Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-07-25
COMPLETE TEXT
OF REPUBLICAN
STATE PLATFORM
Declaring Favor Of Physical
Valuation of Public Service
Corporations.

1 Mitchell, S. D., July 18-The resolutions
{ In full adopted by the republican state
convention at Mitchell are as follows:
We, the republicans of South Dakota, in
/, convention assembled do hereby reanirm
| our allegiance to the great republican par
ty and our loyalty to the principles upon
I which IL was founded.
| In the language of the national platform
we declare that this great historic or
ganization which destroyed slavery, pre-
served the union, restored credit expanded
| the national domain. established SOUND
| financial system, developed the Industries
and resources Of the country, and gave
| to the nation her seat Of honor In the
councils OF the world. now meets the new
problems OF government with the same
courage and capacity which 1t has solved
| the old.
| We heartily indorse and approve the
platform adopted by the national repub-
| lican convention at Chicago on June B
| 1903, and enthusiastically ratify the selec-
| tion OF Hon. William II. Taft and James
$. Sherman as the standard bearers in our
party for the coming campaign.
We approve in the fullest measures the
principles and the policies inaugurated by
Theodore Roosevelt. and congratulate our
great party upon Its loyalty TO these prin-
ciples and policies shown by the selection
OF the great secretary Of war, who Is un-
equivocally committed. as the successor to
President Roosevelt, to carry them on,
We hereby ratify the reanirm the plat
FORM OF the republican party OF la
kota adopted by the state convention or
April Z, 1908, as the declaration OF our
party upon state issues.
Revise Tariff at Once.
We especially indorse the resolution in
the national republican platform which
declares unequivocally for "A Eevision OF
the tariff by a special session Of congress,
and Immediately following the inaugura-
ton OF the next president, and In making
such revision we favor the removal or the
.rif 1Innhpr
pulp as well az from all articles the price
or production of which Is controlled by
trust or monopoly. Revision, however,
should be made by the friends of the pro-
tectIve system, and not by its enemies,
because the policy of protection to Ameri-
can industries has given to the republic
the most remarkable growth In the MS
tory Of the world, and should be preserved.
We heartily indorse the enactment Of
the Interstate railroad law and the Wig
Orous enforcement of the statute against
rebates and determinations and speclhT
cally approve of that part of our national
platform which favors such legislation and
supervision as will prevent the future
over issue of stock ana bonds by inter-
state carriers
Give Commission Power.
We favor the extension Of the power OF
the Interstate Commerce commission so as
to make 1t effective in fixing and estab-
fishing maximum rates and so that the
commission can control the making of
to the board Of railroad commissioners OF
this state the power to control ciassifica-
tons and law requiring that rate or
classification once established between
points wholly within this state, shall not
be advanced without notice to the board
Of railroad commissioners.
We heartily indorse the efforts made by
the national administration to crush out
monopoles and illegal combinations and
to sternly punish the Offenders. We In
sist upon relentless continuance of that
policy.
Physical Valuation Of Roads.
We believe that the ascertainment OF
the true cash value of all public service
corporations Is essential TO an intelligent
establishment Of rates and the proper
control of such corporations and that all
public service corporations shall be re-
quired to keep uniform system of book
keeping and accounts, which shall at all
times be open to the inspection of the
Interstate Commerce commission and the
established boards of railroad commits
sioners and assessment boards of the sew
eral states.
We heartily indorse the law passed by
the last legislature appropriating money
TO be used for the purpose OF ascertaintng
the true cash value of railroads in this
state and the steps taken by the railroad
commissioners to carry on that work. We
favor the making of sufficient appropria-
ton to enable the board to fully complete
the work thus begun.
Improve Great Waterways.
We favor the comprehensive and per-
manent improvement of the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers and declare that the
railroad freight rates west of the Mis-
souri, river are so excessive as to amount
in many cases to extortion; and we de-
mand a 2-cent passenger fare and the re-
duction Of freight, express and telephone
rates In this state.
our national platform favors the estab-
lishment of a postal savings bank system
for the convenience of the people and the
encouragement of thrift The protection
of the depoSitorS against loss by the in
solvent and mismanaged banks, and the
protection of solvent and well managed
banks against runs and panics requires
the postal savings bank laws be accom-
panied by efficient laws, state and ma
tional, providing for the insurance of de-
positOrs against loss We favor the en-
aCtment of such laws.
We favor a comprehensive state and
county depository law which shall yield
revenue for state and county.
Indorse Crawford's Work.
We commend the efforts made by SEN
ators and representatives from South Da-
kota in the congress of the United States
to serve the state and we indorse the ad-
of Governor Crawford for
the work done by it in the cause of the
people.
We note with pride that our great stand
ard bearer and his campaign managers
have proclaimed their purpose to give full
to all contributions made for
campaign purposes from every source, and
we heartily indorse the law enacted by
the last legislature of this state requiring
full publicity to be made Of campaign ex-
penSes.
we commend the efficient management
of our state administration of the educa-
tional, penal and charitable institutions
of the state, and indorse the effort to re-
move from their administration the hane-
full influence of intrigue and spoils. While
we. favor the most rigid economy in the
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