The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-12
The |. v "A. Convention
Builds Platform For 1920
Property Rights

Property Rights
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.
Taxation
We believe in just and uniform tax
and assessment laws so that all prop
crty will bear It's just and equal share
Of the expenses in conducting the af
fairs of the state.
Education
We favor good and wholesome laws
for the promotion of educational sys-
tenn of the state, the upbuilding 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 in
struction all powers granted under
the constitution, instead of placing
such powers in the hands Of appoin-
tive boards and officers who are not
directly responsible to the people and
believe that to place more power in
I.appointive officers than elective is not
only angerous but unAmerican in
principle.
Market Bureau
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 Mar
kets of the department of agriculture
IF the United States and other mar
keting organizations Of the various
states Of the United States in the
liking of fair buying and selling pric-
es.
Soldiers Bonus
We recommend the amendment Of
the soldiers bonus act so that all
North Dakoans 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-
strictions as to its use. And we call
| upon these men now to assist in per-
petuating olr representative govern
ment by the ballot as they have in
the past by force Of arms.
School Matters
We believe that the, control of ed
ucational matters should be returned
to the state Superintendent of Public
instruction, and that the management
of the penal and charitable institu-
tions should not be joined with the
management of the schools and to
that end we believe that the law Gre
ating the board of administration
should be repealed.
Absent Voters Law
We acknowledge our debt to the
women of North Dakota for their sup
port and their earnest endeavor to in
culcate high ideals in our schools and
churches and we believe that the right
of suffrage shopld be given to women
the same as men, but should be safe
! guarded in every manner possible and
that the present absent voters law
applying to women should be repeal
ed as being a violation Of the right of
secret ballot.
Mill and Elevator
The people of North Dakota having
voted in favor of the principle of a
state-owned mill and elevator, we are
in favor of having such an institution
built and operated within the state.
But realizing that such an industry
as a state owned institution, is still
in the experimental stage, we are in
favor of limiting the amount to be
expended for such purpose to two
million dollars. Further, we believe
that the money so appropriated should
be safeguarded to the extent that it
would be used only for the purpose Of
erecting and operating such mill and
elevator. Further, we are in favor
of having such institution built and
operated under a law that is self-gov
erning and workable and not conting
ent on any other law for it's function
al power. Further, we are opposed
to jeopardizing the states credit or
resources for experimenting in any
other state owned industries.
No Politics
We believe that the management
and control of all state industries
should be removed from political in
fluences and should be managed by
permanent overlapping boards of di-
rectors, with a separate board for
each industry; such boards being re-
sponsible directly to the legislature
and subject to all the regulations af
fecting private industries.
- Rigid Economy -
We recommend the most rigid
economy consistent with the proper
and efficient administration of the
executive, legislative and judicial
branches of the state government to
the end that the state taxes shall not
become burden upon the people and
further enunciate the principle that
the people should benefit to the ex-
tent Of all revenues paid and we rec
omend to the people thrift and econ
omy in private affairs as we'll.
We most earnestly invite all pee-
pie regardless Of political affiliation
who now feel that their political and
property rights are being placed in
jeopardy to join our organization and
sid ,1s in orr efforts t0 rid the state