The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-01
DEMOCRATS SELECT TH[IRDE[[CAT[S
Convention ct Fargo Picks Uninstructed Delegates
to 90 to St Louis Kansas City Platform
-a- Not Endorsed.

Burr of Bottineau was the framer Of
the resolutions.
John Carmody Of Hillsboro was the
first speaker, and he amended the
paragraph so that the Kansas City
platform Of 1900 would be affirmed
and Endorsed.
y. Edward Totten of Mayville,
this years graduate Of the university,
was Mr.. Carmodys chief lieutenant,
and M. Brynjolfson. William Wood,
and Silver Dick Shadrick were arrayed
on the opposite side. These men did
not want the Kansas City platform,
and Mr.. Shadrick urged the party to
look to the front and not to the rear.
M. F. Murphy finally offered substi-
tute amendment and it was carried.
It cut off few unmeaning words from
the resolutions as prepared, but in no
way changed the meaning or intent.
The resolutions being disposed Of,
the matter of selecting a chairman Of
the Democratic state central commit
tee was taken up. Mr.. Shadrick told
of the good work done by the present
chairman, B. S. Brynjolfson, and he
was given the honor by reclamation,
the motion being made by a Cass
county man.
H. D. Albert of Langdon was elected
national committeeman from North
Dakota, and after the selection of dele
gates and alternates the convention
adjourned
). Resolutions.
We, the Democracy of the State of
North Dakota. in convention assem-
bled, believing that our political party
is founded upon the principles of
equal rights to all, and the preserva-
ton to the citizen of the freest scope
for his energies and talents consistent
with the rights of others, and believ-
ing that the Democratic party, through
all it's history, has been a bulwark Of
defense for the rights and liberties
of our citizens, do hereby reaffirm all
those cardinal principles of Democ-
racy as expressed in our national plat
forms.
We are opposed to any system OF
taxation which imposes burden upon
the whole people for the benefit of q
class or portion of the people. The
tariff as at present existing is tax,
and taxation should only be imposed
for public needs and public purposes.
We favor such legislation as will
control and govern all trusts. compel
them to organize under national laws
with cash capital or assets worth
100 cents On the dollar, thei rrecords
and assets subject to public examina-
ton periodically under department
similar to the national banking sys.
TEN.
We favor national board OF arbi,
tration,- with judicial powers to ad-
just the differences between the en-
ployer and the employee, thereby ad-
Indicating their differences without
materially affecting the interests OF
either party or the public.
We favor governmental inspection
and grading Of all grains produced by
us, instead of the present inspection
by boards created by political machin-
cry and prejudicial to the interests of
the producers.
We believe that the civil authority
should be and Is paramount to the
military power, and while it is the
duty Of each state to suppress lawless-
ness and preserve the lives, property
and rights of it's citizens, we are op-
posed to the present tendency to set.
tie differences by the exercise of the
military power, which should be used
only to preserve the civil authority the
right of determining and enforcing
the constitutional rights of the citi.
Zens.
We view with alarm the steady en-
croachment of the executive upon the
law-making branch of the govern.
ment.
We believe the time has arrived
when the cumbrous machinery of our
electoral college should be abandoned
and the president and the vice presi-
dent of the United States should be
elected by direct vote of the people
A government by the majority of the
citizenship is a fundamental principle
of Democracy, and therefore we advo-.
cate the election of the United States
senators by the direct vote of the PEG.
pie.
We are opposed to the governmental
substituting Of any private enter.
prise.
We believe congress should define
more definitely the status of our for
eign colonial possessions, and that our
constitutional protection should be ex.
tended to the inhabitants thereof.
LOOMS TURNS UP. +