The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-03-28

republican candidate for congress
from this district spoke here Tues
day evening to good sized audi
ence. Mr.. Dillon gave a very good
address and most of the measures
advocated could be endorsed by
any good citizen. Without pre-
suming to question his sincerity
there are some points that he made
that honest voters might disagree
on. For government regulation
Of corporations he advocated the
principle of federal license for all
corporations doing an interstate
business, and that all stock should
represent actual value. This is is
embodied in the bill introduced by
Congressman Martin some time
ago and which has been recon-
mended by Pres. Taft in a message
to congress. On the tariff he fa-
vors a revision schedule by schedule
with a tariff commission to investi-
gate and recommend rates. This
is the policy that has already been
adopted on the recommendation of
the president, but he was a little
inconsistent in criticizing the fail
ure to enact the Farmers free
list bill" which was passed by con-
gress in direct violation of this
principle, which he says he favors,
and was opposed by nearly all re-
publicans in congress, insurgents
as well as stalwarts. He charged
that the Payne-Aldrich tariff did
not fulfill the platform pledge of
the republican party, and in proof
quoted part of the platform
pledge, stating that the platform
declared in favor OF a tariff equal
to the difference in cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad, but
he omitted the portion which pro-
vided for a reasonable profit to
the home producer" a clause
which must be considered before a
charge of bad faith can obtain. On
the conservation he favors the plan
proposed by Secretary Fisher and
embodied in the Presidents mes
sage to congress, which is the leas-
ing of coal lands, water rights, etc. |
On the question of recall of judg-
es Mr.. Dillon believes it is uncalled |
for in state courts where judges
are elected for limited terms, but
he favors the appointing of federal
judges for term of years rather
than for life as provided in the
federal constitution. He would re-
quire at least a three fourths vote
by the supreme court in order to
declare a law unconstitutional,
very reasonable provision. His
that courts should not
have jurisdiction in determining
cases based upon disputed ques-
tions of fact would hardly be prac-
teal, as there is no other author
ity to adjust them. Such differ
ences are bound to arise and if the
courts can not adjust them where
are they to be adjusted? /? Mr.. Dill
lon favors the establishment of
national health commission, a
question that has been widely and
we believe justly advocated. He
also favors the bill now before con-
gress fixing the pensions of old sol
diers at ST per day. He favors
the national income tax law. This
is question that is meeting with
much favor but is still undeter-
mined. The supreme court has in
one instance held snch lev, ..c &c &c
unconstitutional. To obviate this
President Taft petitioned congress
to submit an amendment to the
constitution. This was done but
up to the present time not enough
states have ratified the amendment
to make it effective. Mr.. Dillon is
man whose personal standing in
this community it unquestioned
and his record during four con.
secutive terms in the state senate