The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-08

lives of employees engaged in the
industries. for the adjustment of
child labor and enfranchisement OF
and u minimum wage for. women
Is. We also favor the enactment
OF a law by Congress creating a sys-
TEN of rural credit which will en-
able the farmers of the United States
to borrow money upon farm secnri-
ties at IA less rate of interest than
they are obliged to pay under the
present system,
IA. We favor the enactment of
a comprehensive Blue Sky Law"
10. We favor uniform legisla-
ton on the subject of marriage and
divorce.
16. We favor the policy of the
improvement of the rivers and har-
bors of the country and especially the
Missouri river which runs through
this state for Il distance of approNi-
mately five hundred miles and recon
mend the cooperation of the federal
government with this state in the de
velopment of the same.
1t. We believe in the c%onserva-
ton and the development, for the
use of all the people, of the natural
of the country.
is. We demand hat the candi-
dates for congress and the United
States Senate proposed by this com
mittee vote for progressive measures
and work with the progressives and
that they oppose the caucus action
participated in by the re%actionaries
and stand-patter, which tends to re-
strain free and uncontrolled action as
members of Congress.
Number 10 was cut out by Mr..
Bogue.
10. The following amendment
was introduced by Mr.. Ellison and
passed:
We favor liberal appropriation by
Congress for the CARRYING out of gov
eminent irrigation of the semi arid
lands OF the west as inaugurated by
the republican administration OF
President Roosevelt.
20. We favor the return to n di-
rect vote for the nomination of all
county, state and national elective
offices and the repeal at the earliest
possible moment of the present cum
bersome. expensive and unintelligible
so-called Richards primary law,
which practically restores the old eau
Gus system.
~. We challenge comparison in
expense of conducting II state gov
eminent with that of amy other COM
monwcalth, considering service en-
dered, and we cali special attention
to the report of State Auditor Amber
son TO the last legislature in confirm
alton of this statement.
%. We pledge ourselves TO on
tinue the administration of the affairs
of the state with the strictest econ
omy consistent with good and efici-
ent government and the adequate
maintenance of III educational and
II benevolent and other institutions,
%. The contest for fair and
reasonable freight and passenger
rates must he continued until such
rates and charges are fairly and
equitably established on the basis OF
a fair return on the actual valuf
Of The property employed.
I "A. The business of telegraph
telephone, express and sleeping cal
companies should be regulated, con.
trolcd and their charges limited, or
The same basis as indicated for rail.
roads.
%. Contract labor in our peni
Tertiary should be abandoned. The
shirt making contract. upon which
nart of the men are o employed
is indefeisible from any standpoin
aud must not he renewed on its eX
piration in 1915; other employment
must be devised for the inmates n
rapidly as possible and outdoor en-
ployment should be provided so fal
as practicable.
26. While favoring every possible
i"mprovement in all of the schooi!
OF the state. we call especial attntio1
to the importance of the rural school!
where so many Of our coming citi
ems arc 10 receive their education
We favor the encouragement of con
solida'ion and improvement in sucl
schools. teaching tho Fundamental
principles of agriculture and indus
Try and therein. and i'll
creaSing their efficiency. We favo
a system of efficient agricultural OK
tension education, both national AM
state.
81. We favor amending the tax
alton and revenue provisions of tn,
: State Constitution to permit classi
! flying different kinds of property s.
as to secuer a more just and equita
!. BILE assessment and valuation thai
+ can be secured under the limitation
| of Il present constitutional pro
visions.
L IS. We favor a graduated, pro
5 gressive income tax, with proper cx
iemptions and an occupation tax nv
on foreign corporations to take III
$ place of part, and ultimately all, O
: the personal property tau.
1 20. We favor a law providing 70
2 the insurance of bank deposits tina
: will secur to the depositors in stat
2 banks the absolute safety of thei
t money.
! 80. The late republication legis
!, lature having submitted a constitu
tional amendment providing for .th
extension of the right of suffrage t
e the women of our state. the thought
! full attention of the electors is TO tn
consideration of this important meas
4 ure to the end that an intelligen
D and fair settlement of the q~iostio
may be reached.
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