Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-01-30

| ground that will commend itself TO The
best asd sober judgment Of the citizen.
o' the s'ate. Read ii for Yourself and
be your own Judge. As the compaign
| advances we Shall have occasion TO re-
fer To Sena or Brownies post oris more
at length, but for the present we musl
ne allowed TO lecord our satisfaction
aud almost uuanim approval III the
POLITICAL creed OF s. nator j. l.. Browne
Of Aberdeen. Following il his an
n9uncemeni:
To the II publican Voters of South
Dakota: | am caud date for nomina-
tlon al the primary election Ia jun,,
M Xt FOR governor, and desirs hrietl i
10 state what stand for ana On what
groui ds ask your support.
| thoroughly helieye in the principles
az d loticles ui President Il osevelt.
| b, lieve the more prominent aud power
tui the culprit the more swift and
severe should be the unishnent; THAI
the "undssi able citizen, II rich aud
powerful is much more undesira |
md dangerous than, the ragged
md hungry Que, but thai homes,
wealth and honest effort should be
everywhere fostercd, encouraged and
respected.
| believe, now thai the president de-
elines denomination, there is NO one
better qualti fed by ability, expe-
rieiice anu INCLINATION To carry on hss
WORK and policies 10 successful con
cusion THAN Secretary Taft. | believe
he Is the chuiee OF u great majority OF
the republican voters OF this state and
our delegates TO the Chicago conven-
Lion should he men who wall express
our sentiments In no uncertain sound
| favor the election OF Senator Kit
tredge 10 a second term. Rarely has
II happened for aAoung senator in his
first term 70 attain position of such
lniluence and Importance.
The bulldine-of the Panama canal is
the most important work undertaken
ny this goyernmeut since the civil was,
Even more than the Suez canal, it will
he the highway OF nations. ItwiiI be
TO the credit OF the Me
klnley Re osevelt administration when
ali else bt Comes an indistinct momory.
Let us not forget, then, that it was
tit ttNChTtDeN VI sDfBdtpf htbbFcuRG III
.he realms Of inieraat o, a law
.nd facts thai made possible the
selection and acquisition OF the Panama
cute, and that To his efforts more than
hose, OF any other man In congress is
iue the present unparalleled progress
Il the enterpiis ise.
Equaliy we'll has he served The state
,na cared for It's interests, aud his
,hilily to serve IL would be still greater
i second term, certainly very much
greater than that of AN inexperienced
md unfred man. / am for tie sub
stantial development OF South Dakota
ind herresources along all practical
ines, for wise appropriations and
strict economy in al branches OF our
soyernment.
| believe In equal taxation and that
III forms of property should be fairly
valued and taxed, and every corpora
ion aud Individual should bear q Just
OF the public burden.
| believe our educational and charity
ole institutions should have wise and
iberal treatment and he built upon
and lasting foundations. |
believe In placing the creates possible
about our school lands,
'chool funds and state treasury, and
hat 1t would he The better way il official
ponds were obtained from responsible
'urety companies rather than from the
rends and neighbors OF the official
believe, moreover, the state should
lave the benefit Of any interest re-
,eved on state funds.
] am opposed To unlawful trusts and
in every form. believe
,ur public service corporations should
De our servants end not GU. masters.
ind that while they should be accorded