The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-08
Republican State Platform
Adopted d. at Excelsior Springs, May 81, 1906.

selves have violated and disregarded,. and
to the advocates of democratic reform
last awakened to the fact of law infrac.
ton. since the republican party for
years. in its platform and through its
press. has persistently called attention to
these abuses.
Home Rule For Cities.
The republican party stands for and
believes In the principle of government
of the, people. by the people and for the
people and, through Its Representatives
the state; and to that end that this prin-
be fully exempIiiied' we demand that the
citizens of each of our large. cities be
given the right to regulate their own af-
Guiding the position. of election. excise
and police commissioners. by a direct
vote Of the people of said cities. ,.,,.
ton, and we declare ourselves in favor of
liberal support of our educational sys-
Schools sem O. any We eSfR aSor free sh text rqra, p9 ndeo
uuate salaries for the country teachers.
and a still further extension of the school
lever of advancement of this wonderful
age of human progress.
The Improvement of the roads through
me state constitutes an important sub
icct for future legislation. The delegates
her r assemSled stand d for g sSe roads and ind
pledged to aid the people of the state to
obtain them. The recent decision of the
eoppsttutionai. amendmenss Prov provid aha Foe fos
road taxes, creates an emergency, and
we declare it our conviction that a spe-
cial session of the legislature should be
convened to provide constitutional amend
ments to be submitted to the people at
the NEXT ineomins Gie egisia to ene m enG I pro.
vide laws for proper Improvement of the
public highways.
county committees for their efficient
management of the last campaign, result
ing In republican victory in the state.
Regulation of rus
we call attention to the people of Mis-
souri, to the fact that. though for years
the democratic party In this state has
been loud in Its denunciation of trusts,
the only laws it. has placed upon the
and monopoiies are those declaratory of
the common law already existing and eff
fectiye Further. 1t has entirely failed to
Imprisonment of those persons engaged in
the formation and operation of trusts and
m nsnasps3iss &c for IN isnereasing the price Of the
should be placed upon the statute books
Of the state q law such as has been
The dlept Union ny and ia bS thu hem nafio on states aaesr OF
ment, providing for the punishment. by
line and Imprisonment of AZ persons en-
ton of trusts and rnonopolies.
I'VE helieve in party regularity. party
f nnlyg IT tb and party unity ~. for In unity
every vote In the state should be cast and
counted. We discourage party division
personal ambitions where party sue
cess Is thereby jeopardized, and we invite
to our support not only every republican
IN the state. but every other citizen who
believes In clean, politics, good govern
ment, abolition of machine rule In state
and national advancement.
Railroad Rate Regulation,
Since 1891 1t has been made the duty
of the board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners. by a law enacted by the
leggiIs sh .Is' rs establish freight rates foI
souri,, which should be fairly remunera-
tive to the railroads and equal and just
has the board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners. under democratic rule,
failed to perform this duty. that. in a
fixed by the board are higher than the
rates fixed by the railroad companies. we
Gommend the declaration of President
or commerce., should be kept open on
pledge the nominees of this convention
Tor the office of railroad and warehouse
commissioner to cooperate with the 9TH
er republican members of that board te
the railroads of the state will be com
PEELED to carry freight within the lin.
1--WE believe in fair treatment of both
In national and state advancement. The
ralir0ad3 are. Indispensable adjuncts OF
ciyilization, but Neither they nor any
special favors to- persons clothed with of.
ncial powers. whereby they may be In.
nuenced to action against public good"
Repealed Midnight Lid.
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