The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-03-11
FOR CONGRESS-.
Charles H.. Burke Announces his
Candidacy for denomination.

ton for congress as follows:
| shall submit my candidacy to the
republicans OF the state at the June
primaries for denomination as a rep
r%eSentative in congress.
If | should be nominated and elect
ed | shall continue to dlschar : he
duties of the position to the OF
my ability. | shall continue p
port President Taft and his adj. is
t~ration. and shall favor the enactment
of the republican party declarations
to which he and his administration
stand pledged. which are commonly
known as the Roosevelt policies.
A law for the revision OF the tarltf
has already been enacted: it contains
a provision for a board or tariff COM
mission to collect detailed information
that will be of great value in enactlng
tariff legislation when further reVl-
sion shall become necessary, which
ought not to be until after Opportun-
ity for the present law to be tested.
There yet remain to be enacted into
law to fulfil the pledges Of the party,
bills covering the following subjects:
Amendment to the interstate COM
merce law,
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Regulating injunction,
Postal savings bank.
Conservation of natural resources
Believing that the Missouri river is
susceptible OF being made ~naVlgable.
and at reasonable cost, n recognize
ing its Importance as a highway OF
commerce to the people OF South OAK
Ota and the agricultural Northwest. |
shall advocate liberal appropriations
looking to its permanent improve
ment.
| shall continue to take an active
interest in promoting the welfare OF
the Indians in u state. with the
view t bringing about their civlliza-
ton and making them selt-suppOrtlng.
| shall also continue to favor opening
to settlement the unused Indian reser-
vatiOnS in the state at the earliest
practical date.
Regarding the election OF a Speak
er. the subject of prime importance.
as | see it. is to elect a Republican
the House of Representatives: South
Dakota has but two members, and it
is therefore apparent that they can
not dictate or determine what the
House organization shall be. If cleo
ted. [ shall do as | have heretofore
done, &C into a caucus of Republicans
and endeavOr to represent the will OF
nv constituents. If the candidate
, that | support is not nominated, l
shall support the choice of the caucus,
? vote for him for speaker, and sup
port him during his administration.
, regardless of who he may be or what
particular faction in the party he may
) represent.
, In 1898 and in three subsequent
elections | was elected to Congress.
In 1906 | was defeated in convention
for denomination and retired to pri-
e vate life March 4, 1907. During my
i. eight years service | e~ndeavored to
: discharge my duty faithfully. Dur
ing the administration Of President
: Mckinley | supported him in the
@ many questions growing out of the
0 Spanish War that had to be deter
: mined bv Congress, and later sup
q ported the administration of Presl-
n dent Roosevelt. contributing to the
n of the following measures:
e The Act of prohibiting freight re-
@ bates by railroads.
n The Act to expedite the hearing and
determination Of suits IN equity
brought under the Sherman antitrust
Act of 1890 to protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraints and
monOpolieS,
!, The Acts to promote the safety O.
: employees and travellers upon rail-
. roads by compelling common carriers
to equip their ears with automatic
. couplers and continuous brakes, and
= their locomotives with driving vince
5 brakes:
The Act authorizing the Interstate
O Commerce Commission to employ
safety-appliance inspectors:
: The Joint Resolution directing the
< Interstate Commerce Commission
to investigate and report on bloch
n signal systems for the control of rail
road trains,
The Act requiring common carrier:
!, engaged in interstate m tC
make full reports of all accidents
both as to their nature and cause:
Z The Joint Resolution directing tn
Interstate Commerce Commission t.
make Investigations into the subjec
of railroad discrimination and mon
T. opolies in coal and oil.
The Act to promote the security o
y travel upon railroads engaged il
interstate and to encourag
e the saving of life:
q The Act to regulate commerce., ap
;, proved June 80, 1906, commonl.
y known as the Railway Rate Legis
lation of the Roosevelt administra
ton.
The Act establishing the Depart
: ment Of Commence and Labor AM
; authorizing the Bureau of Corpor
= atoms therein to exercise the sam
o power and control in respect to cor
9 poratiors, joint stock companies, AM
combinations subject to the provi
y sions of the act, as the Interstat
Commerce Commission exercises owe
a common carriers:
The Meat Inspection Act;
;, The Pure Food Act:
9 The Employers Liability Act;
b The Denatured Alcohol Act: