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A North Dakota Platform
Melvln A. Hildreth of Fargo, N. D.,
is ono of the democratic nominees
for congress. Ho has issued to the
people of his state the following
Statement:
Having been selected as ono of the
candidates for congress on the demo
cratic ticket at the last primary elec
tion, I want the people of this state
to know exactly where I stand on
some of the questions of the hour.
1 I am opposed to all kinds of
business graft and political graft,
whether it be in the city office, coun
ty, state or nation.
2 I am opposed to mixing busi
ness up with politics. No man can
serve two masters; therefore no pub
lic servant can combine business with
the performance of his public duty.
3 I am opposed to giving away
the property that belongs to the na
tion to favored corporations, and to
the special interests. I believe that
the natural resources of this nation
should be held by the general gov
ernment for the benefit of all our
people.
, 4 I favor the revision of the tariff
downward, giving suitable .protection
to the interests of labor, to place
higher duties upon luxuries than on
the necessities of life.
, 6 I am opposed to the politics of
this state being controlled by a man
who has been branded in the courts
'as a criminal. I believe in the rule
of the people.
G Corporations are entitled to a
square deal. Public officers should
see that thoy get a fair deal, but
corporations ought not to choose ser
vants whp always decide in their
favor as to what a square deal is.
7 I believe in economy. A city,
county, state or nation should live
within its income. "What wo need
today is to practice downright busi
ness principles in the affairs of gov
ernment; see that every dollar of
public money is paid out for value
received.
8 I am opposed to all trusts,
monopolies and illegal combinations
and believe that the people should
vote directly for United States sen
ators. They should have the right
to select those officers without their
being tied up to special interests,
who contribute large sums of money
to elect tlfem and then defeat the will
of tho people.
9 I am in favor of an income tax
so that wealth may contribute a fair
share to the support of the govern
ment. 10 I am opposed to all ship sub
sidies. They rob the many for the
benefit of the few.
Keeping in mind those cardinal
principles, I invito my fellow citizens
to support me for member of con
gress and if elected to that high
position I will give my vote and sup
port for such measures as shall be
In the interest of the many as against
the special privileges of tho few.
Very respectfully yours,
MELVIN A. HILDRETH.
Knickor "Bread is to bo sold by
weight."
Bocker "Then my wife can mako
us rich." New York Sun.
Disgusted Fisherman (emptying
his bait into tho stream) -"Hanged
if I'll wait on you any longer, Hero!
Help yourselves." Life.
Irrigated Lands in the Fertile
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Alfalfa, Sugar Cane, Cabbage, Onions, Cotton, Corn
Lnuda near Mercedes, Texan, yield Iho larpvt and carl loot croiw In tlio Ciiltml HtnUm, Ijirgrat Irrigation
canal In tJio state. Soil is fertile; climate Ideal, both summer and winter; wnUr plentiful. No drought.
American Rio Grande Land 8c Irrigation Co.,
Ilox I, Moreetlea, Hidalgo County. Text
scandals are started and let's leave
tho sequel to tlio reader.
Will tho people rule? Education
can do great things. Many new
means of informing the masses are
"being set Into motion. The" non-'
subsidized magazines (like The Com
moner) are doing good work. Tho
universities, if the bjg business in
terests are kept from restricting the
freedom of teaching, will be a pow
erful force in furnishing information
that will solidify the majority. In
addition to these there are hundreds
of clubs,- social and civic centers,
public lecture courses and debating
societies that are making some head
way for popular rule. Great lead
ers like LaFollette, Bryan, Dolllver,
Polk, Cummins, Gaynor and many
others are pulling us toward the right
goal.
Education is necessary; organiza
tion is vital. What is needed most
. at dift present time is organization,
namely, a new party. Insurgent re
publicans and progressive democrats
are fighting for tho same cause only
under different banners, and because
of the different banners they are
often betrayed into fighting each
other. As long as they do that, the
special interests are happy. Isn't it
about time that we tied the two ban
ners' together and sounded the call
for war?
J. J. PETTIJOHN.
Madison, Wisconsin.
THE CASUS BELLI
One day a Scotch and English boy
who were fighting, were separated by
their respective mothers with diffi
culty, the Scotch boy, though the
smaller, being far more pugnacious.
"What garred ye ficht a big laddie
like that for?" said tlie mother as
she wiped the blood fiom his nose.
''And I'll light him again," said the
boy, "if he says Scotsmen wear kilts
because their feet are too big to get
into trousers!" Argonaut.
FELLOW FEELING
-"Does hisauto smoke?"
vo. imf lin lwirps rn
nil" nPtny li a le mnrrlnrl'"
v. Kniclcer
( TXnnlror-
makeit stop till after he is married:
SIIAFROTH OF COLORADO
(With abject apologies to Rudyard
Kipling.)
"What aro they yelling for in there?"
asked the man outside.
"Theyare nominatin' Shafroth," the
man on guard replied.
"Why do they make so blamed much
noise?" then asked tho man out
side. "It's just the democratic way," tho
man on guard replied.
For they're namin' Honest Jofinny;
they have heard the people call.
They tried their best to beat him,
but no longer can they stall.
His name will head the ticket, and
he'll lead the hosts this fall,
For they're namin' Honest Johnny
in the mornin'.
"Whose is that high-pitched voice I
hear?" then asked the man out
side "It's Tuliy Scott that's-talking now,"
the man on guard replied.
"Why does he shout so loud and
long?" then asked the man
outside.
"He's layin' down the law, you bet,"
the man on guard replied.
They are namin' Honest Johnny,
for the men in there well know
That he's the only man they've got
who stands the slightest show,
And democracy without him at tho
polls would get a blow,
So they're namin' Honest Johnny
in the mornin'.
"Who are those men now sneaking
out?" then asked the man out
side. "Oh that's the double-crossing gang,"
the man on guard replied;
"What was their scheme, I'd like to
know?" then asked the man
outside.
"In secret they were after John," the
man on guard replied.
They are namin' Honest Johnny,
and some hearts are filled with
gloom,
For all their hopes of party splits
have now gone up the flume;
They can wrap their shrouds
around 'em and can crawl back
to their tomb,
For they're namin' Honest Johnny
in the mornin'.
Denver Post.
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