Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-11
PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM

1910, make the following declaration
of principles:
We assert our loyalty to the basic
principles of the republican party. 1t
has always been the party of pro-
gress. 1t will measure up to the re-
quirements created by changing civic
and industrial conditions and admin.
lister the government in the interest
of the whole people, with special
privileges to none.
We reiterate our support of the
principles enuncated by that fearless
champion of the people, Theodore
Roosevelt, in his contest with special
interests seeking to usurp function of
popular government, including: Re-
strictive legislation of railway and
other great corporations; to conserve
public interests and secure equal
privileges to all; the conservation of
natural resources for the public bene
fit.
We commend President Taft for his
reiterated declarations of loylty to
the Roosevelt principles of progress
sive republicanism, and pledge his ad-
ministration the support of the pro-
gressive republicans of South Dakota
in it's efforts to obtain the enactment
of legislation embodying these prin-
ciples.
We endorse the declaration Of the
last republican national convention ip
favor of tariff provision with protec-
ton based on the difference in cost
of production at nome and abroad.
We believe the Payne tariff law was
decided step in this direction, in
fulfillment of the party pledge; but
that inequalities yet exist which
should be remedied when demonstrat-
ed to be such by the investigation of
the tariff commission created by the
Payne law which is to investigate and
report TO congress.
We endorse the proposal to grant
to congress the power to levy grad
uated income tax.
The dominant issue in the coming
campaign is the wrestling of control of
national legislation from special in
terests intrenched behind Speaker
Cannon of the house and Leader Aid
rich of the senate and their support
ers 1t is not sufficient that Speak
Cannon be retired. 1t is essential that
a successor be elected who is COM
mitted to and is supporter of pro-
gressive principles; and that there be
a revision of the rules which will
take from the speaker his arbitrary
power to direct and control all legis-
lation. The progressive republicans
of South Dakota will support no candi-
date for congress in the coming pri
mary who does not stand unequivocal-
i ly cn this platform and whose record
is not such as to warrant credence in
his professions.
We denounce the practice of col
Il Letting moneys for political campaign
purposes from persons who hold. or
are aspiring toappointive to government
positions, and favor the prohibition
\ thereof by amendments to the corrupt
practice act.
We favor the elimination of the
personal spoils system" by amend
ment to the primary laws to provide
how party nominations to all appoint
u i've government positions shall be de-
a termined.
We favor party nomination of post
masters for presidential postofices by
popular vote of the resident party
electors of the municipality in which
the. post office is located.
We favor an amendment to the
present corrupt practice act so as to
eliminate therefrom the legality of
paying for men and teams to haul
: voters &c to the poll" believing that the
privilege to vote should be induce
ment enough to the patriotic Ameri-
can.
q We favor an amendment to the law
requiring the publication of insurance
Statements so as to make it compul-
sorry upon the commissioner of in
-ssurance to assign the publication OF
Insurance statements equitably among
all legal newspapers in the state.
III We favor making the Office OF COM