The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-04-11


the Thirteenth legislative assembly,
and with practically all of his ap-
pointments made for the ensuing
four years, Gov. S. V Stewart to
day reviewed the accomplishment
Of the first three months of the ad-
ministration.
"A comparison OF the enactments
of the Thirteenth legislative assem-
bly, with the democratic platform,
as adopted by the Great Falls state
convention, is Interestingly said
the governor. ~ have always held
the view, and l maintain it now as
vigorously as ever, that the plat
form Of political party should be
something more than a vote catch
ing device. l believe that the
promises made in a political plat
form should be kept as sacredly as
a promise made between man and
man In view of this earnest be-
lief, it is with no small degree of
pleasure that | review the work of
the first legislative assembly of the
present administration, and to the
democratic members of that assem-.
bly, | desire to express my sincere
appreciation of the earnest way in
which they co-operated with the
aims and purposes of the admins
tration.
RESPONSIBILITY UPON DEMOCRATS
In this connection, l do not
wish to be understood as minimizing
in any way the efforts of many of
the members of the three minority
parties, or to say that the republic
ans and progressives of the Thir-
teenth legislative assembly were
less eager in their desire to labor
for the best interests of the state
than were their democratic breth-
rem. But the vote of the people of
Montana last fall, when they gave
to the democratic party control of
both branches of the legislature as
we'll as the executive offices of the
state, placed upon the democratic
party the responsibility for the
government of the state, and indi-
Gated their purpose to hold the dem
ocratic party to account for all leg
islation, good or bad, which night
be enacted.
FEW PLEDGES UNFULFILLED
1T is true that not all of the
measures advocated by the Great
Falls convention were enacted, but
it should not be overlooked that
the legislative program laid down
by that convention was not necess-
arily confined to single session of
tie legislature, but outlined the
policies of the state administration
which covers period of four years
and embraces the sittings of two
legislative assemblies. The work
accompli, he'd by the Thirteenth as
sembly leaves but few of the plat
form measures yet to be enacted.
In fact, when the Fourteenth legis-
lative assembly convenes, it will
only have to pass Just compensa-
ton law, an effective act regulating
the use of water power, which un-
fortunately failed at the recent ses-
SION, and provision to empower
the governor to remove unfaithful
and incompetent officials, to have
wiped The slate clean of the bene-
fetal legislation promised the peo-
pie dy the democratic party of this
state. In view of the excellent
record made by the Thirteenth as
sembly think that l have plenty
of reason to be assured that before
my term of Office expires every pro-
mise which our party made to the
people will have Teen redeemed.
REVIEW OF WORK
With these facts prominently
i'll mind, it is interesting to review
the work of the legislature which
has just adjourned.