Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14
Resolutions Adopted BY The
Roosevelt Republican State
League at it's Meeting at
Huron, s. ID. Jan. 81,
1905.

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] 1908.
Whereas, The Roosevelt State Re-
publican League Of South Dakota, or
ganized two years ago by the Repub-
licans, to support the principles OF
the Republican party, as declared by
President Roosevelt, gave steadfast
and unwavering support to the move-
ment for the government control OF
trusts, the prevention of monopolies,
and the enactment of law giving to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
power TO fix maximum freight rates,
in cases where the freight rates
charged by railway companies are un-
reasonable; and also, the presidents
policy for square deal between the
people and the corporations; and at a
meeting of the Executive Committee
of this league, held at Huron, Septem-
ber 1lth, 1907, it was unanimously re-
solved that this league use all honor
orable methods to secure delegation
from South Dakota to the next Re-
| pu >(ol NSApAohS ~oA'S
lutely and unqualitiedly committed
to the principles and measures enun-
ciated by President Roosevelt, and
unqualifiedly committed to his renom-
ination: And Whereas: President
Roosevelt has recently, by his public
utterances, declared in substance,
that under no circumstance will he
be candidate, or accept nomina-
tion for President of the United
States to succeed himself, Now,
Therefore.
Be it resolved, That this league re-
affirm it's unwavering confidence in
President Roosevelt and it's loyalty
to his policies, and it hereby demand
the enactment and enforcement of
laws, putting into full force the poll
cies heretofore outlined by him.
We further declare that we have
not changed our views as to the great
| Importance to the people OF this coun-
try Of securing the services of Presi-
| dent Roosevelt for second elective
term, and we still entertain the ear
nest hope that he may yet be nomin-
ated, and the country given his SER
vices for another term, notwithStand-,
ing such repeated declarations.
In view of the Presidents declara-
tions, Be it now resolved: That Will
| liam FL. Taft represents to our salts
faction the principles and measures
enunciated by President Roosevelt,
and is unqualifedly committed to
them.
| We therefore pledge this league to
the support of his candidacy, and urge
the selection Of delegates to the State
Convention who will use all honorable
means to secure delegation to the
National Convention instructed for
his nomination.
Be it further resolved, That this
league hereby expresses its confidence
in Governor Coe 1. Crawford, and in
his integrity of character, high pur-
poses, and unwavering fidelity to the
principles of progressive republican
ism, as declared by President Roose-
velt; we urge that the State of South
Dakota shall send only such men to
the United States senate as are
known to stand unqualifiedly for such
policies and the enforcement thereof.
We hereby unreseryedly endorse the
dacy for the United States senate,
and pledge him our earnest support.
We endorse the wise administra-
tion of Governor Crawford, and es-
pecially commend the action of the
last legislature, in the enactment of
laws regulating and controlling cor
porations, and in the faithful redemp-
tion of all pledges contained in the
platform of the last Republican State
| Convention.
Wefurther approve and stand for the
defense of all the political and NOR
al reform statutes enacted by the late
session of the legislature, and Of the
| State Board of Assessment and Equal
ization in making substantial raise
Of 33a per cent upon the assessment Of
all railroad property within the state,
which is only then bearing its just
proportion Of taxes.
We congratulate the late progress
sive State Senate upon it's passage
of a practical 2 cent passenger rate
bill and compliment the House mem
bers who stood firmly for the same
measure, which failed only through
the solid opposition of the stalwart
faction representing particularly Min
nehaha, Brown and Lawrence coun-
ties, and we condemn the insincerity
u of the so-called stalwarts in their
present attempt to cover up their re-
cord on this and kindred issues. We
point to actions rather than promis-
es. We are, and always have been in
favor of the enactment OF cent
passenger rate law on every mile of
steam railroad-in South Dakota, be-
lieving that the pioneers west Of the
Missouri river, who are Drawing the
hardships of frontier life are entitled
to a rate for both passenger and
freight service as low as charged in
the eastern portion Of the state, or in
Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota upon
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