The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-08
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Peoples Forum

To the Editor of Bismarck Tribune.
| Bismarck, N. D.
Having lived here i'm Burleigh
County since 1891, must say that
| never have witnessed a winter like
this one. and it certainly would he
Blessing to North Dakota if this
! kind of weather would continue I'm
| til the day after this here great
election that is before US in March
The voters of North Dakota will
have some very important laws on
the 18th. day of this March before
| them. some folks give this coming
election but very little thought, as
they think it does not matter whether
they go to the election or not. but
say that is not the way AMERICAN
CITIZENS shoufd think, they Should
respect the great honor they have in
having that right given to them, so
they can go to the polls and vote as
they wish to vote, our Constitution
is based upon, EQUAL RIGHTS TO
ALP and that was the intent of our
Primary Election Law, which "PRI-
MARY ELECTION should get away
in our State Of North Dakota with
all caucus NOMINATION which was
prior to the present June Primarv
Election now. 4
IN read ng papers of the l. V. AS.
and also Of the N. P. L. gives a vot-
er the difference as to the opinion of
both sides. and there may be mis- /,
Interpretation as to the laws that are
to be voted on, by one side more
than by the other. l am reading an
l V. A. paper which expresses itsa
opinion on Chapter EOS, Nonpa1ti- !
san Election" unjust and misleading
to the voters. as any person who is
able to read the Bill himself. or gets
the meaning Of that "NONPARTI- ;
SAN ELECTION" Law will never vote
for it to become Law of North Da-
kota. as it is bound to throw the
nomination of candidates back to a
political bunch. study S. Persons
Nominated. "No candidate for nom
ination shall. however. be declared
duly nominated candidate unless
he or she receives at least as many
votes as the number of signatures
required to be obtained on the pc
tition to have the candidates name
placed on the primary ballot" Also
study S. 10. The amount of Sigma
lures candidate would have to
haveson his petition. also the law
reads. 1.-TWO or more candidates for
different offices may seek signatures
on the same nominating petition.
Now, l would construe the intent of
the "Nonpartisan Election" Law is to
get back to about twenty years ago,
and nominate candidates by a politi-
cal clique, are We going to stand for
any thing like that? / can not see
how our Lawmakers could frame upT
law like Chapter 205' of the 1923
Session Laws under the Constitution
of our Beloved Country, just take
notice Of the last sentence of rs. 10.
Chapter. 205V which reads as fol-
lows" IT any section, provision,
clause. sentence or part of this Act
shall be declared violative of any
provision, the act
shall be deemed and held to have
been enacted independent Of the part
so declared unconstitutional, and any
operative part thereof that may re-
main, shall, nevertheless, be given
full force and effect, to the end that
the ultimate purpose of the act shall.
as far as possible, be accomplished.
,Ouw Lawmakers knew when they
framed this kind Of Law that it is
not all constitutional, or else they
woul not have put, such a clause in
as that.
We know our present election Laws
are Constitutional, and why do we
want to put such law on our Statutes
That we don't know is Constitutions.
and go to the expense of having 1t
all tried out in Supreme Court. that
would all cost money, who pays it.
we taxpayers, let US vote mo" on !
Chapter 205. and abide by our CON-
Dated, March 7th, Baldwin, N. D.
M JuLdus MEYER.