The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-24

| tlpual state, enacted since 1890. mas
been accomplished hy the Democratic
| party and secured by Democratic votes,
We congratulate the people OF the state
| that through the agency Of our party
| they have been given the most import
| ant of them all, that OF the initiative
and referendum, through ana DE MuICu
they may, If need be, obtain FOR them
selves any desired legislation.
WiI-cn nnd Marshall Are Indorscd.
We declare our approval and in
dOrscmcut OF the nomination OF Wood
| row wilson and Thomas r. Marshall
| as the Democratic candidates for pres
| ident and vice president OF the United
States, and pledge them our cnthusias-
tic and undivided support.
We accept the baltimore platform IN
| its entirety.
Waters should Belong TO sinte.
The waters Of every natural stream
within the state are by the constitu-
ton expressly declared to be the prop
| erty OF the public, dedicated to the
| use Of the people OF the state and sub
| Ject to appropriation FOR beneficial
| uses, which right shall never b. denied.
This property right was granted and
has been recognized and confirmed by
the federal government ever since Tn"
admission OF the state into the Union.
Nevertheless, the Roosevelt and TAFT
administrations, acting without author
ity Of law and in defiance Of the decl-
sion OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States, are depriyug our com
munw"alth OF this property right ana
denying to our citizens along the Rio
appropriate II by asserting the power
of the uatiouaI government to cunfis-
cate the waters Of our natL:ai streams
for use beyond our borders.
We protest against this unlawful eN-
ercisc of national authority, which de-
privcs the state OF its property with
out due process of law, denies to our
people the right to the use of an cle-
ment Indispensable to their existence,
arrests the growth and development OF
the commonwealth, and has not even
the inst lIlgutlBu IFFgsNlIV FOR Its
exercise. We shall therefore exert ali
our efforts TO secure the overthrow or
abandonment Of this uuwisc. unlawful
and unjust policy.
Give Public Lands for Eigh.'nys.
We favor the ccdiuR by Congress to
the state, Of public lands FOR highway
purposes the proceeds thereof to be
used By the Highway Commission for
the construction and maintenance Of
public thuroughtarcs exclusively.
The construction of an extensive sys-
TEN Of highways Is tmpgratiNrLy de
maudcd By modern methods OF locOmO-
tion, and the subject should receive
the prompt and favorable cunsiucrd-
tion OF the General Assembly. The in
tcrrGl Improvement funds and all adu'
tions thereto should be devoted to that
purpose only, and placed in the hands
of the State Highway Commission as
provided by House Bill 200. and the
pending initiated Highway Commission
Bill, to be expended under It's direction
and approval
StHit
In conformity with the Joint rcsulu-
tiOn unanimously adopted by the
Eighteenth General Assembly, and In
the language thereof. we most earu-
estly request that all public lands with
in the boundaries Of Colorado hc
turned over to the state under terms
just and fair to both state ana ma
tiou, aud with such restrictions as viii
effCytuuIly prevent monopoly. to the
end that all territory shall be under
one jurisdiction and uniform law that
we shall have the same rights enjoyed
hy the older states of our Union, that
all land capable of agricultural dcyel-
opmuut shall he freely open to home
stead entry; that lands suitable for
summer homes shall be sold ia smau
tracts. and under proper restrictions,
for that purpose. lUat prospecting may
be encouraged and greater mining de
vClOpmrnt secured, that rights of way
shall be under the control Of he state,
avoiding NcNaiiuus and often Xrohibi-
tive delays In construction, tuS water
power may be had and manufacturing
encouraged. that our lands may be
made revenue producing, and that such
sales may be used for the construction
OF public highways and the completion
of reclamation projects.
Land Question Declared one for Courts
The Jurisdiction OF the courts should
be extended to am contests and con-
troyCrs'ps arising over homestead. dos-
Crt and other Iaud filings and entries,
Including protests and objections by
tho government lNfl' IH. DIN ana NaIa
determined ass now provided iu adverse
cases arising under tine mining saws uI
the United states.
We dGuuuuuc the policy uf the RE
publican administration viii having
retarded our development now pro.
poses 60 withdraw all the remaining
agricultural grazing aud mineral puh-
Iiu lands from all forms "l tHirF W.sl
the expressed determination ut impus-
Ing upon the West a permanent hu-
T,uurruiic rule aud federal leasing sNs-
..". .
within our borders. and thereby bIaasa
truuaIF rCturdlUE the dove upW.ut uI
our state aud dcprlyinE ou common.
wealth OF lts Just and constitutional
rights.
Homestead FUND to Aid settlers.
We advocate the creation by Con-
Er'sa NJ homestead iuHu to consist
OF moneys annually set apart from rHr
evlpts Of sales of public Ig Nus, which
fund shall ho used fu aid n,utstvudrrs.
with families needing ASST. Nnrg while
tN. homestead laws. Iuau. from tins
fund secured by the borrowers claim.
and tn he repaid ut ihr t.m nI nr nl.
without danger ur loss Goo the govern
mont, and thus rugh'r many citizens
otherwise without mgHus Co avail
themselves OF lH. benefit U. our home
slo1d laws. and acquire permanent
huwrs from tho public domain.
Having mdwrsna ln. r.En. nl the pco-
pie go choose United states senators
by direct vote. we pledge uur nomH,
cratic nominees rnr tho fu. rrul Ns4ym-
lE TO- wu'y the proposed amendment
Go the federal constitution r that pur-
pose ns soon Ua tho same snail hc suh-
gIItITd fu them for formal action. and
We pledge an candidates, NOT other
yuf. fHr that candidate fUr fHu TrH.I
SnfrH senate who sryDiEfss The highest
popular vote al the election on NuNrm-
hCr o. 1879.
NSk Voters to study IpItirtrd Lnws.
SO NNhNT the open HI |..F iHN.hIHH
ton gateway and the rUuU IEutluu Uf
freight. passenger express and Pull
"hstVr,uH Instead af "tuH and Hfrru"
Boo order Co facilitate tho ds..lurweut
OF our uyNNUuatIui, resource" Iud ma
tgrially reduce the high cost H' IlNIUg