The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-12

We, the Independe : Ioters' asso-
ciaJlon, in conventi assembled at
the city Of Grand ks, N. D., do
hereby adopt the fo.-. wing platform
eyu:ic!ating the principles Of repre-
sentative government and advocating
the abolition of the present un-Amer
lean, ocspotic and socialistic system
Of state government, and reaffirming
our fealty to safe, sound and sane
constitutional government in the in
terests of all people.
Representative Government
We re-affirm our belief in the prin-
ciples Of representative government
that have obtained in the United
States since the birth of our nation.
AS American citizens imbued with the
spirit of democracy we condemn the
actions Of few self appointed lead
srs and agitators who have fastened
themselves on the body polite of this
state and who through coercive, auto
cratic and un-American methods have
divided the people of this state into
two classes and installed Russian
Governor Condemned
We condemn the acts of the COVER
nor in refusing to allow the people Of
the state to exercise their constitu
tional rights to initiate measures as
provided for by the constitution, and
also the action of the Nonpartisan
League legislators in attempting to
override the constitution by enacting
a law providing for the placing in
operation all laws passed within ten
days after adjournment without hav-
ing received the necessary two-thirds
vote upon the emergency clause.
We are opposed to the extension of
the executive power in the state be-
lieving it to be against the principles
Of representative government and
productive Of perpetuation of politi-
cal power We are also opposed to
the right of the governor to remove
any officer without just cause.
School Funds
We are sensible to the fact that the
school fund of the state is under our
compact with the Federal government
a sacred trust fund to be used for ed
ucational purposes only and should
not be used for political or socialistic
enterprises.
Bank of North Dakota
We believe that the State Bank of
North Dakota as organized and man.
aged is menace to the financial well
fare of the state. Past experience
has proven Jilat banks organized upon
such principles have uniformly be-
come failures. E.-. -.
1t is therefore recommended that
the present banking law be SO modi-
fled as to become real rural credits
bank, so as to furnish loans at min
irnnm interest rate to the farmers of
the state and that the same be placed
under strict regulation and examina
tion by at least two elective depart
ments of the state and that school
districts, townships, villages, cities
and counties shall be restored to the
right of administering their own
funds.
Radical Laws
We believe that the laws creating a
one man tax commission, the official
newspaper law, the law creating a
state sheriff, the special investigating
committee law and all laws affecting
adversely the rights of clulzens with
reference to their persons or prope:-
ty should be repealed.
We are unalterably opposed to the
principles Of l. w. W'ism, red social
ism and the red flag and believe in
supporting and upholding the American
flag as the symbol standing for the
pe-petuation of our American insti-
tutions equal opportunity to all class
es, and full protection of life, liberty
and the, pursuit of happiness of all
our people granted by the constitu
tioN.
-, Homebuilders' Law r.~.,
The homebuilders' law as carried
out at present is unnecessary and un-
called for in this state. During forty
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 agri
cultural region that cannot and do
not take care of themselves. It is un-
fair to burden the people of this state
with complex and expensive machin
cry for seizing land and levying tax
es to take care of people who may not
even be residents of our common
wealth. Such a principle carried out
would result in helpless and unde-
sireable class flocking in. According
ly we condemn this law and recon-
mend the enactment of a measure
that will wind up it's affairs and re-
lieve the state from the tyranny
threatened by the present homebuild-
ers law in the hands of unscrupulous
political selfseekers.
State Library
We deplore the prostitution of the
morals and intellect of the youth of
the state by the insidious circulation
of debasing and demoralizing itera
ture through the state circulating lib
raries and also the. employment of
non-residents and radicals in any Off
cial capacity.
Workmen's Compensation
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
bo oytended en- as RI c0var all lahn,. II,