The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05
REPC iBLICAN PiAIFOssM NJ,
adOuleA by the SOMth Dakota ke.
.,ublicun state Convention at
xunklOn. August 23, 1894.


xuMklOn. August 23, 1894.
|. The republican party of the state
of South Dak ota, IL convention assem-
red declares anew its allegiance to those
great principles for which republican
,sm mas stood ever since its formal or
.aa,2a.Iun, aud which have been from
Tune 10 time declared in its platforms.
2. In the interest of the country AT
large, and particularly in ne Interest OF
the people of TINS great agricultural
northwest, II ai1ilms It's conslcti on that
TINS nation owes To It's own cltlzrns aud
their industries all reasonable protection
against competition with torrIgn ,aUof;
and IL believes that this can pe best ana
most certainly afforded by The iilends OF
protection, rather than by those who
! declare, us did the last democratic n;!
] tional convention, that protection Is un-
i constitutional and fraudulent, and whlch
| declaration has smltten this Whole couu-
try with blight that has wIiheitd is
manufacturing industries, shrlveled It's
commerce, and dried up the fountains Of
It's finances.
3. Tie policy oil a democratic con
gress which ieNle. upon ih.s country The
l,lDute oT nllIions Ia behalf o1 The sugar
trust, and roDs this country WOOL
growers oi millions IN bthali oi Auslfa!-
ian Hoes owners, has been illlS CHARACTER
lied by u democratic president as petluy
ana dlshouor, ana We declare our pref
erenc- Tor tnal recipi@cIly poIcS VI lio
repn Ulican party. which g"t something
fpr the country III large III eXchaige lof
, whatever advantage was accorded foreign
, nations and their coninriclai lhteie5r>.
, /. RepuDl.canism had Its birth as Il
movement L. enllnoIpate AM~rich ifam
the course OF slave labor, ana It's pro
, found concern ever since has been al4
: is now the promotion vi "hitAef """I4
pnaranlta To labor It's due share IN l"e
: product to Which II has coiilalauled, US
well a, 10 su,traatee To calal.si suGA IL
| ducenlcnts AS would lIsp4fe us laNeSi0is
with confidence. y Gct lore ne occur
renee ol any conf cts oelmeen labor ana
, capital. We drnounce the agitation ol
{ delnagogues designed 10 iomenl ana u.
/, lensiil THESE conflicts, anu most earnest
, ly aisappruye the use OF private a'mru
forces IN any attempt TO settle them
; w. believe that an appeal 10 the Ia"
and lis officers IS ainpl, sufficient 10 pro-
t lect property and preserve me re 'c~,
Il
amlcan,y chosen hoarus OF arbitration
s the bes, method OF adjusting all disagree
f ments gu, OF which these conflicts nave
. arlscn.
q 5. Feeling that American citizen
= shlp should e protected against Tue 'il-
: portation OF "auper and criminal classes
: from abroad, We favor saeh moaihcah"''
: !. ol our immigration laws as To more
: fully effect such projection
6 We favor the use of both silver ana
q I'D as money. at a ratio o1 10 10 con
finin the coinage of SILVER y the ahie'i,
can product at tue net cost ol the aetuai
{ ex ,ense Of coinage; and we aeAiaha el'"'
IL silver as well gold snail We irSa,
r. tender tor the payment oi al aeots' oo,i
a public and private; and We p'e@se 'ne
: Econrressiona, nominees OF THIS cnhNeh=
, tion TO support the rrlnclieies he' q"
= contained
: 7. Tie abnormal development Of the
= idea OF corporation Of chpitai mas lesule.
ell, IN modern times. "a lhhsHse a.
u prep ATOMS of money i'll certain classes 81
II private enterpsir incorpora'loos ., ~
Of no,tians. and we therefore declare
is ourselves IN favor Of such legisla'ions as
nr viii thwart the dangerous power -
~ ,rnsts add combines, and prevent SO lai
:, as possible the aggrcssions of lhese
- tremendous accumulations OF caplual.
= We consider it the duty OF every
" na,r;ot,c citizen To foster, pa,ionlze aho
~ anconray. the home interests 81 oui
rs yo,,ny s,ate-a.ricuiture, mining manu-
~ fa.nninp and commercial and ~ 10 the
a. ,intv of lie state government 70 lhio"
arounu sne.i ',a,,la nro,ectlon. The
trnnsnnrtation companies anu lhese -
- ,a,aat. ara SO lnterlocked that we ue
- mand ot our legislature that Tue ia.i
~ way commission shal be dlgniileu WIZ
- . sufficient authority to property Pio.oa
~ snch interests against unjust alsclinn''''
q t,ons by such transportation coihp"nieo
~ o An overwhelming majority ol
IL ola soldiars of the union Know up''
10 which party 10 depend tor due ,oooI
lly t;on Of their patriotic sacrlnce an" saio
,st nuo sav,ca in crushing rebeliloh' dl.
he tha ranublicans OF South Dakoea gu.
- naaa assure them of the same Jus.ie
u, ana Iih,,rlily III their behalf .nao ~ =.
:. ha.n declared heretofore, ana WHICH 10, na
!, been SO indus ousiy promo.eu.u. .r,,
- Dal,ota's represt natives of lnae p"'''
in congress. n,.a+
~ Wa conrratulaie South DaAot
mon the admirable manner ~ "il1 a.,.,a,
nresant administration mas conh 49,
rs, t,a affairs OF the state, maln'aihlns
Its ,nhlic credit al all times ana con"u,.,ns :,
&C, tna affairs of the commoh"eail. ano
Tho nar capi,a amounting TO ohis 49, onn
80 po az, nf states surrounded oy con
md ditions similar to ours. .;.a;
,ed II Feeling assured that ths = = '1I. ~