Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-04
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Convention i'm Ses-
sion 1T Madison.


sion 1T Madison.
The platform Adopted by the Eepubli
cans of Wisconsin al the Sac conyen-
ton in Madison is as follows
The Republican party of Wisconsin,
through its representatives assembled in
accordance with the provisions of the pri-
mary election law. affirmSS its adherence to
the principles set forth in the Republican
State platforms of 1902 and 1904.
We heartily indorse the administration OF
President Roosevelt.
We adhere to the Republican doctrine of
protection to American labor, but believe
in the reimbursement of tariff schedules in
all cases where protection is employed for
the benefit of capital TO the injury of the
consumer and the workingman. .Te believe
in the humane and sanitary housing of the
people and the better environment of home
life in the densely settled sections of our
larger cities and favor legislation to that
end.
Realizing the great opportunities existing
within our State for the farmer, merchant.
the manufacturer and the homeSeeker we
believe a legislation provision should be
made for the purpose of calling these Op-
portunities to their attention in an official
manner.
We pledge the Republican party of Wis
consin to maintain, by appropriate legisla-
ton, the highest standard of excellence in
all public schools and educational institu-
lions of this State, ana to advance their
efficiency to meet every requirement CON
SiStent with the needs of our people.
We favor amending the constitution when
ever necessary to permit the enactment of
laws which shall best accomplish the OBJ
jects above mentioned.
With these declarations. the Republican
party confidently appeals to the voters of
Wisconsin for support, and points to its
record in the past years as evidence of its
good faith, and a guaranty of performance
of its promises in future.
We indorse and approve the past admin
istration of Gov. Robert NJ. La Toilette, as
conspicuously progressive, honest and eco
n0mic. and point with pride to his advocacy
of a faithful compliance with party prom
Uses made to the people of Wisconsin in the
past.
And we specifically point out, among the
important measures secured during his adj
ministration, the laws affecting primary
elections, the State railway commission, and
equitable method of railway taxation. the
law prohibiting improper legislative lobby
ing, and other laws of great value to the
people of Wisconsin.
We approve the work recently done ir
Congress to secure similar legislation, and
we Grege upon our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to join in a united eff
fort in support of such legislation that will
insure in national affairs the same reforms
as have been enacted into laws in Wiscon-
sin, and heretofore and now recommended
by the platforms of the Republican party
in this State.
We indorse the administration of Gov
James O.. Davidson, and his businesslike
conduct of the affairs of State. He has
never faltered in his adherence to the prin-
ciples of the party as expressed in its plat
forms of recent years, and a continuation
OF his administration assures continual
ton of the reforms auspiciouSy begun.
We pledge ourselves to the enactment of
a law providing for the regulation of rates
similar to that now exercised over rail
raods. The same reasons exist for controll-
ing the rates of water. electric light gas
telephone, telegraph and street railway com
panies, and other public service corpora
lions, as for controlling transportation
rates
We pledge ourselves to the enactment of
a law providing for the regulation of the
issue of stocks and bonds of all public
service corporations, giving the Wisconsin
railway commission supervisory control over
the same. and by appropriate provisions pre-
venting the issue of any such stocks and
bonds, except for actual value.
We favor the enactment of laws for the
regulation of the business of life insurance
which shall provide for the fullest protec-
ton to the funds of such companies the
protection of the interests of Wisconsin
policy holders in S9,00C,OO0 of surplus be-
longing to them; a fair and Ineligible
form of contract; the making of mutual
name publicity in all of their affairs and
an accounting and irrevocable apportion-
ment of dividends.
Railway employees are engaged in public
service most hazardous in it's nature. Leg
islation should be enacted providing that
negligence of an injured employee shall not
bar recovery of damages by him If the
jury shall find that the negligence of the
railway company is greater than his own.
We pledge ourselves to further the pass
age of the amendment of the constitution
now pending, IS to permit the passage
incomes with reasonable exemptions. and
the passage of such law as soon thereafter
possible in order to remedy. among 9th
ers, the great evil now existing by reason
of the present mortgage taxation law
We favor such amendment to the primary
election law as will strengthen it and make
it most effective as an instrument of gov
eminent in the hands of the people.
We favor the enactment of legislation
which will enable any city or village that
so desires to own its own public utilities
and TO apply the broad principles of emf
nent domain in. acquiring existing plants at
their true value. We also favor legislation
which will give TO municipalities when they
purchase a public utility the right to pay
for the same out of the proceeds of certiti-
Gates of Indebtedness which shall be a lien
on the property so purchased.
We favor the enactment of appropriate
legislation at the earliest practicable mo-
ment, extending State aid for the construc-
ton and improvement of the highways of
the State.