The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-10
law, applicable t both private and
public employers.
We favor full protection. by both

pubic |elHplOgSlS.
We favor full protection, by both
national and state governments with
in their respective spheres, of all for
eigners residing in the United States
under treaty. but we are opposed to
the admission OF Asiatic emigrants
who can not be amalgamated with our
population, OF whose presence among
us would raise q race issue and in
volve us in diplomatic controversies
with oriental powers, and we demand
a s~tricter enforcement of the immi-
grafton laws against any immigrant
who advocates assassination as q
means OF reforming our government.
We welcome Oklahoma to the sis
terhood of states INC heartily CON
graduate her upon the suspicious be-
ginning OF a great career.
We favor separate statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico.
We sympathize with the efforts put
forth for the reclamation of the arid
lands of the west and urge the larg-
est possible use of irrigation in the
development of the country. We al
so favor the reclamation in the devel-
opment of the country. We also fav-
or the reclamation of swamp lands
upon the same principle.
We favor the preservation of the
forests still remaining, and the re-
planting of the denuded districts in
all our mountain ranges, as we'll as
the forestation Of the western plains.
We urge liberal appropriations for
the improvement and development
of the interior waterways, believing
that such expenditures will return a
J1oron 1iui1nr1 ip 1occoroI ooot @Pl
transportation.
We favor a generous pension poll
cy, both as a matter Of justice to the
surviving veterans and their depend
ents and because it relieves the coun-
try of the necessity of maintaining a
large standing army.
We condemn the experiment in
imperialism as an inexcusable blund-
er, which has involved US in an enor-
nous expense and loss of life, brought
us weakness instead of strength, and
laid u nation open to the charge of
abandoning the fundamental doc
trine of self-government. We favor
an immediate declaration of the ma
tion's purpose to recognize the In
dependence of the Philippine Islands
as soon as a stable government can
be established, such independence to
be guaranteed by us as we guarantee
the independence OF Cuba, until the
naturalization of the islands can be
secured by treaty with other powers.
In recognizing the independence of
the Philippines our government
} should retain such land as may be
necessary for coaling stations and
naval bases.
Desiring the prevention of war,
wherever possible, we believe that
Jour nation should Announce the de-
termination not to use our navy for
: the collection of private debts, and its
willingness to enter into agreements
with other nations, providing for the
investigation, by an impartial inter-
national tribunal, before any decla-
ration of wal or commencement of
, hostilities, Of every dispute which de-
1es diplomatic settlement. ,bat
! Therefore, in order to carry out the
principles herein enunciated, we turn
v with implicit confidence to that twice
honored choice of democracy, that
-peer of any statesman-the match
less advocate Of human rights and
k leader of the great common people
s William Jennings Bryan as our choice
for president, and hereby instruct the
delegates to be selected at this con-
!, %vention to vote for him as the nomi-
: nee for president on the democratic
! ticket at Denver first, last and all the
= time, and no second choice, and fol-
nobody else.