The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-18
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM
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publican hun8iner foS governor vas
introduced aud spoke 10 unqualified
approval 81 tho party announcement,
NJ iiAdlry laid particular stress upon
tho responsibility which had bscn
placed upon him ia giving him the
nomination. lic said he would con.
slider Il one o, his most important and
nrnt duties ~ governor OF the state
20 SEQ Tim the vote ~ every man en-.
titled 20 vote wa cast and counted
an cast.
The Platform In Full.
The text Of the platform was made
public By n subcom mittee OF the full
committee at the same time the Dem.
ocrAtic platform was given out for
publication. The Republican platform
in full follows:
Wa. the Republican delegates and can
didatcH Of the Republican party. meeting
for he purpose OF adopting "A platform In
accordance with the primary election law
OF 1907. submit 60 the voters OF the state.
irrespective OF party. the following dec
~laration Of principles:
We most heartily endorse and commend
tho administration OF Theodore Roosevelt
and the policies and principles OF govern
m.nt which his administration has sought
to enforce. and we agree with William III.
Taft, our candidate for the presidency.
that the controlling question In this cam
paign In national politics is whether tho
people will by their votes endorse the ad
ministration OF Theodore Roosevelt and
continue the principles and policies OF his
administration.
We unqualincdS endorse the nomlna-
ton Of William IL. Taft and James s,
Sherman as our candidates for president
and vice-president and the platform
adopted at the Republican National Con-
vention at Chicago as a correct statement
OF the principles, aims and achievement
OF the Republican party. Particularly dc
We endorse the administration OF state
affairs by the Republican state Officials
who were elected four years ago. and We
challenge the attention " the people Of
Missouri to the records that those official.
have made in the discharge of their oni-
cial duties. They have performed the du.
ties OF their respective offices in n vigor'
Gus. efficient and painstaking manner anC
there has been no suspicion of scandal oil
claim Of inefficiency in connection with
the record OF any OF these officers.
The Republican state officials who are
candidates In this campaign. as members
Of the state board OF equalization, have
increased the assessments OF the public
service corporations of the state from
s13l .142, 1872 81 in 1904 to s163. 124. SOC. rs In
1908, thus adding to the revenues derived
from the taxation OF public service csr.
each year. In addition to increasing this
taxable wealth of the state in thi.
amount. the board Of equalization has also
corrected many manifest inequalities II
the assessments OF public service corpora
tions which existed under Democratic
rule, as a result Of political influences a
the time they came Into onice.
Hadiey's Record Reviewed.
In addition to the work that these onl'
cials have done, in this regard, we invit,
the attention OF the people to some of tn,
OF these officials in the performance o
the duties of their respective offices. anC
we especially commend and endorse thu
records and achievements OF these officer:
In tt,A fn1lAuInr Nortt,,,lnro
The attorney general has enforced thu
laws Of the state without fear and with
out favor. He brought suits against thu
Standard Oil Trust. the greatest combi
nation of wealth and power'the world ma,
ever known; forced its chief officers, TO
the first time In its history, to respect tn
orders Of the courts and to disclose IT.
plan OF organization. This evidence ha!
been used by the National Government
and five states as the basis Of suit
against this trust. He secured a favor
able decision upon every one OF hi
cd by the supreme court to try this case
and has forced the discontinuance Of TIL
abuses that 1t had practiced upon tn
He drove the Republic OH Company
one Of its puppet corporations, from tn
state, and thus made competition In tn
oil business possible, with the result tina
the wholesale price OF oil has been re
duced over 2 cents a gallon. resulting II
a saving of 5000, 900 each year to the peo
pie Of Missouri.
He brought suit against the insurance
trust and forced a re-rating OF the prop
erty of the state on an average reduction
of from 10 to is per cent in insuranc,
rates, with n consequent saving OF $500,
900 a year to the people OF Missouri.
BY prompt and vigorous action In tn,
courts, he forced the railroads of the stat
to comply with the 2-cent passenger rat
law, resulting in a saving Of approx
mately 81 900 900 each year to the peo
pie of Missouri, and he has thus secure
by actual experience the facts necessar.
for a determination Of tho reasonablenes
OF this law.
He brought suit against and prevente,
the further consolidation of the lumbe
trust, and will soon present to the SUI
preme court for final decision an actor
to Dust the lumber trust n the harvest
err trust from Missouri.
He brought suit against and secured tn
forfeiture of the charter OF the Delma
Jockey Club, which had conducted rae
track gambling in defiance OF the laws o
the state.