The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-10-15
THE PLATFORM.

We the republicans of the state of
North Dakota, reaffrm our allegiance
to the fundamental principles of re-
%publicanism, as laid down in the ma
tional platform.
/. We indorse the administration
and policy of President Roosevelt, and
declare our appreciation of his efforts
chat our government shall be in fact,
is we'll as in name, administered in
the interests of the whole people. We
believe with him that there should be
no domination of our policies by
predatory wealth or special interests
out the privileges conferred by the
government should be equally shared
Dy all, and that all citizens should be
equal before the law.
2. AS republicans we rejoice in the
fact that u standard bearer in this
presidential campaign, the Hon. Will
liam H. Taft Of Ohio, is the foremost
exponent of the Roosevelt policies,
and call attention to the fact that his
training has been such as to thor
oughly equip MIN for the duties of
this high Office, and that his whole
career as a public official has been
characterized by honesty, efficiency,
4sefulness, and the highest sense of
,'thlic duty, and we challenge the
democracy to point to a single act of
his which has not been consistent
With far-sightcd craftsmanship and
for the best interests of the people.
g.. We favor the speedy revision OF
he tariff by the republican party in
such manner that, while all necessary
protection to legitimate American in
dustries is retained, all duties which
are no longer needed in their presen,
form shall be reduced or abolished,
and we specially recommend the abo.
.ition of all duties IN those articles
whose production or distribution are
controlled and manipulated by trusts.
4. We heartily indorse the activity
OF the present national administration
In relation to the preservation and
conservation Of the natural wealth and
resources of the country, and especial
ly Its efforts in relation to forestra.
ton, the retaining dE,the arid west
by irrigation, and making once more
the waterways of the country national
highways which shall be free and open
to all of our citizens.
S. We heartily favor such legisla.
ZION, either through the postal savings
bank or guarantee of bank deposits,
as shall thoroughly safeguard all de-
posttors, provided that any system of
postal savings banks shall be so ad.
ministered as TO retain the money in
the community where deposited.
6. We believe that the primary
duty of our courts is to mete out JUS
tice, rather than to pass upon alb
stract legal questions, and we believe
that laws should be passed changing
the present legal procedure SO that
appeals on mere technicalities will not
lie where no injustice has been done.
Z. We recognize that both capital
and labor occupy. a necessarily indie
pendent relation to each other, and
believe that neither the legitimate
and lawful objects of the first can be
curtailed o the rights and privileges
of the latter denied without injury
and harm to both. We believe that
the continued prosperity Of our u
try requires just and equal laws, not
only to keep capital within it's legiti.
mate channels, but also to assure to
labor It's lawful rights and privileges,
and to this end we believe that the