Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-06
The Platform.

Following Is the full text OF the plat
form adopted by the Republican state
convention at Mitchell on the 2Sth ult
We, the republicans of South Dakota
in convention assembled, reatfirm the
principles enn1cie.ed in the platform Of
the National Republican party IN 1888,
and most heartily indorse the admins
trat on Of President Harrison and Gov.
Mellette. We recognize with pleasure
the services rendered our State by the
United States Senators and Represent
atives in Congress.
We favor an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the State so that the Legis-
lature will be authorized to enact such
laws as will enable our State, and count
ties and townships therein to maintain
a thorough system of irrigation where
needed and the Republican party, now,
as heretofore, being in sympathy with
monwealth, hereby pledge our hear y
support 10 all measures that will tend to
the development of our agricultural re-
sources and we urge upon the general
government TO extend prompt and liber.
al aid 10 the practicable establishment of
system of irrigation by means of
of this State, and urge upon our SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress
to continue 10 use their best efforts to
secure such aid.
We favor such expansion of our cur.
rency as VIII meet the gruwiug riemaud
| of our Increasing population and Wants,
and offset the contract resulting from
the withdrawal Of the national bank
circulation. To this end we favor such
| legislation as will utilize the entire pro-
| duct of our silver mines as money.
We favor such tariff on all importa-
tions, manufactured or produced. as will
fully protect our laborers. manufacturers
and farmers from the ruinous COMPETE
ton of the pauper labor of other coun-
tries, and so create and sustain home
market for the products of our farms,
giving to each living margin of profit.
We also favor Hon James G. Blaine's
recommendations Of reciprocal treaties
with Central and South American re
publics, with view to open in them a
wider market for the products ofAmeri-
| can farms.
We most heartily endorse the action
of the Republican party in the passage
OF the disability pension bill and we
urge the passage of such service law as
will in some measure, reward each of
our honorab!y discharged soldiers for
| the years of health and life lost TO them
| by hard service rendered on country.
| We most heartily invite and welcome
all people from foreign lands who come
to our state to secure homes and to be-
come good and law-abiding citizens of
the commonwealth.
We recognize the right of labor to or
ganize for its production, and by all law
ful means to secure for itself the great
est reward for its thrift, industry and
skill.
| We denounce all combinations fcap-
italists to limit the production or control
the necessaries oflife and advance prices
as detrimental to the best interest Of So
ciety, and we ask laws for their suppress
ion and punishment.
| We favor the Australian ballot system
or such election laws as will guarantee to
every voter the greatest secrecy in the
casting Of his ballot, and we demand
laws for the severest punishment of
every attempt to corrupt the ballot.
We also favor the passage Of the nation
al election law, now pending before the
United States senate.
We view with great qualification the
prosperous condition of our public
schools and higher institutions of learn
ing, and demand that our school lands
shall be jealously guarded.
Prohibition being adopted by vote of
the state, we pledge the party to its
faithful and honest enforcement.