Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-09-03
BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE MORNING

tied by ballot In the Sixth Van Horn
received II votes and Nuessle IA. In
the Fourth district Myhra received 18
votes and Soule 1S.
The committee took recess until
7:30 p. M, when the committee on
platform reported and the committee
went into executive session to discuss
the various planhs.
The Platform.
Z We. the reput licans of the state of
North Dakota, reaffirm our allegiance
to the fundamental principles of Re-
publtcanism, as laid down in the ma
tional platform.
1. We indorse the administration
and policy of President Roosevelt, and
declare our appreciation Of his efforts
that our government shall be in fact,
as wellsas in name, administered in
the interests Of the whole people. We
believe with him that there should be-
no domination. Of our politics by pre-.
datory wealth or special interests,
but the privileges conferred by the
government should be equally shared
by all, and that all citizens should be
equal before the law. IA
2. AS Republicans we rejoice in the
4 fact that our standard bearer. in this
presidential campaign, Hon. William
H Taft Of Ohio, is the foremost ex-
ponent Of the Roosevelt policies, and
call attention to the fact that his
training has been such as to thorough
i " equip him for the duties of this high
office. and, that his whole career as
public official has been characterized
4 by honesty, efficiency. urselfshness,
and the highest sense of public duty,
and we challenge the Democracy to
4 point to single act of his which has
4 not been consistent with far-sighted
craftsmanship and for the best in
terests: Of the people .~.r~~s.E
%. Wetfavor the speedy revision of
the tariff by the Republican party in
such manner that, while all necessary
protection to legitimate American in
, dustries is retained, all duties which
are no longer needed in their present
form shall be reduced or abolished,
!, and we specially recommend the aboli-
! ton sof all duties on those articles
: whose production or distribution are
controlled and manipulated by trusts.
4. We heartily indorse the activity
: of the present national administra.
tion in relation to the preservation
and conservation of the natural wealth
and resources of the country, and
especially it's efforts in relation to for
: estration, the reclaiming of the arid
= west by irrigation, and making once
: more the waterways of the country
. national highways which shall be free
and open to all our citizens.
/ s.. We heartily favor such 1egisla
tion, either through the postal say
e ings bank or guarantee of bank de
i posts, as shall thoroughly safeguar
9 all depositors, provided that any sys
: tenn Of postal savings banks shall b
so administered as to retain the NOR
i Icy in the community where deposited
q Z 6. We believe that the primary dut
o OF our courts is to metz out justice
y rather than to pass upon abstract lega
"a questions, and we believe that law
d should be passed changing the presen
legal procedure so that appeals o
a. mere technicaiitias will rot lie wher
re no Injustice has been done.
% 7. We recognize that both capits
and labor occupy necessarily inte
" dependent relation to each other an
y believe that neither the legitimate an
IN lawful objects of the first can be Gu
tailed nor the rights and privileges {
IT. the latter denied without injury an
IT. harm to both. We believe that tI
40 continued prosperity of our countl
IL requires just and equal laws, not on
ot, to keep capital within its legitima-
te channels, but also to assure to lab!
40 it's lawful rights and privileges, ar
o.; to this end we believe that laws givi1
- capital it's fair and just rights shou
M be favored, and at the same time tn
ne the rights of labor to unionize for
I'M gitimate purposes should be recogni
ap- ed, and we believe that the grantil
or of injunctions in cases involving lab
! disputes should be so regulated as
OF require notice en6 hearing to the 9
We poslte party before restraining orde
OF are issued, and we believe that ser
'er plan of advisory arbitration, with
'er view of full publicity to each side
is, the controversy, will work satisfs
en- tory results in labor disputes.
ad- 8. The primary election law, hs
re ing heen, devised to give. the indiv1
IN n.1 6 rotau5.4ha, annortunitv for. lar