Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-08-06

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establishment of a postal savings ban
system for the convenience of the pee
pie and the encourage ment Of thrift
The protection of the depositor
against loss by insolvent and mismar
J aged banks, and the protection of sol
vent and we'll managed banks agains
runs and panics requires that posta
savings bank laws be accompanied b
efficient laws, state and national, pre-
| vtding for the insurance of depositor
against loss. We favor the enactmen
of such laws.
We favor comprehensive stale an,
county depository law which shal
yield a revenue to the state aud coun
ty.
We commend the Efforts made b,
the senators and representatives from
South Dakota in the congress of tn,
United States to serve the state ant
we endorse the administration of Gov
enor Crawford for the work done by i
in the cause OF the people.
We note with pride that our grea
standard bearer and his campaign
managers have proclaimed their pur
pose to give full publicity to all con
tribusions made for campaign purpose:
from every source, and we heartily
endorse the law enacted by the lasi
legislature of this state requiring full
publicity TO be made of compaign ex
penses.
We commend the efficient manage
ment OF our state administration ol
the educational, penal and charitable
institutions of the state and endorse
the effort to remove from their ad.
ministration the baneful influence o
intrigue and spoils. While favoring
the most rigid economy in the admin.
istration of all departments Of the
state, we favor such appropriations for
these institutions as will enable them
to efficiently do the work for which
they have been esta blished.
We declare ourselves in favor of
prison law which will give the wife
children and those dependent upon
the labor of the prisoner, part of his
earnings while incarcerated.
! Under the primary election law
our party candidates were nominal.
ed oy direct vote on June 9th and
we hereby declare our fealty to aud
pledge our support to the candidates
thus chosen by the majority.
The principle at the foundation OF
the primary election law is that every
member of political party shall have
an equal right with every other mem
Der to assist in naming the candidate
of his party for every Office from that
of United States senator to the small
est county office.
Under that law the majority OF the
republican voters Of this state who
participated in the primary election
ON June 9th, named full list of can
didates for state and congressional
offices, including party candidate for
United States senator.
BY the most direct and supreme dec
laration, the majority has made these
nominations. We hereby ratify each
and every nomination thus made and
pledge the united and loyal support OF
the republican party to the election OF
each and all candidates SO named.
We approve OF the principle of the
primary law and suggest such amend
ment only as may be necessary to
make IL more simple and effective.
The verdict has been rendered
Let all republicans accept it Loyalty
and cheerfully. Let the ranks be
united and let US 60 forward to veto
ry. All differences between US ended
when the issues were submitted at the
primary. Henceforth, let the party
be united and present an unbroker
front TO the enemy. The record o
over half a century has proven thai
the administration OF the republican
party has always been accompanied by
prosperity and progress, while the ex
periments of the democratic party
have brought disaster and ruin.
We have no fear but what every 10y.
al republican will cheertully accep
the decision OF the majority as rem
dered by his party primary, and tha
the differences within the party will
be forgotten as we march 10 victory
against our common enemy.