The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-11

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accentuates the movement for the regula-
ton OF river flow by additional bank and
levee protection below, and the diversion,
storage and control OF the food waters
above and their utilization for beneficial
purposes In the reclamation 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-
siss,ppi river is a national problem. The
preservation of the depth of It's water tor
the purpose of navigation, the building of
levees to maintain the integrity of its
channel and the prevention Of the over
flow of the land and It's consequent de-
struction. resulting in interruption of in
~terstate commerce., the di~sorgantzation of
mail service and the enormous loss Of life
and property, impose an obligation which
alone can be discharged by the general
government.
To maintain an adequate depth Of water
the entire year and thereby encourage
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worthy of legislative attention and an is
sue national in it's character. II calls for
prompt action on the part OF congress
and the 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
plans for channel improvement with plans
for drainage of swamp and overfiowed
lands and to this end we favor the ap-
preparation by the federal government
OF sufficient funds to make surveys of
such lands. to develop plans for draining
the same and to supervise the work of
Gohstruction. We favor the adoption Of a
liperal and comprehensive plan for the de-
waterways with economy and efficiency,
SO as TO 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 nlat-
form of 1908 as follows:
me courts of justice are the bulwark of
our liberties and we yield to none in our
party has given to the bench a long line
OF distinguished justices who have added
70 the respect and confidence in which this
department. Ie must Jealously be maintained.
we resent the attempt Of the republican
party to raise false issue respecting the
Juolclary: 1t Is an unjust reflection on the
great body Of our citizens to assume that
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1t Is the function of the courts to inter
F. Pref Inc laws which the people enact and
l. tne avs appear to work eco
our duty to change them. The only basis
upon which the integrity Of our courts
can stand IS that OF unswerving Justice
AND anraa1p protection Of ife; personal liberty and
abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity of
to Injunction and we reiterate the
pledges OF our platforms of 1896 and Of
- N Iavor OF a measure which passed
q nc United states Senate in 1896, relating
for trial by jury In cases Of in
Questions Of judicial practice have
dustrial disputes. We believe that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid impartiality and that
.lnJunct1ons should not be issued in any
In. which an injunction would not
If no industrial dispute were in
volved.
The expanding organization of Industry
of the right Of wage earners
and producers to organize for the protec-
ton OF wages and the improvement Of la
bor conditions o1sn to the end that such la
should not be regarded as illegal combina-
in restraint of trade
We pledge the democratic party to the
of a law creating a department
of labor represented separately in the
cabinet, in which shall be in
Guided the subject of mines and mining.
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
of the natural resources of the country.
Our forests. our sources of water supply,
.navfgable streams and all the other ma
terial will which our country
has been SO lavishly endowed, constitute
the foundation of our national wealth.
Such additional legislation as may be nee
essary to prevent their being wasted or
by special or privileged interests,
should be enacted and the policy of their
The public domain should be admins
tered and disposed of with due regard to
the general welfare. Reservations should
be limited to the purposes which they pur-
port to serve and not extended to include
land wholly unsuited therefor. The I'M
withdrawal from sale n set
of enormous tracts of public lands
upon which tree growth never existed and
cannot be promoted tends only to retard
create discomfort and bring
upon the policy of conservation.
The public lar laws shout be admin
in a spirit of the broadcast liber-
atty ward the settler exhibiting a bon
purpose to comply Herewith, to the
end that the invitation of this govern
r1ent to the landless should be as attrac-
tive as possible and the plain provisions
of the forest reserve act permitting
entries to be mad within the
national forests should not be nullified by
administrative regulations which admit to
q withdrawal OF great areas of the same
from settlement.
to make available. the vast and
valuable bal deposits Of Alaska under
hat will be a perfect guar
anty against their falling into the hands
OF monopoiizing corporations, associations
or interests.
We rejoice in thei inheritance of mineral
resources unequalled in extent, variety or
value, N in the development Of a min
ing industry u~nequalled in its magnitude
and Importance. We honor the men who
in their hazardous toll underground, daily
risk their lives In extracting and prepar-
for our use the products Of the mine.
so essential to the industries, the COM
merce and the comfort of the people OF