Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-02-03
STALNART REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,
ADOPTED At HURON, TUESDAY, FEB. 1.

party under the application OF which
the United States has become great
among the nations and our young state
Is making rapid and permanent prog
ress. We record our admiration for
| the courage. wisdom and broad Ameri-
csnism OF President William II. Taft
and pledge our active aud cordial sup
| port OF his ao ADMINISTRATION.
The Ro0sevelt.Taft policies embOd y
the cause OF the people against the in
ordinate ambitions of organized greed.
In this battle the South Dakota re-
publicans are with the president and
his policies.
A protective tariff is a fixed republic
can doctrine, the correct principle is
thai announced in the last republican
national platform, the difference in
cost of production at home and abroad
with lair profit added. AS our in
dustries continue to grow stronger
the changes in the tariff should be
downward.
The Payne tariff act is republican
measure, passed by republicans under
authority of the people. Its provisions
should Re thoroughly tested before
another general revision is attempted.
The tariff commission created by the
Payne tariff law and recently appointed
by the president, can perform an i'm
portant service to congress and to the
country by gathering reliable informa
ton as to the cost Of production in this
country aud elsewhere.
Railway rate regulations, insuring to
all shippers reasonable rates and
equal privileges, the regulation OF
large corporations engaging in inter-
state commerce, a graduated national
incom. tax, antimonopoly particularly
of the staple commodities that all must
use, the conservation of national re-
sources as represented by our great
water powers, coal, timber, oil and
mineral lands, while at the same time
supplying TO the people of this gener-
alton the natural products at the low
est practical :ost-these are live re-
publican policies, to the promotion of
which the party is committed and IL
lustrates the promptness and effective
ness with which the republican party
ad pts itself to the ideas and demands
OF intelligent progress.
The republican party stands for a
business administration OF nation and
state.
Applying these principles to present
conditions In state affairs, the republi-
cans of South Dakota will maintain the
following propositions:
/. Economy in the business admin
istratioa of the state, but with ade-
quate provision for our charitable and
educational institutions.
2. The elimination of whatever ad-
minislrative positions can be spared
without injury to public service.
> The adoption of financial policy
whereby the expenditures shall be kept
within the revenues, the present debt
gradually discharged and the burdens
of taxation equitably appOrtioned; the
expenses OF the state must be kept
within It's income obtained without
unjust taxation; the state debt Incur
red by gross mismar agement during
| the past three years must be paid;
economical and clean business methods
must prevail.
4. Reductions ia freight rates, a
| 2-cent passenger fare, and still furth-
er reduction in express rates, prompt,
rigorous and efficient prosecution Oi
all railways, corporations and persons
TO compel obedience to such reduc-
tions and the law; also the physical
valuation of railway property in this
state in order that such may be as
sessed equitably and basis created for
determining just freight and passen-
ger rates.
B. The primary electlon law mas
been settled by the people and tina,
conclusion should not be disturbed.
The selection of a candidate should be
left where it is placed by the law.
6. The direction and conduct O
farmers Institutes should be under the
entire control of the state college o.
agriculture.
We commend the actiOE OF the pres
ent state treasurer in turning into tht
state treasury al the interest procured
on state funds. We recommend thu
uomi nation at the June primaries o
such candidates as are in harmony Will
the principles herein enunciated.
t.yxy. l,o,o oiyo1 1ottor from thi