The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-05
Republican Platform

1. We, the Republican state central
committee, representing the principles
Of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas JEFF
ferson, view with pride and emotion
the heroic and glorious achievements
of our soldiers on the European battle
fields. and we assure the fathers,
mothers, wives, sons, daughters, broth
ers, sisters and friends of those who
are giving their lives. that the world
may be safe for democracy, that they
shall not die in vain. and We pledge.
in lesser way, our lives and our all
to maintain real democracy in this
state and nation so that when our SOL
diers return home they will find equal
political and industrial opportunity
awaiting them.
g We commend the state admins
tration for its efficiency, ecOnsmy and
its devotion OF service to the people
of this state, and we commend espec-
tally our overnor, Lynn j. Frazier.
and other state officials for their fear
lessness and impartiality i'll enforcing
the laws without favor or prejudice
toward any.
We further commend our state ad-
ministratiOn for the enactment and
enforcement of the Grain Grading Act
by which a million dollars will be
saved to the farmers Of this state an
nually, and for its efforts to secure
better market conditions, and to Sc
cure better grain grades for the farm
ers of this state; and for making ef-
fective the State Bonding Act which
had prior to the present admlnlstra-
ton been permitted to lie undisturbed
and ineffective, by which alone over
one hundred thousand dollars bien-
nially, formerly paid to the bonding
companies, will be saved to the tax
payers, and we recommend the eXten-
sion of this Bonding Act so as to in
clude the bonding Of all state officials
under its provisions.
We commend the enactment and OPP
Grafton of the Bankers Guaranty Act to
protect the deposits of our citizens
made in banks against loss. We COM
mend the moneys and credits act
which is adding some $250,0OO.OO an
nually to the revenues Of this state.
We commend the efforts of our state
officials in justly equalizing and as
sessing property in this state, whereby
and other interests will bear their
Just burden of taxation, and which
will increase the revenues ri This state
about one million dollars.
We commend further III" efforts OF
our administration to lessen the rates
of interest charged TO the people and
for the loaning of public funds to
municipalities and farmers TO enccur-
age crop production and better educa-
ton; and we commend the Federal
Farm Loan Act for its beneficientprO-
visions in aiding and assisting the far
mers of this state to secure financial
assistance at lower rates Of interest.
3. We heartily endorse the splen-
did and unequaled war record OF our
state administration and pledge our
ole-hearted and continued support
to our nation in this great war to
save Democracy, in which it is now
engaged.
II Again we especially commend our
Governor and our other state and
county officials for their loyal and
whole hearted response to the re-
quests of our Federal Government in
war activities for the manner in
which they organized the agencies i'll
this state for the successful operation
of the selective service draft law; and
we point with pride to the fact that
in North Dakota the cost to our fed
eraf government per certified man in
Quoted into war service from This
state was only the sum of $1.S3 as COM
pared with some other states where
the cost ran as high as $500 per
man. and as compared with the aver
age in the United States as Sab per.
certified man; and for the loyalty of
service to our Federal Government
demonstrated by the enactment and
enforcement of the Seed and Feed
Bonding Act which by its operation,
as statistical returns of the United
States Department of Agriculture
show, has been responsible for the in
crease in acreage for crop production
this year in this state of over 1,00O,-
900 acres; and for the enactment and
enforcement of the Idle Acre Act by
the State Council of Defense which has