Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM

""3 wv SilS IilClIl-
bers OF the democratic state commit
tee, duly and regularly assembled on
the second day Of September, 1914,
hereby adopt the following platform :
G) We glory in the achievements
OF the present national administration
and unhesitatingly affirm that the
passage OF the new currency law,
the income tax, the tariff law, cleo
ton OF senators by direct vote of the
people and the proposed trust legisla-
ton, are conclusive evidence of the
democratic party's ability to serve
the nation in the interests of all her
people; while the settlement of the
Mexican situation without war, the
peace treaties signed, or to be signed,
and the attitude of the administration
toward 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 patrioic leader
ship of President Wilson, and Secre-
tary of State William Jennings Bryan,
we believe that democracy has COM
mended itself to all Americans irres-
pective of party, and demonstrated
the efficacy of democratic principles
when conscientiously applied to serve
the nation in all times of need; and
we extend to our honorable president
and his faithful cabinet our assur-
ances of confidence, esteem and unfal-
tering devotion.
(2) The American people w a
deep debt Of gratitude to Woodrow
Wilson and his secretary of state, for
the success they have attained in Sc
curing peace between this nation and
twenty other nations of the earth by
entering into treaties of arbitration
with said nations, all of which now
nave been ratified and confirmed bv
each of the contracting nations.
90 We favor an amendment to
the board of control law to the end
that members Of this board shall hold
office for a period Of six years, one
member Of the Luard to take office
every two years.
(4) We pledge the candidates of
our party to the strict, vigorous and
prompt enforcement of all laws upon
our statute books.
80 We believe in the rule of the
people and to this end we favor the
initiative and referendum and recall
as a fundamental principle of free
government.
(6) Woman's suffrage is squarely
before the voters for adoption or re-
lection at the polls in November; we
urge that every voter give this ques.
ton his most serious and candid con,
s~lderation, in order that he may vote
intelligently at the election.
~ We believe that the best in.
t~erests of the people of this state will
be served by reducing the legal rate
OF interest to six per cen and the
contract rate Of interest to ten pc
cent.
(S) We believe that each head o
the family should be allowed $500
worth of personal property exemp
from taxation.
(9)E We condemn the; arbitrar,
rule Of the banking board of this state
relative to the granting Of charter.
for new banks.
(1O) We are in favor Of the es.
Establishment Of an adequate farm credi
system.
(11) We favor legislation looking
toward the betterment of our publ,
highways.
(12) We charge that the tern
%"business administration is a poll
, teal catchword, and the claim tina
the Hanna administration has been
successful business administration ha:
no basis in fact, but on the contrar,
has been an administration replete
with un-business like acts, for ex
ample, the mismanagement of the
state ~penitentiary Irvine plant, thu
conduct of the agricultural college ant
other state institutions.
(13) We commend the ~efficien
work of the state tax commission,
and denounce the governors veto O.
appropriation for extending the worl
of the commission as a blow aimee
at the people and in favor of tax.
dodgers.
(14) We are in favor of an ade.
quate national grain inspection law.
and demand appropriate legislation.
which will insure the farmers a free
and open market for their grain ant
produce.
(15) In 1906 the people of thi!
state ousted a corrupt political ma.
chine within the republican party b,
the election of a democratic governor
nn1ripU hiC thrao Administrations 4l,,,,