The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-26

terest; you have by a law for
the protection Of the elective
franchise made tampering with
the ballot boxes and the casting
of illegal votes SO difficult as in
all probability to be unproft-
able; you have provided a pri-
mary election law which guar
antees to the voter free express
sion in rhe selection of candi-
dates for Office; you have by
law regulated and improved the
civil service systems Of your
greatest cities; and finally you
have passed a law containing a
provision which l most earnest
ly hope will in substance be en-
bodied likewise by the congress
at the coming session. pro-
visian prohibiting the officers Of
any corporation from making a
contribution of the money Of
tibet corporation to any candi-
date or any political committee
for the payment of any election
expenses whatever. 1t is surely
not too much to say that this
body Of substansivs legislation
marks an epoch in the history
of.the practical betterment Of
political conditions, not merely
for your state, but for all our
states."
TO thus have the hearty and
specific approval and endorse
ment Of President Roosevelt of
three cardinal propositions
found in the platform adopted
by the republican party of
South Dakota is proof that in
the contest waged within the
party in this state during the
last three years the result has
been to place it in the front
rank of progress along the lines
where it can render the most
efficient service to the masses of
1.-The people.
1t is certainly apparent to the
most careless observer that the
republican party under the
leadership Of the president, is
Selling upon a new series Of
public questions which are now
to be taken up and settled by
J the general government and by
the states.
In his Harrisburg speech, the
president announced his belief
that the power of the federal
government must be extended
by executive action, by legisla-
ton and by judicial interpreta-
ton and construction, SO as to
enable it to supervise and regu-
late the great interstate COM
merce business owned and con-
Quoted by corporate wealth;
and so as to enable it to i'm
pose a full share Of the burdens
of government upon great for.
tunes by a graduated tax upon
incomes, and upon transmits
sion of great inheritances.
Against the scheme of govern
ment ownership and socialism
he proposes o scheme Of com.
plete and ripid supervision and
control for the adequate protec.
tion of the public. This is to
be the position of the republi-
can party in the future and it is
one which will make it continue
to be what it has always been,
1.-THE greatest constructive force
in the nation. Students, schol.
ars, philosophers, jurists, pub:
llcists, statesmen, and practical
men Of affairs, including men
Of such we'll known ability and
disinterestness as Wayne Nc
Weigh, Tannis Taylor, Justice
Harlan, Justice Brewer, An.
drew Carnegie and Lord Cole
ridge, chief justice Of England:
are recognizing the fact that the
time is here when these great
Questions must be dealt with
and allagree with the interpret.
alton Of the president.
The time has come when the
corporation and it's special at.
torneys andlobbyists, and thu
llpolitical boss and politica,
broker shall be prevented iron
controlling political organiza