The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-15

erence to the principles of the
democratic national platform ad.
opted at Denver, and enthusiastical.
ly endorse the candidacy of the
great Commoner, William ]. 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.
nent 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 as 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 its
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 this
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 OF
national banks; and further, that
that power to issue money shall re
main a function of government.
We are opposed to the powers o.
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
tons for our domestic concerns anG
the surest bulkwark against anti
republican tendencies" and in "the
preservation of the general govern
nent in all its constitutional
vigor."
We favor a general pension
policy as matter of justice to the
surviving veterans and their de.
pendants.
We favor an income tax and an
inheritance tax as part of our rev.
enue system.
We favor the election of the
United States senator's by direct
vote Of the people, and recommend
an amendment to the constitution
looking toward the end.
We protest against the unwar
ranted use of the writ OF injunction
We are in favor of liberal appro
priations for the Improvement OF
the interior of waterways and urge
the early completion of the panama
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 exact level with the
individual taxpayers of the state
to the state so that the burden 81
taxation shall be equally borne by
all.
We believe that the actual value
of all railroad property and OF
Their public service corporations
should be ascertained so 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
in the primary election law; but We
condemn the present primary cleo
ton law as unfair and unjust to
the minority party or parties and
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