The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-06-21
Republican Platform

lie IepuUllcdlS Ol Soulu bdhola It.
new faith in the fundamental princi.
Piles of the party as set forth in the last
national platform, and congratulate the
people on the universal prosperity that
prevails throughout the country. In
the midstof u prosperity great COM
binations have been formed to destroy
competition in the various industries
and ~monopoliZe the trade and com
merce of the country, and new prob
lens have come which require the wis
est craftsmanship and purest integrity
and patriotism for their solution. In
this emergency, AS in those of the past,
the hand of providence is manifest. It
gave us Washington and Lincoln 70
meet the great problems Of their day,
and it has given us Ou~rillustrious Roos-
evelt, who stands at tne head Of the
nation as a wise and courageous cham
piou of the rights of a free people, fight
ing the battle against special interests
that seek to control the political affairs
of the country His administration has
been wise and fearless aud commands
tbs universal respect Of the American
people regardless of party. We con
graduate him upon his victory in Sc
curing the passage by congress Of the
law for the regulation of railroad rates,
and commend our senators and repre-
sentatives III congress for their support
of this policy
We steadfastly adhere to the republi-
can 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 benefit of the American home
builder ard the protection Of our for
ests we favor the abolishing of all tariff
Oh lumber.
We demand the enactment of a stat
ute making it a peual oifense in this
state for any person or corporation to
give, or for any person to receive any
free pass or free transportation overany
railroad within this state. or any ,ele-
graph, telephone or express frank, ex-
cept, however, the issuing Of the same
to employees to be used by them in the
performance of their legitimate duties
as such employees.
We favor the enactment Of a law reg.
ulating lobbying before our state legis-
lature.
We favor the enactment of a compre-
hensive and practical primary election
law forthe nomination Of all congress
sional and state, judicial, legislative
and county officers by a direct vote q
the people.
We favor an amendment to the con.
stitution of the United States providing
for the election Of United States sena
tors by direct vote of the people
We favor the enactment of laws pro.
hlblting under penalty corporations ful
profit from making contributions in
any form toany political party, and re.
curing an accurate record of all cam
paign contributions and disbursements
to the department and for the publica,
ton of the same.
While we are in no wise hostile tC
public service or other lawful corpora
lions, as such. and fully recognize theil
financial importance, their benefit tc
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 publ,
welfare, yet we believe that the time
has low arrived when individual free
dom and the dignity of American ma
hood alike demand that public service
corporations should be entirely elm
mated from politics.