The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-09-10

the cost of production, between that
Of the United States and all foreign
countries. We also recommend and
urge that tariff revision in the future
shall be by separate, distinct schedules.
We favor the creation Of q perma-
nent Non-partisan Tariff Commission
with ample power and charged with
the duty of investigating the cost Of
production, both at home and abroad,
and whose founding shall be made d.
rect to Congress.
We condemn the National Democrat
ic Administration for its bad faith in
it's enactment of the present tariff
law. It has succeeded only in flooding
our home markets with foreign i'm
portations from both factory and
farm, while yet the serious question
Of the growing high cost of living still
prevails, unsettled and unanswered.
2. We favor such national and
state legislation as will develop mod
ern system of farm credits.
8. We condemn the present national
Democratic Congress for it's wasteful
extravaganza of public funds.
4. Believing that the disastrous eff
fects of the Democratic rule upon the
industries of this nation has convinced
our people Of the folly of party divis-
ion, and that all electors who have. In
the past affiliated with the party, OF
whatever faction, should now reunite
in the determination to relieve the
country from Democratic mistakes
and misgovernment, and to restore
such Republican rule as will promote
and advance the economic prosperity
| Of our. country. 8N
5. We accommodated the repre-
sentation Of delegates at the next Nat
ional Repubiicah'iC onvention shah be
based upon the Republican vote cast in
each Of the several states, and as
shown by the official returns therein.
lat the last State Election held prior
III The holding df.the National Conven-
8. We heartily recommend Cover
thor z. b: Hanna and the present; Re-
publican state administration as.S IN
honest, economical, safe and efficient
administration Sfs,tth1ee spublic1 affairs lof
th' " sta sadorse lthe Republican state
and Congressional ticket nominated by
the people at the June primaries.
Z. The Primary Election law being
devised to give to the individual voter
the direct vote and the larger partici-
patton in. the political affairs Of the
state. we pledge ourselves to the main
tenance Of the Primary principles, and
favor only such modification as WIS
dom and practical experience clearly
demonstrates will serve to strengthen
that law.
s. We affirm our belief in the wis
dom Of the principle of the Initiative
and Referendum.
8. Good roads are Of the greatest
possible Importance to the proper de-
velopment of our state. The measure
of the extent and excellence OF good
roads is the measure Of wise economy
of the states revenue. We endorse and
urge prompt legislation OF this char
acter.
10. "A growing and grave necessity
of our state is the pressing need OF
getting more people to settle and build
homes upon our rich extensive vacant
lands. We therefore urge the next
legislature to pass such legislation as
will intelligently and speedily accom-
plish this much desired, far reaching
and important purpose.
IL. We believe that the time has
arrived when certain limited portion
of our School, Institutional and Cap
itol lands should be sold annually for
the express purpose Of creating a
Farm Loan fund, thus affording a
ready. safe means of investing Of the
Common School Fund, and to our
farmers longer loan-time period, at
lower rates Of interest.
| ~ North Dakota is, and always
will be, an agricultural state. We are,
therefore, in hearty sympathy with
every movement that has for its pur-
pose the organization, cooperation
Of the farmers within our common
wealth. We pledge them our hearty
and earnest support, in securing such
needed helpful legislation, both State
and National, as will secure for them
just compensation for the products Of
their toll. '3 !.
10. We favor legislation reducing
the maximum contract rate of inter-
est from twelve per cent, to not to ex-
coed ten per cent, and the legal rate OF
interest from seven per cent to six per
cent, and also favor the strengthening
Of our usury laws with proper penal
ties attached. III. 4.
IA. We endorse the principle Of the
Tax Commission as an instrument Of
government.
Is. The republican party, believing
the people always competent to settle
Justly and intelligently all questions
pertaining to their collective and indi-
vidual welfare, and the Legislative
Assembly having given the electors
the opportunity to vote at the next
General Election upon the question OF
Woman Suffrage, we earnestly urge
upon the attention Of the, electors the