The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-31
MEET
AT SIOUX FALLS
Adopt Platform and Urge Party
to Get Together for Future
Success.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 2s--At a mass
meeting of South Dakota republicans
held here last Friday n Saturday, the
following platform was adopted:
Pursuant to state call, we, the repub-
leans Of South Dakota in mass meeting
assembled do represent and declare that
our party was born of IN aspiration for
liberty; that it was baptised in blood and
sacrificed for human rights; that while
ascension amongst our nation leaders has
caused the party to be temporarily en-
barrassed In the nation; that neverthe-
less in crises the republican party has al
ways proven to be the most dependable
refuge for equity and progress; and be-
lieving that the welfare of our state and
nation demand that the republican party
be intrusted with the reins of government
In order that he people may enjoy the
fullest measure Of prosperity and happi-
ness-Be it resolved therefor, thai we an
nounce the following principles funda-
mental to conservative progress in the
state government:
That public service and good will be the
underlying motives in enactment of all
state laws.
That equal right to vote shall be extend
ed all citizens who obey the laws.
That we believe under popular form of
government that it is essential that the
electorate. be sober and temperate. We
favor national restriction and control Of
Importation, production and distribution
OF any kind of alcohol.
That the spirit of the primary law is
the preservation of the rule of the peo-
PIE, and the preservation OF this republic.
We therefore favor a national primary
election law to establish a legal uniform
party government as a legal equitable
basis for organization, to enable 100, 600, 900
people to proceed ~intelligently in political
organization, and that the people may be
soloolec upon one national issue at a
time, and that the same may be homo
generously focused upon the same form of
primary ballot, on the same slate through
out the IS states SO that the average citizen
may at d glance, see. understand and vote
his choice of principle and standard bear
ers. The election laws being the Begin
ming of the organization of the state gown
ernment and have to do with the form Of
ballot, we declare the theory advocated
by President Woodrow Wilson of a short
ballot, which tends to one man power,
and he appoint all the rest. is reverting
back to monarchy in government under
our present executive form of constitu-
tional power. We regard principles, to be
length of the ballot.
Following the completion of our cleo
ton laws to establish a legal, intelligent,
representative and popular party govern
ment, and to clean up the official spoil
system in Its organization, comes the
amendment of our state constitution to
establish equitable taxation.
That the adoption of a practical com
prehensive state educational law to cen
tralize, economic and gain a higher eff
cheney in our public school system is APP
pSii yGlH w az llOl 1aNOIE pal Slillotl1ouS
salaries; but that such wages shall be
paid to our teachers as will attract to this
state the best talent In the p~edagogic field.
That we believe that the most good can
be accomplished in the evolutionain state
government by organizing good will and
service through practical laws, to afford
greater individual opportunity and ma
terial development, without attacking any
individual or property interests-that
while the public record of a public officer
is a proper record subject for discussion
WE hn1iaOn that rNthjnc /, a fnI-ar ir 10 he
gained by creating unwarranted prejudice
against any individual or property inter-
est whether such person is a private citi-
zen or public officer or whether such prop
erty interest is a farmers elevator, 8
creamery company, a bank or a railroad
company. Individual or corporate prop.
erty rights are mattrs entirely for the
law and the courts to deal with, as we
huild, by law, In state government.
We condemn the present democratic ad.
ministration in it's proposed tariff measure
as discriminating against the agricultural
interests of the west.
In national convention we favor basing
the representation on the republican vote
of each state rather than on the popula-
ton.
We believe that the record made by the
republican party past and present is broad
enough for every republican in the state
t:s staa97 upon, therefor we invite every
rue REPUBLICAN to Join in the conflict
against the common enemy, and we pledge
ourselves to support the republican nomi-
nees of the next primary election.
On these principles DO we
ssld pledge the better organization of the
republican party in South Dakota. We
appeal to the general electorate of this
state regardless of former party affilia-
tons, 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 pro-
posal meeting at the state capital at Pierre
In January next; and that a meeting is
1918, to report progress on enrolment and
representation.
We recommend that a committee com
posed of one member from each county
be selected to promote and protect 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 committee so selected shall select com
mitteemen to represent such counties un-
represented. That such committee i'm
mediately meet and organize by the cleo
ton OF a chairman and secretary upon
the adjournment Of this convention.
LEErUL-L