The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-18
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

1t favors the pension policy of the government calls
for a constitutional amendment making possible an
income tax and advocates another amendment pro-
viding for direct election of United States senator's
Arizona and New Mexico are remembered in a de-
mand for statehood.
The improvement of waterways the establishment
of post roads, the conservation of natural resources
form portion of the democratic demands and on
the subject of forests the platform declares:
We insist upon policy of administration of our
forest reserves which shall relieve it of the abuses
which have arisen Hereunder, and which SHALL as
Tar as practicable, conform to the police regulations
OF the several states where they are located which
shall enable homesteaders of right to occupy and
acquire title to all portions thereof which are es-
pec1ay adapted to agriculture and which shall fur
nlSh system of timber sales available as we'll to the
private citizen as to the larger manufactures and
consumer
Local government is demanded for Alaska and
Porto Rico, along with declaration of the intention
of the nation to recognize the independence of the
Philippine islands "as as stable government
can be established, such independence be guaran-
teed until naturalization of the islands can be Sc
cured by treaties with the other powers" The
Panama canal project meets with the expressed ap-
proval of the democratic party and an adequate navy
is favored. protest is made against Asiatic immi-
grafton. Free grazing on public land outside of res
ervations is advocated
On the subject of trusts the platform says:
Private monopoly is indefensble and ntolerable
We therefore, favor the vigorous enforcement of the
criminal law against guilty trust magnates and off
Gals and demand the enactment of such additional
legislation as may be necessary to make it impossible
for private monopoly to exist in the United States
Among the additional remedies we specify first
a law preventing duplication of directors among.
corporations second, a license system which will
without abrdging the right of each state to create
corporations, or its right to regulate it will for
elgn corporations doing business within its limits
make 1t necessary for a manufacturing or trading
corporation engaged in interstate commerce to take
out federal license before it shall be permitted to
control as much as % per cent of the product in
which 1t deals the license to protect the public from
Watered stock and to prohibit the control by such
corporation of more than SO per cent of the total
amount OF any product consumed in the United
States; and, third, law compelling such licensed
corporations to sell to all purchasers in all parts
of the country on the same terms after making due
allowance for cost of transportation
Such the important points in the declarations
OF the democratic party. In conclusion it says to
the voters of the United States:
The democratic party stands for democracy; the
republican party has drawn itself all that is arts
tocratic and plutocratic. The democratic party is
the champion of equal rights and opportunities to
ALL the republican party is the party of privilege and
private monopoly. The democratic party listens to
the voice OF the whole people and guages progress
by the prosperity and advancement of the average:
the republican party is subservent to the compare
lively few who the benehciaries of government
tavor1t1Sm. We invite the cooperation of all re-
CARELESS of previous political affiliations or past differ
enceS who desire to preserve a government of the
people, by the people and for the people and who
avor such an administration of the government as
vii INSURE as far as human wisdom cam that each
,tzen shall draw from society reward commens11-
ate with his contribution to the welfare of society