The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-17
Platform Adopted by the
Democratic State Convention


The Democratic party of Arkansas. in
convention assembled, reaffirms its de-
yotIon to the time-honored principles OF
the party We declare our unalterable
opposition to the criminal trusts and mo
| nopoIies. fostered by a Republican pro-
| tective tariff which brushes our indepen-
dent enterprises, destroys competition. re-
strIcts the opportunities of labor. burdens
our farmers and arbitrarily fixes prices.
We invite all those who favor the prin-
ciples Of Democracy, regardless of their
former political convictions, to support
the candidates OF our party.
We demand that our next General As
sembly pass a law making it unlawful
to grant free transportation to anyone
except bona fide employees OF railroads.
or their families, and ministers OF the
gospel
W endorse the administration Of Gov
ernur Bonaghey unreseryediy and unqual-
aetily. and commend the progress which
is bringing the work on the new state
capitol building to speedy completion.
We recommend to the General Assem-
bly, the passage of laws that Will eneour-
sources of timber. coal. mnetd wealth
and water power and state lands.
We favor the enactment Of laws mat
Will provide equitable and Just means for
retaining our overlooked and swamp
lands and fostering the levee interests of
our state.
believing that I've best interests OF our
people will he greatly promoted by the
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| hereby request our senators and repre-
eeutatives in Congress to do all in their
power to advance our interests in these
matters
State to Work Convicts.
We believe that all competition between
convict labor and free labor should, as
far as possible. be avoided. We believe
| that the welfare of the convicts can be
better maintained when they are employ
ed In work directly for the benefit Of
the state. and to do all that we can to
this end we earnestly favor the working
| OF the convicts on the states farm until
such time as they can be worked adYan-
tageously upon tie roads of the state.
always keeping sufficient number on the
farm to raise supplies to eiothe and feed
| themselves and those engaged on the
be let out on contract except where eX-
traardinary conditions shall arise which
shall make it actually necessary for their
| maintenance.
believing that the Improvement Of the
public roads and highways Is matter
IF vital Importance to the proper devel-
| opment of our state, We heartily favor
! all measures to that end and recommend
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the establishing Of a comprehensive sys-
| tenn Of highway Improvement.
The burdens Of taxation should be un'-
formly distributed The Democratic par
| ~ wrote into the present constitution the
! Just and wise provisions that all prop
erty subject to taxation shall be taxed
according TO its value: that no enc species
! Of property shall be taxed higher than
another and that taxation shan be equal
| and uniform throughout the state In
! order TO correct the many inequalities
| that had grown up under a lax enforce
| ment Of the law. and the more cffectual-
| " to carry ont the constitutional man
| date Of uniformity the last legislature
wisely passed a law creating Tax Com
| mission This commission has already ac-
| complished much good in the way Of put
! ting upon the tax books property that
! had previously escaped taxation and In
securing tho equal cation Of values. The
revenue laws Of the state are. however.
| still defective and should he so revised
| rs "a ACCOMPLISH approximate equality
| TIE administrative features of the laws
! should be revised: the several rates Il
taxation should be roadinsted ard the to-
| tai rate reduced We pledge the PARTY
| 10 the enactment Of such laws az are