The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16

lakes with the navigable rivers and
with the gulf through the Mississippi
river, and the navigable rivers with
each other, and the rivers. bays and
sounds Of our coasts with each other
by artificial canals, with a view to per-
fecting system of inland waterways,
to be navigated by vessels of standard
craft.
We favor the coordination Of the
various services of the government
connected with waterways in one
service. for the purpose of aiding in
the completion of such a system of
inland waterways. and we favor the
creation Of a fund ample for continu-
GUS work. which shall be conducted
under the direction of a commission
Of experts to be authorized by law.
We condemn tn.
The Philippines. experiment In i'm
perialism as an in.
excusable blunder. which has involved
US In an enormous expense, brought us
weakness instead Of strength, and laid
our nation open to the charge of
abandoning fundamental doctrine of
self government. We favor an imme-
diate declaration of the nations pur-
pose to recognize the independence of
the Philippine Islands as soon as
stable government can be established,
such independence to be guaranteed
by US as we guarantee the independ-
ence 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.
We favor an in
Income Tax. come tax as part Of
our revenue system
and we urge the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment specifically au-
thorizing congress to levy and collect
a tax upon individual and corporate ill.,
comes, to the end that wealth may
bear it's proportionate share Of the
burdens of the federal government.
.... We favor the elec-
Popular Election tion Of United
Of Senators. States senators by
direct vote of the
people and regard this reform as the
gateway to other national reforms.
The Democratic
Pan American party recognizes the
Relations. Importance and ad-
vantage Of develop
ing closer ties of pan-American friend
ship and commerce between the Unit
ed States and her sister nations OF
Latin America, and favors the taking
Of such steps consistent with Demo-
cratic policies for better acquaintance,
greater mutual confidence and larger
exchange of trade as VIII bring last
ing benefit not only to the United
States, but to this group of American
republics having constitutions, forms
Of government, ambitions and interests
akin to our own.
We pledge the
Telegraph and Democratic party to
Telephone, the enactment of a
law to regulate the
tates and services of telegraph and
telephone companies engaged in the
transmission of messages between the
states, under the jurisdiction of the in.
terstate commerce commission.
The laws pertain.
Civil Service. to the civil service
should be honestly
and rigidly enforced. to the end that
merit and ability shall be the standard
Of appointment and promotion rather
than services rendered to a political
party.
The constitutional
The Navy. provision that navy
shall be provided and
maintained means an adequate navy.
and we believe that the interests Of
this country would be best served by
having navy sufficient to defend the
coasts Of this country and protect
American citizens wherever their
rights may be in jeopardy.
We favor full pro
Asiatic lection by both na-
immigration, tional and state gov.
ernments within
their respective spheres Of all foreign
ers residing in the United States un-
der treaty, but we are opposed to the
admission Of Asiatic immigrants who
cannot be aInalgamated with our pop.
ulation or whose presence among us
would raise a race issue and involve us
in diplomatic controversies with ori.
entail powers.
The establishment
Grazing Lands. Of rules and regula
tions, If any such
are necessary, in relation to free graz
ing upon the public lands outside of
forest or other reservations until the
same shall eventually be disposed of
should be left to the people of the
states respectively in which such lands
may be situated.
The national Dem
Arizona ocratic party has fol
and New Mexico. the last sixteen years
labored for the ad
mission of Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states Of the federal Union,
and. recognizing that each possesses
every qualification to successfully