The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
4 WINNING PLATFORM

through their state central committee
selected according to the laws of the
state, made the Following decorations
Of their Views upon public affairs, at
the capital recently. ..s..- s,..s
e. The republicans Of the state Of
North Dakota declare their aNegiane
to the doctrine and principles of the
republican national platform.
republican national platform of 1908.
The republican party from its birth
has been party OF protection, hold
ing fast to the doctrin that the
American standard OF living in this
country should be maintained, that
the products of the American farm
and factory should have preference
in the great American home markets
and that the American laborer should
not be compelled to sell his services
in competition with the lower prices
Of labor in Europe or the Orient.
To prevent monopoly and injustice
to the consumer in the application of
this protective policy, the republican
party has always maintained that the
protection accorded the American
people OF all classes should measure
the difference between the cost Of
production at home and abroad.
Whereas, 1t is impossible for any
political party to enact a fair, Just
and scientific tariff law, without re-
liable Information upon which to base
it, and no such information being at
hand, we recognize that the Payne
tariff law is not perfect tariff meas
ure, and we therefore favor a read
tustment Of the tariff by considering
the various schedules separately, so
that each subject can be dealt with
upon it's own merits in accordance
with republican tariff principles, and
the findings and recommendation OF
an Independent non-partisan tariff
commission, which shall be the in
strumentalitv Of congress and whose
reports should be published so that
the people may be advised of its in
vestigations. And we pledge our in
f1uence to the creation of such a CON-
mission.
We believe that such tariff COM
mission should be made permanent
and when it's report shall have been
made upon any schedule should be
made to conform to the ascertained
facts.
We recognize in VIM. H. Taft, the
chief executive Of the nation a man of
sterling integrity and lofty patriot
ism, and we congratulate him on tho
enactment at the last session of con-
gress Of an unusual amount of i'm
portant legislation and we commend
the president and members of CON
gress for their efforts in securing the
passage Of these laws and we further
commend the president for his ef-
forts in carrying into effect the re-
form policies Initiated during the ad
mnistration OF President Roosevelt.
We congratulate exPresident Roose-
welt for his gresat achievement in
arousing the conscience Of American
people to sense of civic righteous
ness.
We declare the right and power OF
both the federal and state authority
cath within it's constitutional juris-
dicion to regulate and control all
transportation companies, to the end
that only just and reasonable rates
shall be charged for Transportation
OF persons, property or messages, and
that no discrimination shall be prac-
ticed between persons or localities.
We believe that the government,
through its proper department or bu-
AO0u, SIOu1u doCCI Cdlu Lut puySlCdl
value Of railway and other interstate
transportation property. which value,
in connection with other important
factors, shall be take ninto consid-
Grafton by the interstate commerce
commission in establishing Just and
reasonable rates, ..,1 e.. se4, #
We further believe that provision
should be made by law for federal
regulation Of oil corporations doing
interstate business restricting the is
suance Of, bonds and stocks by. said
corporations is excess Of the real val
ne Of their assets and forbidding them
from purchasing stock in. competing
companies z nat ia T.. ~ ,fss.6 Il
We renew our allegiance to the, pol
icy Of cpnervatfon OF our great, ma
tiopal resources initiate during the
administration Of President Roosevelt
and guarded Hds i and st tr.sn ggt Is bv APP
propriate LEGISLATION during tie nd
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