Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-01
Republican Platform.

The Republican party of South la
kota renews its unqualified allegiance
to the great fundamental principles Oh
Republicanism-protection and SOUND
money.
We rejoice in the beneficient effects OF
those principles, resulting from the he
publican triumph of 1896 andsse en IN
the general renewal of prosperity, the
outflow of hundreds of millions OF hoard
ed money into the channels of trade, the
reduction Of interest rates, restored con-
tidence, the renewal of business industry,
the unemployment of labor, the advance
of wages, the restoration OF fair prices
for farm products and the increase OF
both our domestic and foreign commerce
and the replacing of the four years
steady drain on our by the
greatest, most favorable balance of trade
ever known.
We are opposed to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and unhesi
tatingly indorse the gold standard OF
money, under which the nation has
made such unsurpassed strides OF pro-
gress.
With unstinted pride, we do honor to
the COURAGEOUS, statesmanlike, patriotic
and thoroughly American administra-
ton of that man of the people, William
Mckinley, who, with dignity and strong
grasp of our national interests, has es-
tablished confidence at home and com
mercial respect abroad.
We unqualifiedly commend the states
manship that, by a regard for our W
material interests and by sympathy for
a struggling neighbor, has exerted every
peaceful means to free Cuba, before en-
gaging in a war for the punishment of
Spanish cruelty and perfdy.
We unqualifedly commend the Re
publican president and congress, who,
despite all opposition, with unexampled
energy, raised, equipped and sent to the
front a magnificent army and navy that
have won a series of victories, with so
small a loss of life and have forced this
| righteous warfare to a successful termi-
nation, and we call upon the Republi-
| cans to replace our representatives at
Washington with congressman bound to
loyalty uphold the hands of the admin
stration.
We earnestly commend the Republi-
can administration and congress for the
annexation of Hawaii, despite the strenu-
Gus opposition of the conspiracy created
by the sugar trust.
We pledge u nominees for congress
to use their utmost efforts to secure
legislation and the repression of corpor-
ate abuses. We further pledge them to
earnestly work for the extension of the
interstate commerce act, giving national
commissioners full power and authority
to regulate interstate freight and pas
senger rates; we pledge our support to
the adoption of the postal saving bank
bill, postal telegraph system and to
quick pensions to the veterans of the
civil war and the brave soldier boys who
have risked their lives in the present
war with Spain. We pledge them our
efforts to secure fair and liberal treat
ment of the Indians and to work for the
enactment of a free homestead bill.
We rejoice in the passage by the last
Legislature of the Iowa railroad law.
We pledge our nominees for railroad
commissioners and attorney general to
also work and carry on the contest to
a successful termination.
We congratulate the country upon the
near approach OF peace and upon the
prospects Of liberty and a higher civiliz-
alton for Cuba, Porta Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippine islands and uphold and
believe in a career OF success for our re-
public in the interest OF peace and good
government.
We favor the building OF the Nicara.
4 qua QUO as u uiCuhS " CAtCuuiuk OuT
commercial interests.
We arraign the Populist governor
and legislature for stinting aur public
institutions, while wasting money up
on political controversies, and we
promise an honest and businesslike ad-
ministration.
We favor such change In our revenue
Law as win require corporate and other
property, now exempt, to pay its equal
share OF taxation.
w suggest the careful study by Re-
publican voters OF the legislative, ref
erendum and other methods OF legisla-
tive enactment now before the people.
The Republican party OF South Dako-
to stands for self reliance, patriotism,
prosperity on the farm, in the work
shop and among tie merchants. Its
success will mean aud be the OF
bringing to our vacant lands and I'm.
developed country a sturdy settlement
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