The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-12
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
Held At TACOMA THE PLA1F1I

The Republican, state convention at
Tacoma last week nominated for SUI
7preme court judges the present incum-
bents and adopted q platform. Fol
lowing is the ticket named:
Four-year term M. r. 0ose, Asotin.
Six-year term-Frank III. Rudkin,
Yakima.
six-year term E. N. Parker. Pierce
Six-year term George =. Morris,
King.
six-year term Mark A. Fullerton,
whitman.
The Republican party of the state
of Washington, in convention assem-
bled, declares it's unqualified ale
glance to the principles of the party,
as enunciated in its various platforms
of principles and as exemplified in the
wise, patriotic, progressive and con-
structive work of the statesmen whose
services the party has given to the
country, such as Abraham Lincoln,
William Mckinley, Theodore Roose-
welt and William Fl. Taft.
The Republican party continues to
be, as it has always been since its or
ganiZatiOn, the party of progress, OF
principles and achievements. To it
belongs the credit for the enactment
of the legislation of the past half CEN
fury which has made this country the
pride of its people and the object of
| the worlds admiration.
Every American should be and every
loyal Republican is justly proud Of
the matchless administration of Will
liam H. Taft, which has not only been
thoroughly Republican and truly
American, but has resulted in the en-
actment of more vital legislation in
the interests of all the people than
was ever accomplished before in the
same period of time. The admission of
Arizona and New Mexico into state
hood at the earnest solicitation of a
Republican president was an impartial
and fearless discharge of public
duty. Among the notable achievements
of the present administration may be
mentioned the postal savings bank
law, the enlargement of the powers of
the interstate commerce commission,
the creation of court of commerce,
the corporation tax, the tariff law, the
law authorizing reciprocal treaties in
relation to tariff, and the law provid-
| ing for the creation of an. impartial
tariff commission to investigate and
recommend such changes If any, as
may be found necessary in the enact
ment of laws pertaining to this sub
iect The record of President Taft not
only justifies but demands the admira-
ton and loyal support of every mem
l IS mn rsfxY
| In the enactment into law of the
presidents legislative program he has
had no more loyal or consistent sup
porters in congress than Senators
Piles and Jones and Representatives
Humphrey and McCredie, and they are
therefore entitled to share in the glory
of the presidents achievements, and
we condemn any effort made to harass
or hinder the president in his great
work of progress and his wise admin
| istration of the affairs of the nation
by enemies within or without the
party.
We believe in sane and sensible
policy of conservation of natural re-
sources, therefore utilization without
waste should be the governing prin-
ciple. Monopoly of water power should
be instantly suppressed, but the pro-
gress of our people should not be
dwarfed by unreasonable and unjust
withdrawals from public entry of the
government domain. Common sense
and progress should prevail over SEN
timent and hysteria. We believe that
the interests of those states most af-
fected should be first consulted. There
fore the interests of public land states
whose development and progress are
deeply concerned should prevail over
the sentimentalists and alarmists Of
the East who have appointed them
selves the c0nservatOrs and guardians
of the West. A wise and benefcent
progress is better than blind and nm
reasoning conservatism. We call at
tention to the fact that nearly third
OF the landed area of this state is now,
in forest and Indian reserves, natural
parks and other unsurveyed and unoc-
cupied public lands withdrawn from
entry We halieve that lands most