Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-18

hcan Prosecuting attorney and a Repub-
lican sheriff, responsibility cannot be
evadeds We pledge the Democratic
party to the enactment Of such legisla-
lation q may be necessary to insure the
eniorcenent Of the law in ST. Louis
County and the prosecution, conviction
and punishment of those who violate it.
We taYor the Inauguration Of such
policy with respect to the management
Of the penitentiary as will ultimately
witHdssw convict laber from competition
with free labor, pledging the Democrat
10 party TO the enactment Of such laws
as will accomplish that result as speed
ily as aossible, having due regard to
existing contracts, the necessary en-
ployment OF the cenvicts IN work useful
and the economical management of the
Penitentiary, that the same may not
become burden upon the taxpayers.
1he Democratic party, both in theory
and in pratice, ever has been, and now
is, opposed to monopoly and unlawful
combinations, and we pledge the party
to continue its efforts to protect the
people against trust extortion and op-
preston
We are not hostile to corporations or
to wealth, as such, but we insist that
corporations, as we'll as individuals, the
rich as well as the poor, must obey the
laws, and we are determined that the
violator Of the law in the interest of
trusts or corporations shall be punished
by imprisonment as we'll as by fine.
We favor a State as we'll as nation
al guarantee law for bank deposits un-
der such regulations and restrictions as
will insure sound and conservative
banking policy, with absolute safety and
security to the depositors.
We favor the election Of United State
Senators by direct vote Of the people,
and until the Federal constitution can
be SO amended we favor the retention OF
the present system of each party de-
clailnR its choice for Senator by pri-
mary vote, and we pledge to the person
who receives the largest number OF
Democratic votes in the State at the
coming election for United States Sena.
| tor .he hearty support Of every mem
asi'sssf sas Dsa.ocratic party in the leg
islature.
We favor the impartial enforcement o.
the law and the maintenance and preser-
walton Of order in every county and
city of the state.
In harmony with the Fundamental
principals OF the Democratic party, tina
the people shall rule, we favor the regu
lation OF the liquor traffic by them un
der the existing local option law, which
was enacted by Democratic Legislature
under the provisions Of which each com
munity may determine for itself tn
question OF license or no license to en-
gage In such business, and we pledg
the Democratic party to continue
strict enforcement of the laws regulat
ing such traffic and requiring the close
ing Of such places of business on Sun
day, and We also favor such other legis
latlon as may be necessary to secur
obedience to the law throughout tn
state.
The Republican orators and the Re
publican press are indulging III muc
loud clamor about the efforts Of the at
torney generals office to regulate tn
corporations and crush monopolies, bu
the fact remains that no prosecutio
has been brought TO o successful con
clusion against any trust. With thi
vain boasting and barren record "
contrast the substantial achievements {
i our last Democratic Attorney Genera
8 who procured Judicial condemnatic
y Of the Insurance Trust and the Be-
: Trust, and as result turned more ths
0 Si20, 900 Of fines into the State Treasur
q We favor the adoption Of the propo
IS ed constitutional amendment providiI
Al for the initiative and referendum.
. We recognize the need of improve
: public highways in Missouri for
9 development and up building of t
q State, and we favor State aid for u
le important work, equitably distributed
10 all parts Of the commonwealth.
y The Democratic party is in full syl
pathy with the attempt to secure dc
OF water Tor the Mississippi and Nilsson
IN rivers and their tributaries and pleds
Sc the party to the support of every rel
~ enable measure looking to that end.
ds We point with pride TO the fact q
III under the democratic administrations
this State its present high hnanc
b. credit has been established and ma
to tanned and that the taI rate in Misso
by is, and for years has been, the lowest
US any State in the Union and much lo'
than any Of the three adjoining Rep,
ri. lissn States. =
Of We indorse the administration
he Governor Joseph W. Folk, toget