The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
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STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
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on Aug 16.
we. the republicans in conven-
ton, assembled. in Nashville, Tenn,
Aug l6. 1910. do hereby adopt the
following resolutions, namely;
i. We endorse the administra-
tion Of President Taft. Unless it
was during the abnormal days of the
civil war, no President has recon-
mended and had so promptly accept
ed By congress and enacted in laws
so many measures of vital impor-
tanees to the country. These meas
ures stamp him for all time as one
of our countrys creates statesmen.
We especially commend the broad pa
triotic and nonpartisan spirit DISPLAY
ed by him in elevating to the highest
judicial tribunal that distinguished
Tennessean and profound jurist-
Horace H.Lurton land in placing upon
the federal judiciary that the public
interests would be thus best govern
ed, and we commend his course In
this respect to those who administer
the affairs of this state.
20. We condemn the administra-
tion of any Office upon a partisan
or fractional basis. The state gov
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fees necessary for the operation
thereof, were created for the welfare
of the people of this state, regardless
of party Civilizations, and not to adj
vance the interests Of any political
party, or faction within a party. We
therefore condemn the narrow parti-
san spirit in which the affairs ofthis
state have heretofore been administ-
cred, and pledge those republicans
chosen for state Offices to an execu-
ton of their trusts in broad and
liberal spirit, having in view the In
terests of all citizens alike.
"3. In the adoption of the ,constti-
tuition, the people of the state estab-
lished three coordinate branches Of
government, and carefully set the
bounds of each. 1t is the duty OF the
legislative branch to enact laws, CIV
ing due consideration to such advice
as may be offered by the governor
and subject to his veto power. The
judiciary is vested with the power
of determining the rights of parties
In due course of litigation, and adj
1udeing the guilt or innocence OF t5ose
accused of crimes and misdemean-
ors. while in the governor is vested
the executive power, and his spec TAI
duty is to take care that the laws
be faithfully enforced. Neither OF
these departments should to ans ex-
tent encroach upon the other, and
every effort on the part of the Cover
nor to influence legislation by meth
DDS of a lobbist, or by bestowal OF
executive fa1ors, or to directly or
indirectly interfere with the courts
in the least in the determination OF
any matter, public or private, pend
Ing before them is a violation OF the
constitution, and we, with emphasis,
condemn the same.
~. The pardoning power should
be used by the Governor sparingly
and with the greatest. care and eau
ton. 1t was not intended that under
cover of this power he should AFRO
gate to himself the right to determine
the guilt or innocence Of an accused
unon record on which such accused
upon a recrod on which each accused
has been found guilty by the courts,
or that he should thereby set at
naught a criminal statute OF which
he does not approve. To assume such
right and to act in accordance with
such assumption is violation OF his
oath of Office and such conduct on the
mart of the governor we most yigor-
onsly condemn.
"5. In redistricting the state in
the senatorial and representative ais
tricts, the next general assembly
should wholly disregard the political
complexion of any county and be
guided solely by the causes Of the
constitution which provides that The
number of representatives shall at
the several periods Of making the
enumeration be apportioned among
the several counties or districts, ac-
cording to the number OF qualified
voters in EACH" The present system
of fioterial districts Is nothing less
than larceny OF the elective franchise,
under the form of legislation. The
state should also be divided into con-
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