The Dickinson press., 1908-06-06
Declaration Of Principles

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To The Republican Electors Of the
State of North Dakota:
Ambition to represent the state of
| North Dakota in the United States
senate demands Of me an honest,
! frank and straightforward statement
to the people regarding my views on
some of the many questions Of pub
lie concern.
believe that the aspiration to rep
resent this people in the upper house
of congress Is a laudable ambition
and calls for the exercise Of the pur-
est motives, the devotion of unselfish
energy and fair consideration Of every
appeal from every interest.
In perfect accord with the admins
tration and the splendid leadership
of President Roosevelt and believing
his successor should be one who has
the ability and determination to con-
tinue the policies he has so fearless
| ly, vigorously and successfully pur-
sued, I believe Secretary Taft to be
the ideal, the logical and most avail
able successor of Mr.. Roosevelt for
the presidency.
Agriculture is the basis of all our
wealth, the farmer and his toll the
foundation of our prosperity. I be-
lieve in legislation, state and nation
al. that will give our farmers fair
grades for their grain, check exces-
sive dockage and other leakages
from their returns, insure standards
| of grading that are uniform and just
| and see that the producer and not
the middleman gets the benefit of
these uniform standards.
I believe the state should have a
permanent commission, composed of
men experienced in the growing,
grading and handling Of grain, to
have charge Of all elevators in the
state, and to whom they shall be re-
sponsible, and an appropriation sufh-'
cient to Investigate conditions, en-
force rules and laws and correct
evils, If any.
Transportation is as necessary as
food. I belive in the proper encour-
agement of railroad building and in
wise, firm and just control and regu-
lation of railroads, so that the ship
per shall have prompt. adequate and
effective remedy against injustice, OF
whatever sort.
The free pass and ranking privil-
eye, are condemned by public senti-
ment, and state . we'll as interstate
laws abolishing these privileges
should be passed.
Taxation is an issue of the first
public Importance. I believe in the
taxation Of railroads and corporate
property upon the same basis as all
other property and to this end I be-
lieve in thorough inquiry to ascertain
the true and correct value of railroad
and corporate property. I believe
that every man, firm, corporation or
railroad should stand equal before
any law and all laws. I believe the
same justice should be afforded them
and the same obedience to law re-
quired of them. The state should
never depart from the fixed policy of
full valuation Of corporate properties
and equitable taxation of all inter-
ests.
Combination Of capital is recog-
nized as necessary and advisable I'M
der the industrial evolution in pro-
gress throughout the world, but
predatory wealth must always recog-
|. nize the source of it's being and COM
binations and trusts in restraint OF
trade, to control the price Of labor
and material, oppressive to the pro-
dncer and consumer, is a menace to
society and its liberation is indefen-
sible. Federal and state laws regu-
lating trusts and combinations
should be direct and comprehensive
and rigidly applied. The withdrawal
of tariff protection from trust-made
articles would have a wholesome
effect on persistent violation of the
antitrust laws.
The methods Of the Standard Oil
trust in crushing out competition in
every form and wherever it arises,
and the cruel destruction Of legiti-
mate enterprises through the advan-
tage of unlimited resources against
weak but honest effort cannot be too
severely condemned, and the heroic
and u%nfaltering determination of
| President Roosevelt, our judiciary
and all branches of III government
to bring this trust to bay has the
overwhelming approval of all people
who stand for fair play and a square
deal.
New and changed conditions de-
mand a readjustment of the tariff
schedules and such revision should
be made at once by the friends and
not the enemies of the protective
system. There is merit in the con-
tention for an expert tariff commits
sion, to report from time to time
information for the guidance of con
gress.
The duty of two dollars a thousand
on lumber was an inexcusable con.
cession in the formation of the tariff
schedules-a burden upon the home
builder Of the northwest that should
be speedily abolished. The tariff or
wood pulp should also be removed
The establishment Of experiments
stations in connection with the ag
ricultural college in different parts o.
the state is of the greatest beneft
to the agricultural interests, in tina
1t will be determined what grains ant
other products r best adapted t,
the various sections Of the state un
der different climatic and soil condi
lions. The federal government shoul.
literally support and supplement