The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31
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AT SIOUX FALLS
Adopt Platform and Urge Part,
to Get Together for Future Z,
Success.

EHFae 49, .NLH.HAtM. II
Sioux Falls, S. ID, July 2s--At a MAJ,
held here last Friday and SATURDAY. tSsa
following platform was adopted:
Pursuant to state call, we, the Penn,
leans OF South Dakota In mass meetins
assembled do represent and declare tbsss
our party was born OF an aspiration fS%s
liberty; that II was baptised In blood anS
sacrificed for human rights: that WHY
u~issension amongst our nation leaders bss
caused the party to be temporarily en-
parrassed " b nation; that neverths
ways proven to be the most depends.
refuge for equity and progress and by
lieying that the welfare OF. our state a M
patton demands that the republican party
pc 1ntrusted with the reins OF governmsN,
IN order that the people may enjoy IN
fullest measure OF prosperity and haDnt
ness--Be Il resolved therefor, that we an
nounc the following principles fund.-
mental % conservative progress in Ii,
That public service and good win be n.
nnderiying motives In enactment Of al
Chat equal right to vote shall be extend
cd all citizens who obey the laws.
That we believe under popular form a
oyernmen that 1t is essential that TN ,
electorate be sober and temperate, W. \
favor national restriction and control ~
Importation. production and Distribute
VI any KIM OF aleOnOI EH"gMNM-+
That the spirit OF the primary law i
the pr~eservato1 of the rulegof the peo.
pie. and the preservation of this repub1c \
We therefore favor 9. national primary
election law to establish a legal uniforT
party government as q legal equitable
oasis Tor organization, TO enable 100 900 al
people to proceed intelligently In political
organization, and that the people NAV n \
selooled upon one national Issue at !
time, ard that the same8may be home
GhannnNI Qfu fOatfuad ttKxNp 4IAcunrao -.
primary ballot, on the same slate through
"a the As states so that the average citISa, h
may at q glance, see, understand and yots
his choice of principle and standard bear
ming OF the gorganization OF the state GOV.
eminent and have to do with the form N
ballot, we declare h theory ADVOCATED
by. President woodrow Wilson OF a shOf
ballot. which tends to one man power
and he appoint all the rest. is revertiu,
back to monarchy in government undi l.
our present executive form OF ccnstitt
tional power: We regard principles, to
length OF the ballot.
Following the completion OF our cleo
ton laws to establish d legal, intelligent
representative and popular psrty govern.
ment. and to clean up the official spot
system In Its organization, comes ts
amendniant OF our state constitution d
establish equitable taxation.
That the adoption OF a practical com
prehensiye state educational law to ceh
~tralize, economize and gain a higher Eff
parent--yet we do not favor paTsimonioa
salaries; but that such wages shall b
paid to our teachers as will attract to tl
state the best talent In the pedagogic field
That we believe that the mcst good cal
be accomplished in the evolution In stat
government by organizing good will and
service through practical lawsrto afford
greater individual Opportunity and ms
terial development, Without attacking aTy
WHILE RaiSid the pubic r PrS9sft q ! m pabiie ofaSsI
Is a. proper record subject for d~iscussM
we believe that nothing whatever is to b
gained by creating un~warranted prejudid -
against any individual or property inter
est, whether such person Is private cid.
zen or public officer or whether such prop r
serty interest is a farmers elevator, 4
creamery company, a bank or q railrOat
company. Individual or corporate prop
law and the courts to deal with, as xd
build, by law, In state government
We condemn the present democratic aS
ministration ln5its proposed tariff measUJ
as discriminating against the agriculture
interests Of the west.
7 In national convention we favor basin5
the representation on the republican yHl
of each state rather than on the DopulE
ton. 13t.
republican party past and present is brOa
enough for every republican in the stat
o. starI upon, therefor we invite even
aue republican to Join in the confEN
sGainst the common enemy, and we pledg
ourselves to support the republican nomi
nees OF the next primary election.
on these principles do we commend
ind pledge the better organization Of III
republican party in South Dakota.
appeal TO the general electorate Of tn
state regardless of former party affla
Ntions, to enroll as republicans, for in unt
there is strength, and aid us in secura
the Representation from zach county
the hrst representative legal party pp
posaI meeting at the state capital at Pier
In January next: and that a meeting
hereby called for Huron Eeptember
1913, to report progress on enrolment an
representation:
we recommend that q committee con
posed OF one member from each count
be selected to promote and protect N N
principles of h republican party in III
state as outlined In these resolutions; tht
such committeeman be selected by
persons present from each county, thd
where there are counties not representa-
the committee so selected shall select con
mitteemen to represent such counties u
represented. That such committee ID
mediately meet and organize by the elaN
ton OF a chairman and. secretary upQ
thn adfournnnanf ~ this rof1uanftOn W