Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-13
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those laws which give full remuneration to
1a DC, and secures to capital it's rights
f,o We aecosnlze agriculture mining and manu.
1actnring as the paramount material intercsts
OF our state. and we deprecate any laws which
separate thehe from the commercial ard in
uusSlial interests OF our people, as are de-
interests for our success. We therefore declare
~ TO be the duty, rs it should be the pleasure,
VI an men placed i'll Office by the people to OPP
pose any unjust encroachment Of corporations
OF trusts upon the rights of any of our citizens
nao 10 SO administer the government in oil its
branches as will conduc, TO the welfare and i'd
Ntsntaee OF oil our people.
:, We view with pride our educ ational facilities
.nG nouflshinS condition OF our public schools,
coileSes and universities, and we demand that
our school lands suall be jenlously guarded
we honor our old soldiers and favor liberal
pensions to all those who hold an honorable
u;ssnarge. We also favor wise and liberal pro-
are needy and disabled.
we most heartily sympathize with the Irish
people In their desire fer home rule.
we heartily favor tine American system Of
projection by such properly regulated import
ou1les upon foreign products Us will stimulate
every industry and fully protect our vast army
OF .. workmen against the unfair competition Of
the criminal and pauper laborers Of the old
world. S ~
-, We most heartily welcome to our fellowship
~! me people who have come to us from foreign
amos TO hnd home in this, the country of
shelr adoption, intending to render due respect
10 Its laws; we favor the enactment Of such
laws as will protect the citizen in tho free e1-
ercise OF his right of suffrage, and will insure
fair and honest elections equal and lust taxa
ton of property.
~ heessognizng tho pernicious influence Of tho
est Of our commonwealth, we favor national
ana state prohibition OF such traffic. and the
naaoPtion OF tho article Of our constitution re-
letins thereto and the enforcement of such laws
as Will make the same effective.
, me great agricultural interests of Dakota de-
mand that they should be protected, fostered
anu guarded with jealous care, and such laws
enacted as will insure equitable rites of trans
portation, allowing no unjust discrimination
against sections or individuals, but we favor
the improvement Of the great waterways of the
northwest 80 as to bring close competition in
the carving trade. We favor q warehouse law
winch Will give every farmor free merket for
n ms produce and which will not leave him at
bine.
We advise and urge prompt and liberal action
on the part OIL the state and nation toward the
establishment of O competent system of irriga-
zion OF such portions of our state as would be
benefited thereby.
We favor the establishment of bureau of
LABOR ana stat1stics that We may have accu-
rate Information in regard to the educational
moral and financial condition and needs of tho
laboring masses. We also favor the prohibition
by law of the employment of children under l6
years OF age in mines, shops and factories.
I'VE favor the election OF railroad commits
sioners and giving them ample authority by
statute for the protection Of the people against
exorbitant rates and unjust discrimination
and We favor such system Of railroad inspec.
tion and supervision Us will promote the con-
venience and safety of the people.
We view with alarm the dangerous encroach-
ment OF the numerous trusts forming all over
our land, and demand the enactment of strin-
gent laws, state and national declaring the
formation of all trusts and combinations for the
purpose Of controlling or enhancing the price
OF any of the necessaries Of life unlawful and
contrary to public policy, and providing for
their suppression and the punishment OF all
parties implicated therein.