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

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 q political
party.
The constitutional
The Navy. provision that a 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 a navy sufficient to defend the
coasts Of this country and protect
American citizens wherever their
rights may be in jeopardy.
We favor full pro.
Asiatie lection by both ma
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 amalgamated with our pop
ulation or whose presence among US
would raise race issue and involve US
in diplomatic controversies with orr
entail powers.
The establishment
Grazing Lands. Of rules and regula-
lions, 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 for
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
maintain separate state governments,
we favor the immediate admission Of
those territories as separate states.
We welcome Okla
Oklahoma. homa to the sister
hood Of states and
heartily congratulate her on the auspi-
cious beginning Of great career.
We demand foy
Alaska and Porto the people Of Alaska
Rico. and Porto Rico the
full enjoyment of
the rights and privileges OF a terri.
torial form of government. The off,
Gals appointed to administer the gov
eminent of all our territories and the
District Of Columbia should be thor.
oughly qualified by previous bona fide
residence.
We favor the ap-
Hawaii. plication Of princt
pies Of land laws Of
the United States to our newly &C.
luired territory, Hawaii, to the end
that the public lands of that territorr
may be held and utilized for the ben.
eft Of bona fide homesteaders.
We believe In the
Merchant upbuilding 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 a national
bureau of public health. with such
power over sanitary conditions con.
nected with factories. mines, tene.
ments. child labor and other such sub
jects as are properly within the juris-
diction of 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.
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Mechanical Tension ~ oor,c,,,-
Education. +,vo, ,.ot,o,,oo,
and industrial education. We there
fore favor the establishment Of district
agricultural experiment stations, the
secondary agricultural and mechanical
colleges in the several states.