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Show STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM (Advertisement) Fo'.lowinu Hr excerpts from the state Democratic platform and are of special interest to taxpayers: Election Reforms To eliminate corrupt influences and secure lasting; reforms re-forms in public affairs, we declare in favor of: 1. The enactment of a direct primary law by which all general officers, including in-cluding yeivitors ami delegates to national na-tional conventions, may be chosen by vote of the people. 1. State and national legislation for the adoption of the presidential primary system. 3. Legislation to make effective j those long ignored provisions of the I stat-' constitution providing for the ini- tiative and referendum, and also to: provide for the right of the people to recall pulil'c officials. j 4. Legislation agaiist all forms of corruption in elections, prohibiting the j use of money in any manner in influencing influenc-ing voters. 5. Legislation requiring; the publication publica-tion of all receipts and disbursements by candidates and committees of the r agents, both before and after election. fjo. Legislation to prohibit the use of I passes by all officers and candidates for i public office. I 7. A l:-uv to prevent vte trading and I lobbying in the state l-gisl i'ure. 8". The adoption of the short ballot, which aids the voter, encourages inde pendence and reduces the expense of direct primaries. We favor a law to redistrict the state for legislative purposes, creating a separate election district for each legislator leg-islator chosen. We are opposed to the Republican policy of rotating officials from one office to another to keep the same names permanently on the pay rolls of the state. Corrupt Practices Act We favor the enactment in this state of stringent laws to prevent, corrupt practices in campaign1!, and to prohibit lavish outlay out-lay for automobiles and carriages for election purposes. I We call attention to the present inadequate in-adequate law passed by a Republican j legislature under which Republican : county and district attorneys refuse to j review unusual and improper campaign expenditures. i We condemn the Republican party ! for its practice of soliciting and receiv-; receiv-; ing contributions of money from cor-I cor-I porations, that expect reimbursement at the expense of the people. Taxation Our system of revenue and taxation is antiqjate 1 and unjust. We favor a thorough revision of the i same. Education We favor a nonpartisan administration of our schools; that this may be permanently assured we recommend recom-mend an amendment tJ the state constitution, con-stitution, m iking the offi :i of superintendent superin-tendent f public instruction appointive by a nonpirlisan state board of e idea tion. We are justly proud of the high standard of instruction that has been . attained in our free public schools and we earnestly support all measures cal- eulated to maintain this standard, or to raise it to a, still higher plane. Rural Credits The land is the i source of all wealth and the prosperity of all is dependent upon the prosperity of those who produce from the land. The farmer, although having the best security, unjustly pays the highest rate 'of interest. We pledge those who represent rep-resent us in congress to work for the enactment of such legislation as will : enable the farmer to borrow money on 1 ng times at a low rate of interest, enabling tenants to become land owners, own-ers, an I the land owners to become, prosperous. Koads We favor liberal appro pria-j tiens for good roads. Public In vestigations We call al tention to the pledge-breaking record ; of the last few Republican legislatures in this state, and denounce the green administration for its misuse of public j funds and its abuse of public confidence. We pledge our legislative candidates I to a public investigation of the disp'osi-tijn disp'osi-tijn of public lands, and the handling I of public funds in this state. Nonpartisan J udiciary We favor fav-or the removal of the judiciary of this state f ro n pircis ui politics. Workmen's Compens 3 tion Law We pledge our legislative candidates to t;ie enactment of a fair and just v ir ' lien's compensation law. A fid ET f? (feNI HO i I i ii P a r r TO fcr- ' ;V i k j i p rAJc;,. n A a jl H . - -.,., V , 1 ' . It A j vJJl ' ! ( Woman's World, 3Scyr. Green's Fruit Grower, 50c yr. Farm Life, 25c yr. 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Pf.ys special H j attention to the experimental and scientilic Kusiness side U of farming as a great industry. IIeljful and practical. ej Green's Priast Groover Published in liochester, I I X. Y. Monthly. Illustrated, 28 to 40 pages. 50c a year. One of the oldest and most authoritative fruit journals in jjj America. It has a real message for the general farmer and ' every town dweller who has orchard or garden. fl . - t Home Life Published in Chicago. Monthly. Illus- U 3 trated, 24 to 48 pages. 25c a year. Publishes several good f serials every year and many short stories. Its household 0 j departments are practical and interesting. A favorite mag- 0 -i azine in a million homes." j Send us your check todayDon't celay I t Women We favor the appointment of women on stale boards of the industrial in-dustrial school, mental hospital, health commission, school for the deaf and blind, education and the state prison, and as store and factory inspectors. Franchise We favor an amendment amend-ment to the federal constitution extending extend-ing ri(jht of franchise to all, regardless of sc-x. L.ibor We oppose the importation (: 'ii'vir into this state under contract : ii-'mand that measures be taken to prevent the maintenance of armed guards by corporations, or the employment employ-ment of special deputy sheriffs at their expense anil reqj--st. Corporations and .idiviJuals should receive the same pro-uction pro-uction and enjoy the same privileges. I Public Ownership We urge such j an amendment to our constitution and laws as will permit municipalities of this state to acquire, construct, own and ; operate their public utilities, j Conservation We firmly believe j in the policy of conserving our natural resources, so that they may not be wantonly wasted through avarice or ignorance. The good of the people de-i de-i mands that our remaining resources be protected from spoliation at the hands of those who have only selfish ends in view. Employment Bureau State and national employment bureaus should be established to facilitate the employment employ-ment of labor and to protect the working work-ing man against unjust conditions. I rrigation--We urge thatthe credit of the state be used for the development develop-ment of our irrigation resources upon a plan that will properly protect the state from loss, and return to its treasury tb3 full amount of it expenditu-es th-reon, repaymeht to extend oyer a long period of time. Liquor Question The question of the prohibition of the liquor traffic should not be made a party issue. It is a moral issue upon which individuals of all parties honestly differ. We declare de-clare that such questions should be de- j termjned by the referendum provided i for in our constitution, which we pJedge ' ourselves to make effective by proper i legislation. FREE v-v FREE Memoirs of Naooleon In Three Volumes This man caused the last general European war. 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