The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-08

The commercial travellers can hardly
start out on their trips on Monday of
the week without losing their right to
vote upon election day. or II they lay
over In order to vote. then they have
lost practically two days Of tho week.
Railroad mcn and railway mail clerks
must 20 out and make their run and
In consequence. many men who are
fairly entitled to the right to exercise
the right Of franchise r deprived Of
that privilege. In one state. at least.
they have a law which provides. gen.
registered in his home town or city IN
the state has a right to so to n cleo
ton precinct within his state. and up
on presenting a copy Of his registra-
ton certificate. car call for Il ballot.
This he can mark as he sees tit to do;
1t Is folded up by the election Judges
of the precinct where he gets the bal
lot. together with the copy of the res.
istration certificate. and then mailed
by the judges OF the election precinct
to the election precinct where the
voter would have voted had he been
at home. BY properly safeguarding a
law of this kind (and 1t can be done)
there can be no reason why men who
are unavoidably away from home on
election day. and who could vote.
shall not have the right and can ote.
vote.
Further. the state constitution ,re-
quires a residence Of ii year in the
state. six months i'll the county and
ninety days in the precinct before a
man is eligible to vote. I believe that
this should be changed and that 1t
should be a year is the state. three
months in the county and thirty days
in n precinct.
Elections.
Mo shoul6 give Consideration to the
question of Il short ballot. The ballot
at the present time is too long and is
so complicated as to cause IL great
deal of difficulty for the voter. Some
notifications might he made that
would be helpful. The non-partisan
judiciary Law has not altogether met
the expectations that its friends rave
be exercised in the naming Of men for
judicial positions. and those who are
to pass upon tho rights of ourselves.
of our property and Of our lives
should be individuals Of the highest
character and standing in every way.
and some method migr nbe evolved by
which a man. to become a candidate
for the position OF judge either upon
the district or supreme bench shall
have certain endorsements to recon-
mend him to h people of the state
for their support.
Terms of Office.
1 believe that state officers. with the
Exception of the judges OF the district
and supreme courts, should be elected
for terms of four years each, and
should not be eligible for consecutive
reelection.
Business Agent.
Almost every town in North akota
has a commercial club. and these
clubs have done a world, Of good. but
few of them. however. r financially
able to employ a salaried secretary.
We are. or ought to be. continually
striving to get manufacturing plants
and different business enterprises To-
Gated within Il borders. There
should be the opportunity to build up
la large canning industry. such as the
beans and canned products Of a SINH
liar kind. We should develop the clay
that we have. and induce some of the
manufacturers Of pottery to establish
themselves here. We need here in
North Dakota a good man who shall
not work for any particular commune
|ty in the state. but for the whole
state, and who shall go outside OF the
state and present to individuals. firms
and corporations an outline OF the
chances for development and work
and business enterprises here. and in
duce them 10 look the field over. If
we are to become the state that We
hope that We shall become. we cannot
continue to be simply q raiser of So
called raw materials. but We must
manufacture the raw materials that
we raise, and use raw materials that
we are not using at present. and those
that at the present time We are de-
stroying.
Enforcement Of Laws.
I am In favor OF the strict enforce.
ment Of all laws upon the statute
books OF our state. and If there are
any laws there that the people do not
wish to have enforced. then 1t is your
duty to repeal them. but I believe that
1t does not lie with the governor and
the attorney general alone to enforce
the laws. but that their enforcement
should begin in the counties and work
up. and speaking for myself. I shall
do my part to aid the county officers
in enforcing every statute that stands
upon the statute books OF our state.
Game.
Generally speaking. I believe that
the present game laws Of North Da-
kota are good. but I would suggest
either hat the hunting Of deer should
be entirely prohibited or the killing Of
does for a few years, that they may
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