Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-30

Adoptad at the State Convention Held In
Mitchell, Tuesday. JuIy IA.

We, the republicans of South Da-
kota, in convention assembled, do
hereby reaffirm our allegiance to the
great republican party and our loyal
ty to the principles upon which 1t was
founded
In the language of the national plat
form, we declare that 'this great his
toric organization, which destroyed
slavery, preserved the union, re-
stored credit, expanded the ma
tional domain, established a sound f.
nancal system, developed the indus
tries 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 govern
ment with the same courage and Ca
pacity with which it solved the old" !"
We heartily endorse and approve the
platform adopted by the National
Republican Convention at Chicago on
June 18th, 1908, and enthusiastical-
ly ratify the selection of Hon. Will
liam Ell. Taft and James S. Sherman
as the standard bearers of our party
in the coming campaign.
We approve in fullest measure the
principles and policies inaugurated
by Theodore Roosevelt and congratu-
late our great party upon its loyalty
to these principles and policies shown
by the selection of the great Secreta-
ry of War, who is unequivocally COM
mitted to them, as the successor OF
President Roosevelt to carry them on.
We hereby ratify and reaffirm the
platform of the republican party OF
South Dakota adopted by the State
Convention on April 7th, 1908, as a
declaration OF our party upon state
issues.
We especially endorse the resOlu-
tion in the national republican plat.
form which declares unequlvocslly
for revision of the tariff by Especial
session of congress Immediately fol-
lowing the Inauguration of the next
president, and in making such revis-
ion, we favor the removal of the tar
| iii from coal, iron, lumber and wood
pulp, as we'll as from all articles the
price or production of which Is con.
trolled by a trust or monopoly. Revls.
ion, however, should be made by the
friends OF the protective system and
notify it's enemies, because the policv o
protection to American industries has
given to the the Republic the most re-
markable growth in the history o.
the world and should be preserved.
We heartily endorse the enactment
of the interstate railroad rate law anG
the vigorous enforcement of the stat
utes against rebates and discrimina
tions and speci ically approve of tha
part OF our national platform which
favors such legislation and supervision
as will prevent the future over issue
of stocks and bonds by Interstate car.
riers.
We favor the extension of the power
Of the Interstate commerce commits
| sion so as to make it effective in fixine
aud establishing maximum rates, ,andst
that the commission can control tht
making OF classiications. We alst
favor the giving to the board of rail
road commis issiopers of this state the
power to control classifications and
law requiring that rate or classified
tion once established between points
wholly within this state shall not b'
advanced without notice to the board
of railroad commissioners.
We heartily endorse the efforts
made by the national administration
to crush out monopolies and illega
combinations and to sternly punisl
the offenders. We insist upon a re-
entless continuance of that policy.
We believe that the ascertainmen
of the true cash value of all publ,
service corporations is essential to al
intelligent establishment OF rates ant
the, proper control OF such corpora
tions and that all public service cor
porations shall be required to keep ;
uniform system OF bookkeeping snt
accounts, which shall at all times b,
open to the inspection OF the inter
state commerce commission and tn,
esta blished boards of railroad com
m ssioners and assessment boards o
the several states.
| We heartily endorse the law pass
ed by the last legislature appropriat
ing money to be used for the purpos
Of ascertaining the true cash value O
. the railroads in this state and tn
: steps taken by the railroad commits
sioners to carry on that work. We ia
vor the making OF sufficient appro
. priation 10 enable the board to full
, complete the work thus begun.
We favor the comprehensive an
permanent improvement OF the Miss
issippi and Missouri rivers and dc
clare that the railroad freight rate