The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-15
Republican Platform,

l.. The republican party OF the state OF SoutE
Dakota. i'm convention assembled, declares anew
repnblicanism hae stood eyer since 10 formai
organization, and which have been from time "a
time declared Ii IT. platforms.
Z. In she interest Of the country Ut large and
particularly In the interest of the people Of this
great Agricultural northwest, IL anlFms It's cun.
victiOn that this uatlon owes 20 its own ~citizens
and Their Industries Al Eeasons6le protection
believes that this can be best ahd most certainly
Afforded by the friends or protection, rather than
BY those who declare. % did the last democratic
tutionaI and fraudulent, and which declaration
has smitten this whole eonntry with d blighi
that has withered its manufacturing industries,
shriveIed LIS corninerce, and dried mp the fonn'
b The policy d 4 democratic congress-. which
evies upon thiA country ghe tribute OF mtlions
In behalf 0f the sugar trust. and roos thls
AnstralIan Jock owners, has been ftly character.
ICED BY B democratic president Us per6dy and die
honor, and WE declare our pfefefenca for that
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change for MhateFef Advantage was accorded
foreign nations and their commercial interests.
q Repubnsanism had iis biEth as y movement
abor, annsits pt0fonnd concern ever since has
been and is now The promotion OF whatever
would guarantee to labor its due share In the
guarantee TO capital such inducemenfs a. would
inspire its investors with confidence. we a.
plore the occurrence of amy conflicts between
labor ana capital. We enonnce the agitation IA
demagognes designed 20 fDment and intensity
these conflicts, and mdst earnestly dieappEoYe
the use Of private armed forces - any attemptt0
iettie them. We believe that an appeAi TO the
" and It's bficefs ID atnply suhhctenf 10 protect
.opsriy and preserve peace and . reference 90
Tally created or .annIcahiy chosen boarda Of
qebifratiOn the best method OF adtnafing all dis
,areements ous Of which these cordlcts have
s. Feeling that American citizenship should
be protected against the importation Of panpeT
and criminal classes from abroad, we favor sgeh
modification or our Immigration laws 40 win
more fully effect such pfotecki0n rs
s.. We favor the use of both silver ind gcld ~
money, at aratl0 OF 10 20 4, con6ning the coinage
ofsiIyert 10 the American product, ~ the net cost
of the actual expense of coinage and we demaud
for the payment of all debts, both public snd
private; aud we pledge the congressional nom
inees Of this eonyenslon 70 support the princi-
pIes herein contained.
I, The abnormal development Of the idea OF
carporation OF capital has resulted In modsrn
tirnes 10 immense agregali0ps OF money 10 Ger.
of coFporAsi0n-and We therefore declare uHys
Assyee IN favor Of such legislation ~ will sthwart
tie dAn perone poWer ~ tfthtA andc0mbinee. ana
prevent u fAr e. p0sethle xh6 e0gfessions OF
theae Tremendous 9eonmnlstIonA of capital.
.. We eOpsiderft the duty " esefy patriotic
citizen 10 fneter, pAtsonize aud ancoasaGe the
culture, mining manufacturing and commercials.
end ID Ii the duty os the stAta gosernmant 90
threw around them such a. will tnaure f&ir
and reasonable pf0t@cfiDn. The transportation
companies and these thtoresss are 50 infeFlocked
thai we demand % our Legislature that the rail-