Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM,
Following is the State platform adopt
ID by the State Convention at Seattle:

Following is the State platform adopt
ed by the State Convention at Seattle:
The Democratic Convention of the State
OF Washington, in convention assembled
hereby express allegiance and belief in
the principles of the Democratic party as
announced in the platforms of the past,
both National and State, and we express
our appreciation and admiration of that
great apostle of Jeffersonian principles,
william j. Bryan, and in common with
the democracy of the nation we hail him
as our standard bearer for 1908.
We favor a graduated inaome tax and
all necessary legislation to carry it into
effect.
The Democratic party has always stood
for the masses against the classes, it is
unalterably opposed to trusts, it is the
enemy OF monopOlies and we are opposed
to all tariff or other laws which foster or
protect such mOnopelies and trusts.
We are IN favor of the election of u nited
States Senators by the direct vote of the
people.
We are in favor of that Democratic doc
trlne, the direct primary, which enables
upon all matters and directly express
their choice in the selection Of National
State, county and municipal officers.
We recognize the vital importance to
all the people of our State, OF the i'm
provement and betterment of our high
by both the National and our State gov
eminent for the improvement of our
highways.
We heartily endorse the aims and pur-
poses of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex-
position and we favor liberal appropria-
tons therefor by the State of Washing
ton and the Government of the United
States.
We favor the initiative and referendum
as IN force ill our sister State of Oregon
and we favor the adoption of a constitu-
tional amendment to carry out the same.
We favor the enactment Of an eight
hour law for wOrkmen engaged in under
ground mining.
We favor a law prohibiting the false
advertising tor labor.
We demand, in accordance with the
constitutional mandates Of this State and
the laws of the United States, that the
next legislature divide the State into
Congressional districts and We condemn
the last Republican Legislatures for the
anarchistic refusal so to do.
We favor an appropriation by the legis-
lature for the pun poses OF expanding the
capacity and output of the jute mill at
the State penitentiary. This we advocate
both from the standpoint OF humanity
and economy.
We favor such modi fication Of our
present road law as will guarantee TO
different section OF the different counties
OF our State the expendit ure upon the
roads and bridges Of the different Sec
tons, Just and fair proportion of all
road funds in all sections of the county
in order that one section of a county may
not be Disseminated against at the ex.
pense of another.
We demand a law for the examination
OfState banks at frequent intervals and
the publication of statements by such
banks.
We demand law for the proper safe
guarding OF all public moneys placed on
deposit and requiring interest thereon, at
proper rates, from all public depOsitaries
to be paid into the public treasures.
We favor the adoption by the legisla-
employee, similar to the law enacted by
the last Congress relating to personal
injuries.
We are in favor of abolishing the pres
ent law OF this State requiring the pay
ment of q twelve-dollar fee by any litigant
as prerequisite TO right to trial by Jury.
We favor more efficient law than we
now have for the protection of horticul-
tural interests of our State, and we be-
lieve that competent Fruit Inspector
should be elected by the people of each
county and not appointed as under ex-
listing law.
We welcome the advent of the Natioual
Government in the field Of irrigation in
this State and we emphatically denOunce
the present State administration for the
attitude 1t assumed in endeayoring to
block Federal reclamation work, and in
this connection We favor the passage of a
law by the next legislature designed to
protect the interests of the national gov
eminent in distribution of stored waters.
However. we are unalterably opposed to
any law calculated to build up q poll tical
machine composed of needless officials
to interfere with the rights of water
users.
We favor a nonpartisan judiciary and
the legislation necessary to accomplish
this end.