The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-03
PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES.

4. Walrath of Osceola secretary.
PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES.
Republican.
The great republican party which for
the last fifty years has made history
for the United States of America and
which took up our commwe.,lth when
ii was 1 territory and lifted ii into state
hood and has gone along with its periods
Of growth until II has about l.250.0O0 Of
people and an annual production Of
| wealth Of about 100000 900. again SUBJ
I mits its c:use to the voters Of the state
| Of Nebraska.
| During the late yours Of our nations
prosperity under the republican part
| the prices Of farm Lands have been goirg
| upward until they have doubled and
| treb!ed in value. and the products II the
| farms and of the cattle ranges have 30
they have gone beyond anything here
| tofore known In the history OF the state.
4 We are chiefly an agricultural people.
and under republican administrations We
have reached an era Of financial pros
| perity that cutmeasures all comparisons
| This prosperity In Nebraska has kept
moving step by step with the develop.
the country at large and the greatest
period Of this advancement has been
| reached under the administration OF our
Taft.
No political organization in any coun-
| try can point to such record Of
achievements during the last fifty years
From Lincoln to GARFIELD. and from
Garfield to Mckinley. and from Nc
| kinlcy TO Taft. we can stand upon our
lists. Yet II remains true that William
| II. Taft as president. during the last
congress. has brought forth more legis-
| lation for the benefit Of tine people than
| lii other nYeSi1enf during the
| period Of time during the last quarter Of
a century. BY his impartial enforce
ment of the Law: by the continued prose-
cuti"n Of illegal trusts and m"nopoiirs.
| and by his more effective service In the
regulation Of the rates and service Of
TRANSFORMATION COMPANIES. he has made
| and proved himself true to the interests
| and welfare of the people
| The interstate commerce act. In its ad
ADMINISTRATION. developed points of weak
ness. and upon the Recommendation and
! insstence Of the president these have
! been remedied and the commerce court
century many of our people have advo-
| Gated the establishment Of postal saw
| ings banks What others have attempt
ed in this direction they have failed In
| accomplishment: but the wisdom and
insistency Of President Taft has made
| the postal savings banks a reality BY
| his persuasion congress has PASSED a
definite law. giving tn the president the
I;nuuestioned power Of setting apart tim
| Der and mineral lands for purposes OF
| conservation. and within the last few
months. in pursuance OF that authority
ne HIS set apart many millions Of acres.
During all the years Of the agitation
of the tariff question many have be-
ieved that there should be an expert
| board appointed for the purpose Of seek
ing information and making recon-
| m. ndat:ons as To tariff amendments and
revis.ons. At the solicitation Of our
pre- sident the last congress made lib,
.,l ,s.afi S.l..k
the president has already appointed :,
poard competent and qualified I" go on
with this work Of tariff investigation.
During his administration the general
| tariff law has been revised by repuS-
lican congress and is now being tested
ncfore the American people by actual
| experience. IL may he true that no tar
if law can be perfect in the sense of
bringing the best results I" every par
ticular individual or to each particu ar
locality or to each individual interest.
| ering SO vast an area, whose varied In
dustries are affected by climate. and
oy transportation facilities. and where
these vast peoples are represented In the
senate and house Of representatives by
about five hundred individual minds and
voices. there must he concessions and
compromises. The Law which was en-
acted had the support of the majority
f these repre- sentatives. 1t Is the law Of
the lard until il shall he changed In the
regular way.
Turing the first eleven months Of ex
pelience under the present tariff law
the imports have exceeded those II any
Of STA oOo. 0CO. 900. More than 4. per cent
| If these imports have come in I'M Ter the
present tariff law. free of duty. The
customs receipts during the same eleven
| months. under the operation II the tar
if Law we've $302. Sco.l6l. which have not
been eGualled or exceeded during like
period IF time for over thirteen years.
| II also appears from actual experience
that the gross importatiOns on which the
tariff has been reduced under the pres
ent tariff law exceeds those on which
ratio Of six to one. AS a republican
PARTY. f,e ii remembered. we are pro-
tecti"nists. We do not have to apollo
ss 10 s sy ma , Ss Dc anS ~s bula
our fait!, the teachings Of the pages
If our cnuntry's history.
The republican party IA snevsr faile''
roer of victory has been by boldly met
ing each question as il arose: by fac
ing with courage every danger that
4 consequence and lis determination
TO tc true to the principles whic.
brought the party int" existence. hav.
Lincoln Ms to " W!l,;"m r. Taft. "s o "
In those early dave II faced sec.s-
sion rather than give its consect TO ths
'Xtensi"n Of sirvery: rather than snb.
Up tine Burdens 81 the ctS1t war. .Wher
the war was over and General Cant
| accepted the eurrende- Of General Lee.
he republican party did not stop tn ask
the question whether the terms of tn,
| surrender We're the hest that might hiv.
| been obtained which should have been
granted. Every solder ard every An,eri
AN citizen accepted the situation with
rUt criticism.
| When few years ago the de'noCrati
! Tarty pre- scented the issue ia free s:lve
| ard mary republic ans. shifting Z" thu
oreeze Of temporary popularity. ilowed
he teachings of the democratic Led,
the republican party. true t. its tn
iiti1n1l integrity. refused II abar,l1'
ire gold standard. knowing that IL
did so. IL would plunge the country into
| iisaSter and GShcror.
50 now the republican party as an
| organ Zation must not f"-gt the ira
ihiors OF the past: what il his acc mn
| Tlish,i for tn. present AMI what IL l.
sure to accomplish for the future. Tho
continued wealth and prosperity Of ri,
| country IS hound about by the doctrine
ar1 priv cip'es - the republican party
| These apply within the corfires Of ;ns
| state Of Nebraska as well as In the
union at large. Fealty and pat -iotism
| n the republican party at hore and
in this coming election Is important
as il was In the last presidential cleo
,ior. and as II will he in the elections
| witch are - cnine.
The REPUBLICAN party welcomes TO its
organization all citizens. whether Anerf-
can or foreign horn. or American Of
foreign birth who have become citi-
zens II the United States: We recognize