Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-11

pensate injured employees. According
to tn definition of this law, Hazard
GUS Employment means any employ
ment in which one or more employees
are regularly employed Except agri-
culture and domestic service, and any
common carrier by steam railroad"
That means the tailor must pay in
surance for his hired man as protec-
tion for the risks of the tailor shop,
but the farmer and the railroad COM
pany are free from such q burden.
That is special legislation with a ven
geance!
One of the worst laws is the State
Publication and Printing Commission.
This commission, appointed by the
governor, elects in each county one
newspaper, which alone has the right
to publish all official advertisements
and publications. This means Great
ing 2 party press, paid by, all citizens,
no matter whether it is according to,
or gainst, their will.
The Board of Administration law
creates board of five, three of whom
are appointed by the. governor, with
an almost absolute control over the
whole educational system, the appoint
ment of teachers, the selection Of the
books, etc. This law is also so indef-
mite that said board can easily claim
the right to have the same authority
over private schools as over public
schools.
One who studies closely the work
Of the last legislture comes to the
conclusion that it has laid upon the
people much heavier burdens than we
ever had before; created many new Of
fees and gave more arbitrary power
Ito officials, especially to the governor.
The whole legislation Of the Nonpar-
tisan League bears the stamp of cen>
tralization as we find it in France,
where q comparatively small number
Of officials has almost absolute con-
troll over the whole country.
Practical Experiments Since the Last
Legislative Session.
The method by which the principal
Nonpartisan leaders ruled the legis-
lature, and some of the laws passed
by them, brought an insurrection with
in the camp. Some Of the most in
fluential men in the state, the Attor-
lney-G General, the Secretary Of State,
the State Auditor and the State Treas
urer, declared that while they wanted
to carry out the original program Of
the Nonpartisan League, they will not
be dictated to By Townley, and will
not help in enterprises which they
consider contrary to the welfare Of
the people. These men are now de-
cried as traitors, as paid by Big Busi-
ness, etc. Through their official posi-
tions they find it impossible to hinder
some doing Of the Townley crowd, and
to expose other doings.
Now let US consider briefly some
benefits ~ Of the Nonpartisan Ad-
ministration. First with regard to
taxation: All property assessed to pay
taxes according to the State Auditors
statement was for 1919 officially val
| uad at $40O,041, ,152. The assessed
value Of the state for 1920 3is $1,5Os,-
l067, OFT. Most certainly = wonderful
ftincease In valuation.
si We tried TO get from the State Tax
Commission 3 clear statement as to
what is the difference between this
years tax and that Of last year, but
Ibid not succeed. The stats Auditor,
one oss the traitors who broke his
Ef.ith lost.,e alty " !; arti,
san press puts It, but q man Of some
backbone, as l put il, published the
taxes q some counties for 1918 sant
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