The Dickinson press., 1910-09-17
REPUBLICAN, STATE COM.
MAKE STRONG PLATFORM

MAKE STRONG PLATFORM
The meeting OF. the state central COM
mittee at Bismarck last week was very
harmonious, a spirit of w~ofk-together
prevailing among the state candidates
and leaders assembled.
The permanent organization was
effected by the diction Of Frank Talcott
Of Buffalo. chairman; Joe Deviw, Of
Grand Forks, secretary: E.tsG. Warner
Eof, Valley City, treasurer.
The executive committee consists of
David Bartlett, J. A. Buchanan. j. D.
Bacon, j. F. Callahan. P J., McCtory,
J. T. Shea, Joseph Roach. j. A. john
son, j. G. Quinlivan. o. T. Rishof and
W. II. McMaster.
Bismarck q selected as. the head
quarters for conducting : the fall cam
paign. r ss1s
The following pl atform was adopted :
PLATFORM
The republicans of North Dakota,
through their state central committee
selected according to the laws of the
state. make the following declarations
Of their views upon public affairs:
The republican" of the state of North
Dakota declare their allegiance to the
doctrines and principles of the republic
can party and to the republican national
platform of 1908.
The republican party from its birth
has been a party of protection. holding
fast to the doctrine that the American
standard of living in this country should
be maintained. that the products of the
American farm and factory should have
preference in the great American home
markets and that the American laborer
should not be compelled to sell his SER
vices in competition with the lower
price of labor in Europe or in the Orient.
To prevent monopoly and injustice to
the consumer in the application of this
protective policy, the republican party
has always maintained that the protec-
ton accorded the American people of
all classes should Measure the difference
between the cost of production at home
and abroad.
Whereas it is impossible for any poll
tical party to enact a fair, just and
scientific tariff law without reliable in.
formation upon which to base it, and
no such information being at hand, We
recognize that the Payne tariff law is
not a perfect tariff measure, and We
therefore favor a readjustment of the
tariff by considering the various sched'
ules separately. so that each subject car
be dealt with upon it's own merits ir
accordance with republican tariff princi'
pies, and the findings and recommends
tions of an independent 0 partisan
tariff commission, which shall be thu
instrumentality of congress and whose
reports shall be published so that tn,
people may be advised Of its investiga'
lions. Aud we pledge our influence t
the creation of such a commission.
We believe that such tariff commits
sion should be made permanent ant
when it's report shall have been mad,
upon n schedule that such schedule
should be made to conform to the ascer
tanned facts.
We recognize in VIM. H. Taft, thu
chief executive of the nation. a man Of
sterling integrity and lofty patriotism.
And we congratulate him on the enact
ment al the last session of congress Of
an unsual amount of important legisla'
tion and we commend the president ant
members of congress for their efforts il
securing the passage of these laws ant
we further commend the president fo|
his efforts in carrying into effect the re.
form policies initiated during tn
administration of President Roosevelt.
We congratulate ex-president Roose
welt for his great achievement in arous.
ing the conscience of the American
people to a sense of civic righteousness
We declare the right and power o
both the federal and state authority eacI
within it's constitutional jurisdiction t
regulate and control all transportation
companies, to the end that only jus
and reasonable rates shall be charged
for transportation of persons, propert!
or messages, and that no discri;ainatio'
shall be practiced between persons an
localities.
We believe that the government
through its proper department or bureau
should ascertain the physical value Q
railway and other interstate transpor
!. tation property. which value. in con
nection with other important factors
shall be taken into consideration by tn
interstate commerce commission i
establishing just and reasonable rates
We further believe that provision
should be made by law for federal regula
tinn nj all cornorations dnin6 jnteretat