The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-03
Plat form Adopted at Minor
Conference, Wednesday, Nay 4

Following is the platform
adopted at the conference held In
Minot. on Wednesday, when cam
didates were endorsed to oppose
the Nonpartisan ticket in the
Republican primaries.
We, the citizens OF North Dakota
from various sections of the state
and Of various political parties and
factions representing the sentiments
| of large numbers OF people in our
Irrespective communities assembled in
mass meeting at Minot, N. D., this
first day of May, 1918. having the
welfare of our state and its people
at heart, deem it our duty in view
of the deplorable political and econ
onic conditions in the state and ma
| ton to appeal to the people to be
committed to the following political
and economic program until the ends
sought have been substantially OBJ
| tanned.
First and foremost there must be
unconditional loyalty; our federal
| government must be given the most
unqualified and vigorous support In
the prosecution Of the war; every
citizen responding promptly and gem
erously to every call FOR aid, service
and sacrifice. No consideration Of
business, partisan politics. personal
| friendship or other individual inter-
est must be allowed to divert our
attention or consume our energy or
resources so as to contribute in any
way to the prolonging Of the war a
single hour longer than Is necessary
! 70 Lot, ovid
| democracy. The solution Of all Sec
ondary problems Of local or state
| government, economic, or social, are
of, secondary importance to the mat
ter of now determining by armed
! force the right Of civilized nations to
solve their own problems in their
| own way.
We condemn II. B. A and all eff
| forts to amend our state constitution
without fair submission Of each
amendment separately to the voters
Of the state or by the regular proc
ess of constitutional convention to
be provided for by the legislature at
| the proper time.
We recommend that an effort be
made by the Legislature to provide
means by which all American citi-
| zens in government service in foreign
countries be given an opportunity to
| vote on all matters to be voted upon
| at the general elections. 81,
We favor regulations for grading
| grain on the. basis OF the milling
value OF wheat and that prices be
| based on the same and be regulated
from time to time according to the
varying cost of productions SO as
| toinsure to the former the fair return
proportionate. We urge the most
careful consideration of propositions
to initiate, foster and support such
| political action, legislative enactment
and constitutional revision as may
| be required to produce a government
| that will, at all times; be sensitive
ly responsive to the will of the ma
| jority. Provide for al nonpartisan
ballot for the election of all coun-
ty, state and legislative officers; a
! practical workable initiative, referen-
| dunn and recall; state hail insurance
| by means of an acreage tax; exemp-
ton of farm improvements from:
| taxation; support of the federal farm
loan act; state or federal develop
| ment of our natural resources; state
or federal ownership, aid or control
| of such public service utilities and
|
majority of the voters Of the state
from time to time, as being neces-
sary in order to have an efficient
public service and to prevent public
service agencies and industries
from being monopolized by private
interests for an unfair private gain
No such undertaking, however,
should be entered upon without pro-
viding for a civil service test for all
employees, also providing for such Sc
curing and guaranteeing of bond is
sues, payment Of accruing interests,
to protect public institutions, re-
sources and credits against any loss
or harm that might come from ex-
perimenting with government own
Eership or operation of public service
utilities or industrial enterprises.
We express ourselves as opposed
to all forms of gang control in our
body polite, and believe that the
people Of our state will not, know
ingly, want to give absolute con-
ttrol of our government to gang
conspiring to lead us into a brand
of socialism, that has no reverence
for the divine; and who officially de-
clare the war to be a Crime against
the United States and the nations of