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ii STATE REPUBLICAN PLAIFOHM. 81

:: STATE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM. 3:
=. Resolved. That the republicans OF Montana, in entering upon the IN Ms
i. suing campaign, appeal to the patriotism, the intelligence, the sobr- ii
ety and the integrity oft the electors Of the state for an endorsement g.
=. of the principles of their party, illuminated by fifty years OF public a.
!: Our party has given a character and fame ito our country which s.
s: has placed it foremost among the nations, and every movement OF (.
Is benignity has received u cordial and unwavering support. It 3.
s. has given it the most ilustrious names in our annals. What u Z.
party has done III the past is but a example and a promise of its Is
81 purpose ain the future, to protect individual rights, to conserve indi Il
:. vdual prosperity, and to widen the opportunities for usefulness to all s.
& ID citizens. q
i: Resolved, That in the fuhnment Of these purposes, e endorse the {:
!: s platform of the republican party adopted in Chicago and the nomina, I.
{. lions of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks for the of =:
:: fees Of president and vice president of the United States. =:
81 The president has borne himself i'll his Office worthy OF the char 3:
3: acter of the chief magistrates who have preceded him, and he has IS
:: exhibited a breadth of intellect, a vgor Of action, a lofty patriotism. s.
{. a courage and devotion to the high interests of the republic Il
{. worthy of all praise, and W . express the purpose of the electors Of q
I: Montana to redeem this state from the incubus of democracy and S
4. populsm that has lately envroned il, end gtye. to the republican 4:
=: ticket a triumphant majority of cur votes. IN T.
s: Resolved, That the republican party recalls o the electors of this ..
IT, state the conditions consequent upon the return OF the democratic ii
81 party to power. To that time the varying industries OF the coun- 4.
d try we're prosperous. In the state Of Montana a execution sale of s.
q cattle or sheep "a unknown II u Judicial records, ~ during that 81
Is. administration focks and herds were no longer substantial assets 81
q Wilson bill, brought poverty TO many a door an Monta n ii
81 wrought a bounding mischief to all the industries OF the United ii
d States. We cannot believe that the citizens of Montana desire a 81
+: recurrence of those memorable conditions, or will consent to place Fl
Is in pernthe doctrine of protection to American industries, which has u
81 been through all our history promotive of public prosperity, increas- q
= ing the rewards II labor an n products OF ~ farms or shops q
Z: and u mines. q
4. Resolved, That W e endorse the action of the Honorable Joseph N. Is
{: Dixon, u representative in congress, and commend his diligence, I;
81 intelligence and fidelity as N example worthy Of all commentator q
81 and which justly entities him to reelection as representative of Mon q
81 tana, which is already assured. Is
s. We confidently appeal to what he has accomplished for the good 8
Is Of the state and stand ready to contrast it with the official record OF s
ii any democratic representative in the federal congress. We believe e
Is that services like his should be rewarded by the confidence and ap g
IS prevail of the people of the state OF Montana, and we assure him OF 8
ii our cordial support. q
& Resolved, That the republicans of Montana believe in prudence 8
IS and economy in public affairs, and condemn the reckless extrava- Z
ii gance with which the democratic and popuist parties have admins q
{: tered the affairs of this state, and promise, if entrusted with power =
3. to reduce it's expenses, diminish it's taxation, increase the efficiency 8
Z: of its government, and give to its people a just and impartial admin z
81 istration. =
(: Resolved, That prudence dictates to every political party that it +
:. should enter upon experimental legislation with abundant caution, i
4. call for the passage of laws which shall secure better official repre- =
i. sentation, wiser legislative enactments, and operate to restrain the 3
81 mischief of ignorance and the appetite of greed, and to this end we 4
ii cordially endorse the passage of prudent, safely guarded, initiative !!
:. md referendum laws. n To the enc that the peonle NAV have te =
4. widest opportunity to select candidates for office, a direct primary 4
ii election law should be $50 formulated as to be economically admins q
= tered M n misery III ends which the massage ofs such bills have :
ii in view, and avoid the mischiefs for which they are a remedy. 4
81 We are heartily in favor OF the adoption of the constitutional +
Is amendments to be submitted to the electors at the ensuing election, (
ii providing for the establishment OF eight hours a S a days labor in {
{. prohibiting the employment of children under 1e years of age in {
81 under ground mines, we pledge ourselves to use all honorable means (
(. to secure their adoption. We favor the passage OF a wel-consldered {
ii and adequate fellow servant law. A law for a railroad commission (
(. safely guarded, should be enacted, to the end that reasonable regu- {
Il lauons and rates be secured to III citizens Of h state OF Montana. (
81 Resolved, That we endorse the measure by which the federal gov {
ii limits of the state, whereby our and lands shall be brought mt no
81 duciveness and the agricultural and grazing regions widened inf
ii larger appropriations than ar now made might htungy e devoted
Is to this enterprise, in the secure assurance that they would return to
Ii the federal treasury the amount expended and add to the prosperity
&. of the arid states a hundred fold by creating upon the now vacant
4. lands homes for hundreds of thousands of American citizens. /
s. Resolved, That we are inexorahy opposed to the organization or
81 existence of trusts which seek to monopoize production, destroy
ii competition and finally exort from the people undue profits, and
& we call upon the legislative assembly for such enactments within our
ii constitutional power a. shall refuse such trust refuge Or activities
e. within the state of Montana.
Z: We greatly commend the president for his action in enforcing the
81 Sherman antitrust law.
r. We favor the election of United States senators by the direct vote
:: resolved, We stand for the strict and impartial protection of the
* constitutional rights of every citizen and the Strtct n 1mpart1a en-.