The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-09-07
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Adopted by the South Dakota Republican
State Convention at Yankton,
August 23, 1894.

State Convention at YanktOn,
August 23, 1894.
l. The republican party of the state of South
Dakota, in convention assembled, declares anew
It's allegiance to those great principles for which
republicinism has stood ever since its formal
organization, and which have been from time to
time declared in its platforms.
particularly in the interest OF The people of this
great agricultural northwest 1T armS its con-
Wction that this nation owes to its own citizens
and their industries all reasonable protection
against competition with foreign labor; and it
believes that this can be best and most certainly
afforded by the friends OF protection rather than
national convention. that protection is unconsti-
tutiOnal and fraudulent, and which declaration
has smitten this whole country with blight that
has Withered It's manufacturing Industries. shriv-
eled its commerce, and dried up the fountains Of
It's furnaces.
g. The policy Of a democratic congress, which
evies upon this country the tribute OF millions in
behalf of the sugar trust, and robs this countrys
wool growers OF millions in behalf of Australian
flock owners, has been ttly characterized by a
democratic president as perfidy and dishonor;
and we declare our preference for that reciprocity
policy of the republican party, which got some
thing tor the country at large, in exchange for
whatever advantage was accorded foreign nations
and their commercial interests
4. Republicanism had its birth as a movement
to emancipate America from the curse OF slave
labor, and its profound concern ever since has
been and is now the promotion of whatever
would guarantee to labor its due share in the
products to which 1t has contributed. as well as
would inspire its investors with confidence. We
deplore the occurrenc OF any conflicts between
labor and capital. We denounce the agitation OF
demagogues designed to foment and intensity
| these conflicts, and most earnestly disapprove the
| use of private armed forces in any attempt to
settle them. We believe that an appeal to the
law and Its officers is amply sufficient to protect
property and preserve the peace, and reference
| to legally created or amicably chosen boards OF
arbitration the best method OF adjusting all disa-
greements out Of which these conflicts have
s. Feeling that American citizenship should be
protected against the importation OF pauper and
criminal classes from abroad, we favor such mod
ltication of our immigration laws as will more
| fully effect such protection
We favor th. use of both silver and gold as
none, It Il .;.tlu of iG ~ i Sonil!lg TIE coinage
ii silver " cilI.,.i ii'uct 1T tne net cost OF
| the actual expense OF cOlnage; and we demand
that silver as we'll as gold shall be legal tender
for the payment of all debts. both public and pr
vate; and we pledge the congressional nominees
of this convention to support the principles here
| in contained.
Z. The abnormal development of the idea OF
corporation of capital has resulted, in modern
times, in immense aggregatiOns of money in Ger
tain classes OF private enterprise, interpretations
| Of corporations; and We therefore declare our
sleeves in fay + Of such legislation as will thwarl
the dangerous power of trusts and combines, anC
prevent so far as possible the aggregation Of
these tremendous accumulations of capital
citizen to foster, patrOniZe and eScOurage the
home interest Of cur young state-agrculture
mining, manufacturing and cOmmercal-and Il
| Is the duty of the state government to throw
| around them such laws as Will insure fair ant
reasonable protection. The transportation com
panes and these interests are SO nterlocked tha
we demand of our legislature that the railwa.
commission shall be digniied with sutficien
authority to properly protect such interests
| against unjust determinations by such tranSpOr
| tatiOn companies.
| 8. An overwhelming majority of the old sol
derS Of the union know upon which party to de
pend for due recognition of their patriotic sacri
| flee and valOrous service in crushing rebellion
| and the republicans of South Dakota only neel
assure them OF the same justice and liberality IL
their behalf that has been declared heretofore
and which has been so industriOuSly promoted b.
South DakOtas representatives OF that party il
congress.
| III. We congratulate South Dakota upon tn
| admirable manner In which the present admins
| tratiOn has conducted the affairs of the state
maintaining the public credit at all times ant
conducting the affairs of the commonwealth a
an expense per capita amounting to only abou
One-half that of states surrounded by condition
similar to ours,
| II. Feeling assured that the principles of tn
republican party afford the best possible basis o
government; we cordially invite all good citizen
to rally to the support thereof guaranteeing t
| them that 1t Is our purpose to promote every In
terest which is calculated to secure the CREATES
good to the greatest number, and also to OppOS
whatever may be detrimental to the best interest
of the people of this state and nation as whole