The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
DEMOCRATS
80
HAVE MADE GOOD
State Committee at Blsmarok ADJ
opts state Platform That
Rings True
PLANKS OF SOUND TIMBER

PLANKS OF SOUND TIMBER
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u will Repay Careful Read.
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Following is the. Democrat tic
State Platform adopted at Bis.
marck by the State Committee las,
week:
Tho Platform
Pursuant to the provisions OF
the primary election law, we the
members of the Democratic state
committee, duly and regularly as
sembled on the End day of Sep
TENDER, 1914, hereby adopt the
following platform:
N) We glory in the achieve
ments of the present National Ad-
ministration and UNDERSTANDINGS
affirm that the passage of the new
Currency Law, the Income Tax,
the Tariff Law. election of SEN
ators by direct vote of the people
and the proposed trust legisla-
ton. are conclusive evidence OF
the Democratic party's ability t.,
serve the nation in the interests
of all her people: while the set
Element of the Mexican situation
without war. the peace treaties
signed or to be signed and the
attitude of the administration to-
ward world affairs in this time
of great conflicts between the
powers of the Old World, has
demonstrated the ability of the
Democratic party to pilot the Ship
OF State in times of international
storm.
Under the wise and patriotic
leadership of President Woodrow
Wilson, and Secretary of State
William Jennings Bryan, we be-
lieve that Democracy has COM
mended itself to all Americans,
irrespective of party, and demon
strated the efficacy of Democra-
tic principles when conscientious
ly applied to serve the Nation in
all times of need: and we extend
to our Honorable President and
his faithful cabinet our assuran-
ces of confidence, esteem and UNI
faltering devotion.
~ The American people owe
deep debt of gratitude to Wood
row Wilson and his Secretary of
State. for the success they have
attained in securing peace be-
tween this Nation and twenty 9th
er nations of the earth by enter
ing into Treaties of Arbitration
with said Nations, all Of which
now have been ratified and con-
firmed by each of the contracting
Nations.
81 We favor an amendment
to the Board Of Control Law to
the end that the members of this
board shall hold office for a per-
lOd OF six years, one member of
the board to take office every two
years.
(4) We pledge the candidates
Gus and prompt enforcement of
all laws upon our statute books.
(5) We believe in the rule of
the people, and to this end we ia
vor the initiative and referendum
and recall as a fundamental prin-
clple of free government.
60 Woman's suffrage is
sduarely before the voters for adj
option or rejection at the polls in
November: we urge that every vo-
ter give this question his most
serious and, candid consideration.
in order that he may vote intelli-
gently at the general election.
90 We believe that the best
interests of the people of this
Estate will be served by reducing
the legal rate of interest to six
per cent. and the contract rate of
interest to ten per cent.
(8) We believe that each head
OF the family should be allowed
100000 worth of personal pro-
perty exempt from taxation.
90 We condemn the arbitrary
rule of the banking board of this
state relative to the granting of
charters for new banks.
(10) We are in favor of the
establishment of an adequate
farm credit system.
(1D We favor legislation
looking toward the betterment of
our public highways.
!. (12) We charge that the
term Business Administration"
is a political catch-word. and the
claim that the Hanna administra-
ton has been a successful bust
ness administration has no basis
in fact, but on the contrary has
been an administration replete
with unbusinesslike acts, as for
example. the mismanagement of
the state penitentiary Irvine plant,
the conduct of the Agricultural
college and other state insitu-
tions.
(13) We commend the eff
cient work Of the State Tax Com
mission. and denounce the COVER
nor's veto Of appropriated for
extending the work of the COM
mis- ion as blow aimed at the
people and in favor of tax-dodg-
erS. s.;
(14) We are in favor of an
adequate National grain inspec-
ton law. and demand appropriate
legislation which will insure the
farmers free and open market
for their grain and produce.
N5) In 1905 the people of
this state ousted a corrupt politi-
cal machine within the Republic
can party by the election of a
Democratic governor. During his
three administrations there was
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