The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-24
Republican Reputation
ROttenness and Rascality.s
Exposed by the Party Press.
Comments of thc Honest Papers
On the Last Corrupt Republican Legislature.
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Sec. THE abnormal developement
of the idea of corporation and capital
has resulted in modern times to immense
OF money in certain classes
of private enterprise interpretations of
c0rpOratiOns-and we therefore declare
ourselves in favor of such legislation as
will tnwart the dangerous power of
trusts and combines, and prevent so far
as possible the aggressiOns of these
tremendous accuinulatiOns of wealth.
Sec. 8.-We consider it the duty of
everv patriotic citizen to foster. patrO-
nlze and encourage the home Industries
OF our young tate-agricultural. mining
manufacturing and cOmnerclal-and it
is the duty of the state government to
throw around them such laws as will in
sure fair and reasonable protection. The
transportation companies aud these in
terests are so interlOckpd that we de-
mand of our legislature that the railway
commission shall be dignified with suffi-
cient authority to properly protect such
interests against unjust discrimination
by such transportation companies
From the Republican platform of 1884.
Aberdeen News (Rep):-Thc some
thing" in the way cf railroad legislation
which the politicians think the situation
demands has at last been born. The
select committee of fourteen was the
for the case made and provided.
In Its pream bio to the bill the committee
a roast to the board Of
railroad commissioners. and the bill
itself is directed against those officers
with the ostensihle purpose of compel
ling them to perform the duties for the
neglect of which they now draw public
money. The bill is something" sure
enough, harmless inoffensive, toothless
and will appear upon the statute books.
il it ever gets there, as living roast of
that useless institution, the board of
railroad commissioners of this sovereign
state. II such thing as this particular
something" is calculated to "save the
Republican party" then it must be con-
fessed that salvation is free or next
thing to it.
Dell Rapids Tribune (Rep):- The
plank in tho Yankton platform was
adopted because it was deemed necessary
that some new railroad law should be
enacted for the protection and benefit Of
the people and because it was generally
conceded that the railroad commission
was powerless under existing laws to
regulate the railroads. The law that
was passed does not make any of the
needed changes in the existing laws nor
increase the powers of the commission;
it IS simply intended to compel the COM
mission to regulate the railroads with
out giving it power or authority to do
more than they have been doing. The
commission is not to blame; it is the
law-and the legislature refused to
change the law. The legislature might
just as we'll have passed n law requiring
hens to lay double yolked eggs as to pass
one requiring tie railroad commission
to regulate the railroads when the law
does not give them power or authority
to do it.
Alexandria Herald tRep.,:-The atten-
tion of the Republican legislature is
respectfully called to the Republican
platform adopted a. Tankton. That
document said what it meant and meant
what it said. The legislature was elected
on that platform; both party and people
are looking toward Pierre to see il those
pledges are to be carried out. The Repub
lican member who does not hold those
pledges sacred and who does not work to
carry them out hes no business there
and the party will hold each man to q
personal responsibility for any faltering
or failure and THE PEOPLE WILL
HOLD THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE.
Canton News Rcp):--The railroad bill
now before the legislature is substan
Tally the Iowa law which has brought
great relief and consequent prosperity
to the people Of Iowa. 1t will not salts
fy the people il the legislature shall con
clnde that our state is not vet "ripe" fol
reasonable railroad legislation. 1t il
always riro fnr justice and that is al
the state asks.
| Madison Leader (Rep.):-The Dali.
Leaders criticism that the railroad Law
passed is farce is supported by no les
an authority on legal matters than Til
opinion of Attorney General Crawford
who says, "It is not only a Transparent
fraud on the people but will be found al
utter failure in practice.u
Canton News tRep.).- How does it hap
pen that the "smoothost" fellow In tn
whole state is clerk OF the railroad com
mittee? Does it mean that all railroa
bills are to be pigeon-holed? Some prom
lnent Republicans have intimated tina
such was the case.
Salem Special (Rep.):-Their const
tuency should assemble on the threst
old Of their return and greet them wit
a large water elm club, Servants neye
more completely betrayed their master
| than the present legislature is betrayin
the party that elected it.
4 Letcher Blade Rep.):-Failure. ther,
fore, to pass a good fair railroad bill ca
be characterized bvno less word tina
treachery. and can be accounted for b
none more sayory than bribery.