The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

The Republican party o! the state Of south
Iakota, III convention assembled. declares
anew IT'S allegiance to those great principles
iof winch RepublicanlSm has stood ever since
us formal organization. and which have been
from time TO time declared in Its platforms.
IN the interest OF the country AT large. and
particularly III the interest OF the people OF
This great agricultural northwest. II afirms its
conviction that this nation owes to its own
citizens and their industries all reasonable
protection against competition with foreign
labor; and II believes tina; this can te best and
most certainly afforded by the friends of pro.
lection rather than by those who declare, as
dld the last Democratic National convention.
that protection Is nstitutioDa and II aud
ulent, ana which declaration has sInitten this
whole country with a blight that has wlthered
its manufacturing industries. shriveled its
and dried up The tounta II OF its
finances.
The po.icy of a Democratic Congress. which
levies upon this country the tribute OF millions
III behalf OF the sugar trust, and robs this
country''s wool growers of millions in behalf OF
Australian mock owners, has been fifty char.
acterized 10y II Democratic President as per.
idy and dishonor: and We declare our prefer.
eiice FOR the reciprocity policy OF the kepubll-
can party, which got something for the cOun.
Thy at large i'll exchange for whatever advan-
tage Was accorded foreign nations and III ir
commercial interests
Republicanism had its birth as IA movement
to emancipate Amer ca from the curse OF slave
labor. and its profound concern ever since has
been and is now the promot Oh of whatever
would guarantee to labor its due share in the
product to which 1t has contributed, as we'll as
to guarantee TO capital such Inducements as
would inspire its investors with confidence.
| We deplore the - 'currence OF any conflicts be-
tween labor and capital. We denOunce the
agitation OF demagogues designed to foment
and intensity these conflicts, and most earnest
~ disapprOve OF the use OF private armed
forces IN any attempt to settle them. We he
lieve that an appeal to law and its officers Is
amply SUFFICIENT TO protect property and pre-.
serve the peace, and Il re. erence TO legally
created or amicably chosen boards of arbi .ra.
ton the best method of adjusting all disagree.
nients out OF which these conflicts have arisen.
Feeling that American citizenship should oe
protected against the importation of pauper
and criminal classes from abroad. We FAVOR
such modification OF our immigration laws as
Will more fully effect such protection.
We favor the use of both silver and gold as
money, al IL ratio OF 10 to !, confining the coin.
age OF silver Ia the American product, at the
net cost OF the actual expense OF co mage: and
We dem mi thai silver. us well as gold. shall
be IA legal tender for the aymen OF all debts.
both public and private: and we pledge the
Congressionil nominees o. this convention to
support the principles here Il contained.
The abnorma! development Of the idea OF
corporation capita! has resulted. in modern
times. in Immense aggregatlons OF money III
certain classes OF private enterprise -incor-
poratlons OF corporations: ana We therefore
declare ourselves in favor of such legislation
as will thwarL the dang .rous power OF trusts
and combines. and prevent so far as possible
| the aggreSsiOns OF these tremendous accumu-
latiOns OF capital.
We consider it the duty OF every patriotic
citizen to foster, patroniZe anu encourage the
home interests OF our young state-agricul
ture, mining. manufacturing anu commercial.
and II is the duty of the State Government to
throw around them such laws as will insure
Iair and reasonable protection. The transpor-
tation companies and these interests are So
interlocked that We demand of our Legisla-
ture that the railway commission shall be dig.
nitied with sufficient authority to properly
protect such interests against unjust discrimi-
nations by such transportation companies.
All overwhelming majority of the old sold
iers OF the Union know upon which party to
depend for due recognition OF their patriotic
sacrifice and valorOus service III crush .ng re-
bellion. and the Republicans OF South DakOto
| Only need assure them of the same Justice and
liberality III their behalf that has been de
| clared heretofore. and which has been SO in
uustriously promoted by south Dakota's re
representatives. OF that party in Congress.
We congratulate South Dakota upOn tn. ad
mirable manner i'll which the present admins
tration has conducted the affairs OF the State
maintaining the public credit at all times. and
conducting the affairs of the commonwealth
at an expense per capita amounting to only
about one. half Of that OF sta es surrounded by
colld lions similar to ours.
Feeling assured that the principles of tht
Republican party afford the best possible bias
i OF Government. we cordially invite all gooC
citizens to rally to the support thereof, guar
anteeing To them that ii is our purpose to pro
mote every interest which is calculated to Sc
cure the greatest good to the greatest humble
ana also to oppose whatever may he ietrimen
tai TO the bPst interests Of the people of this
state and nation as a whole.