The Globe-republican., 1906-03-22


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rotary. N w Sutton wss elected oom-
mitteeman from Ford county. The fcl
lowing resolutiens were adopted BY ths
convention:
The Republicans Of tho Seventh Con-
sressloAal dIstrist Of kansas 10 ccnvsn
,lsn assembled. Do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing platform and declaration Of
pFinslplsa:
Ylrat-Ws again dsslsrs our ballet 10
The patriotism. wise craftsmanship and
unfslling courage VI that great American.
Theodore Roosevelt. We recognize. IN
him the loyal, oon.istens friend Of the
masses, one who usas the Iuhasncc and
power OF his great Office for the advances
msns Of The best interests Of his fellow
cltzens. We heartily endorse bis i'd
ministration and pledge him that the
member OF Congress. from this district
nomlsatsd BY this convention will 30 an
earnest aud sincere supporter Of the pol
Ices and principles for which b, stands,
and Of which he 10 the great exponent
5eoosd-We endorse ths Republican
state administration, and point with great
pride and satisfaction TO the many wise
and beneflcisnt laws that were enacted by
the lssl Legislature.
Thlrd-We regret TO lose the valuable
service Of Hon. Victor Murlock AS con-
gresham from this district. We have
watched with much interest aud gratfic-
anon his steady growth In those things
that tend to make member Of Congress
wise and statesmanlike. and predict
for him a brilliant and useful career Ms a
legislator
Fourth We heartily endorse the Hon.
Chester I. Long and approve the manner
In which he ls representing this state In
the senate He began his political career
in this district, and we who have known
him fro boy yhood AMI have contributed
most to his success are proud Of his career.
Hs has neyer yet failed 10 correctly rep
resent and give expression 70 the wi hes
of his cunsti uents In the various legis-
lative bodies Of winch he bas BEEN a
member, and we hereby express our 10y
atty to and our conf iencr IN him
Fifh-We rtaflirm our allegiance to
and belief in he principles Of the Repub.
lican party a. declared IN our last naIion :
al platform. We believe that those prin-
ciples closely ihsred to by the American
people will insure the continuance Of the
they are now enjoying and
secure to every citizen the II ebj jIyment
OF the riHhts ana liberties hat our gov
erunsnt was founded to secure aud main
tain.
Sixth-We are In favor Of the passage
BY Congress Of the Hepburn railroad rate
regulation bill, as II passed the House of
Representatives, without amendment that
Will in any VIE impair lis tfficlency or
diminish Tue p0Meis krantsu W said bill
to the lnlsrSlats Commerce commission.
osyenth--W nlis tne pevpiu VI tnis uis-
Irlut are iafkeD engassd III ngrlou,tme
and etoek faisihk, 5..a great maJoiity
VI them are devoted w thu pIlnvipiu VI
W election " tue uIailtii actui luK luuustrlus
vi tne ovuhtry W nuans VI thu 1evyius
vi duLlte Uu iuipUrls " AL auiou. sutfiui-
ent 10 prevent iuiuUus competition with
lUrelgD manufacturers WLV .npiOy Cheap
labor, anu Ne nov agaln deciaie our ad-
hereLce 10 the pilncipie vi projections,
and earnestly favor It's sUhiiuuauce, but
we 10 not hoid tariff rates ur schedules
as sacred aud WE demand that no lutius-
try shall, under Tue. prelense vi protec-
llVn be given Unfair auvantaRe aud Up-
pOrtunitJ tU extur lrUm the people ex-
ces.ive aud unrsasUna Jle charges Tor any
article the product Of such Industry, aud
that whenever sueh u c0ndltlOn arises as
10 any Industry that then The duty shall
be lowered or removed altogether as may
be- necessary TO correct such evil
Eighth-Ne commend the national nd
ministraIiOU for II. earnest and sincere
Efforts to enforce the laws against trusts
and com bina ioDs III restraint OF trade.
We request such vigorous and persistent
prosecutions Of the vioators of hese
laws as will place them In their true light
before the American people. We favor
iha national supervision Of corporations
M recommended by the president In his
last message to congress ne recognize
the great growth Of corporate wealth and
the great power that accrues 10 those who
control II, and we believe that to check
the evils that arise therefr0m an effective
system Of government supervision Of cor
porations should be provided and main
.iained.