Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07


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
volye a waste now admitted to be
S300,000,000 per year.
If 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
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 a 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 a 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-
tion 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 S12
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.
6 Abolish the United States sem
ate. the general referendum of ali 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.
g. Life insurance by the national
government; also insurance against
sickness, accident and loss of employ
! ment.
9. All elective officers to be SUBJ
ject to recall
10. No city to have the right to
sell, lease or give away public fran
chises.
II. Every city to have the right
to take over all public utilities by
paying a price fixed by an impartial
jury.
y. Complete elf-government by
cities and towns.
13. 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.
II. 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 IS, and laws to compen-
safe workers when injured.
20. Graduated income and in
creased inheritance tax; small in
comes exempt
| 21. Fire and accident insurance by
the state.
| %. State minimum wage scale.
Madison.--The Prohibition party
state platform makes these demands:
/. The prohibition of the manu-
facture, sale, Importation, exporta-
| tion and transportation of alcoholic
| liquors for beverage purposes.
! 2. The election of United States