Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-11
Official County Paper
REPUBLICAN, PAAYFORM
Adopted at the State Republican ConVen.
tiOu at Sioux Fails, 3. D., JuIy s, 1910.

we, the IepuDlcaHS south Dakota, In
convention assembled believe our party
Is true to the basic principles upon which
II was founded; that II will continue to be
the party of equality and progress; that
1t will measure up to the requirement.
created by the changing economic and in.
dustriGl condition. holding human rights
above property interests: that 1t will
maintain a government for and by the
whole people with equal opportunity for
all and special privilege for none.
We declare our determined support OF
Theodore Roosevelt, and demand that
they be given full effect in legislation and
administration. We commend President
Tan for his repeated declarations OF 10y
administration for the many substantial
measures of reform it has written into
our statutes and assure him of our ap-
proval 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
tiOnal convention. That difference should
be ascertained with the utmost speed and
the present law modified accordingly The
protective principle should be applied
solely to protect American workers in a
good and liberal wage and to secure to
American capital, actually invested in In
dustries, a fair and reasonable pront, 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 a step In this di-
rection but it should have given us at
least free iron ore, lumber and coal, and
should have made very material reduc-
tions in many other schedules. We favor
a permanent and non-partisan 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
1nA tn ha
passed and signed by the president, is a
Valuable addition te the law, enlargins
the power of the trtsTstate Cor1raerce
commissions 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
telliEent adjustment of railway rates and
charges, and we favor a provision for such
valuation, and pledge our support to such
law.
The country has been threatened with
monopolistto 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
porations, for the purpose OF controlling
prices, is both unnecessary and unlaw-
full This is the modern trust.
We indOrse the proposal to grant to con-
gTess the power to levy graduated in
come tax.
We believe in a thorough system of fed
eral regulation OF corporation in inter
state commerce that will prevent and sup
press unlawful monopolies: Free com
1t stSn is tba the gTsa 9n o. saSy Oo the
the principle OF the sherman antitrust
law. New legislation should not modify
this act, but should aid in its enforcement.
We believe that all our natural re-
sources should be carefully conserved and
developed for the general good and that
all public officials-state and national
whether holding by election or under ap-
w extend
control of natural resources should be
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 ap-
prove of the notifications of the rules of
the House of Representatives recently
adopted by which the members of that
body are permitted q larger latitude of
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 tudgeships corporation lawyers whose
environment is such as to create distrust
or weaken public confidence in cases
where such corporate interests may be In
volved.
the republicans of South Dakota in the
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 in
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 of legitimate competition.
We heartily commend the last legisla-
ture for the enactment OF depository
law by which all interest in state deposits
Is paid into the state treasury and by
means of which the state treasury Is en-.
riched from fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars per annum.
We favor party nomination OF post.
masters for presidential postoffices by
popular vote OF the resident party electors
of the municipality in which the post
office is located.
we favor the repeal OF the law requir.
ing publication OF Insurance statements
we commend the act Of the last legisla.
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.