The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 6

Paragraphs from Make Your Wishes Known [Paragraphs i ismarcC ! ELOW is a blank form of petition on which the people of North Da- : Senator Charles E. Drown of Cass kota can make their wishes known to the North Dakota senate. It county (League) is hearing from con- stitutents with a demand that he in- should be cut out and the blank places referring to the name of your troduce a binl to do_away with the 1 1 x 3 2 A present mill tax for the support of the senator filled in with the name of the senator representing your district. “better {arming" movement. The sena- ] . or has discuss eV - If more space is needed for names paste a piece of paper on the bottom of eral members ana says ne finds almost unanimous support for such a measure, , the blank. Mail petition when filled out to “Secretary of the Senate,” which it now being prepared. Bismarck, N. D.’ Send the petition even if it is only convenient to get one opposition to League measures is or two names, but get as many people as possible who favor the carrying out of the League program. : To the Hon. Secretary of Senate, Bismarck,N. D.: Dear Sir:—Please present the following petition to the senate of the fifteenth legislative assembly, now in session, and particularly call it to the attention of Senator ................. who is the representative in that body from our distriet. PETITION TO THE SENATE OF THE 15th LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND TO SENATOR. tieieittiiiiseeaaa..... representing the district of the undersigned: sscesesae We, the undersigned, qualified voters of North Dakota, do /hereby respectfully petition - you to vote for and support the measure which will pass the house of representatives, providing for a new constitution and providing that such constitution be submitted to the voters of the state, for their rejection or approval, at a special election to be held in June this year. We further wish to respectfully urge upon you our wishes and demands that action be taken now favorably on such constitution, which provides and allows the state of North Dakota to establish terminal elevators, flour mills, packing plants, cold storage plants, rural eredit banks, state hail insurance, exemption of farm improvements from taxation, and to engage in any other business from time to time, which the voters desire, that would be a benefit to the peo- ple of the state. We further petition and ask that such constitution he passed by the senate and submitted to the people in the form in which it passed the house of representatives, which includes a more liberal and fair initiative and referendum and the recall and other provisions long demanded by the people of the state. : We believe the voters of North Dakota asked and demanded, by the vote cast for Gover- nor Frazier, that the Nonpartisan League program be carried out, and we join with Governor Frazier in asking that you let nothing stand in your way in doing and earrying out the wishes of the people of the state. We respectfully submit this petition and ask that you give same due and careful con- sideration. Address Occupation (Paste a sheet of paper here for more names) beginning to come to light in the shape of friendly letters from people at home, opposing the Torrens system of record- ing land titles, which Senator McCar- ten (League) introduced as Senate Bill No. 1, and the League program for state ownership of certain industries. Some of these are in circular form, and have been received hy practically all members. * & % Lieutenant Governor Kraabel is au- thority for the statement that the old time members of the senate, who have seen many a man begin his legislative career, declare that the new members of the 1917 session are above the aver= age beginning class in apparent ability, education and general appearance. The lieutenant governor himself, who has been here for 10 years, strongly in- dorses this opinion. * s There is a daily growing solidarity of League forces. Whereas the senate - and house began the session by holding separate caucuses (that is of League representatives and senators), they are now holding caucuses together for the purpose of coming to mutual under- standings, and it gives promise of im- proving possibilities. * % Up to date the legislative sessions have been short, but they have suc- ceeded in introducting a mass of busi- ness for the committees in the shape of bills and proposed constitutional amendments. $ * £ The pool hall men of Morton and Burleigh counties are planning an or- ganization, which is to become the spokesman for all these interests in the state, with a~view to demanding the repeal of certain laws, which they consider handicap their business. The flurry about Sunday closing on Jane uary 7, which opposition newspapers tried to feature as a huge League crisis, was fostered by them as a foun- dation for the demands they expect to make soon. * * * Mose Rosenweig, head page in the house, has learned the trick of politics, and is lining up the “third house,” that is, all the sworn employes, to elect him ‘“speaker” and pull of some gay stunts during the session. Mose is only 18 years old, but is serving his second term in the house and declares he intends to run for the legislature the first election after his twenty-first birthday. ¢+ A proposition is brewing to put some sort of a tax on the commercial travel- ers who now have a loud voice in all things politicai around hotel lobbies and on trains, but do not pay for the privilege. * % There never was a more quiet, and unobtrusive lobby at a state capital than that of the suffragists at Bis- marck this year, but two bills were in- troduced within the first three days proposing to raise women to the rank of voters. HE'S IN THE RING Karlstad, Minn. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: The issue of the Leader of December 28 received. It is a good onme. I am glad to see that the work of getting.the farmers into this movement is going on successfully. What we need in Min- nesota, is a thorough-going organiza- tion. We must remember that we have. several large cities within our borders where Big Biz is pretty well entrench- ed and where they can, through the papers owned or controlled by them- selves, mold public opinion in their favor. I would suggest that League mem- bers after reading the Leader hand or send it to someone who is not a mem- ber, asking him to read it. In this way we may get some farmers to do a little thinking of their own. Reading one issue of the Leader ought to be enough to open the eyes of almost any farmer, unless he is politically blind. % It is encouraging to see that so many papers mention this movement in a friendly way, but there should be more. It is, however, better for them to be be openly hostile. quiet than to throw hidden slurs or to Let me know if there is anything I can do to help a good thing along and. I will do it if possible. ARON F. SPJUT.