The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-26
Q[ |, CRAWFORD ON TIL TRUSTS
True Mission of Republican Party is to Solve the Question
of Their Prompt and Effective
Regulation
UNDER THE PRESIDENTS LEAD
Republican Nominee for Governor of South Dakota Opens
the Campaign NTH a Vigorous Speech
atGLetcher
Courtesy Sioux Falls Press.)

Courtesy Sioux Falls Press.)
Letcher, S. D., Oct. l2.-
Coo 1. Crawford, republica-
candidate for Governor of South
Dakota, opened the campaign
in Letcher tonight, delivering
an address of considerable
length to an interested audi
en- ee.
He began with an elaborate
review Of the career of the re-
publican party as a national or
ganization, giving its achieve
ments iu detail. Coming down
to the questions Of the hour,
M Crawford said:
The true mission Of the re-
publican party is to, new, un-
der the leadership Of the great
president, take up the question
Of effectively dealing with the
powerful artificial creations of
law known as corporations and
combinations Of corporations,
ard preventing them from
W. gliding undue influence in the
making and enforcement Of
laws amp from acts of injustice
and oppression.
In a humble and very made
quate way, l have been trying
tolarouse an interest in these
questions insSouth Dakota for
several years. 1t is indeed en-
couraging to note the emphasis
with which the president out
lines them in his recent address
at Harrisburg upon the occa-
sion Of the dedication Of the.
new capitol Of Pennsylvania,
and as he had previously sug-
gestedthem at the laying of the
corner stone Of the new con-
OCCASIONAL building at Washing
ington. He plainly points out
the necessity of the national
government, under the inter
state commerce clause Of the
constitution, assuming COM
plete power to deal with corpor-
ate wealth which goes into the
commerce between the states
which means practically all Of
ii, andto see to it that there is
adequate provision and control
over the business use OF swol-
len fortunes and a just tax
levied upon their transmission.
Such supervision is the an
sWer to the demands for gov
eminent ownership and the
claims of socialism.
In his comments upon the
laws passed by the extraordin-
airy session ofthe legislature of
Pennsylvania last winter, we
indsthe strongest possible APP
proval Of the platform of the
Republican party Of South Da-
kota adopted as its convention
on the 5th day Of June. Speak
ing Of those laws which came
as5the result Of the victory of
the people Of Pennsylvania over
the political bosses and the cor
porations inthe election OF 1905,
tie president says;
III must congratulate the peo-
BE Of the state of Pennsylvania
on what its Legislature, upon
what its government has ac-
complished during the present
wear. Il is a remarkable record
81 achievement. Through your
Legislature you have abolished
snasses. You have placed the
once sc secretary Of the COM
~monWeolth and the insurance
commissioners upon an honor
able and honest basis Of salary
only BY the fee sys-
TAN YOU have passed q law
5coInpelling the ofcers and en-
nIoyees Sc great cities to attend
4 fhe duties for which they are
nHdbyall the taxpayers, and
sforefrainsffrom using the power
conferred ~ heir Offices to N;
Ss,ancaspolitical campaigns;you
4 have prohibited disqualification
\ crlrsoeiy1ng 81 political assess:
mons 81 city employees; you
shsgaS bylaw protected the state
from depreciation and
srged Che public moneys
\ Sfnsslonly Il the public Y,
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