Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-11

ment of our waterways. The present de-
vastation Of the lower Mississippi valley
accentuates the movement for the regula-
ton Of river flow by additional bank and
levee protection below, and the diversion,
above and their utilization for beneficial
purposes in the exclamation Of arid and
swamp lands and the Development Of
water power, instead of permitting the
floods to continue. as heretofore. agents
of destruction.
We hold that the control of the Mis-
sissippi river is q national problem: The
preservation OF the depth of its water tor
the purpose OF navigation, the building OF
levees to maintain the integrity of Its
channel and the prevention of the over
struction. resulting in interruption of in
terstate commerce, the disorganization Of
man service and the enormous loss OF life
and property, impose an obligation which
alone can be discharged by the general
government.
o maintain an adequate depth of water
the entire year and thereby encourage
water transportation, is. a contamination
worthy OF legislative attention and an is
sue national in its character. Ii calls for
prohpt action on the part Of congress
ana tne democratic party pledges itself
to the enactment Of Legislation leading to
that end.
we favor the cooperation of the
United States and the respective states
for the comprehensive treatment of all
waterways with a view of co-ordinating
pans for channel Improvement with plans
1or drainage Of swamp and oveaflowed
lands and to this end we favor the APP
preparation by the federal government
or sufficient funds to make surveys of
such lands, to develop plans for draining
construction. We favor the adoption of a
liberal and comprehensive plan for the de-
Velopment and Improvement of our inland
waterways with economy and efficiency,
So as 10 permit their navigation by YES
sells OF standard draft.
Post Roads.
we favor national aid to state and To-
cal authorities in the construction and
maintenance of post roads.
Rights Of Labor.
we respect our declarations of the plat-
form of 1908 as follows:
me courts of justice are the bulwark of
our liberties and we yield to none in our
purpose to maintain their dignity. Our
party mas given to the bench a long line
OF distinguished justices who have added
10 the respect and confidence in which this
department must jealously be maintained.
We resent the attempt of the republican
party to raise false issue respecting the
Judiciary: 1t is an unjust reflection on the
great body of our citizens to assume that
they lack respect for the courts.
1t Is the function of the courts to inter-
n non the laws appear to work eco
o1n d,;tS social ta cbs or political Utica injustice. It is
upon which the integrity Of our courts
can stand is that of unswerving Justice
arona projection Of lfe; personal liberty and
property as judicial processes may be
abused, We should guard them against
abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity of
a mod.1cation of the present law relat-
ing to injunction and we reiterate the
pledges of our platforms Of 1896 and of
tssa 1Tn; ,ayor OF a measure which passed
to contempt in federal courts and pro.
yidtng for trial by jury in cases of in
direct contempt.
arisen. especially in connection with in
dustrial disputes. We believe that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
pc treated with rigid impartiality and that
lnJunctions. should not be issued in any
case In which an injunction would not
issue If no industrial dispute were in
volved.
The expanding organization Of industry
makes 1t essential that there should be no
abridgement of the right of wag earners
and producers to organize for the protec-
por conditions. to the end that such la
Dor organizations and their member
should not be regarded as illegal combina-
tons In restraint Of trade.
We pledge the democratic party to the
enactment of q aw creating a department
OF labor represented separately in the
PIcSiUcLl . CdOlNSI, III winch snail be 1ne
cluded the subject of mines and mining.
We pledge the democratic party, SO far
as the federal jurisdiction extends to an
employees compensation law providing ade-
quate indemnity for injury to body or
loss OF life.
Conservation.
We believe in the conservation and the
development of the use Of all the people
| Our forests. u sources of water supply.
our arabic and our mineral lands, our
nayigable streams and all the other ma
has been 80 lavishly endowed, constitute
the foundation of our national wealth.
Such additional legislation as may be nee
absorbed by special or privileged interests,
should be enacted and the policy Of their
conservation should be rigidly adhered to.
te rne a P%o. disn CONAN n, should n,;th a,, be adminis-
the general welfare. Reservations should
be limited to the urpose which they pur-
port to s.s serve and not extended to include
necessary withdrawal from sale and set
Element. OF enormous tracts OF public lands
upon which tree growth never existed and
cannot be promoted tends only to retard
development. create discomfort n bring
reproach upon the policy of conservation.
The public and laws should be admin
tstered in a spirit of the broadcast liber-
altty towards the settler exhibiting a bon
aide purpose to comply Herewith, to the
end that the invitation Of this govern
tive as possible and the plain provisions
Of the forest reserve act permitting
homestead entries to be made within the
national forests should not be nullified by
administrative regulations which admit to
a withdrawal of great areas of the same
| from settlement.
Immediate action should be taken by
| congress to make available the vast and
valuable coal deposits Of Alaska under
conditions that will be a perfect gua
anty against their falling into the hands
of monopolizing corporations, associations
or interests.
We rejoice in the inheritance Of mineral
resources unequalled in extent, variety or
value. and in the development Of a min