The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
Equity Resolutions Hit
Opponents Of Bill "A 4 |

Bismarck, Feb. 9.-Urging every
farmer in the state to stand true to
himself by signing initiative petitions
and aiding in the campaign for the
adoption of necessary constitutional
amendments to carry out the Nonpar-
tisan League program, and condemn
ing the senators and the representa-
tives 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 vot-
ing against House Bill A, the North
Dakota Society of Equity closed its
tenth annual convention in this city
this afternoon.
| The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, the people of this state
have been and are not being exploit
ed by means Of burdensome taxes on
their farms and improvements, the
payment of high and eXorbitant in
terest 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 de-
feat, again and again, by legislature
after legislature and they have been
advised to go home and slOp the
pigs"
"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 common neces-
saries of life, the people were COM
PEELED for their own protection and re-
CARELESS of party affiliations, to per-
feet an organization for the purpose of
securing relief therefrom by means Of
state-owned terminal elevators, state
owned -four mills, state-owned pack
ing plants, state hail insurance, sys-
TEN of state rural creadits and fair
and equitable method of taxation;
! and whereas, after the organization
general election of 1916, the people
gram by the election of a governor,
state officials, pledged thereto and in
favor thereof;
And whereas, large majority of
| LuS VI LllC AOu0C VI ICplO~
sentatives, mindful of the trust and
confidence reposed in them by the
people, passed by an overwhelming
vote, House Bill "A, for the purpose Of
enabling the people to carry out this
program, and remedy these manifest
evils;
And whereas, in the house of rep
resentatives the following, E. w.
Everson, NJ. 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 people
and pledged to carry out this program,
together with the following senators,
Allen, Beck, Carey, Ellingson, Eng.
lund, Gibbons, Gronvold, Haggart,
Heckle, Hyland, Jacobson Kirkeide,
Kretschmar, Lindstrom, Mcbride, Nc
Grey, Mclean, Murphy Nelson of
Grand Forks, Nelson 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 people Of this state;
"And, whereas, the members of the
house and senate who voted for House
Bill a., have determined to initiate
amendments to the constitution for the
purpose of enabling the people to sc.
cure such state-owned industries;
Nov 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
ful performance of their duty in 80
doing;
"That we condemn the abovenamed
members of the senate for voting
against House Bill A, because they
have by so doing renowned their al
| legiance to the fundamental Ameri-
can doctrine, that is, government of
the people and for 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 H. B.
a., and declare that they have each
proved themselves unworthy Of the
confidence and trust imposed in them
by the people.
THAT we pledge ourselves to aid and
assist in circulating petitions and Sc
curing signatures for constitutional
amendments that will enable the peo-
pie to carry out the program of state.
owned and co-operated industries,
thus bringing about relief froh the ex
cessive burdens placed upon the farm"
ers Of North Dakota by the gram
gamblers, milling trust and meat trust
"And we urge every farmer in the
state to stand true to himself by sign
ing such initiative petitions and aiding
in the campaign for the adoption Of
these necessary constitutional amend
ments."
Carl Weismann dropped the pipe
tongs, forgot to take the nipples out of
his pockets, and rushed home Friday
noon to greet young steam filter who
arrived at his home at that time. The