Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-13
Fusion state Platform.

We, the representatives of the Demo-
cratic, Peoples and Silver Republican
parties of the State OF Washington, as
sembled in joint convention this 10Th
day of August 1909, respectively reatfirm
our faith in the principles enunciated by
our respective national conventions ;
and we pledge our earnest support to the
peerless representatives of the people,
William Jennings Bryan and Adlai T..
Stevenson.
We still believe in the Declaration OF
independence, and therefore hold it aloft
in preference to the imperialistic policy
of the Republican party.
We oppose trusts and combinations
which corner the products of industry
and levy tribute on the people, and we
denounce the Republican policy which
corruptly creates and fosters these harm
full combinations. We are against mo-
nopolies of all kinds, and especially view
with the graveSt concern the attitude Of
the Republican administration in Great
ing the greatest of all monopolics in it's
delegating to the national banks the
sovereign right to make and issue the
peoples money.
We witness with shame and humilia-
ton the cowardly and inconsistent action
of the present Republican administration
in hauling down the American flag that
for third of century has floated in
honor and unchallenged over the Porcu-
pine mining district of Alaska.
We denounce these twin relics of bar
barism-imperialism and militarism-
whether in the form of trusts at home or
greed of conquest abroad. We believe
that right, not might; justice, not terri
tory, should ever remain the corner
stones of our republic. We believe that
the principles of freedom should open
the channels of commerce, and not that
trade should be sought as the Republic
cans purpose and are now carrying into
execution at the lannon's mouth and
the bayonet's point.
We pledge our representatives in con-
gress to work for the passage of measure
providing payment for the time con-
sumed by our state volunteers in the late
war with Spain from the time of leaving
their homes to be examined for enlist
ment, whether accepted or rejected.
We favor just and liberal pensions to
the true and faithful soldiers OF the
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dian War veterans.
Believing, as we do, that the working
men of our country suffer from the
of Japanese contract labor,
we insist that prompt legislation he en-
acted prohibiting the importation OF
such labor.
We denounce the Republican policy
which, by unjust measures in aid OF cor
porations and combinations, menaces,
and in many instances destroys, the
rights of innumerable settlers upon the
public domain; and we insist that the
party instrumental in these wrongs cam
not be trusted to remedy them.
We demand such legislation as will in
sure to the farmers and producers OF the
state of Washingtona reduction OF freight
rates and fares to just basis.
We demand the Inauguration OF such
measures as shall give the people the
right to express themselves, when they
so elect, upon all important questions, by
the system known as direct legislation.
We commend the official conduct OF all
our state officers, and call attention to
the contrast between the present excel
lent financial condition of the state and
the blight and ruin prophesied by the
opposition to surely result from the cleo
ton Of our state officers.
We commend the wise, courageous and
patriotic manner in which the Hon.
George Turner, our representative in
the United States senate, has defended
the honor of his country and fulfilled
his duty to the people OF the state OF
Washington.