The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-24
q Democratic State
Platform q

ucation departments and institu.
ton in the state should be chosen
on an absolutely non.partisan
basis.
We favor the abolition of the free
pass and the franking privilege.
We favor the passage of law Civ
ing the governor power to remove
executive officers not subject to i'm.
parchment for the wilful neglect of
official duty.
We favor an a amendment to the con-
stitution giving the Legislative as
sembly power to provide state Of
ficers for better enforcement of the
state laws in every part of the
state.
We heartily and emphatically en-
dorse the administration of Gov
erner John Burke. and commend
his efforts in the enforcement of all
laws. We congratulate the people
of this state for their independence,
wisdom and patriotism in rising
above the desire for party success
and voting for a governor who
places the welfare of the state
above political expediency, He
has set commendable precedent
for future governors to follow.
Since the day of his qualification
as chief executive of the state he
has given his entire time and atten.
ton to the Office, and has been and
is now governor in every sense.
He has not been content with
merely pc rforming the duties of
his own Office. but has in addition
thereto exercised supervision and
control over every other depart
ment properly within his sphere.
He has been efficient faithful and
fearless and we pledge to him our
hearty support in the enforcement
of all laws, and we further pledge
to him our united and undivided
support in his candidacy for re.
election.
Recognizing the value of good
roads to our commonwealth, we de-
mand the enactment by the next
legislature, of such good road laws
as will aid and encourage better
construction and maintenance of
our highways.
We charge that the republican
state central committee acted IN
bad faith in declaring for election
of United States senator by popu-
lar vote, because the primary cleo
| ton law passed by the last legisla.
OVERWHELMINGLY republican
provides that the United States
senators shall be nominated by
political parties, and because the
same legislature refused to pass
and indefinitely postponed House
Bill No. 2, by Mr.. Casey, being, "A
bill for'an act providing for the sell
ection of United States senators by
popular-vote," and because the re.
publican state convention at Minot
failed to adopt any such resolution
in favor of election of United
States senators by popular vote;
and we call the attention of the
people of the state to this great
fact. that the action OF the republi.
can state committee is repudia.
ton of the republican national
convention with reference to the ell
ection of United State senator by
direct vote of the people.
We call the attention of the peo.
pie of this state to the fact that the
principles enunciated in the demo.
cratic national and state platforms
not only with approval of demo.
Gratis and thinking voters every
where; but have been so firmly i'm
pressed on the minds of the voters
of this state, that the republican
committee in session assembled
at Bismarck, Sept. 2, 1908, was fore
ed to repudiated the work of the
national republican convention
and republican convention and it's
platform, and the utterances of Mr..
Taft and endorse the principles of
the democratic platform in the fol-
lowing particulars:
The republican state committee
at Bismarck adopted a plank for
the guaratee of bank DEPOSITS.
Mr., Taft in his letter of accept.
ance and in his speeches on
the stump since his nomination
has repudiatec the doctrine of the
security of the deposits. The re-
publican state committee of this
state. therefore, repudiated Mr..
Taft.
The republican state committee
declared in favor of the election of
United States senator by pop ular
vote, which was repudiated in the
republication national convention