The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-23
TEXT
OF REPUBLICAN
STATE PLATFORM
Declaring Favor of Physical
Valuation of Public Service
Corporations.

IN Iull ADOPTED DS lne TepuDliCaa Stdie
convention at Mitchell are as follows
We, the republicans of South Dakota. in
convention do hereby reaffirn
our allegiance to the great republican par
ty. and our loyalty to the principles upon
which it was founded.
In the language of the national platform
we declare that this great historic or
gan.zation 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 of honor in the
councils of the world, now meets the new
problems of government with the same
courage and capacity which 1t has solved
the old.
We heartily indorse and approve the
platform adopted by the national repub-
lican convention at Chicago on June is,
1908, and enthusiastically ratify the selec-
ton of Hon. William H. Taft and James
S. Sherman as the standard bearers in our
party for the coming campaign.
We approve in the fullest measures the
principles and the policies i~naugurated 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 I'M
~equivocaliy 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 adopt by the state convention of
April Z, 1905, as the declaration of our
party upon state issues.
nSVlSe iGTIT at onCe.
We especially indorse the resolution in
the national republican platform which
declares un%equivocally 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
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
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 specifl-
cally approve of that part of our national
platform which favors such legislation and
supervision as will prevent the future
over issue of stock ana bonds by inter
state carriers.
Give Commission Power.
We favor the extension of the power of
the Interstate commission so as
to make it effective in fixing and estab-
lishlng 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 classical
classification once established between
points wholly within this state, shall not
be advanced without notice to the board
of railroad commissioners.
We heartily indorse the efforts made by
the national administration to crush out
monopolies and illegal combinations and
sist upon a relentless 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 a be re-
CURED to keep a uniform system Gf book
keeping and accounts, which shall at all
times be open to the inspection of the
Interstate Commerce 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 thai work. we
favor the making Of a sufficient appropria-
ton to enable the board to fully complete
the work thus begun.
Improve Great Waterways.
We favor the comprehensive and per-
and Missouri rivers and declare that the
freight rates west of the Mis-
souri, river are so excessive as to amount
in many cases to eStortion; and we de-
mand q I-cent passenger fare and the re-
duction of freight, express and telephone |
rates in this state.
Our national platform favors the estab-
llshment of a postal savings bank system i
for the convenience of the people and the
encouragement of thrift. The protection
OF the depositors against loss by the in
OF solvent and well managed
banks against runs and panics requires
the postal savings bank laws be accom-
panied by efficient laws. state and nal
tional, providing for the Insurance Of de-
positors against loss. We favor the en-
actment Of such laws.
We favor q comprehensive state and
county depository law which shall yield
q revenue for state and county.
lndorse Crawford's Work.
We commend the efforts made by sen
ators and representatives from South Da-
kota in the congress of the United states
to serve the state and we indorse the
ministration of Governor Crawford for
the work done by it in the cause of the /
people.
We note with pride tina our great stand
ard bearer and his campaign managers
have proclaimed their purpose to give full
TO all contributions made for /
campaign purposes from every source. and
heartily indorse the law enacted by
the last legislature of this state recurring
publicity to be made of campaign 4ex-
penses.
We commend the efficient management
Of our state administration of the educa-
tional. penal and charitable Institutions
" L lsiGr SNdlS dlIQ ISG4 IHe GIIOrt to rel
move from their administration the bane-
ful influence OF intrigue and spoils. While
we favor the most rigid economy IN the
administration of all departments of tha
state we Y such appropriations for
these Institutions as will enable them to
efficiently do the work for which they
been established.
We declare ourselves in favor of a prison j
law Which Will give the wife, children and
those dependent upon the labor Of the
part of his earnings while incar-
cerated.
Approve Primary Nominations.
Under the primary election law our par
~ candidates We're nominated by a direct
on June 9, and we hereby declare our
feality to and pledge our support to the
thus chosen by the majority.
The principle at the foundation of the pri-
mary election law lis that every member
of a political party shall have an equal
with every other member to assist
N manning the candidates of his party
FOR eyerySoffice from that of limited States
to the smallest county office. I'M