The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-07-14
75be Platform

Sait PafEn !
tnU1,"Fahee. Individual equality Of o,,or
- any, free competition mr., assIhTi
prospnriE," ana permanent commercial
i,,onn,i ana any trust, continuation ar
m.ooIjoopoly tending to destroy tbrsn ~, n VI
,i"''ns production, restricting rnn,nntt-
oon ~ NJ INlhE prices should he prohihftas
1 nn,irEpno 'nShcd ny law. We especially de-
transportation companies. | ny
Enlarge Commerce.
We demand an enlargement nr tho non.
IL OF me interstate commerce romn7ie-
nt"1'' 70 the end that the travo,tnr unhiic
nrm SnIppers or this country NAV have
tioIipL ana adequate relief from ahusas
TO which they are subjected In tho maite1
- transportation We dcmand n strict
engagement Of existing civil and crimiuoI
t'o %, against All such trade combina-
ehNa,'S aHu il'iopolics, and we demand the
enactment Of such further logisLation as
mLhy De necessary effcctually TO sunnress
onr,: AHy trust or unlawful combination
.t|"Nt'l IN Interstate which is
monop9liZing any branch Of The. hneInosS
~ production should not be Permitted to
~ - "a az BUSINESS outside Of the state Of
iiIIssr ~ 'E,', " heneTrr It shall be cstab-
non MAI such monOpoli2atiou cyiStg such
IInHIhl,.1n should he enforced through
S~TIihE@he"si| laws to be enacted on the
Statehood Questions.
w fINor the admission Of the terri
WIS or Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
we also favor the immediate admission
% ARIZONA ANA New Mexico as separate
S'Hlrs ana territorial government for
Hi1Sha ana Porto Rico. We hold that
nc oIh'iaiS appointed to administer the
h4tHLIfneAt OF any territory, as we'll as
WitA me district Of Alaska, should be bona
,nG .@N.IentS at the time Of Their appoint
menl gf the territory or district in which
lnnlr duties are to be performed.
we demand the determination Of polvg-
1nly "ijlin the Jurisdiction OF the United
2,"teS, ana the complete separation Of
GHIrch ana state in pol'tica, affairs.
we denounce the ship subsidy Bin re-
Et''tlF paSSc'! by the United States senate
az an inlQuttous appropriation Of public
Iuhds for private purposes and a wasteful
i!"Rlcal ana useless attempt TO overcome
ny SUBSIDY the Instructions raised by re-
pHih!S9 legislation Of the growth and de-
sCioP'neNt OF American commerce on the
sea. We favor the upbuilding of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
oo"hueS from the public treasury,
The Race Problem Covered.
The race question has brought countless
woes 70 TINS country, The calm wisdom
OF the American people should see to It
Head hateful race and sectional ami
lnoslt!eS In any part Of our common coun-
Try means confusion, distraction Of bust
/ harniIv hoSioj NS<rSr'S 81 "'unus ny
uS' t'titu' .Norih' south, east and
IN W I'CehiIy sloou together IN
10 No. ~ ilotn lle "aIlS OF Iehln!g
ro.,r,,r' ~ " .oA5tIo6o, anu ShaEihs III
shn,,j5 ~ 81, "tn ITi'hLoh DESTINY we
lans W ~ ttd'SII'd'!E the common buF-
don1n mo bmr1anItL.a |Ii"SIs"uc aHu Coi-
srIrtt of ,hn ,orart ~,, S ,II,1jama anu LaI!oW
o,'t;{ vi lhe recent republican, convention
N'n,a1O' W'LlCil sought 10 klNuie hhe"
~, ,"L'rrS OF taclaI ana sectional strife.
Az, ~ aPt'A' from IL 70 me SOBER, com
Nv" 9L'.a" ".G palFIotc spirit or the
P''4'''
Present Administration.
Thu existing rnrubI'con ac,iristra .ior
has hen srInsmo5ir crratf% sn1.a,innoi
4 Ep.rrgauIrr ana arbitrary II b,s r,aInn
( iter,T 81 GA ,fra mon no rorgrare ~
/ courts srF ,inor ma sottiod nraTTttc"G! ND
usagrs If national a11 intnr,a tjoroi I1u,
II Summoned mo rn3r SO int1 - 1s',,,
All! futIo extra scgs,o,. nd yirtr2uv ai-
{1,,r-laG ~ inay,ir, L,bt,8 IT, .,irIt frnI,
W.shnivt,n'r nnnra'i icJ r,Iar5 a = ''aT "a , iloL.
r1T,T}tGHe3 ,ISLg ,onin a., - ~ j - -
rho e,Ia ,',,%.r af ,to"%1.nss " %t,tc'' -
SI+hrri.,, ,E.r.,,,r NnsE,,inGs ",",'cf 10
rInG4r,rI-ai Iraroea tir.rs s' ,,inI, tna =
plain ,atu IT the United States. as we'll
as plain irr1tE obligations, international
ESaaes and constitutional law, ana has
lone s" under p~TctcnSc OF executing pub
nc pp.CE, winch cguld have been more
easily .eteelcd taWiu!lF, CoNSlltuttonaliy
ana "lltl honor. II forced strained and
HNHHtiral co~nstrunt'ons upon statutes,
usurping judicial Interpretation. and sub
s~tlut'nE congressional enactment by de-
cree, 1t withdrew from congress their
customary duties of Investigation, which
have heretofore made the representatives