Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-24
COMPLETE TEXT
OF REPUBLICAN
STATE PLATFORM
Declaring Favor of Physical
Valuation of Public Service
Corporations.

ANSAlRA ~ 49, eAI w. -
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
which II was founded
In the language of the national platform
we declare that this great historic or
g~anization which destroyed slavery, pre-
served the union, restored credit. expanded
the national domain, established a sound
financial system, developed the industries
and resources of the country. and gave
to the nation her seat or honor In the
councils of the world, now meets the new
problems Of government with the same
courage and capacity which ii has solved
the old.
We heartily indorse and approve the
platform adopted by the national epub-
lican convention al Chicago on June 10,
1908. and enthusiastically ratify the selec-
ton of Hon. William III. Taft and James
8. 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 UNI
equivocally committed, as the successor to
President Roosevelt, TO carry them on.
We hereby ratify the reaffirm the plat
form of the republican party OF South Da-
kota adopted by the state convention of
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party upon state issues.
Revise Tariff at Once.
We especially indorse the resolution in
the national republican platform which
declares u~nequivocally for a revision of
the tariff by a special session of congress,
and Immediately following the Inaugural
ton of the next president, and in making
such revision we favor the removal OF the
tariff from coal, iron, lumber and wood
I pulp, as well as from all articles the price
or production Of which is controlled by a
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 his
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 specifi-
cally approve of that part of our national
platform which favors such legislation and
supervision as will prevent the future
over issue of stock and 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
classifications. We also favor the giving
TO the board of railroad commissioners of
this state the power to control classified
lions and a law requiring that a rate or
classification once established between
points wholly within this state, shall not
be advanced without notice 10 the board
of railroad commissioners.
We heartily indorse the efforts made by
the national administration to crush out
monopolies and illegal combinations and
to sternly punish the offenders. We in
sist upon a 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-
CURED to keep a uniform system OF book
keeping and accounts, which shall at all
times be open to the inspection of the
Interstate 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 ascertaining
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 a sufficient a%ppropria-
tion 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 we'll 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-
m OF such laws.
We favor a comprehensive state and
county depository law which shall yield
a revenue for state and county.
indorse Crawford's Work.
We commend the efforts made by sem
ators and representatives from South Da-
| kota In the congress of the United States
m~.nistration of Governor Crawford for
the work done by II 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
| publicity 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 administrator OF the educa-
ficnal. penal and charitable institutions
| OF the state, and indorse the effort 10 re-
! move from their administration the hane-
I full influence OF intrigue and spoils. While
| we favor the most rigid economy In the
| Administrations of all departments OF the
state we favor such appropriations for
these institutions as will enabl them TO
! EFFICIENTLY do the work for which they
have been established.
We declare ourselves In favor of a prison
law which will give the wife, children and
lthose dependent upon the labor OF the
prisoner. part OF his earnings while incar-
ceratcd.
Approve Primary Nominations.
Under the primary election law our par
ty candidates were nominated by a direct
vote on June Q, and We hereby declare our
feality 10 and pledge our support to the
| candidates thus chosen hy the majority.
The principle at the foundation az the pri-
mary election law Is that every member
or a political party shall have an equal
right with every other member 10 assist
sn naming the candidates Of his party
for every office from that OF United States
senator to the smallest county office, Un-
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