The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
The Republican Platform.

Resolved, That as republicans OF the state OF
South Dakota, in our first convention SSembiel,
we reafirm the principles enumerated III the
platform by the national convention
In Chicago in June, 1888, and we most heartily
endorse the administration OF president liar
rison and GOV. Mellette. We hail with ull,
feigned pleasure the privileges OF statehood
soon be ours, and we congratulate the relnib-
llcan party in that they hold to the principles
III which all industries can find true protection
and in which all citizens without regard to ma
tionality, can harmonic, and we congratulate
our people that through the r ;W OF h tine e
stead, presumption and timber claim i'll our
public lands restored to them. We favor tho:e
laws which give full remuneration to laborS
and secures to capital its rights:
We recognize agriculture, mining and manu-
featuring as the paramount material interest
of our state, and we deprecate any laws winch
which seperate these from the commercial and
Industrial interests of our people, as we are de
pendent upon the harmony OF al THESE Sre'! ~
be the duty, as it should be the pleasure. OF all
men placed i'll office by the people to oppose I'M
just encoachment of corporations or trusts up
on the rights OF any OF our citizens, and to 50
administer the government in all its branches
as will conduce the welfare and advantage OF all
We view with pride our educational facilities.
the fourishing condition OF our public schools.
colleges and universities, and We demand that
our school lands shall be jealousy guarded.
We honor our old soldiers and favor liberia
pensions to all those who hold an honorable
discharge. We also favor wise ana liberal pro
q VISIONS ZOE Tic CGltc ttllNl ulttllllCllttliNN th wa
are needy and disabled. -,
We most heartily sympathihe with the lrisl
people in their desire for home rule.
We heartily favor the American system o
protection by such properly regulated llnlor
duties upon foreign products as will stimulate
every INDUSTRY and and; fully protect ,ns t Gn our v' cam arm;
ton of the criminal and pauper nbore's Oh III
old world. =.
We most heartily welcome to our FELLOWSHIP
the people who have come to us from foreis
lands to find Il home in this, the country ,
their adoption, intending to render duereSrrct
to it's laws; we favor the enactment OF sue
laws as. will protect the citizen III the free eNel
else Of his right of suffrage, and will ensure iti
and honest elections, equal ana inst taN;t'l"
Recognizing the pernicious influence of Il!
traffic OF Intoxicating liquors upon every lntcl
and state prohibition OF such traffic: and tn
adoption Of the article of our constitution re
lating thereto and the enforcement OF such law
as will make the same effective.
The great agricultural interests OF D:lHot'
demands that they should be protected, los
tered and guarded with Jealous ca,r and s"ri
laws eI,acted as will insure equitable rates a
transportation, allowing no unjust discriminh'
ton against sections of individuals, but We IA.
vOr the i'm Improvement of the great waterways OF
the northwest so as to bring close competition
in the carrying trade. We will favor Il ware
market forIhis produce and which will not
leave him at the mercy of any elevator and
We advise and urge prompt and liberal nc-
ton on the part Of TIE state and nation towards
%rigatiOn of such portions of our state as would
be benefited thereby.
We favor the establishment Of II bureau OF
labor and statistics. that We may have #"-
curate Information III regard TO the cdUc;itlOn-
az, moral md %tinanciaA Sonhliti9n AND weeds q
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NJ. knsSr S,s sAss,A"M % rnNNrcna eorn,,,rsAon
'st.. t@s Srle ITSJtectlOn OF the TcISS-WGnNMsef
orbitant rates and unjust Disqualification. Al
we favor such Il system OF railroad inSl"cti,
and supervision AS will promote the CONVEX
ence and safety of the people.
We view with alarm the DANGEROUS CIcrDHt
ment Of the:.numerou> trusts forming all o\
our land, and demand the enactment OF ~tr
gent laws, state and national. DECLARING /
formation of all trusts and combinations
thu purpose OF controlling or enhancing
price OF any OF the necessities OF life unlIW
and contrary to public. policy. and tr"viI
for suppression and punishment OF ii! part
implicated therein.