Undated report of the WKU Moot Commonwealth Committee on Resolutions. Resolutions regarding transportation, economic development, alchohol and conservation

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives1-1-2011UA12/2/22 Western Kentucky State NormalCommonwealthWKU Moot CongressFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Political Science Commons, Social Influence and Political CommunicationCommons, and the Speech and Rhetorical Studies CommonsThis Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact connie.foster@wku.edu.Recommended CitationWKU Moot Congress, "UA12/2/22 Western Kentucky State Normal Commonwealth" (2011). WKU Archives Records. Paper 591.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/591WESTERN KfNTUCKY SlATE NORMAL 'COMMONWEALTH PLATFORM We, the students of Western Kentucky State Normal School Moot Commonwealth represent-ing the citizens of our communi-ties, in convention assembled, pledge ourselves to nominate candidates for the various offices of this Commonwealth pledged to the provisions of this platform. First-We favor the enact-ment of such legislation as is deem ed benetical- to our labor or-ganizations, farmers' societies and pools. Second-We believe in the en-actment of such laws, as will en-able t he "Railroad Commission" to make a proportional adjust-ment of cars to meet the demands of all shipping points and shipping interests. Third-We favor the enact-ment of a law to protect the farm-ers from adulterated field seed, and demand that the government protect them from ignorant and unscrupulous dealers in all farm products. Fourth-Inasmuch as the li- . quor traffic is one of the most de-structive to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and -happine3s, we u:lreservedly indorse the county as t h~ unit in all liquor legisla-~; r- 11 and pledge ourselves to the enactment of such legislation a:) y',: ill g-raduallv but - ultimately drive the traffic from our com-monwealth, and demand the elec-tion of such municipal, county and state officers as will rigidly enforce these laws. + Fifth-vVe believe" in the con-servation of all our natural r e-sources, forests, minerals, -rivers, and soils, and pledge ourselves to snch legisbtio.n as wi.11 prevent Ih·'" exhatlstion of the forests and coal and the 'erosion of our soils hv the inniscriminate cutting of limit the size of campaign funds in both primary and regular elec-tions, and provide for the public-ity of such funds under oath both before and after elections; the prohibition of corporations from . contributing to campaign funds; and the passage of strin-gent laws 2.gainst vote buying and vote 'selling: Twelfth-We believe in the conservation of human resources and the establishment of indus-trial justice in .all depCirt,ments of labor, therefore, we demand such laws as will reduce to a minimum, accidents, ' diseases, involuntary unemployment, and other exist-in R pvils to our industries; the prohibition of chilcl labor and night labor for women. The es-tablishment of an eight hour-day law for laboring women and voun§!. persons and one whole day in each week for rest; a rigid in-spection of all mines, factories, mills, shops, and foundries by g-ov c rf1ment officials with, a re-port of same regularly made to the public. Thirteenth-Vv e oppose double taxa tion and favor a thorough re-vision of the tax laws which will equally distribute the burdens of taxation and not only retain the capital now, invested but , invite the invesfment of _other capital in the state. We favor the ,submis- ' sion tq the people ofa cons'titu-ti,O;nal amendment . enlarging the powers of the General Ass,embly in the ' 111 a tter , of taxation ' and niaking each additional ' ,law, when 'passed, eff~ctllal. o~ly when submitted t() arid ' approveq by a': majority ,of· ,the , people who vote upon th~ saine I" ' .,'.', Fourteenth-,-,-:-Believing < in' ; I t~e democratic principle that . all , pow:- " er of government shollid be' held as near to the people as is possi~ ble, we favor such a change in the Constitution as to provide for the initiative, referendum, and the re-call of corrupt, incompetent" or ' tmfaitllft11 legislative and . execu-tive officers, and judicial ,deci-" sions, but not the recall of judges. , Fift:eenth-Inasmuch ,)as' the public ' school system is the foun-' dation ofa free government and the bulwark of a Republic" and inasmuch as il1telligencc' is the on-ly fador in a Commohwealt,h that, ll1akes fo.r efficiency, and that ig-norance 'is the thing tha~ wastes \ve nnqualififiedly endGfse any legislation _that wiH increase . the • timber on the headwaters of the _ make a physical valuation of rivers and preserve our water sup_ ! :.; uch vroperLies. _-ply without contamination; and, ,Ninth+-----:"Be~ieving tnat ' OLlr Yeg-demanc1t the enactment of ac1di- _ ure should be free from all tional laws to prevent our mineral corrupt lobbying and improper and timber resources from being, ',ethods used to : influence leg is-wasted or absorbed by the pt'ivi-' lation; we demand the passage- of leged interests of this, or any other -such a law as will provide ade-state. " . Le punishment Jor such prac-Sixth-We favor the passage tice:;, an c1, if ' this camlot other-of such legislation as will abolish vvise :be.' ;1ccompJi-shed, we favor th,eabominable and character de- such : '!Jlea~ur~? ,as wi.11, place .l}1or~ • stroying white slave traf-fic which dir,ectJy in, tll:e. ,h3;ncls , of ,the pe~J­is corroding the liJ\· of 'our cities. , pIe , the: power to. .cha~1ge, : this ' ev.il. Seventh~Believing in the fun- - Tenth-We, demand the pass-damental principles of a represen- age of a law _ providin cr ' ,fOF bi-tative dem6cracy as laid down by partisan control of the~ penal and the founders of this government, charitable institutions, ,and the that all power is inherent in the abolition of contract convict la": people and that there should be bor:; and we deno1111ce the pres-no discrimination on acount of e-nt system of hiring out the chil-class, section; or political affiliation dren of the Reform ~School for the We therefore denounce the pres- benefit of whose morals: and e'c1u--ent apportionment ufth'e state in cation that institution was o,rigi-, congressi011al, judiciala nd legisla- nally established. tive districts ~nd declare in favor Ele~enth-We : believe that the -of a fair and impartial redistrict- right , ~f the people to ex-press ing of the state. their sentiments upon public mat-Eig-ht-We favor , either the ters to be one of the most sacred creation of a competent and ef- possessed by freemen awl de-fective puplie utilities .commission ~and such a reform of the elec-, or the grant to the railroad COffi- tive laws as will insure fairahcl mission of the power' to regulate' equal elections; , the passage of ;:: such utilities, and with power to corrtlpt-pra~tices act which shall efficiency of our school system c0mmunity, as well as for the and will blot from our State the · teachers; we believe that they awful calamity of ignorance. We, should be held at the expense of therefore, favor any laws that will the State, and that the teacher increase the efficiency of the should receive his stated salary schools, the teachers and the while attending the Institute, equiprn'ent of the public schools whether his school has commenc-and als~ pledge ourselves to . a ed or riot. liberal support of the State's By . Committee on Resolutions, agency for making well-trained EDGAR SANDERS, and efficient teachers, as' well as Chairman. t.o the support of the State Uni- ZELLA PELL Y, versity. We 'believe that the Secreary. I schools should contribute a social service to the community life of our rural sections by the teaching of Agriculture and Domestic Science and Arts in the rural schools as so.on as conditions will justify such a course. Sixteenth-We favor better sal-aries for the teachers and County Superintendents, and pledge our-selves to support an efficient sys-tem of Supervision for all schools especially for the rural schools, and demand a progressive policy in the administration of all school matters. We demand the passage of laws providingf or compulsory payment of teachers at the end of each month; and inasmuch as the County Teachers' Institutes are held for the instruction of the 

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