Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-26

TREASURY " all fees collected by him
clals, be they state municipal or federal.
or the acceptance OF such favor by any
SNch othclNs as species OF bribery Tor
which the corporation should be punished
as well as the recipient,
We eendemn the ,pernlcions activity Of
disregard OF the civil service laws, in AZ.
tempts to defeat the platform promises to
which they owe. their preferment aud In
assisting professional lobbyists aud public
service corporations In I'm effort To defeat
viii,
We condemn as suhvcrSive " popular
government the attempt of employers OF
labor To cocree their employees to vote ut
the cAucuscS aud conventions contrary to
their own convictions and We pledge the
party 10 enact such legislation rs Will or
fcctivcly protect the humhlest citizen IN
hts right 10 free ballot at the primary
aa well Us at the election
The press should he the guardian OF pub
lie welfare aud private character Its
highest duty IL TO tell the truth. Just crit
iclsm OF public officials Is absolutely es.
scntlal TO good goyernmcnt When false.
hood Is substituted for fair criticism the
press Is degraded aud It's value as n critic
DESTROYED. W. denouner ny destructive OF
public morality the conduct OF Il large por.
llon Of the public press which has lent
Itself To the publication of statements In
regard to public affairs, either knowing
them 90 be absolutely false, or which upon
slight investigation could have been easily
ascertamcd to he without any foundation
whatever
Justice to the people VI this common
wealth demands that they pay no more
than reasonable charge for the Transport
tUtion of passengers and freight within the
state aud the republican party pledges II
SELF to ennet and faithfully administer
law creating state railway commission
empowered to hN aud enforce reasonable
transportation charges 50 far Ms the same
may be subject 20 state control plscrlm
ination II one OF the greatest OWLS In our
transportation system We plrdgc the pnr.
Is to enact such legislation rs WIN put nm
end To this evil aud viii place every ship
per similarly situated on tho snlue footing
as his competition In the matter Of trans.
purtntlon rates,
The enormous increase Of freight rate
upon the Interstate commerce Of the coun.
Try AggrcEntlng, as recently reported to
congress by the Interstate commerce com.
mission, more than three hundred million
dollars In the last three years, Is an AS
founding revelation calling for PROMPT ne.
tlun for the protection OF tho people who,
IN the end, must pay IN higher prices on
all the ncressnrra Of life for these I'D
vnnCed freight rates,
The recommendations of the Interstate
commerce commission thut the INTERSTATE
commerce net be so amended ms to give
that commission full authority To control
transportation charges, aud to reduce the
same where excessive 10 n reasonable hnsla
are Of Vital Importance to the people OF
Wisconsin aud OF the whole country, Such
recommendations submitted to congress In
1877 by the Interstate commerce commission
have been urgently renewed In their reports
to congress each succeeding year 10 the
present time, aud hnvc been supported 10y
petitions mud memorials from agricultural,
manufacturing, ana commercial interests
throughout the country, aud by the lrgis,
lntures of many states and have been rein
forced by the recommendations of the
president The republican party OF WIS.
consln gives It's unqualified approval to the
recommendations Of the Interstate com.
merce commission aud Of President ROose,
welt, aud pledges lts, support e the nresl
dent aud the commission In their efforts
to secure relief from the increasing burdens
imposed upon the people by these public
service corporations
We believe that platform pledges nre an.
cred obligations binding upon every mcm-
Frr Of the pariy; TINT the candidate OF the
pnrty becomes lts trusted agent to execute
Ia good faith lta promises 10 the voter;
that the acceptance Of nomination for
any office 10 the duties of which platform
promises may relate imposes upon the cnn.
dldnte the obligation 10 the party and the
voter 10 aid In rcdpcmlng every pledge IN
letter and spirit TINT 10 receive the vote
Of the citizen az the candidate OF the par,
~ which has promised legislation, and
then to oppose such legislation or TO con.
nlyr nt lis defeat II n fraud upon the voter
aud deprlyos him Of his light Of suffrage
AS effectively ms though he were disfrnn'
chlsed by law,
Tint the platform pledges OF both parties
hnve been openly mud 0ngrnntly violated
IN Wisconsin must lie recorded ms the polt,
teal history Of the last six years. Leglsln.
tlOu promised by the accredited delegates
~ the republican pariY hnA been defeated
session after session by the members Of the
pnrty chosen from Its ranks to represent
N IN the legislature Sometimes these men
have secured the votes Of constituents by
silent ncqulescncc in the promises % the
platform sometimes ty open declaration to
support the Legislation pledged by the par
IS. In either case, M trustees Of the hon.
or Of the party and the rights ~ the voter
and taxpayer they are guilty Of having he
trnyed their trust.
No party can retain and no party de.
serves 10 retain the confidence and support
Of the citizen II Il knowingly entrnps him
to vote for candidates who repudlate It's
gnhizatlOn can therefore regard ns the can.
dldates ~ the republican party for state
and Legislative Offices only such men as
are pledged to It's support, and whose rec.
ord and good faith AFRO above question. In
this connection republicans of Wisconsin
may ind inspiration ana support In the
resolnte courage and lofty patriotism Of
that rare band 81 men who gathered nj the
birth Of the republican party ON the 18th
day Of July. hfty years ago and adopted
platform from which we quote the fol.
lowing resolutloni
Resolved That I'm tnrthernnee Of these
purposes we will usr such constitutional
and lawful means ms shall seem hest adapt
cd 10 their accomplishment. and that we
Will support no man for Office under the
general or state government who Il not
positively md fully committed 10 the sup
port Of these principles and whose per-
s0na conduct and character Is not guar
nntee that he IL reliable"