Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-15
Republican Platform.

The Republican party Of South ia
kota renews its unqualified allegiance
to the great fundamental principles OF
neutrality-suspicious. ana sounu
money. /,
We rejoice in the beneficieut effects OF
those principles, resulting from the he
publican triumph of 1896 and seen 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-
fdence, 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 resources 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 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 u W
material interests and by sympathy for
a struggling neighbor, has exerted every
peaceful means to free Cuba, before en-
gaging In a wal for the punishment OF
Spanish cruelty and peridy.
We unqualiiedly commend the lie.
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 Republic
cans to replace u representatives al
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 our nominees for congress
to use their utmost efforts to secure
legislation and the repression of corpor
ate abuses. We further pledge them tC
earnestly work for the extension of the
Interstate commerce act, giving nationa
commissioners full power and authority
to regulate interstate freight and pas
senger rates; we pledge our support t.
the adoption of the postal saving bank
bill, postal telegraph system and K
quick pensions TO the veterans of the
civil war and the brave soldier boys wht
have risked their lives In the presen
war with Spain. We pledge them oul
efforts to secure fair and liberal treat
ment of the Indians and to work for tn,
enactment of a free homestead bill.
We rejoice in the passage by the las
Legislature of the Iowa railroad law.
We pledge our nominees for railroad
com missioners and attorney general tt
also work and carry on the contest tc
a s uccessiul termination.
We congratulate the country upon tn,
near approach of peace and upon tht
prospects OF liberty and a higher civiliz.
alton for Cuba, Porta Rico, Hawaii AM
the Philippine islands and uphold ant
believe in a career of success for our re
public in the interest OF peace and gooC
COVER nment.
We favor the building OF the Nicara
qua canal as a means for extending ou,
commercial interests.
We arraign the Populist governo
and legislature for stinting aur public
institutions, while wasting money up
on political controversies, and W
promise an honest and businesslike ad
ministration.
We favor such change In our revenu
law as will require colporate and othe
property, now exempt, TO pay it's equa
share OF taxation.
We 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
ia stands for self reliance, patriotism
prosperity on the farm, in the work
shop and among the merchants. Ii
success will mean and be the means O
bringing to our vacant lands and un
developed country a sturdy settlemen
and the capital needed to make SoutI
Dakora one OF the most prosperou
commonwealth OF this land.