The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-08

ton for the are and thoughtfulness
with which it is trnasacting the public
business and guarding the public ex-
pen%aitures. That in a young and
growing state with the con-
increasing demands Of edu-
and the expansion of public
enterprise. there should be an in
crease in state, local, school and mll-
nicfpal taxes, is inevitable. We con
graduate the state administration
upon its determination to reduce the
public Indebtedness and enforce bust
methods TO prevent waste and
promote economy without impair
ing efficiency in the public service.
We commend the practice followed
by the several progressiv state adj
ministrations of South Dakota since
1907. of strict non-partisanship in
the management of the educational
and penal institutions of our state
and the elimination therefrom of poll
itics and spoils.
The history of legislation in South
Dakota during these years re1ects
the earnest and active work of . rank
NJ. Byrne in the cause OF true pro-
gress and distinguished him as one of
the most. useful and faithful of pub
lie servants. We heartily endorse his
conduct i'm all state matters and es-
peciaily comend his action in TAX
ing up his residence in the city of
Pierre and giving his undivided time
and attention to the administration
of affairs.
We do hereby propose the follow
ing declaration of principles and sub
nit the same for approval at the re-
publican state primary to be held
on the fourth Tuesday of March,
1914.
!. We favor the enactment of a
law providing for the nominations of
presidential candidates by direct par
ty PRIMARIES in which each individ-
ual party voter shall have the right
10 express his choice OF candidates,
and in which the nomination shall be
the result OF II direct expression of
the preference OF the highest num-
Der of party electors.
2. We oppose an invisible gov
eminent by special interests, through
a subsidized press and professional
lobbyist working in secret. for the
purpose of securing unjust advant-
ages and special favor.
8. We favor the enactment of
q law by congress abolishing secret
and corrupt lobbying to secure or
defeat legislation, and imposing hea-
Wy penalties for all violations of the
same. t9N
A. We insist that the basis of rep
resentation in national conventions
shall be so changed that each state
shall be represented according to the
nh m q rir11 marty ctrnn 9th il nnrpnc
es, as shown by the previous elect
ions, and hat newly chosen national
comitteemen shall be chosen and in
stalled before such conventions meet
and thai they shall have charge of
the temporary roll of membership
and the preliminary determination
of contests; instead of allowing this
tremendous power 10 be exercised
by retiring committeeman chosen four
years previous, who may no longer
~stitucncies; also that fun force AMI
effect shall be given to the primary
election laws of any state providing
for the election of delegates t o ma
tional political conventions.
.. We declare in favor OIL tnat meas
ure of protection to American in
Idustry, and no more. which promotes
the general welfare and which keeps
labor employed at reasonable wages
protection-not to increase monopo.
ly-but to stimulate the productivits
of farm and factory, which arc on.
chief sources of wealth. The mcasur,
of such protection should be the diff
ference in cost of production AT Eomo
and abroad, ascertained by IL nor
partisan expert tariff commission
We favor tariff %protectio.- Ior ali
and condemn the policv of the demo
cratic tariff Legislation Iilcing farm
products on the free list and main
tanning protection on ws%nufacturet
products.
s. We favor legislation to i'm.
prove our banking and currency law.
by so concentrating and mobilizin,
bank reserves thai hat may be uset
effectively in times of stress TO ware
off pahics, and by making provision
for an elastic currency redeemablt
upon demand in gold and issued b,
the government upon liquid asset.
TO meet the demands Of commerce
the volume of which shall depend
upon the legitimate demands of com
merce rather than the arbitrary vii
of federal reserve banks for this pur
pose and withdrawal of the reserve.
now kept by the national banks O
the country in New York and loaned
on the stock exchange, and the de
posting of the reserve so withdraw
in the new reserve banks promise
to be material improvement.
Z. We condemn the democrat
ic party for defeating amendment
to the bill recently passed, providini
for public ownership of the stock il
the newly created federal reserv,
banks, prohibiting inter-locking di
r%ectorates, giving the government TIL
control of the governing boards O
these banks, and allowing them il
emergencies, under safe regulations
to deal with individual citizens.
s. We favor the cooperation o
the federal with the several stat
governments in the building an,
!, maintenance of a system of goo,
roads which shall lessen the burdcl
of transportation from the farm t
tho market place.
8. We FAVOR the taking over b
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