The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-25

upon which our government was
founded may, be preserved for future
generations Of Americans; Wee COM
mend the earnest, and untiring efforts
of President Wilson. and his admins
tration to curtail unjust prOf1teering
incidental to the prosecution of the
war regarding the war prOfiteer and
the German prppagandist as equally
disloyal. ~
2. We endorse the attitude of Pres
ident Wilson on the use of foreign
language in public meetings, in .relig-
toys services and the public press,
We further believe that the. regulation
thereof is the prerogativc of the fed
eral government. Any other attitude
on the part of state officials can not
be in good faith, for in any conflict
between state and federal authorities
the federal law must prevail.
3. We condemn. the present state
administration for its utter failure to
keep its prediction promises to the
people of this state, to conduct the
public affairs In an economical and
efficient manner, and we call atten-
ton to the fact that there has been
an abnormal increase in the cost OF
conducting every department of the
state government, with the exception
Of the state treasury
4. We also condemn the attempt of
the administration to convert unlaw-
fully the last legislative assembly into
a constitutional convention and to pass
the SPECIALIZED house bill "A. Our pres
ent constitution provides specific
method of amendment. and also pro-
vides the safeguard that each pro-
posed amendment must be voted on
separately. Any attempt to override
such provisions is violation Of the
oath of office of any legislator making
such attempt, or any official urging or
recommending the same. A general
revision should only be made by a
regularly elected constitutional con-
vention chosen for that purpose. but
in fairness to our boys at the front.
and so that we may meet changed
economic conditions resulting from
the war, such should not be held until
after the war. A careful cOnsidera-
ton of house bill "A will convince the
people of this state that it is vicious
legislation, dangerous to the future
welfare of the people. and if enacted
into law would only result in the
destruction of the credit of the state
wit hlarge and inevitable loss to all
taxpayers,
S. We are opposed to all forms of
gang control in the political affairs Of
our state, and believe that the people
will not knowingly give control of our
government to gang of Socialists
who. while parading as governmental
reformers, are cunningly~ conspiring
to lead<us into a brand of socialism
that has no reverence for the Divine,
and who by secretly fostering athe-
ism and infidelism are attempting to
undermine our Christian civilization,
and by propaganda of arraying class
against class are destroying the COM
munity life of many localities in our
state.
6. Agriculture is the chief business
of this state. We believe the farmers
thereof are entitled to have termip-
al elevator built at once at the ex-
pense of the state. and that the con-
stitution should be so amended that
a mill can be built and operated in
ICOuuCCLlOu LucIcWlLu. VuctHCl ouCu
enterprises will of certainty prove
successful is beside the issue. The
! farmers are Untitled to them as an
experiment if nothing else. A mill
is particularly important to determine
the milling values of our wheat, as
well as the cost of changing wheat
into flour.
Z. Two large packing plants are
now in the process of construction
within this state. This is new en-
terprise within our borders. Its sue
cess will be determined in the future,
and it is admitted that no more plants
are needed for few years at least.
With private individuals within our
state willing to make the necessary
experiment, we are opposed to risk
ing public moneys in additional SINH
lar enterprises at this time before its
success. is more reasonably assured.
s. We are in favor Of state hail in
surance by an acreage tax: ,53,f
8. We recommend the unqualified
spnnnrt of fhe Federal En- nm II .nan net