Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-10-04
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democratic candidates of Wisconsin assembled at
Madison and have presented to the people the state
platform which truthfuly be said be superb
takes plain and firm stand upon every live Issue before
the people it is progressive and based upon demo-
cratic principles synopsis of the platform cannot hope
to do justice to the document whole but wish
call attention to a few of the important subjects
1t reahirms national platform 1908
and denounces the PayneAldrich tariff act a fragrant
violation of the solemn promise by republican
party as masterpiece of injustice the people, holding
the act responsible for the present increase of
the comforts and necessities of e and ayors tariff for
revenue The platform fayors a graduated income tax
and the election of United States Senators by the people
1t denounces the pending ship subsidy bill, and the
postal savings bank law because it takes the money
people from the localities where needed for business pu
guarantee of bank deposits and postal savings banks
1t condemns Cannonism, and favGrs amendment to
the rules OF the house so as to enable the representatives
to choose the members committees 1t favors the con-
seryatOn the natural of both state and nation
for the benefit of all the people and avors the state
troll of trusts The platform condemns the extravagan
use of money for tie control of the primary general
elections and provides for the Of rigorous
corrupt practice and that violation Thereof shall for
felt the Office. 1t condemns the of the
called 20 per cent law by republican legislature intended
to take away from the voter the right of political
choice at the election and demands its repeal
The platform favOrs the application of strict business
methods to the administration both state and nation
pendture of the peoples money and demands that the
expenses OF state government be radically diminished by
reducing the large army of unnecessary Office holders
also promises investigation the books and records of
the state.
1t fagors liberal educational policy and law provd-
ing for industrial insurance which shall compensate the
employee in of injury.
1t favors good roads the effect that the license fee
collected from automobiles shall be used for the sole pur-
pose OF improving the main highways of the state
The platform takes firm stand and reterates its his
toca position of the party against sumptuary laws and
Interference with the individual rights of the citizen 1t
declares against county option.
The republican candidates for governor have made this
question an issue in this state in the primary campaign
County option provides that the question whether or
not the manufacture and sale of intoxicating be
shall be licensed within in any portion of the county,
shall be decided by the voters of the whole county
The democratic party has declared platform for
home rule that the question of license shall be decided by
each town. city village for ITSELF The republican party
does not declare itself upon the question its platform
1t claimed however, that 46 republican candidates for
the legislature pledged for county option and that
the republican candidate for Governor has promised to
sign county option law if passed by state legislature
County option is prohibition measure intended to es
troy local self with to- the question
and contrary to fundamental democratic principles
The platform finally provides for the submission to the
voters the iniaye the referendum and the recall and
favors an increased pension for soldiers amend
ment to the primary election law to eliminate its
Objectionable features.