Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-10-22
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFORM
Adortad at the state Convention Held in
Mitchell, Tuesday. JHly "a.

kot;. in convention assembled, do
hereoy reallirm our ale. rance To the
great republican parry aud our loyal
" TO The prlGcipics upon which 1T WAS
founded
In the language OF the national plat
form. wc declare thal ''this great his
tori: orgauiz 1tiuu; which destroyed.
slavery, preserved the Yplon, re
stored crcGu, expanded the ma
tl8uai domaln, established sound n
naDciai sys em, developed Tire indus
tras auu resource, uf the coun rA, ANA
gave Ia tbe natIou her sea1 OF honor
III toe cuuuti's o. Lho world, nov
meet, tho nev problems OF govern
meat with The same courage aud g.
p.clty with which il solved The old.
w bearLlly endurse ana approve the
platform auopled by the National
RpEuoticln CouvenJlou at Chicago on
June lSJb, 1908, and enthustaslica =
iv ratify Lne setectron Of Hon. Wa
nam II. Taft and James : Sletman
as the standard bearcrs Of our party
ia tie coming campalGn.
We approve in fullest IN aasure the
principles and policies luauEuratcd
b. Theodore Roosevelt and congratu-
late our great party upon IT'S loyalty
to lhese prmcipies ana policies shown
by lie selection OF he great S@creia-
ry of War, who ls quivocally com
mtted To them, as the successor OF
President Roosevelt 10 carry them on.
We hereDy rauly and reatlirm The
platform OF the republican party oi
South Dakota adopted bY The State
Convention on April 7Lh, 1908, AS u
declaration nf our party upon state
issues.
We especially endorse the resolu-
Lloa Ia tne national republican plat
form which declares unequlvoeally
lor Il revision Dl Lne lar4H by d special
session ol congress Immediately foi-
towing the naug guraLlOn OF the neXt
president, ana ia making such revis-
lon, We iavof the romoYai OF The tar-
lff Ifum coaI, iron, iumoer and WOOD
pup, ;ts wed as from all articles the
price or production OF which lis cot
lrUiied Oy u trusLor monopoly. Revls-
!OH, however, should DC made by Tue
friends Of The protective syste III and
n0Goy It's enemies, because The pulIcy oi
protection 10 "A nerlcan Industries h
given TO the he Republic The most re-
The world and should ue preserved.
w hearglly endorse the Unaclment
of the interstate railroad rate law and
the vigorous enforcement of The stat
sjftes sfe ainst rebates aud discrlmi ma :
lions aud specifically approve OF Thai
part OF our naJlOt;l platform which
favors sac1 legislation and supervision
as viii 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 fixing
and establishing maximum rates, ,anuso
That The commission can control the
making Of ciassi hcations. We also
favor The giving to the board Of raj l.
roa0 commissioners of this state the
power to control assiticalions and n
law requiring that rate or ciassi tica-
tion ouce established between points
wholly within this state shall not be
advanced without notice 10 The board
of railroad cCmmlssl ouers.
We heartily endorse the efforts
made 10y the national administration
to crush out monopol es and illegal
comb}nallons and To sterniy punish
the offenders. We insist upon IA re-
lentlees continuance OF that policy.
We believe that The ascerta lDment
OF the true cash value OF all public
service corporations Is essential 10 ian
intelligent esta bilshment OF rates and
the proper control OF such corpora
lions and that all public service cor
porations shall be required to keep a
uniform system OF BOOK keeping and
accounts, which shall at all times be
open 10 The inspection of the inter
state commerce commission and the
esta blishad boards OF railroad COM
m ssioners and assessment boards OF
the several states.
We heartily endorse the law pass
ed ny the last legislature appropriate
ing money To be used for th3 purpose
Of ascertaining the true cash value OF
the railroads in this state and the
steps taken by the railroad comm 6.
sioners 10 carry on that work. We IA
yor the making Of sufficient appro-
priation TO enable the board 10 fully
complete the work thus begun.
We favor the comprehensive and
permanent improvement Of the Miss
issippi and Missouri rivers and dt :
clare that the railroad freight rates
west Of the Missouri river are SO ex-
cessive AS to amount IN many cases 20
txtortion and we demand two cen
passenger fare and the reduction OF
freight, express and telephone rates
10 this state.
Our national platform favors the
tsta blishment OF "A postal savings bank
system for the venience OF the peo.
pie aud the encouragen OF thrift.
The protection OF the deposltor>
against loss by insolvent and mlsman-
aged banks, and tue protection of soil
vent and we'll managed banks against
runs and panics requires That postal
savings bank laws be accompanied by
efficient laws, state and national, pro-
viding Tor the Insurance OF depos osilors
against loss. We favor the enactment
OF such laws.
We favor a comprehensive stale and
county depository law which shall
yield revenue 10 the state and coun.
| w.
We commend the efforts made by
ihe senators and represe from
South Dakota iD the congress Of the
| United States To serve the state and
we endorse the administration Of Gov,
enor Crawford for the worlsqione by il
| in the cause Of The people.
We note with pride that our greai
standard bearer and his campai o.