Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-21
FOR :
MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE

Pierre, S. D., May 8, 1903.
To The Voters of Hughes, Hyde and
Snlly Counties:
AT the request of many prominent
men and tax payers in this Senatorial
district, | have finally consented to
stand as a candidate for the nomina-
ton of State Senator from this district,
subject to the vote Of the Republican
primaries to be held OH the 9th day of
June. | feel it my duty to make a
plain statement to the voters of this
district as to the stand that | will take
on public matters.
/ believe in the principles Of the Re
publican party, as laid down by that
fearless leader and statesman, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. | believe that a sue
cassor to him should be nominated,
who will carry out the principles that
he has promulgated, | believe that
Secretary of War, William Fl. Taft is
better able to carry out these principles
than any other of our great Amer
can statesman, on account Of his
education and experience, both at home
and abroad, and favor his nomination
for President Of the United States.
| believe that the interest of the re.
publican party is greater than any fac
ton thereof, and greater than the inter.
est of any individual, who may aspire
to political positions. I favor a unity
Of the Republican Party in preference
to the dividing and wrecking of it in
the interest of any aspiring politician.
| pledge myself to do everything in
my power to secure the nomination for
Congress Of our esteemed fellow citi-
zen the, Hon. Chas. III. Burke.
believe in square deal" I do
not believe that it is right to place both
of the nominees for congress from
South Dakota in adjoining counties on
the east line Of the state and refusing
to allow the central and western part
of the statetsany voice in our National
Congress.
. l am opposed to the use of money in
political campaigns, whether such
money is furnished and used by corpo-.
rations or by private individuals. am
opposed to the creation of needless of
fees by our legislature, at the expense
of the tax payers of the state.
The primary election law that we
now have on our statute books pro.
vides for the selection of a candidate
for the United States senate, to be.
elected by the legislature. 1 believe in
out the provisions of that pri-'
mary law in spirit, and in fact and if /
am elected to the state senate, I will
support the candidate who receives tie.
majority of the republican votes at the
June primary.
: will favor an amendment to the
primary election law, that will lessen
the expense of holding said primaries,
to the tax payers, if such an amend
ment is possible without interference
with the spirit of the law.
+ / will favor the enactment of strin.
gent depository Jaw, providing that the
banks that are selected as repositories
for state funds, will be required to fur
nish a sufficient bond to guarantee the
salty of state funds, and will also re
quire that the banks pay the usual rate
Of interest paid on deposits, into the
state treasury.
will favor the enactment of a law
that will Ak railroad passenger rates at
two cents per mile, also favor reduc-
ton of freight rates, and a sweeping
in the charges Of express
companies and a reasonable reduction
on long distance telephone srates.
! will also insist on the assessing of
all corporate property on the same
basis that individual property is assess
ed at.
believe agriculture is sure to make
the counties comprising this senatorial
district as densely settled as any other
counties in the state, and in order to
hasten this, | will favor a liberal appro
priation for the Highmore experiment.
alstation, now established, so that it
maybe enlarged and will stand as an
for the whole central
portion OF the state
! The foundation stone of our govern
tent, progress and develop
ment is concerned comes from the
farmer and the Ia boring N ma I
will favor all laws that will benefit the
farming and laboring classes, and that
will put them on an equal footing with
svery other class. In the interest of
The farmers Of this state, will favor
with the erection of the
wine plant in Sioux Falls, and will OPP
pose any move that is made to transfer
The taxes already paid for that purpose,
INTO any other fund. believe in the
of public officer being a
public servant, and will consult the,
/, ,,1t,#s ~ q n Nd faaSl mo 1i1asfinns that