Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-15

we demand THAI such resources shall be
retained by the state or nation and
opened to immediate use under laws
which will encourage development and
make to the people "a moderate return
for benefits conferred.
In particular. we pledge our system
to the public for water power rights
hereafter granted by the public. We
pledge legislation to lease the public
grazing lands under equitable pro-
visions. now pending, which will IN
crease the production of the food for
thu people and thoroughly safeguard
the rights of the actual homemaker.
Natural resources, whose conservation
is necessary for the national welfare.
should be owned or controlled by the
nation.
Good Roads.
We recognize the vital Importance of
good roads,. and we pledge our party
TO foster their extension i'm every
proper way. and we favor the early
construction of national highways. We
also favor the extension of the rural
free delivery service.
Alaska.
The coal and other natural resources
"f Alaska should be opened tn develop
lnent at once. They are owned hy the
people OF the United States and are safe
from monopoly. waste or destruction
only while so owned. We demand that
they shall neither be sold nor given
away except unde the homestead law.
but while held in government owner
ship shall be opened tn use promptly
upon liberal terms YJanl1ir}np iylYnp-
diate development.
Thus the benefit of cheap fuel will
accrue to the government of the United
States and to the people of Alaska and
extensive agricultural lands will he
FASTENED. the determination of the
salmon will be prevented and the just
and wise development of Alaskan re-
sources will take the place of private
extortion or monopoly. We demand
also that extortion or monopoly In
transportation shall be prevented by
the prompt acquisition, construction
or Improvement by the government Of
such railroads. harbors and other ia,
cllftles for transportation IA the well
fare of the people may demand.
We promise the people of the terri
tory OF Alaska the same measure OF
local self government that was given
to other American territories and that
federal officials appointed there shall
= ~ ~ hO"S '''t hNS
dence In the territory.
Waterways.
The rivers of the United States are
the natural arteries Of his continent.
We demand that they shall be opened
to traffic as Indispensable parts of a
great nationwide system Of transporta-
ton in which the Panama canal will
be the central line. thus enabling the
whole interior Of the United States to
share with the Atlantic and Pacific
s~eaboards in the benefits derived from
the canal. 1t is a national obligation
to develop our rivers, especially the
Mississippi and its tributaries. without
delay. under a comprehensive general
plan covering each river system from
It's source to it's mouth. designed to Sc
cure Its highest usefulness for naviga- |
ton, irrigation, domestic supply and
the prevention Of floods. We pledge our
party to he immediate preparation of !
such a plan, which should he made and |
carried out in close and friendly CO.
operation btween the nation, the states,
and the cities affected. Under such a
plan the destructive floods of the Mis-
sissippi and other streams, which rep
resent a great and needless loss to the
nation. would be controlled by forest
conservation and water storage at the
headwaters and by levees below: lands
sufficient to support millions of people |
would be reclaimed from the deserts
and the swamps water power enough
10 transform the Industrial standing
of whole states would be developed,
adequate water terminals would be
provided, transportation by river would |
revive and the railroads would be COM
pelled to cooperate AS freely with the
boat lines as with eacl1 other. The equip
ment. organization and experience ac-
quired in constructing the Panama
canal. soon will be available for lakes
to he gulf deep waterway and other
portions of this ~reat work. and should
be utilized by the nation In cooperation
with the various states at the lowest
net cost to the people.
Panama Canal.
The Panama canal. built and paid for
by the American people, must be used
primarily for their benefit. We de-
nand that the canal shall be so opel-
ated as to break the the transportation
monopoly now held and misuscd by the |
transcontinental railroads by maintain
ing sea competition With them: that
ships directly or Indirectly owned or
controlled by American railroad cor
porations shall not be permitted tn use
the canal. and that American ships en-
gagged in coastwise trade shall pay no
tolls.
The progressive party shall favor leg
~islation having for it's aim the Develop
ment of friendship and be-
tween the United States and Latin
American states.
Tariff.
We believe in Il protective tariff
Which shall euualize conditions of COM
petition between the United States and |
foreign countries. both for the farmers |
and the manufacturers which shall en-
terrain for labor an adequate standard
Of living.
Primarily. the benef of any tariff
should be disclosed i'm the pay envcl- |
ope of the laborer. We declare that
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