Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-02-24
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS PREDICTED

Since the meeting of the democratic
state committee and prominent demo-
Gratis from all parts of North Dakota
there has been a pronounced activity IN
political conditions especially among
democrats. Those who we're in attend
ance at the meeting held at Fargo do
clare on their return homo that the
democratic spirit was never SO pro,
sent time, and from all sections of the
state come most encouraging reports. AT
the meeting of the central committee
strong resolutions we're passed endors-
ing the administration of Governor
Burke, and it was made plain that the
rank and file would demand that the
governor become the candidate Of the
party for governor the third time. Re-
ports from different parts of the state
show that the governor is regarded as
the candidate of the people generally
rather than the candidate of the demo-
cratic party, although he is stronger
with his party than ever before. Every
loyal democrat Of the state has good
reason to rejoice over the bright outlook
for success and the ultimate triumph of
democratic principles. The people of
the country are aroused as they have
never been before, and they are doing
some intelligent thinking these days.
The common people. the laborer, farmer
and producer now realize that they we're
gold-bricked in the last election by the
republican party, as they had been for
years anu years, and that "My Policies
which had been so faithfully carried
out by President Taft are not the policies
the people demand.
The following are tho resolutions that
were adopted and passed at the meeting:
"We, the democrats OF the sovereign
state Of North Dakota, in conference as
sembled unwaveringly reatfirm u un-
dying allegiance to those immutable
principles of the democratic party, name
ly, low tariff, freedom of the state from
nncroachnlent by the federal executive
judiciary or legislature upon its SOW
,,reign rights; and freedom of the in
uividual in his life, liberty and the pur-
suant of happiness, untrammeled by
corporate greed. These principles were
defined by Thomas jefferson, Andrew
jackson, Grover Cleveland and William
Jennings Bryan, and are ~valiantly
fought for by that noble standard bearer
IF TIM Iop,1ora,y IF Nnrth nehNt,
Governor John Burke, whose unanimous
ton we confidently seek.
we absolutely denounce as treachery to
the American bread-earner and consum
er who confidently expected of the pre-
sent administration the fulfllment of the
republican campaign pledges and a
substantial downward revision of the
tariff. We pledge ourselves to the princi-
pie Of low tariff as enunciated by the
democratic national platform of 1908 and
absolute downward revision of tariff to
the economic situation and present day
suffering of the masses of the American
people.
"The spectacle of national legislation
throttled, gagged and inhexibly CONTROL
ed by tho piutocratic interests under the
leadership of Cannon and Aldrich is
abherrent to the democratic party OF
North Dakota. We favor revision o.
the rules of the house of Representatives
and a change in the control of the senate
of the United States in the interests O.
the common people in order that theil
expressed desires to their Representatives
in congress may be enacted into law.
"We favor the conservation of tn
natural %sourc of this republic in tn
interests of the masses. not the classes
the same being democratic doctrine a
announced in democratic platforms.
ave pledge the democratic party 0
the state OF North Dakota to do its ut
most towards the enactment of som
wise, practical law, by which all deposi
tors in state and national banks may b
insured against loss.
"We heartily favor the nomination c
complete congressional, state, count
and legislative democratic tickets. HAY
ing established the principle of a nor
partisan judiciary we hold to its fir
maintenance and base our support o
fitness alona.
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