Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-25
Official County Paper
REPUBLICAN, PLAYFORM
Adopted at the State Republican Convex
ton at Sioux Falls, s. D., JHIy s, 1910.

We, the republicans or South Dakota. In
convention assembled believe our party
Is true to the basic principles upon which
II was founded; that 1t will continue to be
the party of equality and progress; that
II will measure up to the requirements
created by the changing economic and in
dustrial condition, holding human rights
above property interests; that 1t will
maintain government for and by the
whole people with equal opportunity for
all and special privilege for none
We declare our determined support of
those great policies developed under
they be given full effect in legislation and
ADMINISTRATION. We commend. President
Tart for his repeated declarations of 10y
atty to these principles. We indorse his
administration for the many substantial
measures of reform 1t has written into
our statutes and assure him of our APP
prevail and support in all efforts } secure
further effective reform in legislation and
administration.
The true measure of protection in a tar
iff law should be the difference in cost OF
production here and in foreign countries,
as declared for in the last republican ma
ti0nal convention. That dtfferepce should
he asCertained with the utmost speed and
the present law modified accordingly. The
protective principle should be applied
solely to protect American workers in
good and liberal wage and to secure to
American capital, actually invested in In
dustries, fair and reasonable proflt, and
not to build a wall OF exclusion behind
which giant combinations. formed to elm
trade, may flourish and practice extortiOn
on the American consumer We believe
the Payne tariff law, is step in this d.
rection, but it should have given us at
least free iron ore. lumber and COAL and
should have made very material reduc-
lions in many other schedules. We favor
a permanent and non-parttsan tariff COM
mission with ample power and duties to
be fixed by law.
The amendment to the interstate COM
merce law-the railway measure-as fin
ally amended In the Senate and House,
passed and signed by the president Is a
valuable addition to the law, enlarging
the power Of the lnterstate Commerce
commission. and furnishing substantial
protection and relief. There yet remains
much to be done to properly safeguard the
rights of the public. The correct physical
valuation OF all railway property OF the
country is absolutely essential to an in
telligent adjustment of railway rates and
charges, and we favor a provision for such
valuation. and pledge our support to such
a law.
The country has been threatened with
monopolistic control of the necessaries of
life. The danger Is not yet passed. Cor
pOrations large and small are necessary
TO modern business A combination Of cor
poratons, for the purpose OF controlling
prices, is both unnecessary and unlaw-
ful. This is the modern trust.
We tndorse the proposal to grant to con-
gress the power to levy graduated in
We believe in thorough system of fed
eral regulation of corporation in inter-
press unlawful monopolies Free com
petion is the only safety for the people
against the greed of monopoly. This is
the principle of the Sherman antitrust
law. New legislation should not modify
this act but should aid In it's enforcement
We believe that all our natural re-
sources should be carefully conserved and
developed for the general good and that
all public offcialS-state and national
whether holding by election or under ap-
pointment whose powers extend to the
HAF1fr ~ ~ atINr nl ~1nz
chosen for their peculiar fitness and for
their known record and opinions touching
the conservation and development of such
resources
The dominant national issue is the
wrestling of control of national legislation
from special interests and we heartily APP
prove of the notifications of the rules of
the House OF Representatives recently
adopted by which the members of that
body are permitted a larger latitude of
Individual action, thereby enabling them
more fully to represent by voice and vote
the will of their constituents. We recon-
mend that the members from this state
favor necessary notifications of the rules
so as to further curb the arbitrary In
nuence and power OF the speaker.
We are opposed to appointment to fed
eral Judgeshtps corporation lawyers whose
environment Is such as to create distrust
or weaken public confidence In cases
where such corporate interests may be Ia
volved.
No backward steps should be taken nv
various reform measures enacted into
law by the recent sessions OF the legisla- |
ture. The primary law should be amend |
ed to meet deficiencies made apparent I'm |
It's actual operation and a party recall is |
suggested with proper safeguards to pre- |
vent abuse. Additional legislation should |
be enacted regulating common carriers |
and other public service corporations and |
restraining the powers OF combinations OF |
capital for purposes of monopoly and re-
Straint or legitimate competition
We heartily commend the last leRisla-
ture for the enactment OF q depository
law by which all interest In state deposits
Is paid into the state treasury ana hv
means OF which the state treasury is an
riched from fifteen to twenty Thousand
dollars per annum.
We favor party nomination OF most
masters for presidential postofficea NV |
popular vote OF the resident party elactors
OF the municipality in which the most
office Is located.
We favor the repeal of the law reouir-
ing publication of Insurance statements
We commend the act of the last lerisla
ture in dividing the state into two con-
gressional districts and urge the APPROVAL
of this act by the people at the coming
November election
We commend the conservative upright
and business like administration of Gov
ernor Vessey and his associates and
pledge our hearty support to the entire
republican ticket nominated at the recent
primary election.
SINCE both Taft and Roosevelt have
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