The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-19
L.V. A. ADOPTS
1920 PLATFORM
Meeting at Grand Forks Attended by
League Opponents from All
Over North Dakota
AGAINST ALL RADICAL LAWS
Offers Constructive Program as Basis
for this Years Campaign

The Independent Voters Associa-
tion held state convention at Grand
Forks on February and 6, at which
time they adopted platform for the
campaign. Believing it will be of m
terest to all our readers we herewith
reproduce it in full:
We believe that the laws creating
a one man tax commission, the official
newspaper law, the law creating
state sheriff, the special investigating
committee law and all laws affecting
adversely, the rights Of citizens with
reference to their persons or proper
ty should be repealed.
We are unalterably opposed to the
principles Of I. w. W.ism,, red So
cialism and the red flag, and believe
in supporting and upholding the Am
erican flag as the symbol standing for
the perpetuation of our American in
stitutions, equal opportunity to all
classes, and the full protection Of life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
Of all our people granted by the con-
stitution.
The homebuilders' law as carried
out at present is unnecessary and un-
called for in this state. During for
ty years of pioneer life the farmers
and people generally of this state
have built their own homes. There
are no large industrial centers in this
agricultural region that cannot and
do not take care of themselves. It is
unfair to burden the people Of this
state with complex and expensive
machinery for seizing land and levy
ing taxes to take care of people who
may not even be residents of our COM
monwealth. Such a principle carried
out would result in a helpless and
undesirable class flocking in. Accord
ingly we condemn this law and rec
ommend the enactment of a measure
that will wind up its affairs and re-
lieve the %state from the tyranny
threatened by the present homebuild-
ers' law in the hands of unscrupulous
political self-seekers.
We deplore the prostitution of the
morals and intellect of the youth of
the state by the insidious circulation
of debasing and demoralizing litera-
ture through the state circulating IL
braries and also the employment of
non-residents and radicals in any Of
fetal capacity.
We recommend that the workmen's
compensation law be so amended as
to give employers rational rate and
the employees prompt and ADEQUATE
compensation for injuries and that it
be extended SO as to cover all labor
in the state.
We are unalterably opposed to
granting the right to seize private
property without due process Of law
in times Of peace as violating the
constitutional rights Of the people
and contrary to the principles of good
government.
We favor the prudent investigation
Of the undeveloped natural resources
of the state and conserving them for
the benefit of all the people.
We believe in just and uniform tax
and assessment laws SO that all prop
erty will bear it's just and equal
share of the expenses in conducting
the affairs of the state.
We favor good and wholesome laws
for the promotion of educational sys-
TENS of the state, the upbuildinp of
rural and consolidated schools of the
country to the end that equal oppor-
tunity may be afforded to the chill
dren on the farm with the children
in the cities.
We believe in Immediately restor
ing to the superintendent of public
instruction all powers granted under
the constitution, instead of placing
such powers in the hands of appoint
i've boards and officers who are not
directly responsible to the people and
belive that to place more power is
not only dangerous but un-American
in principle.
We recommend to the next legisla-
tive assembly the passing of an act
providing for a Bureau of Markets
to cooperate with the Bureau of
Markets Of the department Of aeri-
culture Of the United States and 9th
er marketing organizations of the
various states Of the United States
in the fixing of fair buying and sell
ing prices.
We recommend the amendment Of
the soldiers bonus act 30 that all
North Dakotans who served the Unit
ed States during the world war and
who have received honorable dis
charge or are still in the service can
receive the full benefits without re.
striction az to its use. And We call
upon these men now to assist in per
petuating our representative govern
ment by their ballots a. they have
in the past by force Of arms.
We believe that the control Of edu-
cational matters should be returned
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