Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-10-07

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mary or general elections as corrupt
ing and debauching the electors of
| the states
| We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment Of law requiring the publica-
ton Of detailed statement of all
contributions and expenses both be-
| fore and after the general election.
| We favor the application of strict
business methods to the administra-
ton of the federal government in or
der to reduce its fast growing, useless
and extravagant expenses which in
vOlve a waste now admitted to be
$500, 100000 per year.
II the people of Wisconsin will
trust the Democratic party with the
reins of government we hereby prom
] Use that we will carefully cause to
be investigated and examined the
books and records of the state for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
or not the funds of the state have
been lawfully expended.
Popular education being the only
safe basis of popular government and
the nursery of good government, we
pledge that our common schools and
| higher institutions of education shall
always receive the fostering care Of
the Democratic party.
The Democratic party always had
the interest of the laboring people at
heart and favor the enactment of a
law providing for industrial insurance
which shall justly compensate en-
ployes in case of injury received IN
their employment.
| We favor the enactment of law
relative to the improvement of public
| highways.
The Democratic party as matter
of history has been and Is now OPP
posed to sumptuary laws and kindred
legislation which are an interference
with the individual rights and liber-
ties of citizens, and we believe in the
fundamental principles of the Demo-
cratic doctrine that the largest indi-
! vidual liberty consistent with the
rights of others, insures the highest
| type of American citizenship, and the
best government.
In municipal affairs we favor the
| largest measure of home rule consist
ent with the terms of the state con-
stitution.
| We favor the submission to the
voters of an amendment to the con-
stitution of Wisconsin, providing for
the initiative, for the referendum and
for the recall.
We favor the immediate enactment
of the dollar day pension bill.
We favor an amendment to the
primary election law which will sim
plify and make it as nearly as may
| be expressive of the free choice OF
the people.
Madison-The Social Democratic
state convention ratified the platform
adopted by the party's state conven-
ton in Milwaukee which demands:
/. Adjustment of written consti-
tutions.
2. Naturalization of all trusts.
| 3. National ownership of rail-
roads, telegraph, telephone, express
and steamship companies.
4. Pensions of not less than $12
a month for all wage workers over
60 years of age.
5. Loans by the United States to
| cities and townships on their bonds,
such loans to be legal tender and
without interest, the money to be
used for the unemployed, in eight
hour labor.
Abolish the United States SEN
ate, the general referendum of all the
people to take It's place; United States
judges to be elected for terms not to
exceed four years.
7. Prohibition of importation of
Asiatic coolies.
8. Life insurance by the national
| government; also insurance against
| sickness, accident and loss of employ
ment
9. All elective officers to be sub
ject to recall.
10. No city to have the right to
sell, lease or give away public fran
chises.
IL. Every city to have the right
to take over all public utilities by
paying a price fixed by an impartial
jury.
II. Complete elf-government by
cities and towns.
Is. Free school books.
IA. No further water rights to be
given to individuals or corporations;
mineral rights to accrue to the state;
all state lands to be kept for state
purposes.
Is. Protection for head waters of
rivers; reforestizing of denuded
| tracts.
16. Farming schools and model
| farms in every county.
| IT. State loans to settlers for use
for agricultural and stock raising
purposes.
IS. That until the profit system is
abolished, attempts to introduce tenn
perate habits by law are only an
evasion of the real issue.
10. For an eight-hour day and
prohibition of employment of chill
dren under 16, and laws to compen-
safe workers when injured.
20 Graduated income and in
creased inheritance tax; small in
comes exempt
81. Fire and accident insurance by
| the state.
%. State minimum wage scale.
Madison.-The Prohibition party
state platform makes these demands: