Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-19

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Ne demand for
Alaska and Porto the people OF Alaska
Rico. and Porto Rico the
full enjoyment or
the rights and privileges OF terri.
torial form OF government. The OIL
Gals appointed 10 administer the gov.
crnmcnt OF all our territories and the
District OF Columbia should DO thor.
oushly qualified by previous bona fdc
residence.
We favor the ap.
Hawaii. plication OF prlnci.
pies OF land laws OF
the United States to our newly ac-
quired territory. Hawaii. 10 the end
that the public lands OF that territory
may be held and utilized for the ben.
eft OF bona fide homesteaders.
We believe I'm tho
Merchant upbullding OF the
Marine. American and mer-
chant marine with
out new or additional burdens upon
the people and without bounties from
the public treasury.
We advocate the
Health Bureau. organization OF all
existing national
public health. agencies into n national
bureau OF public health, with such
power over sanitary conditions con
nectcf with factories. mines. tcne.
ments, child labor and other such sub
jects as are properly within the juris
diction or the federal government and
do not interfere with the power OF the
states controlling public health agen.
cies.
We believe the
Panama Canal. Panama canal will
prove OF great value
to the country. and favor its speedy
completion.
The Democratic
.'" party favors the OK.
",0a' tension OF agricul
tural, mechanical
and Industrial education. We there.
fore favor the establishment OF district
agricultural experiment stations. the
secondary agricultural and mechanical
colleges In the several states.
We favor federal
Post Roads. aid TO state ana To-
cal authorities I'm the
construction and maintenance OF post
roads.
We believe that
Foreign Patenta. where an American
citizen holding
patent In foreign country IL com
PEELED TO manufacture under his patent
within certain time. similar restrlc.
lions should be applied In this country
To the citizens of subjects OF such
country.
We favor n gcner
Pensions. Gus pension policy.
both ms n matter of
justice TO the surviving veterans md
their dependents, and because Il tends
to relieve the country of the necessity
of maintaining large standing army.
private monopoly
Trusts. islndcfcnsibleandi In
tolcrnble We there.
fore favor the vigorous enforcement of
the criminal law against guilty trust
mngnstes ara officials. and demand thu
enactment OF such additional legisla-
ton as may be necessary to make IL
impossible for n private monopoly 10
exist In the United States Among the
additional remedies we specify three
first, law preventing duplic lion OF
directors among competing corpora
tons; second, license system which
Will, without abridging the right of
each state to- create corporations. or It's
right To- regulate at Will foreign cor
porations doing business within It's
limits, make II necessary for manu-
featuring or trading corporation en-
gagged In Interstate commerce TO take
out n federal license before II shall be
permitted 10 control as much as - per
cent OF the product in which It deals
the license 10 protect the public from
watercd stock and to prohibit the con
troll by such corporation OF more than
80 per cent OF the total amount OF any
product consumed I'm the United States.
and, third, II law compelling such
licensed corporations TO sell TO all pur-
chasers In all parts Of the country on
the same terms, after making due al
lowance for cost of transportation.
The Democratic
Conclusion. party stands for
Democracy; the Re
publican party has drawn to itself all
that Is aristocratic and pl Itocratlc.
The Democratic party IS the cham
pion OF civil rights and opportunities
to all; the Republican party is the
party Of privilege and private monop-
oily. The Democratic party listens 10
the voice Of the whole people and
gauges progress by tho prosperity and
advancement Of the average man: the
Republican party is subservient to the
comparatively few who are the bench-
Charles OF governmental favoritlsm.
We invite the cooperation Of all. re-
eardless OF previous political adlia-