Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-09-12
REPUBLICAN! 4 PLATFORM I I.
OF n NORTH Or DAKOTA j |.
DEMANDS DOWNWARD TARIFF
REVISION AND OTHER PRE-
DOMINANT PROGRESSIVE
MEASURES.

Bismarck, Sept. 5.-With the
adoption Of the Republican party
platform, for North Dakota, and the
passing of the resolution that, Re
epublicans should be allowed to vote
for either Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft
at the coming presidential election,
without party restriction, and the
insertion of clause urging the next
legislature to give the people Of the
state opportunity to vote upon the
initiative, referendum and recall,
the two long days session of the
state central committee adjourned.
Republican Platform.
Following is the Republican plat
form as adopted:
The Republican party of North
Dakota, through it's State Central
Committee, selected in accordance
with the laws of the state, make the
following declarations of its princi-
pies upon public affairs as plat
form upon which it's candidates shall
stand.
L. We affirm our loyalty to the
fundamental principles of the Re-
publican party, and reafiirm our be-
lief in the protective tariff princi-
pies, but we insist that the present
tariff schedule shall be revised
downward to a point which shall
equalize conditions of competition
between the United States and for
eign countries, both for the farmer
and the manufacturer. To this end
we favor the creation of perma-
nent, Independent and non-partisan
tariff commission. Said commission
shall make its reports and recon-
mendations direct to congress, and
its reports shall be published SO that
the people may be advised of it's in
vestigations, and we further favor
the consideration of the various
schedules separatelyasso that, eGch
may be dealt with on it's own mer-
it's.
2. We demand the strict en-
forcement Of the policy Of conserva-
ton of our natural resources, to the
end that the remaining public do
main in forests, water power, coal
and other mineral deposits shall be
leased and not sold. The rental
value to be kept by the federal gov
ernment for the benefit of all the
people. We favor such fair and
reasonable regulations as will not
discourage and not interfere with
actual bona fde home seekers and
miners in the acquisition of public
! lands.
8. We pledge our support to the
pending amendment in the consti-
tuition for the election of senator's of
the United States by direct vote. S
4. We heartily endorse the
movement which has for its purpose
the Improvement of our inland wat
erways, and recommend the enlarge
ment Of those plans and their adop-
tion by the federal authorities to the
end chat these highways may become
a source Of benefit to the whole
people.
S. We believe that the govern
ment through its proper department
or bureau should ascertain the phys
ical valuation of railroad and other
transportation property which value
shall be taken into consideration by
the Interstate commerce commission
in establishing just and reasonable
rates. We further believe that pro-
vision should be made by law for
federal regulations Of all corpora
{ tions doing interstate business. re-
stricting the issuance Of bonds and
stocks by said corporations, In ex-
cess of the real value Of their assets
and forbidding them from purchas-
ing stock in competing companies.
9. We favor amending the par
cells post law by increasing the
weight limit on 1000 prO0ucIs aAu auu
limiting the rates on same to the
lowest possible level.
We favor the enactment Of 2
/, federal statute providing for the
nomination Of candidates for presi-
dent and vice president by direct
vote Of the people, at primary cleo
/. tion held In all states. 81 ss.5,s.7E
8. We favor the enactment OF
the Kenyon-shepard bill providing
for the regulation of liquor ship
ments under the interstate com
merce law.
We commend the work of5 the