The nonpartisan leader. [volume], February 01, 1917, Image 18

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U3ERE is still a chance to let the North Dakota
you and your neighbors feel about the passage
the bill which provides for submitting to the people next June at a
special election a constitution that will permit the farmers' program being
carried out. If you want this bill passed, giving you the right to vote on the
new constitution and hastening the League program, cut out the petition
below, sign it yourself and send it in. Or circulate it among your friends.
If not enough room in the blank places for names, paste on a piece
of paper. Fill in the blank with the name of your senator before mailing.
Mail the petition to the Secretary of the Senate, Bismarck, N. D. THEY
CAN NOT IGNORE YOU.
To the Hon. Secretary^ of Senate, Bismarck, N. D.: S-
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 district.
PETITION
TO THE SENATE OF THE 15th LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND TO SENATOR..........
-. representing the district of the undersigned: ...
"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 b§_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 credit
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 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 carrying 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.
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We further petition and ask that such constitution be passed by the senate and submitted
to the people in the form in whichnt 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.
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GET BUSY, HE SAYS
Carrington, N. D., Jan. 15.
Mr. A. C. Townley,
Dear Sir:
I am sorry to state that I cannot
attend the meeting at Valley City.
I am 67' years of age this year and
I would like to see things go
through as soon as possible. We
want a state constitution this-year.
We don't want to wait four years.
The hold-overs are farmers and
they ought to go with the farm
ers, as the farmers had but one
show and this is the one. We want
you to make her go.
Mr. A. C. Townley, L?
Dear Sir:
It looks like some of those hold-"
over senators can not get the "hunch" j
and start something useful for the peo-~
pie, in place of all those fake lawa
which they made more for pastime
than results.
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HENRY MILLER.
A CENTER SMASH
M&pes, N. D., Jan. 16.^ VX
feclitor Nonpartisan Leader: t" n.
Praaier is sure some fullback. Thattf.*,^-,
center smash into the board of regents
is the greatest ot his football career.
R. H. ANDREWS.
AS TO HOLD-OVERS
Kensal, N. D., Jan." 14.
I am quite busy at home at present-"- t..
on account of the cold weather and'sv'
much snow, and can not be present
the Valley City meeting, but hope soms\
of those members present will open up
their hearts and let those kind gentle-: ."'"*,
men find out what we need. I do not
wish them anything bad, but wish you j.:,
could get them out on a farm for some V.
years.
Of course, they should have plenty^ -t-"
of 12 per cent money to work with so
they can get a real farmer's start, and
ENOUGH WORDS—ACT
Mose, N. D.:
Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
If we had state mills we could get' J*,
out of our wheat all there is in it. Who
will benefit by these hold-overs in the
North Dakota senate blocking the.
League program and preventing state
mills? WiU it be the farmers or the5
millers and the Minneapolis grain
gang? Some of you coUege professors'"!
try to guess the reason why the hold-'
over senators are bucking the League
program. fe-
We want the constitution changed^ i" b,
right now. We don't want to wait',
four or five years—we want it now. a
That is what we voted for. Get the ,\
League program worked out as soon as'^^Vv
possible. We would like to know more*"
about these hold-overs. What do they J'
look like? Where do they come from?? ~~~&
What is the matter with them?
To my mind a great injustice is be-?, -j
ing done to children in a school district
through which there is no railroad, andftgifej
that usually is a rural district The"'
district through which there is a rail
road gets the taxes from it and is able
to build a better school house, hire an
extra teacher, or have an extra month
or two of school. ,_a
Whereas, the district without a rail-
road gets no taxes from it, and the
children get correspondingly less school§§* ll
advantages. Still the district without
the railroad helps to support the rail
ways just as much as the district
through which the road passes. They
are, however, deprived of any of the
taxes collected from this source.
If we believe in equal opportunities
and in giving all children an equal
chance to prepare for life, it seems to
me some way should be devised to
make our professions more than mere
words. Why not let the state collect
the taxes from the railroads and divide
them pro" rata among the several dis
tricts?
The favored districts will no doubt
be loaUi to give up tKe taxes rightfully
belonging to all the districts of thev
state though justice demands it
Shoifld you deem it worth while you
may publish this, though it won't hurt
my feelings if you don't
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JENS P. PEDERSON.
I notice in the Leader where Mr. W.
F. Moebius tells about his experience
with the, Phelps mill concerning his
flour, middlings and bran. He must
have gotten more than double what,
he would have gotten if he had sold his®??
wheat at $1 and bought flour.
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ANTHONY ANSON.
RURAL SCHOOLS
Foxholm, N. D.w
Editor Nonpartisan- Leader:
While there is considerable discus
sion as to improving our rural schools, a
and while the legislature wiU no doubt
consider the question and do as they&tji
think best regardless of what might
be my ideas, I take the liberty to state
niy view on one point at least, thoughts
unasked.
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