The Dickinson press., 1916-09-30
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
ENDORSES SLOPE NORMAL

ACouSI0 VI tlS rcSS we PUBLISH VIC
platform as adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee at it's
recent session in Bismarck. It will
be noted that the platform contains
a plank endorsing the establishment
of a state normal school on the Mis-
souri, Slope, and it is the duty of
every good democrat to follow this
suggestion by voting eyes" at the No
vember election:
Democratic State Platform
We heartily endorse the National
Democratic Platform and rejoice in
the achievements Of the present Dem
ocratic administration, which has sue
cessfully guided the Ship of State
through troubled waters, insuring the
infinite blessings of peace to our
country and prosperity to our people
while the nations of Europe are
engaged in destructive conflict and
their commerce reduced to stagnation.
The present democratic administra-
ton stands upon an enviable record
of promises kept and obligations full
filled. With supreme qualification
and pride we direct attention to the
following constructive legislative en-
actments, recommended by the pres
ent administration and passed by a
democratic congress, which add to the
comfort, welfare and happiness of the
great mass of American people.
The Rural Credits Act, which will
free the farming class from the greed
of the money agents; the income tax,
which %equitably places the increased
burden of taxation upon those having
the larger incomes; the federal re-
serve act, which establishes twelve
financial centers and frees us from the
monetary domination of Wall Street,
and which will prevent the recurrence
of panics so long as control of gov
ernmental functions remains in the
hands of friends of that law; the
eight hour law, for all female en-
ployes of the government in the Dis
trict of Columbia, postal clerks and
workers in the navy; the child labor
law, which emancipates children from
industrial slavery and protects their
physical, mental and moral develop
ment; the Clayton Antitrust law,
regulating the issuance of Federal in
functions; the creation of a depart
ment of labor, with a secretary in
Guided as a member of the presidents
cabinet; the Corrupt Practice Act,
which will prevent dishonest methods
in the election of federal officials; the
physical valuation of railroads, for
the purpose Of arriving at an equit-
able basis of railroad taxation; the
extension and enlargement of the
creased demand of the public; the
. Adamson Act, which recently pre-
vented a nationwide railway strike
and it's consequent ~far-reaching III
d~ustrial disasters.
The state MATTERS we recommend a
return 70. thR eeehomic, efficient and
honest administration of affairs, such
, as the state enjoyed during the six
, years of John Burke's occupancy. of
the governors office.
l. We favor the enactment and strict
reinforcement of laws for the up-build-
ing of the state educational institu-
lions, thereby equipping them for
actual service and usefulness for the
growing youth of the state.
Missouri Slope Normal School
Two successive legislative assem-
blies having provided for the adoption
of a constitutional amendment, locat-
ing a Normal School on the Missouri
Slope, we recommend to the electors
that such a school be established.
We favor legislation reducing the
passenger rate to two cents per mile.
We favor a statewide, compulsory
hail insurance law.
We urge the farmers to cooperate
in the building of elevators, storage
plants, packing houses and all other
necessary equipment for the general
cooperative plan Of marketing farm
produce and hereby register our cor
dial approval and endorsement of
such plan.
We favor the enactment of neces-
sary legislation for the building of
good roads, and working to this end,
urge the state and counties to CO.
operate as far as possible with the
Federal government.
In order to facilitate the making of
farm loans under our Rural Credits
Law, we favor the enactment of leg
islation establishing the Torrens sys-
tenn of registration of land titles.
We earnestly ask the support of the
people of this state for our National
administration, upon its record Of
achievement and constructive legisla-
ton in the interests of the great
masses of the people, which, we as
sert, is unsurpassed in the annals of
American political history. With
patriotic pride end jealous loyalty to