The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-03

over MS W signature IN the Argus
Leader and that he had hereafter been
denounced by all the members of the
League which he was representing in
his letters Of denunciation.
THE Republican Primary league
spells only r. O. Richards and how
"a we as progressive newspaper men
explain in print our acceptance of
Richards to fight for Vessey when he
has attacked him openly? Let Rich
ards take his primary league, the
whole cheese, and keep It,"
Allan Bogue. in the name of Turner
county, stated chat ne was for Richards
for principle and stated that If the
conference turned him down that it
would mean progressive defeat in June.
Someone then asked Richards what
he would do If the conference failed
to take his resolutions and his organi-
cation proposition to head the cam.
paign.
There was calls for Richards from
all parts of the hall and he arose,
hoarse from battles in the committee
rooms, to declare that he was not pre-
AIRED to state. Answer the question"
many yelled. At this j%uncture the or
ganization proposition was placed on
the table and Richards introduced his
platform Of resolutions, while John
Sutherland presented the regular set,
signed by all saving Richards.
The resolutions were adopted on an
almost even division Of the house.
They are as follows:
The progressive republicans of South
Dakota in general conference assemb-
led at Huron, February "a, 1910, make
this new declaration Of principles:
We assert our loyalty to the basic
principles of the republican party. 1t
has always been the party of progress.
1t will cas- up to the requirements
created by changing civic and indust-
rial conditions and administer the gov
eminent in the interest of the whole
people, with special privileges 10 none.
We reiterate our support of the princi-
pies %enunciated by that fearless cham
pion Of the people, Theodore Roose-
welt, in his contest with special inter-
ests seeking to usurp functions of pop
ular government, including restrictive
legislation of railway and other great
corporations to conserve public inter
ests and secure equal privileges to all,
the overthrow of unjust combinations
of wealth and the abuse of monopoly
and the conservation of natural re-
sources for the public benefit. We com
mend President Taft for his reiter.
ated declarations Of loyalty to the
Roosevelt principles of progressive re-
publicanism and pledge his administra-
tin the support Of the progressive re-
publicans of South Dakota in it's effort
to obtain the enactment Of legislation
embodying these principles
We endorse the declaration of the
last republican national convention in
favor of tariff revision, protection bas-
ed on the difference in cost of produc-
ton at home and abroad. and we be-
lieve the Payne tariff law vas a de-
cided step in this direction in fulfill
ment of the party pledge, but that in
equalities yet exist which should be
remedied when demonstrated to be
such by the Investigations of the tar
if commission created by the Payne
law &c investigate and report to con
gress. We indorse the proposal TO
grant to congress the power to levy a
graduated income tax.
The dominating issue in the coming
campaign is the wrestling of control of
national legislation from special inter-
ests intrenched behind Speaker Can
non, of the house, Leader Aldrich, Of
the senate, and their supporters. 1t
is not sufficient that Speaker Cannon
be retired. It is essential that a sue
cessor be elected who is committed to
and is a supporter of progressive prin-
ciples, and that there be a revision Of
the rules which will take from the
speaker his arbitrary power to direct
and control all the legislation. The
progressive republicans of South Dako-
ia will not support a candidate for the
primary who does not stand unequiv-
ocally on this platform and whose rec
ord is not such as to warrant credence
in his professions.
We denouncc the practice of collect
ing moneys for political campaign pur-
poses from persons who hold Oh are as
piring to appointive government posi-
lions, and favor the prohibition there
of by amendment Of the corrupt act.
We favor the elimination of the per
sonal spoils system" by amendments