The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 5, 1917, Page 36

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Gross Earnings Tax and House Bill 44 (Continued from page 11) much more information that railroads would rather keep to themselves. The railroads know this, and the Old Gang newspapers and politicians know it, but they would like to keep the people from thinking about it. That is why the railroads are now against a gross earnings system. That is why Judge N. C. Young, Northern Pacific attorney, is fighting House Bill 44 by paying for the circulation of thousands upon thousands of the misleading and false pamphlets, “A Socialist Consti- tution.” That is why the Old Gang that killed the freight rate measure, House Bill 298, is against House Bill 44. Both of them would take from the railroads and give to the public a larger share of what is due the public from the railroads. As to the soundness of the gross earnings system, nothing could be more certain, simple and scientific under proper enforcement. It requires a tax only in proportion to the ability to pay. It is based upon accurately determined figures, not upon assessors’ guesses that vary from year to year, and be- tween man and man: It taxes only those portions of the railroad that are paying. The pioneer lines, which North Dakota needs so badly, would not be handicapped by a heavy property tax. Until they reached an earning basis they would not have to pay, and when they did they would be able to pay. The legislature of 1915 passed a con- current resolution demanding of the Hanna board of equalization (notori- ously friendly to the railroads) that it compel the railroads to observe the law, and file the reports called for in the North Dakota statutes. This reso- lution also contained a mass of in- dorsements from economists in favor of the gross earnings system. Some reason why such a system would be good for North Dakota are that it would yield a bigger tax from the railroads than they are now pay- ing. It would be a tax they could not dodge easily or safely. It would lift part of the burden off the backs of the farmers and other small property owners. It would give more money to the. school fund and it would stimulate the construction of new railroads. CUTTING TRIFLES OUT OF THE CONSTITUTION Another omission from House 'Bill 44, which the Old Gang has loudly criticized is a sentence from Section 138 of the constitution (134 in House Bill 44). The present section reads as follows, the omitted part being in black face type: . “Section 138. No corporation shall issue stock or bonds except for money, labor done, or money or property ac- tually received; and all fictitious in- crease of stock or indebtedness shall be void. The stock and indebtedness of corporations shall not be increased except in' pursuance of general law, nor without the consent of the per- sons holding the larger amount in value of the stock first obtained at' a meeting to be held after 60 days notice given in pursuance of law.” All that is essential to the welfdare of the state is retained in House Bill 44. The part omitted is more fit to be in the bylaws of a corporation, than in the constitution of a state. It is not a matter of constitutional quality at all. It is a matter that concerns only the stockholders of the particular cor- poration, and is an attempt to put into the constitution little details of regu- lation, which have no place in a docu- ment of basic law. However, this is often done when constitutions are be- ing written for states that have very little statute law, and where there is a feeling that something should be put in the constitution to bridge over the time until proper laws can be.enacted. The North Dakota constitution is full of these small items of statutory law, which ought to be omitted when a modern constitution is written, and which moreover, are now covered far more thoroughly in our present stat- utes These are facts well known, at least to some of the carping critics of House Bill 44. The lawyers and judges know it if some do not. They know that in-. cluding minor regulations in a con- stitution is of no value, that it is not considered good constitution making, that_ it is only done as a make-shift until these things can be attended to as they should be in statute law; but’ they would deceive persons not fami- liar with law making into believing that without these details a constitu- tion is without authority or effect. Another similar omission in House Bill 44, which enemies of the League have attempted to magnify, occurs in Section 139 of the constitution (135 of House Bill 44). This relates to the construction of street railways, tele- graph, telephone and similar plants in towns and cities. The full section -per cent off, cash with order. reads as follows, the part in black let- ters being the part omitted in House Bill 44: “Sec. 139. No law shall be passed by the legislative assembly granting the right to construct and operate a street railroad, telegraph, telephone or elec- tric light plant wfthin any city, town or incorporated village, without requir- ing the consent of the local authorities having the control of the street or highway proposed to be occupied for such purpose.” = HOW THE LEAGUE WOULD PROTECT CITIES The attempt to make it appear that by leaving out these last words, the constitution is thereby deprived of au- thority to regulate such corporations, is a brazen fraud upon the readers. The heading in “A Socialist Constitu- tion” declares “but most significant amendments are made to Sections 135, 138 and 139.” Read the section again, leaving out the black lettered portion, and see just what “significant” amend- ment has been made. Anything very dangerous about that? It is “significant” but in a different direction than the insinuation points. The omission of the black lettered lines deprives. the legislature of the power to grant to corporations privileges in cities and town that the people of those cities and towns do not want granted. Under the present constitu- tion, the legislature can give permis- sion to corporations to build street railways, telephones or telegraph lines regardless of the wishes of the citi- zens; and all that the corporation has to do in order to get this. permission from the legislature; is to get the ‘“‘con- sent of the local authorities having control of the street or highway pro- posed to be used for that purpose.” 1f it can corrupt a majority of such “local authorities”, if it can elect a corporation man or two, it canget this “consent” of the officials temporarily in control, and then go to the legisla- ture for the desired special privileges. Under the constitution as proposed in House Bill. 44 by League, no Old Gang legislature could ever thus interfere in local affairs to give away the rights of a town or city. PROSPECT FOR 1917 Never in the history has there been such prospects for high prices as for the 1917 crop. The farmers should prepare to get their share out of this price and crop. “As ye sow so shall ye reap.” If you sow wild oats you will surely reap accordingly. Rust and heat caught the 1916 crop so the grain is light and small. The wild oat was farther advanced and is larger and heavier in proportion than the cultivated grain and if you have tried your fanning mills and graders especially this year, you have plenty of wild oats left in the seed. In the oats and barley you do not see them as well but you sow them. You will ask for a remédy. Get a separator that catches them by the whiskers whether large or small—out of any kind of grain and does it so nearly perfect that you can hunt till you get tired before you can find one. This is the result with the new improved 1917 make Hoiland wild oats separator made in Fargo. Made in two sizes. $35 and $50, 2 Prompt shipment as long as stock lasts. If order is not filled same day will re- turn your check. Will stand one-half the express charges. Order today and save delay.—Advt. FIGHTING ALONE (Editorial in Bismarck (N. D.) Public Opinion) North Dakota alone of all the states in the Union, fighting for the farmer's interest at the grain-grading hearing at Washingten. This dispatch every paper in North Dakota carried last week. ‘What an eloquent tribute Farmers’ Nonpartisan League. The only state in which it is or- ganized and in control, fighting the battle alone against the wheat gam- blers and the milling interests who in- sist on an ancient unscientific method of grading, by appearances, not by results. If the Lieague had done nothing but represent the farmers at the national capital at the hearing this alone would have justified every farmer paying ten to a hundred times what he paid to join the League. Maybe, those six-dollar su:kers were not such suckers after all. 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