The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY Y
LINCOLN LEAGUE AT MINOT

, curing and guaranteeing of bond is
sues, payment OF accruing interests,
to protect public institutions, resour.
ces and credits against any loss or
harm that nigh come from expert
menting with government, ownership
or operation OF public service utili'
ties or industrial enterprises.
We condemn H. b. "A and all ef-
forts to amend our state constitution
without fair submission of ~ each
amendment separately to the voters Of
the state or by the regular progress
Of constitutional convention to. be pro-
vided by the legislature at the proper
time r5, '- +. ''.. F.
We express ourselves as opposed to
all forms of Gang control in our body
politics, and believe that the people
of our state will not, knowingly, want
to give absolute control of our gov
eminent to a gang conspiring to lead
us into brand of socialism that has
no reverence for the Divine; and who
officially declare the war to be a
crime against the United States and
the nations of the World,'' and who
urge their elected legislative repre-
sentatives ito vote against all pro.
posed appropriations or loans for mil
itary, naval and other war purposes"
We likewise believe that the farm
ers of our state will not knowingly
want to continue, at the head of any
farmers organization a gang of men,
who, while enthusing us for govern
mental reform, have unjustly and
treacherously utilized our enthusiasm
to undermine our state credit undo
important work Of the Society OF
Equity and the = armers' Union, in the
interests of agriculture, and are now
promoting personal interests and pri.
vate corporations that have no par
allel in the Gold-Erick industry of our
state. We urge upon the voters of
every legislative district in North Da-
kota that men be brought out regard
less of party lines as candidates for
legislative positions whose loyalty is
unquestioned and who are, in the
main, in sympathy with this program
and will pledge themselves to not be
a party to any unit rule" or secret
caucus interfering with the free in
dependent and separate action on all
measures in our legislative cham
bers., Likewise men who will not vote
in favor of the legislature taking over
or purchasing for the state any cap.
ital stock or securities or real or
personal property from any individual
or corporation, except for the main
tenance of state institutions, without
first submitting the proposition to the
voters of the state for a majority ap-
prevail and then only on the basis OF
physical valuation:
We further urge the conducting of
educational campaigns in: the way Of
community discussions, bulletins and
lectures by political economists un
der the auspices of some department
of our state government, developing
thought and discussions ,on such sub
jects as taxation, election systems,
forms of government, management of
public service utilities and Industries,
pricing and distributing all
necessities of life, betterment of our
rural schools, ETC., and generally pro-
noting agricultural interests. 3 In all
discussions of these matters, let US
not be diverted from the questions as
issue by personal attacks upon indi-
viduals or newspapers or by anything
that does not bear upon the measurs
themselves, or the proper method OF
procedure in the consideration of
them. ~..ynt a., a72t.gt,