The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

AnureW nelson, L. j. MckeOn, M, b.
Cullum, Walter F. Dacey, Harris
Bennett, William Miller, Frank Ma
kowski, Charles Hector, Frank Jor-
dan, George Neff, H. P. Curren,
Michael Lynch, John T. Pearson,
John A. Mcdonnell, John Hogan,
John Boyer, R. C. Mitchell, Charles
Hoar, w. L. Bernard, J. B. Gibson,
Charles Mork, w. B. Getchell, P. H.
Martin, James A. Brady, w. c..
Spornitz.
Hibbing-J. B. Connors, John
Kleffman, Frank Durant, Bryan
ORourke, Victor Beneo.
Eveleth-Charles Jesmore, G. w.
Mulligan, John Peterson, Ed. Moy-
Ian.
McKinley-W. F. Guyett.
Biwabik-H H. Salmon.
Tower. D. Murphy.
Ely-M. Weinzerl.
Virginia-A. N. Thompson, Doug
las Greeley, J. H. Fleming, Michael
Boylan.
Proctor-C. S. Booton.
Gilbert-T. S. Morrison.
The committee on resolutions
made report in favor of Woodrow
Wilson and declared for legislation
along certain lines, as follows. the
report being accepted with but one
dissenting voice, that of Fred L..
Ryan of Duluth, former surveyor
general of logs and lumber, who was
outspoken in his defense of Champ
Clark as the peerless leader who
could be trusted to safely conduct
the hosts through the wilderness in
the coming November contest, as fol-
lows:
"BE 1T RESOLVED by the DEM
ocrats of St. Louis county, in con-
vention assembled, that we declare
our continued allegiance to the prin-
ciples and policies set forth in the
national Democratic platform adopt
ed at Denver in 1908.
eve believe that the machinery of
government should include such de-
vices as shall give to the people the
fullest possible control, not only of
the election of their public servants,
but of their nominations through d.
rect primaries; that this popular
are as many more matters of public
control should extend not only to the
full process Of putting public serv-
ants into office, but to their conduct
while in office, through the recall.
I'VE believe that the people
should have full power of control,
not only over their elective officers,
but over the processes of law max
ing through the initiative and the
referendum.
"In order that the government
may be brought closer to the people
We favor the ratification of the con-
stitutional amendment providing for
the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people,
which has been submitted by con-
gress. -
1--WE believe, in short, that a gov
eminent, of, by and for the people,
should be government by and for
the people, and that public transac-
lions should always be solely for the
public good, and never to satisfy pri-
vate greed at public expense through
any species of special privilege such
as the protective tariff as it has been
manipulated by the Republican party
and the powers that control it.
) I'VE favor the abolition of all
taxes on personal property and the
enactment by proper legislation in
lieu thereof; laws to provide for a
graduated income tax. s.*.:s :. .. z=s.r i
: : I'VE. favor the adoption of appro-
pirate legislation limiting the impo-
sition Of all taxes on land to the ac-
tual value thereof exclusive Of the
improvements and graduated taxes
on land values sexceeding certain
sums. sssss..ss&s :1s
..T hat the burde lens OF government
may be more equally borne b those
who receive sof govern
NED arc Lys1 d ieons)