Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-06-14
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BY CHAS. r.. BRUCE
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REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

tAdopted By the Republican State Con
oention, al lSiou1 Falls, Tuesday, Jane
b, 1906.
The Republicans of South Dakota
renew faith in the fundamental princi-
pies OF the party as set forth In the last
national platform, and congratulate
the people op the universal prosperity
that prevails throughout the country.
La the midst OF our prosperity great
combinations have been formed to de-
stroy competition in the various in
dustrials and monopolize the trade and
commerce of the country, and new pro-
blems have come which require the
wisest craftsmanship and purest in
tegrity and patr iotism for their solu-
tiOn. In this emergency, as in those of
the past, the hand OF Providence is
manifest. II gave us Washington and
Lincoln to meet the great problems of
their day, and IL has given our illustri-
Ous Roosevelt, who stands at the head
OF the nation as wise and courageous
champion of the rights of free people,
lighting the battle against special In
terests that seek to control the politi.
cal affairs Of the country. His ad-
miuistration has been wise and fear
less, and commands the universal re-
spect OF the American people regard.
less OF the party.
We congratulate him upon his victory
10 securing the passage, by congress
OF the recent law for the regulation of
railroad rates, and commend our sena-
tors and representatives In congress for
their support of this policy.
We steadfastly adhere to the Repub.
llcan policy OF protection Of American
Industries, but believe that tariff rates
should be modified from time to time
to meet the changed conditions, such
notifications to be made by the friends
OF protection, and not by its enemies
For the bene6tof the American home
builder and the protection OF our for
ests, we favor the abolition of all tariff
on lumber.
We demand the enactment OF a
statute making it penal offense in
this state for any person or corporation
10 give or for any person to receive,
any free pass or free transportation
over any railroad within this state, any
telegraph, telephone, or express frank
except, however, the issuing of the
same to employees to be used by themin
the performance of their legitimate
duties as such employees.
We favor the enactment of law
regulating lobbying before our state
legislature.
We favor the enactment of a COM
prehensive and practical primary elec-
tiOn law for the nomination of all con-
gressional, state, judicial, legislative
ana county officers by direct vote OF
the people.
We favor an amendment to the con-
stiLution of the United States provid-
ing for the election uf United States
EOuutOES uy ulfCCb fOeO VI VIC pOUpiOs
We favor the enactment OF laws pro
hibiting, under penalty, corporations
for profit from making contributions in
any form TO any political party, and re-
quiring an accurate record of all cam
paign contributors and disbursements
TO be kept and for the publication OF
the same.
While we are in no wise hostile TO
pub ic service, or other lawful corpora
tions, as such, and fully recognize their
financial Importance, their benefit to
the state and their general and indis-
pensible utility, and while we pledge
ourselves to accord them every just and
honorable consideration and all en-
couragement consistent with the public
welfare, yet we believe that the time
has now arrived when individual free
dom, and the dignity OF American
manhood alike, 1demaDd that pub ic
service corporations should be entirely
eliminated from politics.