor legislation requiring the
national committeeman of all political
parties to be selected at the same
time as the selection OF delegates at
large to the national convention and
that such national committeeman enter
upon the duties Of their position i'm
mediately after their election.
We favor basing the representation
in future national conventions upon
the popular vote Of the party cast In
the several states in the last proceed
ing national election