Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-10
REPUBLICAN PLATFORH.
Adopted at the State Convention r'e'a
in Aberdeen July 8, 1890.

affirm tnelf Iuli laFI III auu "S
gience to the declaration of prln-
ciples adopted by the natloual he
publican convention at st. Loulsln
It's entirety, constituting a platform
of a great and progressive party,
proud Of its past record and
achievements, courageous IN It's
championship of the right and I'M
faltering in the maintenance OF It's
political tenets.
2. W. recognize in William Nc
Kinley, our candidate for president,
and Garrett A. Hobart, the nom.
inee for vice president, two typical
Americans, tried in the public SER
vice and found able and true, pure
in their lives, untarnished in their
honor, and close to the people In
their experiences and sympathies,
and we pledge to them u most
hearty and willing effort and sup
port, with the full vote Of South
Dakota in the electoral college.
With such q platform and irwin.
chile leaders, we enter the contest
with the inspiration of a sure
prophecy of victory at the polls In
November next.
3. We commend the present
Republican administration Of gov
ernmental affairs of this state as
honest and economical, and especi-
ally commend It's steady purpose
and effort in exposing and bringing
to speedy punishment a former de-
faultlng state treasurer, and recov-
ering back for the state so large a
proportion OF the stolen funds; and
we demand the passage of an act by
our Legislature providing adequate
punishment for d~efalcations COM
mitted by public officers.
4. The Republican party having
always been the friend of labor and
laboring men, deplores the frequent
strikes and conflicts between I'M
ployers and employed, resulting at
times in the destruction of life and
property and great injury to those
immediately concerned and the
public generally, and favors the
settlement of all questions of dis
pute arising between capital and
labor by legally constituted arbi-
tration by which all parties inter-
ested shall be bound.
5 We believe the transportation
corporations of this state are the
peoples public servants ; we oppose
any and all harsh and unjust legis-
latlon concerning them, but we do
demand such legislation as will
clothe the board of railway COM
missioners of this state with full
power ard authority to correct evils,
right wrongs, and in general to
prevent all unjust determinations,
and to provide a reasonable maxi
mum tariff of passenger and freight
rates.
We recommend that each county
convention of this state, for the
nomination Of members for the
legislature, take such action as will
require all candidates upon the
legislative ticket to commit them
selves upon the question of legisla-
ton to carry out the meaning and
purpose of this resolution.
6. We view with apprehension
the growth Of corporate power in
this country, and especially are we
opposed to trusts and combines
which during recent years have
steadily multiplied, seeking by un.
just aud illegal means to stine
competition, and thereby, while
lettering the producer, to extort
e%xtrayagant prices from the con
sumner. W. pledge the party and
It's nominees for congress and the
senate to use all efforts toward their
destruction.
z. Whereas, complaints are made
by the people concerning the manage
ment of the grain elevators within
the state /: Therefore we demand
that the coming Legislature make a
thorough Investigation into the de-
tails of such management within this
state, and by proper Legislation pro-
vide adequate remedies for the evil
that may be found to exist.
8. We invite every voter who is
a lover of good government and who
desires the return of prosperous and
good times to join with us in the
election Of the Republican ticket in
county, state and nation,
In addition to the platform as
above quoted, the convention also
adopted the following resolutions.
Resolved, That since the assembl-
ing Of the last Republican convention
Of South Dakota the Supreme Ruler
Of The universe has removed from the
active scenes OF earth our honored
ex-governor, Arthur G. Meilctte. and
that in his death his family has been