The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-29
q Democratic State
Platform ~

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 ranking 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 amendmentto the con-
stitution giving the Legislative as
senbly 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 governor who
places the welfare of the state
above political expediency, He
has set a con,mendable 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 atter-
ton to the office, and has been and
is now governor in every sense.
He has not been content with
merely performing the duties of
his own office. but has in addition
thereto exercised a 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-
1nand 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 senator's by popular vot.
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 a repudia.
ton of the republican national
convention with reference to the ell
ection of United State senator bv
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, 1903, was fore
f ed to repudiated the work of the
. national republican convention
and republican convention and its
platform, and the utterances of Mr.
Taft and endorse the principles Of
the democratic platform in the fol
, lowing particulars:
The republican state COMMITTEES
. at Bismarck adopted plank fol-
the guaratee of bank DEPOSITS
Mr., Taft in his letter of accent
> ance and in his speeches or
, the stump since his nomination
6 has repudiatee the doctrine of the
security of the deposits. The re
publican state committee of this
q state. therefore, repudiated Mr.
s Taft.
The republican state committe.
!, declared in favor of the election O.
United States senator by popula,
, vote, which was repudiated in the
republication national convention
The republican state committee