ing all of our citizens to hold state office
or become members of the legislature,
who can not 'read, write, speak and un
derstand -the English language suffi
ciently well to conduct the duties of the
office without uhe aid of an interpreter,'
and we call the especial attention of the
people to the fact that this unmerited,
discriminating and un-American pro
vision is in our constitution today today
and that the adoption of the Flood sub
stitute for article 19 provides a simple
way to take out this unjust proviso,
while at the same time it guarantees
to all citizens forever the full right of
elective franchise, the benefit of the
public school system and the enjoy
ment of their ancient rights and cus
toms. "We record our adherence to the
time-honored doctrine of tariff reform,
a tariff graduated to the revenue needs
of a government, economically admin
istered, condemning the tariff policy
and legislation of the Republican party
under which the masses of the people
are being taxed for the benefit of a
few, under which vast combinations of
wealth have acrued, and oppressive
monopolies have come into existence
and under which even the necessaries
of life for the masses have become the
plaything of speculation and the profit
able subjects of corporate greed and
monopolistic robbery under the saoction
of unholy law.
"We favor the direct primaries for
the nomination of all officers wherever
practicable and we especially favor the
election of United States senators by
the direct vote of the people.
