Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

| lican platform, as agreed upon by the
majority of the committee on resolu-
| tions and adopted by the convention, is
expected to be model for use by flu
| ture republican state conventions as
the expression of the party in the pres
identS own state, opens with a warm
Endorsement of the chief executive.
Senator Dick, who scel-s reelection.
was not singled out for specific in
dOrSemcnt.
The portions of the platform dealing
with the administration, congress, and
with the tariff, are in full as follows:
We, the republicans of Ohio, in state
convention assembled, commend in
highest terms the splendid administra-
ton of William II. Taft, are proud or
the results he has already achieved in
his II months in office, and pledge him
our hearty and united support in his
further efforts as chief executive of the
nation. We renew our pledge of loyal
support given him in 1908, and indOrSe
him for denomination in 1912.
Lauded to the Skies.
Among the many accomplishments
Of President Tatt's administration
worthy Of special praise are:
"Prosccution and conviction of those
implicated in the sugar frauds against
the government, and other violators or
federal statutes; prompt and successful
Intervention TO prevent dIpltIdiS III
creuses in railroad freight rates; effect
i've enforcement of the law against lille
gal dealings in stocks; indictment OF
those involved in the cotton pool
formed to raise the price Of one OF the
necessities of life in every American
family; impartial enforcement or the
antitrust laws; substantial reduction
in government expenses, saving mil
lion dollars a month in the postottlce
department, with fair promise or
wipinE out the annual postal dehcit,
such remarkable progress in the con-
structiun of the Panama canal as in
surCs it's early completion; withdrawal
from private entry in order &c preserve
for the public benefit valuable coal and
other mineral deposits, timber lands
and water power sites, of over 100000
acres of the public domain. 1t has
strengthened our prestige with Foreign
nations and has treated with vigor and
wisdom important and delicate interna-
tional problems. 1t has dealt justly and
literally with our dependencies. The
record Of achievement of this admins
tration and SiXty-first congress Is I'M
equalled in our history, and guarantees
faithful adherence to all the pledges OF
the last republican national platform.
The election of a republican congress
next November is imperatiVely neces-
sary to accomplish the entire program
Of the Taft administration.
The arm Plank.
THE tariff has been revised in ac-
cOrdance with the republican doctrine
of protecting home industries and Am
erican labor. 1t did not raise the rate
Of duty on single common food prod
uct. The increases made were on
luxuries and articles not of ordinary
use 1t affords no more than ade-
quate protection to the industries OF
the nation and is fair alike to consum-
ers, labOrers and producers. No tar
if bill was more unjuStly assailed. 1t
has justified the expectations of its
friends by turning a national deficit
into a surplus, while at the same time
reducing the average rate of all duties.
Its maximum and minimum rates
have operated to give us for the first
time equality Of opportunity with other
nations in our foreign trade.
THE republican party through con-
gress and the president have given
free trade with the Philippines with
such limitations as to sugar and to-
bacco as will afford protection to DOM
este Industries and has established q
customs court.
Recognizing inequalities due to
changing conditions or that otherwise
may be found to exist, congress has
provided tariff board with an ample
appropriation for the investigation OF
ton at home and abroad, so that IL
any rates are found to be higher thar
necessary to afford labor high wage
and capital fair return, those rates
will be reduced"
Praise is given to the railroad law,
and a list of congressional achieve
ments is given. The platform con-
tinues:
"Our senators and representatives In
congress have maintained the highest
standard of ability and devotion to duty
which have always characterized
Legislature.
Boost Big Navy.
I'VE favor legislation which will re-
Vive our merchant marine: the equal
enforcement of all laws an adequate
national defense with a navy ample to
protect all our interests at home and
abroad, while favoring arbitration In
the settlement of international dis
putes; the systematic, comprehensive
and businesslike improvement of our
rivers, harbors and waterways and
such amendment of the antitrust law
as final judicial Interpretation proves
to be necessary for the proper regula-
ton Of monopolies.
I'VE commend the action of con-
gress In the creation of a commission
to investigate the question of employ
ers' liability laws and worlxmens com
pcllSdIlOH acts, ana TO make recon-
mendations to the president and to
congress. We believe that Industrial
accidents to workmen should be treat
ed as inevitable accidents to Industrial
operations. and the compensation
therefor as a part Of the cost of pro-
duction. The experience of other
countries demonstrates that this prin-
ciple can be applied to our industrial
condition without increasing the bur-
dens of industry.
We indorse the principle OF conser-
walton OF our natural resources and
cordially indorse the action of the
present congress in enacting and of
President Taft in approving legfsla-
ton along this line. We refer particu-
larry, first to the act OF congress con-
ferring upon the president express
power to withdraw public welfare
demands; and, second, to the act sep
arating the surface from the coal and
authorizing agricultural homestead en-
tries on lands heretofore withdrawn
from entry or settlement under coal
land classification. Under this act,
millions of acres Of the public domain
can be entered by homesteaders and
limited natput n E1IrFnna