Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-14
DEMOCRATS |ND0RSE DRY
LAW; FAVOR ECONOMY IN
STATE; elect ERICKSON
Platform Designed for Use in Fall Campaign Is
Wrought in Convention at Helena; Approval
of Eighteenth Amendment Comes After Move
Is Made to Ignore 1t; Dixon Regime Is Flayed.

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cent, and in addition thereto voted upon
themselves a bond issue of 5000, 600
for construction Of buildings at their
state institutions, thereby relieving the
general fund from appropriations for
that purpose. That Notwithstanding
this, 40 per cent increase of the levy
for state purposes and a S5,OOO,OO0
bond issue, still the present administra-
ton has not been able to live within its
income, but has incurred an additional
Indebtedness of 81 500. 900, which must
eventually be met by the taxpayers.
Realizing that the true method to
be applied for the reduction of taxes
in the state is the reduction of the ex-
penses of government, we pledge our
legislators:
First, that it will reduce the num-
ber of bureaus, commissions, clerks and
employees TO point where the expenses
of government will not exceed it's in
come.
Would Avoid Bureaus
Second, that it will create no addi
tional bureaus, commissions, boards or
tax eating agencies by which the rev.
enues of the state will be dissipated.
Inlrd, that the appropriations made
by such Legislature will be limited to
the anticipated revenues of the state,
and katthe state will get a dollar
we'll Service for every dollar spent
:. the enactment of a budget
NiH make it unlawful to ex-
t2af appropriated for speci-
TO any other purpose"
The resolutions denounced "the ac-
ton OF the republican state administra-
ton in keeping upon the payroll Of
the state horde of take eating state
employees who do no work for the
state and serve no useful purpose to
society, but travel about the state at
public expense on political errands,
seeking to advance the cause of the
administration They also condemned
the state administration for ''displacing
veterans of the world war who were
in the employ of the state with con-
yicts."
Cite Inheritance Tax.
The resolutions charged that political
influence has undermined the efficiency
of state educational institutions; called
attention to the repeal of state inheri-
tance tax passed by democratic legis-
lature and ''mutilated' by the last leg
islature; indorsed the pending consti-
tutlonal amendment to permit consoli
datIon of the city and county govern
ments; and commission form of gov
ernment for counties; suggested inves-
tigation of the feasibility of an old
age pension system in lieu of poor
farms; pledged democratic nominees to
IAN equitable and just distribution of
the burdens of taxation so that every
class of property shall bear its full
share in accordance with its ability to
pay, ITO secure which the resolutions
pledged the nominees to the legislature
TO enact legislation which makes eff
fectlVe the proposed amendment to
the constitution to provide perma
nent tax commission"
Reaffirm Allegiance.
The resolutions reaffirmed allegiance
TO the principles of the party, con-
demned the republican administration
for failure to meet domestic problems; /;
condemned the revenue law passed by
the present congress; termed the pend
ing tariff bill "a vicious log rolling
measure; denounced the ship subsidy;
demanded the repeal of the Esch- Cum
Minis law and endorsed the Great
Lakes-Gulf waterway project.
The democratic nominees were
pledged TO forward the pending bill to
create S350,OO0. 900 fund for reclama-
ton projects, and the bill for the con-
servation of waters draining into and
out of Flathead lake.
The seating of Senator Truman II.
Newberry was condemned and the
loyal and consistent friendship" of the
democratic party to labor was con-
firmed. Government by injunction
was denounced and enactment demand
ed of law to prevent gamblers and
spectators from controlling in their
own interest the prices of the products
of the farm
The federal reserve act was lauded
and speedy enactment of just and lib
eral soldiers adjusted compensation bill
favored.