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Show PLATFORM OP THE j REPUBLICAN PARTY B, The One Adopted At the National Convenes Conven-es j , tion In Chicago Calls For Preparedness B. and Protection of American Rights. B Rclow in the report of the resolutions committee, which wns Hfi adopted by the republican nntionnl convention at Chicago, and Hi thus becomes the republican national platform for 1910: R In 1MI Id Itepubllcan party, flood for Hbj t thp Union. As II "loud for th union of h j emits It now stands fftr unlttd people, B true to American Ideal, toy1 to Amerl H can tradition, knowing ho all-stance ax B cept to Ilia constitution, to ths" rovern- H rnt and to In fisg u( the United Htstes. B Wa bellcv In American pollciee at homo B and abroad. H Prolttittn of Amtrloan Right. H Wo declare that we belleva In and will H rnfnrc the protection o( every American H rtllten In all lb right secured to dim by H tha constitution, treaties and tha law ot B nation, at horn and abroad, by land and kH mo. The rlahts, which, In violation ot H tha speclflo promise ot their party, html n I at Haltl.ior In 111., lh Democratic presses! pres-ses! l I idrnt and lh Democratic conaree liar M ailed id defeno, w will unflinchingly H I maintain. H i V dlr peace, lh pear of Justice H I and right, and heller In maintaining a H.l I atraJght and honeet neutrality between j j tha belligerent In the ireel war In Ku H ' rev. W mut perform all our dull and H . Insist upon all our rbthis a neutral, with H , wit fear and without favor. W bellrre e that pear and neutrality a well aa lh H dimity and Influence of lh United Rtalea H ' eannot b preserved by ahlfty eipedlenta, 1 by phrseeniaklti. by rformsnces In Ian H ru or by atllluil ever changing In H an effort to ecur group of volar. Tha preut admlnllrallon haa destroy B9 -I our Inrluenc abroad and humiliated u 1 In our own aye. The Itepubllcan parly believes that a firm, consistent ami cour m aceoua foreign poller, alway maintained B by llepubllran presidents In accordance H A with American tradition la the beat, aa H It la the only true wny to preserve our H ,, pesc nd reator u to our rightful place 1 J ' j , among lh nation. W bell In lb r' H rlfto settlement of International dispute aaVaVai: ' rit "' 'or lh establishment of a world j raun for that purpose. Hj .) Mexico, j J VVa deeply sympathli wlih lb II.WXM0 H I ? "ft peepl of Mailro who, for thre year, B 1 har aen their rounlry ileraelated, their i ) ,f, home Ueatruyed, their fellow rltlaena 1 ( murdert and their women outraged by H j ' 4 armed band of ileeperadAea led by aelf l f i aekln(, ooneclenceleea agllatora. H .; Wa etpree our horror and Indignation K . at tha outrage which bara been and are H being perpetrated by thee bandit upon H ' A Amealcan men and women who wera or H II ar In Meilra by Invitation of tha law H ' &M and of lh government ot that country H ', and'whoM right lo aecurlty of irwn LVaVB ' ' 'm JB ""' trtirty ar guatanlce1 by eolemn aaVaVai I i' SH treaty bllgatlona. Wa denounc lh In H : ( tl 4eftnaiil method ot Interference em H ' i 131 rloyel by thla admlnletrallan In tha In Hr ( aiJ temat affaire of Mrxloo and refer with aaVavK i !ul ahain to Ha failure la discharge th duly LaTaCi ' ' ' kTvl cf ,nl country aa tie it friend to lUiloo, 1 I," lla duly to othar power who hav rlld Hf , upon ua ka eurh friend nd It duly to our f i k dilaeti In Ueilco In pennlltlng tha con l , ff tmuanca of aueh condlllon. first, by fall IHt v, ara lo act promptly ami firmly, and, H iii aeid, by lending It Influence) lo lh eon 1 WL Hanatlon of auch rondlllona through ro H t 17 aynKlon ot on ot th faction rponalbl f j . r8l for thea outraca. LVaVaVI I TaCi W plolg our aid In reitorlng order and avaaVM ' Ol .maintaining peara In Mailco. Wa prom H JaB U to our cltlien cm and near our border B j ,fM and to thote In Mexico, wherever I lief B may b fmind. aileiual and abeoluta pro ' 1M taction In their Uvea, liberty and property! ( "rfsl Monro Ooctrln. .y W rearrirm our approvnl of th Mon 1 ,,, re- drctrln and declare II malntenanc 1y to ba policy ot Ihl country enlUI H ) fel, to II preaent ami future) pear and aafaty H 11 and In th achievement ot Ita manlfMt affaaH i i .ai daatlny. bbbB TP& Latin America. ' ) Ti& w fnvor "' continuation of Itepubllcan ) ' Jfi putlclen. which will reeult In drawing mor j ,fjD and Dior cloeely lh commercial, flnaii aaaaK ' ii UH ! "', clal relatlnni between Ihle ooun LHB1 hMH ,rT and "" rohtrle vf Latin America. aeH 1 rmm Phlllppln. LaaV JBiH W renew our allegiance In tha Philip H TjHH n Pol'0 Inauguratwl by McKlnley, a HF i 'yu proved by congrre ami ronaUtenlly car aVaVaal .JbB 'I1 ""' l' nimsevelt and Taft, Krn In LaVaVai I MfJ thla abort lima It haa enonnutuly Impruv LawaVat f ' ' I rHiS " na material and aitclal condition ot LaVaVaV 1 i;BTS ,Ba tl given th rtilllprln people a aTaaVM r killW constantly Incrraelnapartlrliwllon III their aTaaaV'fi &IHI covemmenl and. If perleteJ In, will bring LaVaH' KiwSl "" cealer benefit. In Ilia future. aTaaVaaV ( ? uXl w condemn lh Uemorratlo admlnUtre Lffaffaal. iv'Hn Xon tor lu ,lnl' ln abandon tha Thll LaTaVaV f iELwI Ipplnea which waa prrrented only liy th aTaaTaBT ' 'ItYiBS vigorous opiwsltlon of llepublloati mem LVaaB't 'i'rB tr "' congreee, aided by a few patriotic BTaTaTaTaT ) If vW Demoeratm. HW ptfjt Treaty With Rutela. LaaiaV h'tw w reiterate our umiuallfled approval nt aVaVaal1 ! 1 tJOU tn t'l" tlel In Iktrcmber, lll, by aVaVaV ' ''WH ,h prealdent amlrongn lo eeura with LaVaVai k ) 1VH lluaalo. a with other countries, a treaty LVaVaaV t (jj9l tnjt 111 recognlw th abeolut right ot aTaaTai I V lBBVaW ripalrUtlmi uml prevent nil illeerlmlna aaTaVJ Tl f'aaTaal "" of wltatevfr kliul between Amerlonii aaTaaW '" L?3bbH eltleena, whether native tmrn or alien, LaVaVI 1 ' vfnt ani1 regurdleea uf nn r. religion or pro aVaVaV ' I '4aVm vlou Hlltlt altegtamo. Wo renew th LVaVaV l ) aVaVJ pledge to nbeenu thl principle ami to aVaVaV I I j XM .maintain the right of nullum, which U oVaSI i ' JHH neither lo nurrenJeied nor rwrlrietetl, HaaV' ' I 4 iwH a"J w" unlt ,H l,la cherlehetl hep tlwt I BBTaaB "vSH p warwblrh isnuw ileMtUllHic lh Murtd I aaTaaW ( I ' JS'H nV epeedlly end wli n omnplel nml i ( I i nMaV laatlnt reatorallon uf intherbea1 anvook! I f sHS "' nllsn ' ,,,e ertli ami tha awur ' I (TJW nc of fu" "l"1 rlKht. i iv II and rail i I IbB glous, to all men In every Uml. I ' 1 HWr Protection of th Country. i ftffWll '" orJr maintain our peacs and i k&Kil maVo certain th security ot our iniplo ti reSVaV within our oven bonier, the country inuet bbVjS ' ' 'QaaH hTe not oh' 0leuat, but thorough and aVaVal rJaBI romplel national defense, ready fur any LaaVai : 'JOHH emergency. Wc must bat a a Miftliilent aVaVal ' UaoVaff and efTeotlve regular army uml a provl- I LaaVai ' L flaTavB on t0T unl'a rerea. already drilled BBWaa i li IbH ,n1 illaclpllned, who can bo called at om LbtH 1 i rTalS (o "' colore when danger comes. gaaVA f I' eVKaH Wa mv,i ha a navy ao atrong and so LaTaS f P "tflaH " proportioned and equipped, ao tbor B r'iflH oughly ready and prepared that no enemy lM 'SfoK ca gal- command ot tha sea and effect a aVataV atw landing In fore on either our western or aaVBll ' 'li 1,r eMtem ronsl. To secure thee re LaVaKl A(JK suits we must bav a coherent and eon LaVaH rfa tluaoui policy of national defense, which aaTaVl i9 vcn ,n these perilous day th Democrat LaTasV ' rilMLMI Pity ha utterly failed to develop, but aaVasm J ' il'iNM wblob w promise to Kir to lh country, --m Tariff. I Kvlfii Tho nepvibllcau party stand now, a ' ' 'CKhE always. In Ike fullest sense for th policy I MfflBai M r'ff protection to American laduslrle '''mtSK M Anea,i labor ang do net regard i BHtJ an sntl-ainntitnr pioviaton ma an adsquat iiltltuta Hucli protection should bo reo snntbl In amount, but aufTlrlent to pro (rrt adeipiately American Industry and American labor and b eo adjusted ax to prevent undu eiactlona by monopoIlM or truil. It should, moreover, glv special attention to securing- th Industrial Inde pendenc of th United 8(at, a In th case ot dyestuffs. Through wU tariff and Industrial legislation legis-lation our Industrie can be so cramnlted that Ihey will becom not only a commercial commer-cial bulwark, but a powerful aid to na tlanl detent. Tb Underwood (artff act 1 a eomplets failure In every reepect Under It admin Islrallon Imports hare enormously In creased In spit of lh fact that th Intercourse Inter-course with foreign countries lis been Isnrstv ml nfr ti asnti at lh war. whits th revenue, of which we stand In such dire need, have been greatly reduced. Un der the normal conditions which prevailed prior to the war, It was clestly demon strsted that thl act deprived th American Amer-ican producer and lh American wag earner ot that protection which entitled them to meet their foreign competitor, and, but for th adventitious conditions created by th war, would long sine hav paralysed alt form ot American Industry Indus-try and deprived American labor of lu Just reward. It he not In lh least reduced the eoet ot llvlnr, which has constantly advanced from th date of Ita enactment. Th wel far of our people demand II repeat and lb eubdltutlon of a measure which. In peace well as In wr, will produce am pi revenue end glv rewonsbts protection protec-tion to all form of Americas productive) In mine, forest, field and factory, W favor lh creation of a tariff commission, com-mission, with ereinplet power to gather nd compile Information for th us et congress In all matttrs relating lo th tariff. Business. Th nepubllran, party haa long believed In the rigid supervision and strict regulation regula-tion ef transportation and great cor pnratlona of ths country. It has put It creed Into It deeds, snd all really effective effec-tive laws regulating the railroads and the crest Industrial corporations are the work uf Itrpufallcan congresses and preeldenla. For this policy of regulation and super vision th Democrat. In a stumbling and piecemeal way, are undertaking to Involve the government In business which should be left within the sphere ot private enterprise en-terprise and Indirect competition with II own rlttten. a policy which I sure to result re-sult In waste, great eipense lo the taxpayer tax-payer ami In an Inferior product, Th Itepubllcan petty flimly Ullevu that all who violate the law In regula linn ot business should be Individually punished. Hut prosecution I very differ ent from persecution, and business More, Mo-re, e matter how honestly attained, I apparently regarded by th Democratlo party a In Itself a crtme. uch doctrine end bellefa choke ssterprlse and stifle prosperity. The Itepubllcan party bellevee In encouraging American business as It Ulleve In and will seek lo advance alt America Interests. Rural Credit. We favor an effective system of rural credits sa opposed to ths Ineffective law proposed by the present Democrallo ad mtnlstrctlon. Rural Free Delivery. W favor the extension ot the rural free delivery systsm and condemn lh Demo rratla administration for curtailing and crippling It-Merchant It-Merchant Marine. In view of the policies adnplrd by all lh maritime ballon to encourage their shipping Interests, and In order to enable us to compete with litem for the ocean carry Ins? trade, we favor the payment to ships encaged In the foreign trade of lib eral compensation fur services actually rendsred n carrying the mail and such further legislation as will build up an ad quale American merchant marine and give us ship which may b requisitioned by th government In time of national l emerrcenry. We are utterly opposed to the govern ment ownership of resets a proposed by the Democratic party because government owned ships, while effectively preventing the development ot the American merchant mer-chant marln by prlral capital, wilt be entirely unable to provide for the vast volume ot American freight nd will leava us more lielplese than ever tn th hard grip of foreign syndicate. Transportation, rnlarataf and Intrastate IrasaitArlstlAn has become so Interwoven that th at tempt to apply two and often several sets of laws lo Its regulation has produced conflicts of authority, embarrassment In operation and Inconvenience and eipense tu I he public. The entire transportation system o: ths country has become essentially national. We, therefore, favor such notion by legislation legis-lation or, If necessary, through an amendment amend-ment to tha constitution ot the United HMtee as will tesult In placing It under exclusive federal control. Economy and a National Dudgst, The Increasing cost of th national kov ernuient ami the need fur the uroalret economy uf Its reeourees. In order to meet the groalng demands ot the peoila fur coverruneeit service, call for the severest uHideenhalkm of the wasteful approprla tlona uf this Democratic Administration, of Ita shameless raids on the treasury and of lis uppuoltlun to and rejection of l-rcal dent Tuffs oft repeated proposal and earnest effort lo secure economy and ef-ideikcy ef-ideikcy through th establishment ot a shuttle, businesslike budget system, to which vve pledge our support. Conservation. We believe In a careful husbandry of all ths natural resources) of th nation a husbandry which means dsrelopment without vasts, use without abuse. Civil 8rvlc Reform. Th civil service law he always been sustained by the Kepnbllcuu party, aad we renew our repealed declaration that It shall bs thoroughly and honestly en forced anr extended wherever practicable. The Democrullo fitly has created aloe March 4, ISIJ. JO.0U) offices outside ot th ctvQ service law at an annual onst of IK OdaoM lo h taxpayer of the country. Territorial Matter. f UMlDreitng the attitude lovvr mitntttstd .aaaaaWaV aaWoK-m T ' A assssssssssssH asaaaaaaaaaW Jaasssfca. j' Al Sx. -tvBBBBBBBj by the llepubilrarr party, w nota mat Official Offi-cial appointed to administer th government govern-ment of any territory should b bona fid residents of the territory In which their duties ar to be performed. Labor Law. W pledge the Itepubllcan party to lh faithful enforcement of all federal law passed for the protection of labor. We favor vocational education, the enactment and rigid enforcement of a federal child labor law, the enactment of a generous and comprehentlv workmen' compensation compensa-tion law, within th commerce power of congress, and an accident compensation law covering all government employees. W tsvor th collection and collation under un-der th direction of th department of labor la-bor of complete dale relating to Industrial hasard for Ihs Information of congress, to th od that auch legtatallon may be adopted aa may be calculated to secure the mfety, conservation and protection of labor from lh dnnr Incident lo Industry Indus-try and transportation Suffrage. The Iten-jbllcan party, reaffirming It faith of government f the people, by th people, for the people, aa e messure ef Justice to otie-bslf the edult people of thl country, fsvors th extension ef tb aviffrag to women, but recognises th right of each elate lo settle this cues Hon for Itself. Bach are our principles, such are oar purposes and pellilca. We doe as we began. Th times ar dangerous and th future I fraught with peril. W op-peal op-peal to all Americana, whetkrr naturalised natural-ised or native horn, to prove to the world that we are Americana In thought and In detd. with one loyalty, one hope, one aspiration. as-piration. We call on all American to be true to lh spirit of America, to th great tradition nf their common country and. above all tiling, to keep the faith. |