Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-05
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The Democratic state platform as
adopted by the state committee
Thursday was not prepared for pub
LEGATION until Friday afternoon. The
bulk Of the declaration Is reitera-
tion, of the platform adopted at
Grand Forks and the balance is de-
voted to caustic remarks on the Re-
publican state platform. 5.5. &
The Democratic platform follows
in full: Z
- The Democratic Platform.
We, the elected Democratic com
mitteemen Of the Democratic party
Of the state of North Dakota, re-
affirm. our confidence ip and our adj.
herence to the principles OF the De-
mocratie national platform adopted
at Denver, and enthusiastically en-
dorse the candidacy Of the great COM
moner, William J. Bryan Of Nebras-
lka, and the great citizen Of Indiana,
John w. Kern, for the Office ofspresi-
dent and vice president Of the United
States, and we also endorse the can
dates selected by the Democratic cleo
tors at the primary election.
We take. great pride in Endorsing
Governor John Burke and his able
and honest efforts for law enforce
ment and for his persistent efforts
to increase railroad assessment. ~
We hereby indorse the platform
adopted at the conyenti onLat Grand
Forks, as follows: M:
1--WE hail with acclaim the tiincreas-
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 honesty
/ in public affairs as embodied in the
declaration of independence and the
constitution of the United States,
and crystallized in Jefferson's maxim,
Equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none. as Nj I'd
! ''s'We view with alarm the concen-
tration Of corporate capital and its
invasion of the field of politics as a
political influences; and we believe
the paramount question in this CAM
paign is, which shall rule, money or
men; which shall lead, wealth or
moral principles; who shall fill the
public stations, liberty loving and pa
triotic free men or the feudal }serfs
| Of corporate capital. Let the people
answer the question at the polls in
November next.
We charge that the high prctec-
tive tariff is the mother of all trusts
and demand the immediate revision
of the tariff downward, and insist
that articles entering into competi-
ton with articles controlled by a
trust shall be placed on the free list.
/ eve. insist upon the passage of
laws, state and national, for the bet
the regulation Of banks. We favor
the passing of such laws, both state
| and national, as will guarantee to the
! depositors all loss for their deposits
| when made in either state or ma
tional banks; and further that the
| power to issue moey shall remain
a function of the government.
eve, are opposed to the extension
of the powers of the general gov
eminent by judicial construction,
and believe with Jefferson that athe
support of the state governments In
all their rights are the most conn
| petent administration for our do
nestle concerns and the surest bull
| wark against anti-repu blican ten
dences,' and in the preservation of
the general government i'm alf1 its
| constitutional: yigor. SIt st ,%
| eve favor a general pension po-
icy as a mattel Of. Justice to the
surviving veterans sane and their depend
ants. ...s
! "We favor an income tax and an
/ Inheritance tax as a part of our re-
venue system. s+s-.s
4 eve favor the election of United
States senators by effect vote of the
4 people, and recommend an amend
ment to the constitution looking to-
ward that end.
j 1--WE protest against, the unwar-
| ranted use Of the writtof Injunction.
4 1--WE are in favor Of liberal appro-
i priations for the improvement Of the
4 interior waterways and urge the
A early completion of the Panama ca
/ nal. Il III " .3-5
H 1--WE believe that th railroads, ex-
press companies, sleeping car com
panies, telephone and telegraph com
panies, are not now paying their Just
d share Of taxes and we favor an en-
actment looking toward the placing
OF these concerns on an exact leyel
with the individual taxpayers OF this
state SO that the burden of taxation
shall he equally borne by ali.