The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
DOES NOT MEAN
SMITH SUPPORT
DESPITE ACTION

Ter, Crosby.
Thatcher and Gray were mad
permanent chairman and secretary.
Thatcher then appointed two com
mittees rs follows:
Resolutions: C. M. Whitmer, Yuc
ca; Ben 1verson, Tioga; S. w. John
son, Steele; Arthur Tweten, Rolette
Stephen Terhorst, Donnybrook.
Platform: J. r. Maddox, Mad
dock; G. C. Washburn, Edgeley; Will
liam Martin, Chaseley; /. II. Nc
Coy, Mott; and X. N. Bjorndahl
Edinburg.
The Nonpartisan meeting then ad
journed for more than an hour Will.
the two committees went into ses:
sion.
The reports Of the two-committee.
were practically identical and both
were accepted, with the exception Of
one clause in the resolution commit.
tees report, which read:
Whereas North Dakota is pri.
marily an agricultural state, anC
recognizing the serious need of ma.
terial agricultural relief and fully
believing in the statement Of Her
bert Hoover that the condition Of
agriculture is the outstanding cur
rent problem Of the nation, and in
his ability to solve this problem we
heartily endorse the candidacy OF
Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis
for president and vice president OF
the United States.
"And further, we heartily endorse
the stand of Herbert Hoover on the
construction Of the Great Lakes-St
Lawrence inland waterway, believing
that said waterway will result in
marked benefit to the agricultural
northwest"
Accept Resolution Report
The complete resolution repor,
which was accepted follows:
Believing in the fundamental prin-
ciples upon which the Republican
party was founded, and taking pride
in the great achievements and ira.
ditions of the party we deplore the
betrayal of these principles and ira.
ditions by Republicans in high
places in the party.
The corn belt gave birth to the
Republican party and the agricul.
tural northwest has loyalty anc
steadfastly supported it during the
past u years or more, and yet this
very loyalty seemed to act agains,
the agricultural interests in tn,
Kansas City convention, the greatest
party leaders no doubt, taking it fol
granted that they could depend up
on the usual Republican majorities
without giving any service in re.
turn.
We therefore look forward to .
new leadership in our party ane
heartily endorse the attitudes taker
and the policies proclaimed by such
progressive leaders as Senator Lynn
J. Frazier, Gerald P. Nye and ]. H
Sinclair, all sincere supporters OF
agriculture, and we pledge the Re.
publican party Of North Dakota as
represented by duly elected precinc,
representatives now in session tc
continue along the same progressive
lines as it has in the past recent
years in consistent and unceasinr eff.
forts to further the greatest need
Of the people, by the people, and fol
the people.
We favor giving preference t.
cooperative associations able to dis.
tribute products of state-owned in.
dustries.
We favor giving a preference to
cooperative associations able to fur.
nish raw materials and supplies ia
state-owned industries and institu.
tions.
We favor an immediate adjust.
ment of the tariff on flax providing
for q substantial increase, for the
reason that we are and will be for 8
considerable period, importers Of
flax to supply home demands: that
an increase in the tariff will bring
q reasonable return to the farmer
and will encourage the increased
production of flax and the CORE.
spending decrease in the acreage Of
crops Of which we are now raisine
. surplus.
We demand that, whereas cooper.
alive associations entitled under Law
to membership in the grain-ex
changes OF the country are now be,
ing prevented from such member.
ship and are being discriminate
against, and whereas the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture has origina
jurisdiction over such matters, that
the Commissioner Of ARriculture i
requested to take immediate steps tt
remove this discrimination against
cooperative organizations.
Favor Gambling Law
We favor the enactment by con.
Gress Of . law which shall make il
unlawful and punishable as q crime
Tor any person, firm, corporation OF
association, to gamble or speculate
upon the price OF any agriculture
product by fictitious sales where
such sales are not based upon thu
actual possession Of such products
to the end that the actual law Of
actual supply and demand shall gov.
ern, - far Is possible, the sales Of
agricultural products.
Whereas American Agriculture j.
one Of the basic industries Of thu
nation, with one third Of the entire
population engaged therein, and
Whereas, the prosperity Of an,
nation must necessarily depend up
on . prosperous farm life, and
Whereas, today, the agriculture
class Of the nation has for severa