The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-31

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with the form of ballot, We declare the
theory advocated by President Wood,
row Wilson of a short ballot, which
tends to one man power, and he ap-
point all the rest, is reverting back
under our present executive form of
constitutional power. We regard prin.
ciples, to be submitted of more import.
ance than the length of the ballot.
Fifth-Following the combination of
our election laws to establish a legal,
intelligent, representative and popular
party government, and to clean up the
official spoil system in it's organization,
comes the amendment of our state con-
stitution to establish equitable taxa
ton.
Sixth-That the adoption of a practi-
cal comprehensive state educational
law to centralize, economic and gain
a higher efficiency in our public school
system is apparent-yet we do not
favor parsimonious salaries; but that
such wages shall be paid to our teach
ers as will attract to this state the
best talent is the pedagogic field.
Seventh-That we believe that the
most good can be accomplished, in the
evolution in state government by or
ganizing good will and service through
practical laws, to afford greater indi-
vidual opportunity and material devel-
opment, without attacking any indi-
vidual or property interests-that
while the public record of a public Of
ficer is a proper subject for discussion
We believe that nothing whatever is to
be gained by creating unwarranted pre-
JUDGE against any individual or prop
erty interest, whether such person is a
private citizen or public officer or
whether such property interest is a
farmers elevator, a creamery company
a bank or a railroad company. Individ-
ual or corporate property rights are
matters entirely for the law and the
courts to deal with, as We build, by
law, in state government.
Eighth-We condemn the present
democratic administration in it's pro-
posed tariff measure as discriminate
ing against the agricultural interests
of the west.
Ninth-In national convention we
favor basing the representation on the
republican vote of each state rather
than on the population.
Tenth-We believe that the record
made by the republican party past and
present is broad enough II every re-
publican in the state to stand p
therefore we invite every true republi-
can to join in the conflict against the
common enemy, and We pledge our
selves to- support the republican nomi-
nees of the next primary election.
On these principles do we commence
and pledge the better organization of
the republican party in South Dakota.
We appeal to the general electorate Of
this state regardless of former party
affiliations, to enroll as republicans,
for in unity there is strength, and aid
us in securing the representation from
each county to the first representative
legal party proposal meeting at the
state capital at Pierre in January
next; and that a meeting is hereby
called for Huron, September 10th, 1913
to report progress on enrolment and
representation.
We recommend that a committee
composed of one member from each
county be selected to promote and pro-
tect the principles of the republican
party in this state as outlined in these
resolutions; that such committeeman
be selected by the persons present
from each county, that where there
are counties not represented, the COM
mittee so selected shall select commit
teemen to represent such counties un-
represented. That such committee i'm
mediately meet and organize by the
election of a chairman and secretary
upon the adjournment Of this conven.
ton.