The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-23
REPUBLICANS FOR LOCAL OPTION
DEMOCRATS FOR PROHIBITION


able for the use of the legitimate
homestead settler.
| 1--WE also urge and demand that our
agricultural lands within the forest
reserves of this state be made imme-
diately available for the use OF home
builders.
1--WE approve of forest reserves and
the principles which actuated their
creation. We believe the control OF
the natural resources of the public do
main should be vested in national
commission under supervision of the
proper departments.
f! Want Bureau Of Mines.
Section Eve urge that the con-
gress of the United States establish
and maintain a bureau of mines and
mining for the purpose of promoting,
encouraging and supervising, within
federal authority, the development
and exploration of the mineral re-
sources of our states, territories and
insular possessions, and of conserving
their use insofar as may be necessary.
| 1--WE are in favor of a postal saw
ings bank system with such safe
guards as will keep the money in the
community where the depositors re-
side. We favor the enactment of
such laws in both state and nation as
will safely protect and guarantee the
deposits in all banks.
I'VE urge that congress enact an
amendment to the interstate COM
MERGE act, whereby the interstate
commerce commission may, at its dis
erection, upon proper complaint, in
vestigate advances in freight rates as
to their reasonableness, before becom-
ing effective,
/ I'VE recommend that the secretary
of this convention be instructed to
forward copies of this resolution to
President Roosevelt, the president of
the United States senate, the speaker
of the national house of representa-
tives, members of congress from this
state, the chairman of the house and
senate committees, respectively, on
interstate commerce, and the inter-
state commerce commission.
Ask Permanent Pacific Fleet.
1--WE ask that the honorable secre-
tary of the navy establish a perma-
nent Pacific feet Of at least twelve
battleships and eight armored cruis-
erss for the protection of the Pacific
coast line.
1--WE heartily reaffirm the indorse-
ment given in the last Republican
state convention two years ago of the
Alaska ukon-Pacific exposition. We
therefore approve of every aid
pledged this important undertaking,
and especially commend the active
support and interest manifested by
the state and different counties in
their preparations to fully and COM
prehensively. exhibit their various re-
sources at the exposition.
| I'VE heartily indorse and commend
the good work done by the state rail-
road and tax commission.
I'VE favor effective supervision of
all corporations doing business in the
state. We pledge the Republican
party of this state to the, enactment
of law similar IN spirit and purpose
to. the public utilities law of the state
of New York, but so extended as to
assure continuous and adequate SUI
pervision of all corporations chartered
by the state or doing business within
the state, and we favor the fullest
publicity as to all public service cor
porations.
| Want School Lands Conserved.
I'VE believe in the proper safe
guarding of our state school and
granted lands, the educational birth
right of our children; and we pledge
the support of our party to its special
interests and protection, and favor
such action by congress as will per-
init the state to select from the fed
eral forest reserves within the state
sufficient amount of land to fully
satisfy the grants made the state for
educational, charitable and other pur-
poses, and to indemnify the state
from the loss of more than 500, 900
acres belonging to the public schools
of this state rendered valueless by
reason of their perpetual isolation in
such reserves.
For the benefit of the wage earn
ers, we are in favor of establishing
in the centers of population free read
ing rooms, to be supplied with the
leading newspapers and magazines.
I'VE favor the enactment of such
laws as will regulate commission mer-
chants and all dealers who handle
| fruit and farm produce on commits
sion basis
I'VE believe in substantial state
and national aid in the construction
of our public highways, and our state
Legislators and our senators and rep
resentatives in congress are urged to
support all good roads legislation.
Prohibit Child Labor.
"The extensive use of child labor
throughout the land, whereby child
rem are deprived of physical care and
education. is not only inhuman, but
dangerous menace to our future citi-
zenship; therefore we favor legisla-
ton preventing the same.
We favor bill drawn in conform
fty with the federal statute known as
the employers liability act, also one
providing for an eight-hour day for
underground miners, also an amend
ment to the present female labor law
making the lawful hours worked. for
the person to whom the law applies.
eight instead of ten.
We are in favor OF an appropria-
ton by congress of at least $50. 0OO.-
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