The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-15
FARMER-LABOR
DELEGATES MEET
Decide Not To Star; Third Party But
Work Through One Of Old
Parties

Huron. March 13.-Through the
elimination OF the third party move
ment. and the organization OF all
farmer, labor and other progressive
factions of both parties under one
head which it is proposed, will enter
the proposal meetings in the spring
and capture one OF the other of the
leading parties, the Farmer-Labor con
ference for political action hopes TO
accomplish some of the economic re-
suits for the state which the Nonpar-
tisan LEI que was unable to procure
for them, according to the conference
which held its third session here yes
|terday afternoon.
A resolution introduced by W. Il.
Beck OF Geddes, president of the South
Dakota Federation of Labor, was an
animously adopted OF the floor of the
convention yesterday afternoon after
over an hour Of debate. This resolu-
tion provides:
Whereas, the results of the last
South Dakota general election has de-
monstrated that the progressive voters
of the state cannot ecure the results
they hesire, or attain their detectives
through a third party at this time, be
it resolved by this conference for pro-
gressiye political action that we favor
joint and cooperative political action
by all progressive organized laborers,
farmers and others of progressive pol
itical principles through the Demo-
cratic end Republican parties in the
next campaign and general election"
BY concerted action of all farmers
organizations as we'll as the organized
labor bodies Of the state, the confer
ence proposes to capture one or the
other Of these parties in the proposals
meetings and primary, carrying its
ticket through the general election.
Other resolutions introduced by
Louis Jelle of Hartford and by Frank
HUT of Centerville, condemned the
present state party in power In strong
terms.
The Jelle resolution reads:
"We protest most vigorously against
the deception of the state machine in
power in it's plea for economy in its
biennial political platform, yet greatly
increasing the state appropriations
and state bonded Indebtedness, thus
burdening the people with high taxes
for wars TO come, This action We
brand as most hypocritical and un-
worthy"
The HUT resolution follows:
The Farmer-Labor conference at
Huron, March IL, 1923, resolved that:
We declare that the deliberate ac-
ton Of the official machine in South
Dakota in r~avaging the state constitu-
ton, in raiding the treasury n
wrccking the peoples primary law by
destroying joint debates and the inte-
gritty of the ballot, by setting aside
seven direct majority votes Of the
people of this state, Is the most law
less official act of any on record in
the United States. That we demand
that the judges. the governor and leg
islators respect their official oaths and
the plain letter and spirit Of the con-
stitution, and respect the peoples YER
diets 1T the polls. That we deplore
and condemn the machine for defeat
ing the legislative investigation COM
mittee of twelve to investigate the al
legged shortage of several million dol
lars Of rural credit funds, and We in
vite cooperation Of all good citizens
regardless OF party TO elect an entire
new official government in South Da-
kota at the coming primary and gen.
eral election. That we invite all Off
Gals not satisfied with the constitu-
tional limitation of pay to resign and
not become candidates for salary
grabs' in violation OF the state consti-
tution"