Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-07
PRESENT TARIFF Law
IS ROUNDLY SCORED
BY THE BADGER STATE
Committee Should Be Required
to Report to Congress--Peo-
pie Must Regain Control
OF Nation.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 30.-What 10
probably the most radical platform
adopted in a generation by a repub-
lican convention was promulgated by
Wisconsin republican here today.
No mention of the national admin
istration was made save to disparage.
Senator la Toilette, although far
from we'll, was present for the first
time when the resolutions were read.
Mention Of his name was invariably
the signal for applause. HE addressed
the convention briefly.
Features Of the platform aref
Condemnation of the Payne-Aidrich
tariff act.
more ]strinqent regulations of them.
Second choice primaries.
Initiative, referendum and recall.
Anti-lobby law.
Graduated income tax
Home rule in the liquor traffic.
National control of natural resources.
Employers liability law.
Condemnation of the suppression by
special interests in congress Of the in
~estisations of the country life COM
mission.
Madison, Wis, Sept. 30.-A portion
of the republican platform as adopted
by the resolutions committee was made
public before being e to the dele
gates today. 1t praises Senator La
Toilette and the Wisconsin progress
ives and declares that the Payne-Al-
drich tariff law does not fulfill party
pledges. The present tariff board Is
declared not adequate; the railroad
law should be amended to allow phys
ical valuation of railroads. A gradu-
ated income tax is favored and national
control of natural resources.
The platform avs
1T is now recognized throughout the
country that Robert NJ. La Toilette
was the pioneer in this progressive
movement and although he had behind
him years of sound progressive work,
tried and approved in this state, when
he entered the United States Senate
he had there neither sym~pathizers, nor
following. With the courage, ability
jZed all his public service he adhered
TO his course, grew into leadership and
now holds a position of undisputed
power and influence in the nation. The
people of Wisconsin believe the re-
suits secured promise opportunity for
greater achievements and they IA by
an unprecedented majority, expressed
their faith in his wisdom and states
manship and approved his reelection
to the United States Senate"
On patronage the platform reads:
wisconsin is to be congratulated on
having representatives in the Senate
and House who remained true to the
people and to the national platform
Of the party, Notwithstanding the eff
forts to punish them for so doing by
withdrawal Of federal patronage"
On the Tariff.
On the tariff it says:
THE Payne-Aldrich tariff is not a
compliance with the pledge OF the re-
publican party in it's national platform.
The true basis of a protective tariff is
the difference between the cost of pro-
duCtion at home and abroad and we
hold n increased cost of production
due to higher wages and standards OF
living of American labor should be ac-
companied by compensating tariff du-
ties.
The present tariff board has no pow
er of investigation and is not required
to report to congress-. We favor the
creation of a non-partisan tariff COM
mittee empowered to ascertain the cost
of production in this and other coun-
tries and required to make frequent re-
ports of the information gained to
congress. On the information so Oh
tanned congress should proceed to re-
wise the different schedules independ-
emily of each other, according to true
protective tariff principles.
The plank of trusts declares that in
q general way the laws against trusts
should not be changed, until the peo-
pie have regained control of the gov
pruu1nnt