The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-03
Republican Platform.

l.. The republican party of the state of south
DakotH. IN CONVENTION asrenlo ed, declares ahew
its allegiance to those great pri dcipiss Tor winch
repnbltcautsm has stoud eser sihce It's formal
organization, a Id which have beeL from time TO
time declared in it's platforms.
2. In the interest oftne country at large aud
particularly In The Interest OF the people of this
great agricultural northwest, IL ari rms Its con
vlctton that thi~ nation owes To its own citizens
aud their Industries All reasonable protection
against competition with foreign labas: and Ut
believes fhaL this can be best ana most certainly
Afforded by the frlsads OF projections, rather Ilnn
by those who declare, ~ did the i,st democratic
rational convention, that proteeu IN Is uncansti-
~tnt.ouai and fraadultnt, aud which declaration
hiss smitten this Whole country with q blight
that has wIthered lite manufacturing industries,
shrfveIed is commerce, and cried up the iou4
tain of it's haAhcer.
=. The policy nf n democratic congress, which
levies upon ttfis country TIE LfibaIG Of mstiiog.%
In b+half Of the sugar trust. and rabrR this
country's wool gruSers uf millions in behalf Of
Australian tfock uytler , haze been iisiy Character
ICED by u drmoeratic Dresids ut as perfdy aud dis
honor, aud w declare our preferences for that
reciprocity policy OF the republican party, which
got something Tor tae coanIrJ al large III OK.
change for Whatever advantage was accorded
foreign natlobK ard their costmsreiai tnteresis.
4. kepabifcantsln had IT. birta as d movement
to enancip tie America frama the curse of slave
.ab0r, and Its pFufoaHa coneerR ever since has
been aud IL nVw the promotion or whatrvtr
wuaia gaarAatt e To tabUr It's due snare III the
product 10 which II has contributed, as well az To
guarantee To capitaf sncb inducements a. would
nspsre It's Investors With confidence. We de
plure the occurrence 1T any couhieis between
labor ana capital. We dehounce the ~agitatiol Of
demhgogurs designed TO f9nnent and fnfensify
there %coLflcts, and mast earnestly disappro,e
ute OF private armed fereee In any attempt 10
title ln~ q. Wssbsiisve that an appeal 10 the
q and it's oIscer ls simply %sutlcfsnt 10 protect
o,erty and preserve peace aRd y reference To
ally created or Gniicably chosen boards Of
f,tfrasioh the beet method Of adjusting all dis.
agreements out u which Ihess CO. atets bay.
s. Feeling that American citizenship sh.ald
he protected against ihe importation Of pnnpe
aud sTlnaspal Glasses !Ioni abroad, Sc favor rsIch
W0al1n4 tioE Of our Immigration laws as wil
more fatty efIeel such pf9fecttv3
8 We favor the use of both silver aid gold AZ
money, at a ratio of - to ], conf Jag the coinage
OF silger 10 the merican product, al The At cprt
OF the actual expense If coinage: and we demaiid
that silver as we'll ~ gold shall be n legal tender
for the pa Of all debtr, both public and
private and VIC pledge the congressional nom.
inees Of This conteDtls N 10 support the princi-
pies herein contained
Z. RTE abnormal Development Of the ideA oi
corporation OF capital has resulted in modern
times hi iramenee eMgfegattops III money In Ger
tam Classes ef private enterprise, tue operations
az enrppfetson-and Ne therefore declare our
selves III favor III eneh 1tgisiatlon a. will thwaFl
thedaDgefons power III trurts and combines, and
preYeot VI far Ae p0eNtble the suggestions 81
fhese trelnenApis accumulattons Of capitAi.
n We it the dHty ~ every pstrinsi,
citizen 10 fseters pafr0Dize aud encourage tbs
tie hx me tAfuresis af cur young state-agri
culture, mining naannfactaFing aud commercial
throw around them such laws as viii inkute fpi
aud reasonable prpsefti0Hs The trauspostatlo
sompaniss end these1 interstts ere 20 inisrIoeke
Nay commissioners shaH be dixnihed WI
snfseiapka nfhskay 10 p~rnp~rly protect surh Int
ests ae&ihstnnjusl discrimination by zach tran
AM Notwithstanding majority ~ the d
soldiers b tMA Uni0u kptsN sHp0n which party 4
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