Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-09

In coming before the voters OF the
Eleventh Congressional District as a
candidate for Congress, they are en-
titled to know how | stand upon the
vital public questions which now are
agitating our country. |, therefore,
herewith in brief submit my platform
First :-Unswerving loyalty to our
government and our flag is the first
duty of every American citizen: stand
therefore, for the vigorous prosecution
of the war until the HOhenZOllern gov
eminent shall have been entirely
crushed and complete victory achieved
for America and the Allied powers. ]
favor, and believe it possible, to estab-
lish a world peace guaranteed by
League of Nations in which America
shall subscribe her quota to a Police
Army and Police Navy. We must,
we can, we WILL win this war for
humanity.
Second Il favor the speedy ratlfI-
cation of the National Constitutional
amendment for Prohibition and the
elimination of the liquor traffic from
American National life. / favor Uni
versal Suffrage.
Third Il favor a system Of war
taxation up to so per cent of the net
profits of war industries a system OF
taxation so just and equitable that the
burden of war expenses will fall heav-
lest upon those who are best able to
bear them. War prOfiteering, where
ever found, must be eliminated. More
volunteering and less profiteering must
be our national WatchWord.
Fourth II favor an after the war
policy of reconstruction wherein equal
rights and complete justice be guaran-
teed to both labor and capital, so that
these great industrial giants may join
hands for the best interests of all The
chasm between labor and capital must
be bridged, and the Standard Of living
for American Labor must not be per
mitted to be lowered. | favor a COM
prehensiye Child Labor Law.
Fifth Il favor a coordinate and
cooperative program between the Ma
tiOnal Government and the State of
Wisconsin, so that the agricultural
interests of the state in general and of
Northern Wisconsin in particular, may
be advanced Our marketing, as well
as production systems, need legislative
attention | favor constructive and
progressive policy of improvement OF
the harbor facilities of this district, by
National appropriation.
Sixth Il favor the broadening of the
Rural Credits Law. so that the farmer
may reap it's greatest benefits and be
thus enabled to increase agricultural
production.
Seventh :-Embodying all the, fore
going principles in one summary. ]
stand for world program that makes
nations a common brotherhood in in
ternational interests, emphazing the
teachings of the golden rule which de-
mands justice between social and in
dustrial groups. After glorious and
victorious peace-achieved by our
heroic Americans and Allies at the
front-we must reconstruct a broken
and devastated world upon the eternal
principles of righteousness and render
unto God the things that are Gods
and unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars" Through sacrifice and SER
vice the world is becoming smaller
and humanity bigger, and America,
ever the leader of liberty, justice and
righteousness, must lead in recon-
struction period that shall mean larger
knowledge, wider vision, and deeper
conservation on all national and world
problems, and will demand a COM
munity of nations subject only to the
highest laws of morals and justice
which make right might and righteous
ness power
ADOLPHUS p NELSON.