Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
Republican Platform.

I: The republican party of the state of South
Dakota, in Convention assembled, declares anew
its allegiance to those great principles for which
organization, aud which have been from time to
time declared in its platforms.
2. In the interest of the country at large, and
great agricultural northwest, it aiiirms its con-
viction that this nation owes to its own citizens
and their industries al reasonable protection
believes that this can be best and most certainly
afforded by the friends of protection, rather than
by those who declare, as did the last democratic
national convention, that projection is uncOneti-
tutional and fraudulent, and which declaration
has smitten this whole country with a blight that
has witllered it's manufacturing industries, shriv-
eled its commerce., and dried up the fountains of
is finances.
.. The policy of u democratic congress, which
!levies upon this country the tribute of millions
in behalf of the sugar trust, and robs this coun-
try''s wool growers of millions in behalf of Aus
tralian flock owners, has been fifty characterized
and we declare our preferencef for that reciprocity
policy Of the republican party, which got eome-
thing for the country at large in exchange. for
whatever advantage was accorded foreign nations
and their commercial interests.
4. Republicanism had its birth as q movement
to emanci2ate America from the curse of slave
labor, and it's profound concern ever eince has
been and is now the promotion of whatever would
guarantee to labor its due share in the product to
to CAPITAL such inducements as would inspire its
investors with confidence. We deplore the occur
renee of any conflicts between labor and capital.
We denOunce the agitation of demagogues designs
ed to foment and intensity these conflicts. and
most earnestly disapprove the use of private
armed forces in any attempt to settle them: We
lieve that an appeal to the law and its officers is
amply sufficient to protect property and preserve
the peace, and u reference to legally created OF
amicably chusen boards of arbitration the best
method. of adjusting all dieagrcements out Of
which these conflicts have arisen.
B. Feeling that American citizenship should
no nrnfnpfaH Qpainof fhn isnpnrfaftnn ~ NapttNo
and criminal classes from abroad, we favor snch
modification of our immigration laws as will more
fully effect such protection.
g. We favor tile use of both silver and gold AZ
money, at a ratio of 10 to l, continuing the coinage
of silver to the American product, at the net cost
Of the actual expense of coinage; and we demand
that silver as we'll as gold shall be u legal tender
for the payment of all debts, both public and pri.
vate: and we pledge the congressional nominees
of THE convention to support the principles
Z. The abnormal development Of the idea of
corporation of capital has resulted, in modern
times, In immense aygregatiOns of money III GER
tain classes of private OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF corporations; and we therefore declare our
selves in favor of such legislation as will thwar
the dangerous power Of trusts and combines, and
prevent SO far as possible the agsgressions of these
| tremendous accumuiatiOns of capital.
3. We consider it the duty of every patriotic
citizen to foster. patronize and encourage the
home interests of our young state-agricnlture,
mining, manufacturing and cOmmercial-and it
IL the duty of the state government to throw
| AROUND Cnem SUCH laws us VIII lIlSuIe lulT dlu
reasonable protection. The transportation COM
panies and those interests are so interlocked that
\ We demand of our legis azure that the railway
commission shall be dignihed with sufficient
authority to properly protect such interests
against unjust discrimination by such transpor-
tatton companies.
=. An Overwhelming majority of the old sol-
diers of the union know upon which party to de
pend for due recognition Of their patriotic sacri-
lice and valorous service in crushing rebellion,
and the republicans of South Dakota only need
assure them Of the same JUSTICE and ,l~iberality in
their behalf that has been declared heretofore,
and which has been so industriously promoted by
South pakOta's representatives OF that party in
congress.
10. We congratulate South Dakota upon the
admirable manner In which the present admins.
tration has conducted the affairs of the state
maintaining the public credit at all times and con
Quoting the affairs of the commonwealth at III
expense per capita amounting to only about
One.half that of states surrounded by conditions
similar to ours.
IL. Feeling assured shat the principles of thu
republican party afford the best possible basis o
government. we cordially invite all good citizens
to rally to the support thereof, guaranteeing I,
them that it is our purpose to promote every in
terest which Is calculated TO secure the creates
good to the greatest number, and also to oppose
whatever may be detrimental to the hest Interest,"
of the people of this state and nation as a whole.