The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-17

We, the elected democratic com.
mitteeman of the democratic party
of the state of North Dakota, reaf.
firm our confidence in and our ad'
herence to the principles of the
democratic national platform adj
opted at Denver, and enthusiastical
ly endorse the candidacy of the
great Commoner, William J. Bryan
of Nebraska, and the great citizen
of Indiana, John w. Kern, for the
office of president and vice presi-
dent of the United States, and we
also endorse the candidates select.
ed by the democratic electors at the
primary election.
We take great pride endorsing
Governor John Burke and his able
and honest efforts for law enforce.
n1ent and persistment efforts to in.
crease railroad assessment.
We hereby endorse the platform
adopted at the convention at Grand
Forks, as follows:
We hail with acclaim the increas.
ing sign of moral awakening in the
state and nation, and rejoice in the
tendency of the American people
to return to the simple principles
of plain justice and common hon.
esty in public affairs az embodied
in the declaration of Independence
and the constitution of the United
States, and crystallized in Jeffer.
sons maxim. Equal rights to all
and special privileges to none."
We view with alarm the concen.
tration of corporate capital and it's
invasion of the field of politics as a
political influence; and we believe
the paramount question in this
campaign is, which shall rule,
money or men; which shall lead,
wealth or moral principles; who
shall fill the public stations, liberty
loving and patriotic free.men or
the feudal serfs of corporate CAPT.
tai? Let the people answer thie
question at the polls in November
next.
We charge that the high protec-
tive tariff is the mother of all trusts
and demand the immediate revi.
sion of the tariff downward and in.
sist that articles controlled by a
trust shall be placed on the free
list.
We insist upon the passage OF
laws, state national, for the better
regulation of banks. We favor the
passing of such laws, both state
and national, as will guarantee to
the depositors all loss of their de.
posits when made in either state o,
national banks; and further, tina,
that power to issue money shall re.
main function of government.
We are opposed to the powers OF
the general government by judicial
construction, and believe with JEFF
ferson that "the support of the
state government in all their rights
are the most competent admlnistra
tions for our domestic concerns and
the surest bulkwark against anti
republican tendencies" and in "the
preservation of the general govern
ment in all it's constitutional
vigor."
We favor a general pension
policy az a matter of justice to the
surviving veterans and their de-
pendants.
We favor an income tax and an
inheritance tax az a part of our rev
enue system.
We favor the election of the
United States senators by direct
vote of the people, and recommend
an amendment to the constitution
looking toward that end.
We protest against the unwar.
ranted use of the writ of injunc.
ton.
We are in favor of liberal appro.
priations for the improvement OF
the interior waterways and urge
the early completion of the Pan.
anna canal.
We believe that the railroads, ex.
press companies, sleeping car com.
panies, telephone and telegraph
companies. are not now paying
their just share of taxes and we
favor the enactment of laws look.
ing toward the placing of these
concerns on an exactlevel with the
individual taxpayers of the state
to the state 80 that the burden o1
taxation shall be equally borne by
all.
We believe that the actual value
of all railroad property and OF
other public service corporations
should be ascertained 80 that such
property may be assessed equit
ably and according to the assessed
valuation of all other property in
the state.
We favor the principle involved