The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-08
REPUBLICANS
UPHOLD UNIONS
PLATFORM OF WISCONSIN STATE
REP U BIN cAN CONVENTION
RINGS TRUE AND CLEAN FOR
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZED La
BoR.

what is probably the most radical
PLATFORM adopted in generation by
republican convention was pronul-
gated by Wisconsin delegates in Mad
lsoh recently. The document is about
4'oO0 words in length and touches with
no uncertain hand on a great variety
OF subjects. 1t is generally designat-
cd as a radically progressive pro-
nunciamento.
senator La Toilette, although far
from well, was present at the con-
Ventlon for the first time when the
resolutions praising him were read
Mentlon OF his name was invariably
the signal for applause. He ad
dressed the convention briefly.
Tariff Law Condemned.
Features of the platform are.
Physical valuation of railroads and
more stringent regulation of them.
second choice primaries.
initiative referendum and recall.
Anti-lobby law
Graduated income tax.
Home rule in liquor traffic.
National control of natural re-
sources.
Condemnation of the "pernicious
activity in the recent primary cam
palgn of insurance agencies and the
binding Irvine trust.
Employers liability laws.
Condemns special Interests"
Condemnation of the suppression
by special Interests in congress Of
the Investigations of the country life
commission
Regulation of working hours of wo-
men and children
Urging the federal government to
determine the style of craft hest
adapted for river use in the light of
future Improvement of streams.
The plank on trusts declares that |
In a general way the laws against
trusts should not be changed until |
the people have regained control of
1t says:
Operation of the federal and state
anti-trust and conspiracy laws has |
been productive of fragrant and nm
Just inequalities. The laws have |
been circumvented by the most dan
serous ana powerful of the monopo-
Iles and trusts, which, the money and I
the credit of the country conferred in
wall street, control the natural re-
sources, the food and clothing and
the highways of the nation.
Money Powers Attacked.
This money power. in defiance of
avs, has crushed competitors and has
built up financial monopolies in the
interest of spectators and against
ne interest of producers, wage-earn-
srs and consumers.
Laws designed to prevent indus
RAJ monopoly have been used to
suppress the unions and cooperative
Efforts of wage learners and farmers
n their struggle to protect the value
u their labor and the products of
heir labor against those moneyedl
nonopolies. We favor such separate
classification of unions, associations.
nonopolies and trusts as shall abol-
ng this pretense and shall establish
cal equality before the law
What Federal Regulation.
, Where monopoly is inevitable we
avor complete government regulation.
Except as herein stated, we are OPP
OSSu W ally GiduEG IN the laws
gainst trusts and monopolies until
he people have regained control of
oyernment and have been able to as
ert complete control over all cues
Ions of monopoly affecting the pub
G interest and this control should
1elude the fullest exercise of the pow
r of the federal and state govern
tents to protect bona flde investors
T. savings from the frauds and wrong
ding of corporate officials and pro-
loters and financial spectators. We
ONT to the regulation of public SER
Ice corporations In Wisconsin dur
u the last five years as conclusive
roof that public control of corporate
lonopoly Is successful. reasonable 70
he corporations and essential to the
elfare of the people.
Favcrs Union Labor Principles.
Where farmers and wage -earners
.e compelled to organize to protect
leir labor and the products of their
Dor we favor the most complete
Derty of organization under laws
publicity, collective bar