The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-29


try in the world, and demand as an
ment shall purchase and operate the
telegraphs in connection with tile
postal service.
Parcels Post and Postal Banks.
The parcels post system should be
rapidly and widely extended and gov
eminent postal savings banks should
be established where the peoples de-
posts will be secure, the money to be
loaned to the people in the locality of
the several banks and at a rate of in
terest to be fixed by the government.
Good Roads.
We favor the immediate develop
ment of a national system of good
roads connecting all states and ma
tional aid to states in the construction
and maintenance of post roads.
We favor the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico to se-~--'- state
hood.
Postal Censorship.
We favor a court review of the CEN
sorship and arbitrary rulings OF the
postomce department
Fictitious Sales OF Farm Products.
We advocate such legislation. both
state and national. as will suppress the
bucket shop and prohibit the fictitious
selling of farm products for future
delivery
National Health Bureau.
We favor the creation of national
department of public health to pc
presided over by a member OF the
| medical profession. this department to
exercise such authority over matters
of public health, hygiene and santa
ton as come properly within the
Jurisdiction of the national govern
ment and does not interfere with the
right of states or municipalities
Asiatic Exclusion.
We oppose Asiatic immigration
which does not amalgamate with our
population, creates race issues and un-
American, conditions and which re-
duces wages and tends to lower the
high standard of living and the high
standard of morality which American
civilization has esta blished. We de-
mand the passage of an exclusion act
which shall protect American work.
ingmen from competition with Asiat1c
cheap labor and which shall protect
American civilization from the con-
tamination of Asiatic conditions
The Navy.
The Independence party declares for
peace and against aggression, and Will
promote the movement for the settle
ment of international disputes by
arbitration.
We believe, however. that a small
navy is poor economy. We favor the
speedy building of a navy sufficiently
strong to protect at the same time
both the Atlanuc ana racine codetS u
the United States.
Inland Waterways.
We rejoice in the adoption by both
the Democrat and Republican plat
forms and Of the Independence
party for improved natural water,
ways and the Mississippi inland
deep waterways project, to complete a
ship canal from the gulf to the great
lakes. We favor the extension of this
system to the tributaries OF the Mis-
sissippi by means OF winch tnlrty
states shall be served and twenty
thousand miles added to the coast line
of the United States. The reclamation
of arid lands should be continued and
the irrigation programme now contem-
plated by the government extended
of the country's natural resources,
which should be guarded not only
against devastation and waste, but
against falling into the control OF
monopoly. The abuses growing out of
the administration of our forest pre-
serves must be corrected and provision
should be made for. free grazing from
public lands outside of forest or other
reservations. In behalf OF the people
residing in arid portions of our west
ern states, we protest vigorously
against the policy of the federal gov
eminent in selling the exclusive use OF
water and electric power derived from
public works to private corporations,
thus creating a IilOHOpiy anu ouoJCSe-
ing citizens living in those sections to
exorbitant charges for light and pow
er and diverting enterprises originally
started for public benefit into chan
nels for corporate greed and oppres-
sion, and we demand that no more ex-
elusive contracts be made. 3s
Protection of American Citizens.
American citizens abroad, whether
native born or naturalized, and OF
whatever race or creed. must be Sc
cured in the enjoyment of all rights
and privileges under our treaties and
wherever such rights are Withheld by
any country on the ground or race, or
religious faith steps should be taken
to secure the removal Of such unjust
discrimination.
Income Tax.
We advocate the popular election
Of United States senators and of
Judges, both state and federal, and
favor a graduated income tax and any
constitutional amendments necessary
to these ends. Equality and oppor-
tunity; the largest measure of indi-
yidauI liberty consistent with equal
rights: the overthrow of the rule of
special interest and the restoration OF
government by the majority exercised
Off the benefit of the whole communf-
ty. These are the purposes to which
the Independence party is pledged and
we invite the cooperation of all pa
triotic and progressive citizens, ire
spective of party, who are in sympa-
thy with these principles and in favor