Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-11
The PL|AIFOR
OF DENOC'RA
PARTY IN STATE

Win presented as aQOpteQ Dy Lfle QeInO-sI
cratic state convention at Sioux Falls
Editor.l
The democratic party of South Da-
kota in convention this End day Of |
July, 1918, reaffirnls its allegiance to
the fundamental principles Of democ-
racy, and pledges the support of its
every member and its every means in
human effort, life and property to the
successful prosecution of the war.
1t commends the administration Of
President Wilson and the action Of our
democratic senator and representative
in congress on their part in the cor
duct Of the war and urges the election
of democrats to congress who will as
sist in such support.
IT hopes that at the termination Of
the war there may be arranged last
ing peace under conditions which will
forever prevent any man or class OF
men or nations from bringing the hor-
rors of war upon the history of a
christian civilization.
Meanwhile the democratic party
would insist upon the continuation and
extension of the political and economic
reforms for which it has declared, and
which it has established in time of
peace to the end that German and
Prussian militarism shall be banished
from the face of the earth: that gov
eminent by force shall cease and gov
ernment by consent of tho governed
shall encircle the world.
We enlphatically declare our adher-
ence to the Initiative. referendum and
right to recall and primary nomination
and we denounce any act or attempt
on the part of the legislature to repeal
a law made by the direct vote Of the
& people. We favor the adoption Of
amendment "En as it shall appear on
the ballot in the coming election which
amendment provides that all qualified
persons over twenty-one years of age
shall be privileged to vote and that no
person who; has not acquired fu1 citi-
zenship papers will be permitted TO.
vote. Ss IS a.s;sss sS n s5
We insist upon the enactment of laws
for putting into Immediate effect the
constitutional amendments for he de-
yelopement Of the coal lands belonging
to the state. s 3s3 ss
The present so-called republican
state administrator in South Dakota
has shown no knowledge or apprecia-:
ton Of American institutions and ira
ditons. 1t has officers and forces at
its command, but negiects ana refuses
to extend protection to citizens in the
exercise of their constitutional rights
of peaceful assembly and on the con-
rary encourages mob violence and
flisregards the Injunction Of the presi-
dent OF the United States for the OBJ
seryance and safe keeping of our civil
and political liberties at home while
( wag4ng q lust war against wrong and
oppresson abroad We urge our gov
ernor to proceed at once against any
person who utters sediti0us or treason
able remarks to use the power vested
in him and the peace officers subject
to his control to the end that such per-
sons be brought to speedy trial under
the laws of the state and nation.
We favor the adoption Of the pend
ing constitutional mendments permit
ting the state to develop water powers
and natural resources of the state and
establish terminal elevators and 2
state packing plant. w hen peace snall
have been declared and the amount oI
our war debt established we pledge our
members in congress to vote TOR sucn
revenue bill as will defend our return
ing soldiers and their posterity against
an unjust burden in the payment OF
said debt and the interest thereon. ana l
against any revenue bill tina seeks lo
levy a tax or protective tariff against
food or rainlent until sfs excessive sloI-
tunes, incomes, profits and inheritance
Z shall have been SO taxed hat n s9 man VTl
will be permitted to pocket an exces-
sive income during the war ana Sc
long thereafter as there shall remain
\ unpaid d bond BY its prosecution Ina slle
necessary. @
we favor the reclamation Of all nat
ural resources not now IN po eis b
Of the government and goyerrn en-
ownership or full control ofs ali psl l'4lp
u ut ties. ~ Il IL
We DEMAND such amendment oSoul
fefier;a constitution and laws as vii
require 81 81 x-niilt III vote Of our supreme
s.oiirt to declare a. law unco nstit ufional
we favor such arnendnle nt Of ON
d st ate coustit tuition as will provide 1ol
3 smaller legislative bod and the cleo
IS ton Of all state officers Tor ~ term q
four, years. Il. S.s
we pledge oilr mi iibers Of he stat I!
& legisl atllre to vote for AZ la w that sflftl
vi ids roe and Uni eran llDol tex
books.
We hereby sadopt the foll lowing reso
! lnti ION s5g.s 81.
resolved ~ lstt he demo attic part
s ri the slate of SolItf lxota M e s
vena ION ssenabled call upon ne sen
s,tss ~ fl,a nited States for inlI1le dat.
y,assa q sof the ma ional sui frage amend
rs s,,.sta {. at this time when the govern
q ,.sssf IN calling III on the women OF III
In Hon Tor t heir indisp ensable serves