Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-07-31


convention:
We, the republicans OF South Dako.
ia, in convention assembled do hereby
reaffirm our allegiance to the great
republican party, and our loyalty tc
the principles upon which it was
founded.
In the language of the national
| platform we declare that this great
historic organization which destroyed
slavery, preserved the union, restored
credit, expanded the national domain,
established a sound financial system,
developed the industries and resources
Of the country, and gave to the ma
ton her seat of honor in the councils
of the world. now meets the new prof
lens of government with the same
courage and capacity which 1t has
solved the old.
We heartily indorse and approve
the platform adopted by the national
republican convention at Chicago, on
June IS, 1908, and enthusiastically
ratify the selection Of Hon. William
H. Taft and James s. Sherman as the
standard bearers In our party for the
coming campaign.
We approve in the fullest measures
the principles and the policies inaug-
urated by Theodore Roosevelt, and
congratulate our great party upon it's
loyalty to these principles and policies
shown by the selection OF the great
secretary Of war, who is unequivocally
committed, as the successor to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to carry them on.
We hereby ratify and reatlirm the
platform of the republican party of
South Dakota adopted by the state
convention of April I, 1908, as the
declaration of our party upon state
issues.
For EARLY TARIFF REVISION
We especially indorse the resolution
In the national republican platform
which declares unequivocally for a re-
vision of the tariff by a special session
Of congress, and Immediately follow.
ing the inauguration of the next
president, and In making such revis.
ion we favor the removal Of the tariff
from coal, iron, lumber and wood
pulp, as well as from all other articles
the price or production of which is
controlled by a trust or monopoly.
Revision, however, should be maze
by the friends Of the protective sys'
tenn, and not by it's enemies, because
the policy Of protection to American
Industries has given to the republic
the most remarkable growth in the
history of the world, and should be
preserved.
We heartily indorse the enactment
Of the interstate railroad law and the
| vigorous enforcement of the statute
against rebates and determinations
and specifically approve Of that part
OF our national platform which favors
such legislation and supervision as
will prevent the future i've issue OF
stock and bonds by interstate car
rierS.
We favor the extension of the pow
or of the Interstate commerce com.
mission so as to make 1T effective In
fixing and establishing maximum
rates and so that the commission can
control the making of classifcations.
We also favor the giving to the board
Of railroad commissioners of this state
the power to control classiications
and a law requiring that a rate. OF
classification once established between
points wholly within the state, shall
not be advanced without notice tc
the board Of railroad commissioners.
For WAR ON THE TRUSTS
We heartily indorse the efforts
made by the national administration
to crush out monopolies and illegal
combinations and to sternly punish
the offenders. We insist upon a re.
lentless continuance of that policy.
We believe that the as~certainment
Of the true cash value Of all public
service corporations Is essential to an
intelligent establishment of rates and
the proper control Of such corpora.
tions and that all public service cor.
porations shall be required to keep a
uniform system of bookkeeping and
accounts, which shall at all times be
open to the inspection of the inter
state commerce commission and the
established boards Of railroad commits.
sioners and assessment boards Of the
several states.
We heartily indorse the law passed
by the last legislature appropriating
money to be used for the purpose Of
a~scertaing the true cash value of rail.
roads in this state and the steps TAX
en- by the railroad commissioners to
carry on that work: We favor the
making Of q sufficient appropriation
to enable the board to fully complete
the work thus begun.
We favor the comprehensive and
permanent improvement Of the Mis-
sisippi and Missouri rivers and de
clare that the railroad freight rates
west of the Missouri river are SC ex.
cessive as to amount in many cases tc
extortion; and we demand q 2-cent
passenger fare and the reduction o.
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