Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-24

of the state government and in thee
making Of our laws.
In setting forth my platform In my
third biennial message l outlined in a
brief way some Of the planks upon
which l was elected, and which
would endeavor to carry out. In order
to give the members Of this body an
opportunity to Judge if l have faith
fully carried out the planks in that
platform, and have looked out for the
welfare of this organization it will be
necessary to again outline briefly
some of the most important planks,
with a n explanation as to my fulfill
ment of the same. ",
The first and most important plank
to this organization Is that of the pc.
litical plum tree, and as. I stated in
my third biennial message that is the
great tree growing out of the state
capitol building, with branches reach
ing to all the state institutions. At
that time I suggested that you appoint
a committee of 100 of your Strongest
men 10 shake the tree and make 1t
surge and insurge in order that every
man in this organization might get a
political job. The platform of this or.
ganization in the future must contain
a plank that every man shall have q
political job and that there shall be
a political job for every man, and
that al salaries shall be equal. And
then, and only until then, will we.
have complete harmony and eliminate
all Jealousy and strife. This will pro
mote socialism and content.
At that time / recommended, that
you create a thousand new Offices to
care. for the then pressing needs and
i especially recommended the need OF
official tester of liquors which are
sold under u prohibition law.
That we needed a truant officer to
arrest and fumigate boys who, smoke
cigarettes and use snuff, and further
that mo man knows better how many
PAGES should be created to care for
all of U needs than the. men who are
looking for a political job.
The members of this house have
carried out the recommendation of this
part of my message to the letter. In
fact you have gone far beyond my ex.
pectations and the committee selected
by you to shake the political plum
tree did it most vigorously. In fact,
they have done nothing else since theii
appointment but shake down the state
You have even gone so far as to
shake down democratic fruit from a
republican tree, and have given us no
limit OF boards, commissions and II
vestigating committees 70 take care
Of all Of our members, and / trust that
the members of this house will see
the wisdom from a personal stand
point uf retaining all the offices which
have been created for you.
The next plank which: ! consider
Of vital Importance Is that of the old
gang. OF this plank I suggested to
you that the old gang must be put out
Of business, and that you repeal a.
the statutes and laws ever passed or
instigated by the old gang. That yor'
make a public bonfire Of all the law
books containing these statutes. That
the institutions built by them OF that
they had anything to do with shall be
torn down and destroyed In order that
their memory should not rise before
us like Banquo's ghost. That q law
should be passed by you disfranchising
for life. any and every voter who haS
in any way affiliated with or voted
with;Ethe old gang. And that we must
proceed at once to build up q new
gang OF. our own.
In this you have been most success:
full. The old gang Is a thing Of: the
past. New lights have sprung up
formerly statesmen in the embryo but
now with shaggy names, magnificent
statures they stand before you dictat-
ing the politics and policies Of this
grand commonwealth. In order to &C.
complish this you took my recommen-
dation and passed a primary election
Jaw. The registration of voters law,
the second choice law, known as the
Mary Ann law, the publicity pamphlet
law and other good and wholesome
legislation which has brought about
the desired reform which l have ad-
vocated in my prior message. And
we still have left in our treasury $1.30.
I cannot but help call your atten-
ton to my Recommendation for the
necessity Of a strong primary election
law, in order to let the people rule
and you are the people. 4 suggested
such a statute as would enable every
man to secure nomination for an office
with the least possible trouble and TX.
pense. That the, secretary of state
should keep an Official roster in which
every man seeking an office should
register his name giving the title OF
the Office he would like and the sal
airy he thinks he should have. In this
I find that you have no. fol owedtmy
recommendation to the letter. In ga
thering throughout the state the civic
county and township directories and
checking them up with the secretary''s
roster find a few names omitted.
These should be added to the roster
and new offices created for those indt-
viduals. So II
j recommended further that when
the roster was filled that the secre.
tary should provide another book. each