Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-30
What is Government

ing to fight for:
/ ]. Old age pensions with the reve-
nue. for payment thereof to be derived
from graduated income tax.
?. Direct legislation, initiative,
referendum and recall.
+ ,. Abolition of the national and
state senate.
4. The development and retention
OF all natural resources for public use
. 5. The abolition Of the veto power
Of the governor
6. Equal suffrage for men and wo-
men.
:. The enactment of legislation to
prevent child labor.
s. The ablishment of a depart
ment OF education by means of which
advanced thought in any line leadir-
may be extended to rural districts and
villages.
.. The abolition OF the laws of as
sumption OF risk. the fellow servant
. II. All public printing to bear the
union label.
II. State hospital and medical aid
-. Provisions for penalties by fine
against all railroad companies for VIC,
lation OF contract 10 furnish transpor
tation back to place of hiring of EN-.
ployees
Il. The organization OF the indus.
tries in the penitentiary for the sole
benefit OF the convicts and their de-
pendents.
II. Home rule for counties and cit
les permitting them to engage in any
enterprise when authorized by a ref
erendum vote. and which will permit
them to abolish the contract system
doing public work in the same manner
H. That the exemption to be al
lowed by law be raised TO 81 900.
lf The creation of a county office
called Office of Workers Advocate"
the duties being to bring action for
and defend litigants worth less than
the legal exemption
= l.. All owners of land who are not
personal users thereof to fix their own
values for the purpose of taxation
with the option in the state or county
to acquire title to same at the valua.
ton SO fixed
Is. State ownership and operation
OF banks. to do a general banking bus
mess. and to be repositories of all
public funds.
! ~ State lands to be leased and not
sold. and when rents equal to the mar
ket value of the land at the time DOS
session is taken, have been paid by the
tenant, rent to be reduced to the
amount Of taxes paid on similar land
private owners.
20 Voluntary state, life, fire. pest.
animal and compulsory hail insurance,
all at cost
-. A reciprocal delnurrage law
%. 4 reduction of freight rates on
native coal shipments within the state.
%. The creation of a state depart
'1!'h' va oSi - uitui III NUlCu farmers
alone shall have vote This depart
ment 10 have the power of levying a
tax Of not exceeding three per cent
on all farm property for the estab-
lIshment and maintenance of eleva-
tors, flour mills, packing houses and
storage plants and other business en-
terprises. said department to estab:
lish sales agency FOR the marketing
of all farm produce in domestic and
foreign markets, and to make rules
and regulations for faciliting COM
merce On same
"a. A semi.monthly payday for all
railroad employees.
-. The enactment of legislation
providing for inspection of conditions
in all Industries Oh demand Of the
employees, the expense to be paid by
the state
2f. Municipal corporations to be
responsible for the acts of their offic-
ials when on duty.
p. The Establishment of a state
department of Criminal Antropoio-
gy'' designed to promote more Just
methods of dealing with so-caIle''
criminals with a view to eliminate
contributory social causes, thus de-
creasing crime and extending human
happiness.