Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-24

ceptance OF Honorable VIM. H. Taft
We pledge our support to the repub
lican nominees, William H. Taft and
/ James S Sherman.
We favor the physical valuation OF
railway properties as an element in
| fixing reasonable rates; we also favor
pubIicisy Of campaign contributions
and the election Of United States Sen
ators by direct vote of the people
Laws Of this state have been passed
under republican administrations EN-
bracing these questions and We heart
lily approve Of the efforts Of our sena
| tors and representative in seeking
to secure such Legislation in congress
We endorse the administration OF
Governor James o. Davidson and his
associates and their conduct of the az
fairs Of the state. Governor David
sons adherence TO the principles OF
/ the party as expressed in its platforms
. Of recent years assures a continuation
of the progressive legisla ion that has
i been heretofore enacted into law.
Among the important laws enacted
under recent republican administra.
! tions we point with pride to those pro
viding for a direct primary; creating a
state tax commission; providing for
the ad valorem taxation of railroads
/ and other public service corporations
creating a state railroad commission;
/ the anti-lObby law; the law prohibit
ling political contributions by corpora
tons; the public utility law; the rail
way co-emplOye law; the twO-cent pas
senger rate law; the civil service law;
the inheritance tax law; the law Great
ling the forestry commission; the law
to promote immigration; the law con
serving the water power Of the state
and the insurance legislation enacted
for the protection Of the policy hold
! ers of Wisconsin.
We and pledged to the faithful ad
iministratiOn Of all these laws, and To
the enactment of such amendments
thereto as experience may show to be
necessary to render them more eff
cient
We believe that demOralizing expen
ditures of money in primary elections
would be restrained were due public
ity given to such expenditures prior
to elections. We favor a law that will
require public statements to be fire
quentIy filed by candidates and com
! mittees before such primaries, and
such other legislation as may further
: prevent excessive and improper pay
Iments by candidates, compliance
Herewith to be secured by provision
making the filing Of a fraudulent state
, ment a disqualification for the office.
Experience shows that an unfair
advantage may be had through the al
Dhabetical arrangement of the candi.
dates names, also that members of
/ one political party may be improperly
permitted to control nominations in
the opposing party. We pledge our
selves to such amendments as will
strengthen the primary law in these
particulars and make it more effect
i've
Notwithstanding the fact that dur
ing the last four years under the I'D,
mirable state banking law ar average
of four hundred state banks, carrying
approximately one hundred million
| dollars in deposits throughout that
period, have so conducted the bank,
ing business in this state that not one
dollar has been lost to a depositor,
we recognize the great Importance of
adopting all reasonable and cOnstitu-
tiOnaI measures to secure absolute
safety Of the money of the people de
posted in the banks. We pledge our
selves to take appropriate legislative
action to institute a thoroughly
scientific investigation of the safety
Of bank deposits. Experience has
shown that most bank failures are
caused by the loaning of bank funds
to officers and directors of the banks,
and we favor strengthening the
banking department so that more fire.
quent examinations may give further
assurances of safety. We therefore
recommend this subject to the careful
consideration of the next legislature
We believe in the humane and san
itary housing of our people and the bet
environment of home life in the
denseIy settled sections of our larger
cities and to that end, favor legisla.
( ton that will take the place of the re-
cent laws on this subject which have
been declared unconstitutional.
We congratulate the people of the
state that every pledge contained in
the republican state platform for
! 1906 has been enacted into law. and
with its splendid record of achieve,
ments standing as a guaranty for the
. fuIillment of its present and future
promises, the republican party of Wis
constn appeals to the voters for their
support.
New State Committee.
The new republican state central
committee was elected as follows:
LIST dist-W. H. Armstrong. Racine;
. Perry c. Wilder. Evansville.
2d-A. T. forge, Madison; DR.. L.
A. Wright. Columbia
! sd. A. Stone, ReedsbUg; O. G.
! Rewey, Rewey.
4th-E J. Yockey, Milwaukee; W.
H. Meryille, West Allis.
5th-O ]. Koehler, Milwaukee; Dr.
! ". A. Jones. OconomOwoc.
Gth-L W. Thayer. Ripon; f. B.
MattoOn. ShebOygan.