The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-17
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

tons were adopted:
The republicans of the state {
North aDakota in delegate conventic
assembled and confidently addressir
themselves to the people Of this sta
unanimously endorse the platform
the national republican party adopte
at Chicago on June %, 1904, and read
~ adhere to and express our fir
loyalty to the economic principle
therein contained.
The achievements of the republica
party during its many years Of admir-
istratiOn and the broad policies of bot
national and international characte
'naugurated and carried out by it W
deem worthy Of the highest admire
Won and applause of our fellow cit
zena, and with it the unparaElele,
prosperity Of the internal governmen
Afairs Of our people adds lustre II
the personal character of our chic
executive, President Roosevelt, ant
We pledge to him our cordial supper
M the campaign of 1904.
The republican party of the state OF
North Dakota readily endorses the &C
hota OF its representatives in the sen
ate and congress. 1t feels that it has
every reason to be proud of their abili
~, independence and courage in look.
ing after the necessary and needed
economic legislation for the interests
~ h people at large, as we'll as the
interests Oh the people Of this state,
and recommend to them and their sue
cessors to those high and exalted 10
s'tions a like zeal and character look
ing TO the public welfare Of all our
people. We heartily approve of the
efforts made by Senator McCumber to
secure the enactment of what is
known as the Federal Grain Inspection
Law.
The people of the state have every
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and progressive advancement in ma
terial wealth and the prosperity of its
people. We recognize the earnest and
aonest efforts Of its officials from its
chief executive TO the other state Of
ticials in their several state Depart
mGn1s. We express our gratitude fors
their service in the past and pledge to,,
The voters of our party and the people,
at large of this state the same econ
omy Of public affairs under it's admin
,stra1iOn. !
We are heartily in favor Of ifNersi-
fed farming and therefore approve thej
efforts made to secure the investment
in feasible irrigation works of as large
a proportion as possible of the money
North Dakota has furnished TO this !
Iund. We approve the action of Cow
srnor White in appointing a temporary
ss.aSe engineer, and recommend that
such an Office be created. We further
commend the generosity and public
spirit OF the citizens who agree to adj
vance the funds necessary to sustain
this department until the legislature
meets, and We recommend that the
legislature take steps to have these
citizens reimbursed for whatever
funds they have advanced for this pur-
nose. .
We commend the democracy for
their generous expressions of approval
Of the patriotic work of Lincoln, Grant,
Mckinley and other great republican
leaders who are dead, but we seriously
object to the policy inaugurated at st.
Louis whereby the democratic national
convention sought to deprive the adj
ministration Of President Roosevelt Of
any credit for it's work in the passage
of the Hansbrough irrigation law. This
legislation wa enacted in 1892, under
a republican president, and by a repub-
1ican senate and house of representa-
rives. the bill having been drawn, in
reduced. and managed by Mr.. Hans
brough in the senate, and when it
reached the house of representatives,
Mr.. Mondell (rep.) of Wyoming, took
charge of it and secured its passage
by that body. 1t was then signed by
President Roosevelt and became a
law. There is no statute law applica-
BILE to such a theft as was perpetrated
by the democracy at st. Louis, but the
moral obligation to protect the republi-
cam national administration from the
political craclismen rests upon every
republican in the land, and particular.
~ upon this convention.
The republican party of this state
has heretofore declared itself in favor
Of the enforcement not only of the
prohibition law of this state but of
all of it's criminal laws and still adj
heres to and maintains the same prin.
eiple. 5't
We favor a just and comprehensive