Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
PLATFORM is ADOPTED.
staIwart Minority. of the Committee
Refuses to Sign the Report.

Sioux Falls, S. d., June Cit was 10
O'Clock when the report of the resolutions
ommitt finally was presented to the
convention. The stalwart members of the
committee made q statement to the eff
feet that rs they could not agree with the
platform adopted by the insurgent ma
jority they had declined to sign the report.
The report of the insurgent majority Of
the committee was adopted by acclama-
ton. The resolutions were as follows:
The republicans of South Dakota renew
faith in the fundamental principles of the
party as set forth in the last national plat
form. and congratulate the people on the
universal prosperity that prevails through
out the country. In the midst of our pros
perity great combinations have been
formed to destroy competition in the vari-
Gus industries and monopolize the trade
and of the country. and new
problems have come which require the
rity and patriotism for their solution. In
this mergcnc as in those of the past, the
hand Of providence is manifest. 1t gave
us Washington and Lincoln to meet the
great problems of their day. and it has
given us our illustrious Roosevelt, who
stands at the head of the nation as a wise
and courageous champion of the rights of
a free people. fighting the battle against
special interests that seek to control the
political affairs of the country. His adj
minis tration has been wise and fearless
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American people regardless OF party. We
congratulate him upon his victory in Sc
curing the passage by congress of the law
for the regulation OF railroad rates. and
commend our senator's and representatives
in congress for their support Of this policy.
We steadfastly adhere to the republican
tries. but believe that tariff rates should
be modified from time to time to meet the
changed conditions. such notifications to
he made by the friends of protection and
nor nv ifS enc mics For tho hppnf1t nf tho
American home builder and the protec-
tion of our forests we favor the abolishina
of all tariff on lumber.
We demand the enactment of a. statute
making 1t a penal orense in this state for
any person or corporation to give. or for
any person 20 receive any free pass or
within this state, or any telegraph. tele-
phone or express frank. except. however.
the issuing of the same to employees to b.
used by them in the performance of thei,
legitimate duties as such employees.
We favor the enactment of a law regu-
lating lobbying before our state legisia-
ture.
We favor the enactment e n co.npr~
hensive and practical primary election Law
for the nomination of all congressional
and state. judicial, legislative and county
officers by a direct vote of the people.
We favor an amendment to the constr,
tuition of the United States providing for
the election OF United States senators NV
direct vote of the people.
We favor the enactment OF avs prohib-
iting under penalty corporations for profit
from making contributions in any form 10
any political party. and requiring an accu-
rate record Ct all campaign contributions
and disbursements to the department and
for the publications Of the same.
While we are In no wise hostile 10 pub-
lie service or other lawful corporations, az
such. and fully recognize their financial
importance. their benefit to the state and
their general and indispensable utility.
and while we pledge ourselves to accord
them every just and honorable considers
ton and all enc Encouragement consistent with
the public welfare. yet we believe that the
freedom and the dignity Of American man
hood alike demand that public service cor
poratlons should be entirely eliminated
from politics.