The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-15
EQUITY FAYORS
HOUSE BILL "A
State Convention Strongly Denounces
Those Who Opposed Passage of
This Measure.

himself by signing initiative peti-
tions and aiding in the campaign for
the adoption of necessary constitu-
tional amendments to carry out the
Nonpartisan League program, and
condemning the representatives and
senators Of the Fifteenth assembly
who were elected by the people and
pledged to carry out this program,
but who endeavored to defeat the
same by voting against House Bill AZ,
the North Dakota Society of Equity
closed it's tenth annual convention in
this city this afternoon.
Equity Resolutions
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, the people of this state
have been and arae now being ex-
plotted by means Of burdensome taxes
on their farms and improvements,
the payment of high and exorbitant
interest rates on their land and homes,
dishonest grading and payment in
the marketing and distribution of
their grain and the products Of their
toll.
"And whereas, the requests and pc
titions of the people Of this state for
relief of these evils have been treated
with contempt, ridicule, denial and
defeat, again and again, legislature
after legislature and they have been
advised to go home and "slop the
pigs"
Why League Was Formed
"And whereas, by reason of the in
tolerable wrongs and abuses which
rob the people of our state of the
products of their toll and enrich the
gamblers and spectators in the COM
mon necessaries Of life, the people
were compelled for their own pro-
lection and regardless of party af-
filiations, to perfect an organization
for the purpose Of securing relief
therefrom by means Of state-owned
terminal elevators, state-owned flour
mills, state-owned packing plants,
state hail insurance, system of
state rural credits and a fair and
equitable method of taxation;
"And whereas, after the ofganiza-
tion Of the Nonpartisan League, at
the general election of 1916, the peo-
pie nearly unanimously approved this
program by the election Of a COVER
nor, representatives, senators and
other state officials, pledged thereto
and in favor thereof;
"And whereas, large majority of
the members of the house Of repres-
entatives, mindful of the trust and
confidence reposed in them by the peo-
pie, passed by an overwhelming vote
House Bill A, for the purpose of en-
abling the people to carry out this
program, and remedy these manifest
evils;
Condemn Deserters
"And whereas, in the house of rep
resentatives the following, E. W..
Everson, M. S. Lang, Charles F..
Schick and L. D. Wiley, who were
elected by the people and pledged to
carry out this program, endeavored to
defeat the same by voting against
House Bill a.;
"And whereas, in the senate, Albert
Stenmo, who was elected by the peo-
pie and pledged to carry out this pro-
gram, together with the following
senators, Allen, Beck, Carey, Elling-
son, Englund, Gibbons, Gronvold,
Haggart, Heckle, Hyland, Jacobson,
Kirkeide, Kretchmar, Lindstrom, Nc
Bride, McGrey, Mclean, Murphy, Mel
son of Richland, Paulson, Ployhar,
Porter, Putnam, Rowe, Sandstrom,
and Young, did by voting against
House Bill A, defeat, delay and
deny the expressed wishes of the peo-
pie of this state; .-..-.~
"And whereas, the members of the
house and senate who voted for
House Bill AZ, have determined to in
itiate amendments to the constitu-
ton for the purpose Of enabling the
people to secure such state-owned in
dustries;
Commend Farmer Members
"Now therefore, be it resolved by
the North Dakota Society of Equity,
in annual convention assembled,
"That we do hereby commend the
members of the house and senate who
voted for House Bill A for the faith
full performance Of their duty in so
doing; :,
"That we condemn the above named
members of the senate for voting
against House Bill a., because they
have by so doing renounced their al
.legiance to the fundamental Ameri-
can doctrine, that is, a government OF
the people and by the people.
"And that we especially condemn
Senator Stenmo and Representatives
Everson, Lang, Schick and Wiley for
their open betrayal of the confidence
Of the people in voting against House
Bill Al, and declare that they each
proved themselves unworthy Of the
confidence and trust imposed in them
by the people.
AN