| Show republican PLATFORM following is tl ti e report of the reso lution cornn attee whick was adopted by the republican nation nil tl convention and thus becomes the can na dional platform for 1116 1916 in the can party stood tor fr the th union As it stood tor for the uni union n of states it now stands tor for the united cited people true to amer can ideals loyal to america american traditions orrs knowing no alleg ance except to the cons titu tion to the gon government and to the flag of the united states we be lieve in american policies at home and abroad I 1 protection of 0 american rigl rig ti ts V ve declare that we believe in and will enforce the protection of every american citizen in all the rights se cured to h in by the const aution trea ties and the law of nations at home and abroad by land and sea these rights which in violat on of the c nc lie pron se of their party made at balt baltimore i more in 1912 the democratic dent and the democrat c congress have failed to defend we will unflinchingly ii maintain foreign relations we desire peace the of justice and right and bel eve in maintaining a straight and honest neutrality between the belligerents in the great war in europe we n perform all our du ties and insist upon all our rights as neutrals without fear and w phout favor we bel eve that peace and neu as well as the dignity and in fluence of the un ted led states cannot be preserved by sl efty expedients by phrase making by performances in language or by attitudes ever chang ing in an ef effort fort to secure groups of not ot ers the present administration has destroyed ties troyed our influence abroad and hu mil us i i a our own eyes the re publican party believes that a firn consistent and courageous tore fore agn policy always n maintained by republic can presidents in accordance with american traditions Is the best as a it 1 is the only true way to preserve our peace and restore us to our r gotful place among the nations we bel eve in the pacific settlement of intern atlon al d shutes and favor the establish ment of a world court for that pur pose mexican we deeply sympathize w th the 15 people of alex co who for three years h have a v e seen their heir country deva stated t their h e ir ho es destroyed their fellow cit zens murdered and their aomen outraged by armed bands of led by self seeking con sc se en celess agitators agitator who when tern tem por pora arlly rily success I 1 in any local ty have never thought nor been able to restore order or establish or peace we express our horror and indigena tion at the outrages wh ch have been and are being perpetrated by these bandits upon american men and wo men who were 0 are in mexico on of the laws and 0 of the gov arnn ent of that country and whose rights to security of person and prop erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty obi gat ons we denounce the inde tens ble methods ol 01 interference interfere nee em aloyed by this admInis administration tra tio n in the internal affairs of mexico and refer with shame to its failure to discharge the duty of this country as next friend to mexico its duty to other powers who have relied upon us as su such e h friend and ts duty to our citizens in mexico in permitting the continuance of such conditions first by failure tc to act promptly and firmly and second by lending its influence to the continue t on of such cond aiono tione through lecog of 0 e of the factions cespon sible for these outrages we pledge our aid in restoring order and ma nta ri ining taming peace in mexico we promise to our citizens on and near our border and to those in mexico wherever they may be found adequate and absolute protection in their lives ives I 1 liberty and property 11 monroe lonroe doctrine we affer m our u r approval ol 01 t the he mon ilan roe docar ne n e and am d declare its malate nance to be of this country es sentral to ts present and future peace and safety and to the achievement of its manifest dest ny latin i cerica we favor the continuance of lican pol cles cies w which aich will result in drawing more and more closely tl tie e commercial finane al and social rela tiona dons between this country and tl e countries of latin america PI 1111 11 1 ines we renew our allegiance to the phil policy inaugurated by mclin ley approved by congles a and nd cons st antly carried out by roosevelt and tatt taft even in this hort time it has enormously improved tl e material and social conditions of the islands given the F alipino people a constantly in cress ng participation in their gov and it if persisted in will bring still greater benefits in the future we accepted tt tie e res poris ability of the islands as a duty to chiv civilization and the filipino people to leave ditl our task halt half done would break our pledges injure our prestige among nations and in peril what has already been een accomplished W we s condemn the democratic ad mini ministration str atlon tor for its attempt to aban son don the ph I 1 paines which was pre vented only by the vigorous opposition of f can men bers of congress a ded by a few patriotic democrats we reiterate our fled tied approve bl al of the action taken in december 1 1911 9 1 1 by the pres dent and congress s secure e c u re with russ a as w th other coun tr es a treaty that will recognize the absolute right of atlon and pre vent all discrimination of whatever kind between american citizens cheth er native born or alien and regardless of race on or previous political allegiance we renew the pledge to observe this princ pie and to maintain the right of which Is neither to be surrendered nor cestr acted and we un unite 1 te in the cherished hope that the war which Is 1 now desolating the worl I 1 may way speedily end w th a con and listing restoration of brotherhood an ong the nations of the earth and the assurance of full equal rights chiv I 1 and rel glo e to al men in every land 1 I protection of tl ti e country in order to dainta n our peace and mak make certain the security of our peo pie with n our own borders the coun try must have not only adequate but tl ti orough and complete national de tense ready tor for any emergency we n have a sufficient and effective regular army and a provision for ample reserves al already re a dy drilled and disciplined who can be called at once to the colors when the hour 0 of f danger comes e we must have a navy so strong and so well proportioned and equipped so thoroughly ready and prepared that no enemy can gain command of the sea and effect a landing in force on either our western or our eastern c coast to secure these results w we e must hive have a coherent and continuous policy of national defense which even in these perilous days the democratic party has 1 itterly tailed failed to develop but which we promise to give to the coun try tariff the republican party stands now always has in the fullest sense tor for the policy of t tariff ariff protect on to amer icart industries and american labor and does not regard an anti dumping provis on as an adequate substitute such protection should be reasonable in amount but sufficient to protect adequately american industry and american labor and be so adjusted as to prevent undue exact ons by lies or trusts Is should moreover give special attention to securing the industrial independence of the united states as in the case of dyestuffs dyes tufts through w se tariff and industrial legislation our industries can be s so 0 or that they will become no not t only e commercial bulwark but a 8 powerful aid to national deafen de ten the underwood tar ft ff act Is a corn com failure in every respect under its administration imports have enor piously increased tn n sp te of the fact that intercourse with foreign cou coun tries has been largely cut off by rea re son ot of the var wl I 1 i e the revenues ol 01 f which we stand in such u c h d re need have hav a breathy bee reduced under tl ti e nor mal conditions which prevailed prior to the war it was clearly demonstrate demon strat ed that this act ved the american producer and the an wage earner of that protection which en titled them to meet their foreign co competitors m peti tors and but for the adventitious ou s conditions created by the war wax would long since have paralyzed all forms of american industry and deprived amer lean ican labor of its just jus t reward it has not in the least reduced the cost of liv ng wh ch has constantly ad danced fron the date of its enactment welfare of our people demands its re peal and the substitution of a r basure which in peace as well as in war ar wll will produce aeple an pie revenue and give rea protection to all forms form s of american production in mine forest field and factory we favor the creation of a tariff commission with complete power to gather and compile information tor for the use of congress in all matters relating to the tar ft ff the ther can party has long be I 1 eved in tl e rigid supervision and strict regular on of the transportation and great corporations of the country it I 1 as put its creed into its deeds all really effective laws regulating the railroads and the great industrial cor po rations lons are the work ot of republican congresses and pres dents for this policy of regulation and supervision the democrats in a stumbling and eal way are under tal ing to in velve volvo the government in business wh ch should be left the sphere of pr vate e ter prise and in direct competition w th its own citizens a policy which is sure to result in waste great expense to the taxpayers and in an inferior product the republican party firmly believes that all who violate the laws in regu lation of business should be ind vidu ally punished but prosecute prose cut on Is very different from parsec tion and bu busl ness success no n atter how honestly attained Is apparently regarded regard e d by the democrat e pirty party as in itself a crime such doctrines and beliefs choke en ter prise and stifle prosperity the re can party bel eves in encouraging amer can business as it believes in and will seek to adad e all american interests hural credit credits we favor an effective system of rural credits as opposed tor the inet law proposed bi ahe he present democratic administration rural hural I 1 ree DellNer delivery 3 we favor the extension of the rural free delivery system and condemn th the e Derno democrat crate administration fa curtail ing and crippling it herd in view of the polices polac es adopted by all the marilin e 0 nations to encourage their shipping interests and in order to enable us to con pete with them lor tor the ocean carrying trade we favor the ent to ships engaged in the fore agn trade of liberal co compensation in pensa tion for services actually rendered n carry ing the malls and bucl sue further legis lation as will bu id up an adequate e american merchant marine and give us ships which may be requisitioned by tl e government in time of national emergency we are utterly opposed to ti 1 e kv gov ownership of vessels ari ag pro posed by the democratic party because government p wh if IC effective ly ting the development ot of the american merchant ner chant marine aby private cap tal will be entirely unable to pro vide tor for the vast volun e 0 of american tre fre gl ts and will leave us more help less than ever ir in the hard grip ot of tor for eign syndicates transportation interstate and intrastate tran tation have become so interwoven that the attempt to apply two and often several sets of davs to its regulation has produced conkli ts of authority embarrassment in operation and in convenience and expense to the public the entire transportation system of the country has become essentially national we therefore favor such ac tion by legislation or it if necessary through an amendment to the conati aution of the united states as will re suit in placing it under exclusive fed oral eral control and national dulcet bu aget the increasing cost of the national nation al governa ent and the need tor for the great est acono ny of its resources in order to meet the growing demands of the people tor for government service call tor for the severest condemnation of the waste ful appropriations of this democrat ic te admin str atlon of its shameless raids on tl e treasury and of its tion to and rejection of president taft s oft repeated proposals and earnest et of forts torts to secure economy and efficiency through the establishment of a simple business like budget system to which we pledge our support and which we hold to be necessary to effect any real reborn n in the aan iniste at on of na dional finances conservation CouserT atlon we bel eve in a careful husbandry of all natural resources of the na gioi alo i a husbandry which means de ent without waste use with out abuse catill service beform the civil service la v bis kas always been sustained by jhb republican party and we renew our repeated dec barat 0 i that it shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wherever practicable the democrat ic baity has created s nee march 4 1913 30 offices cuts outs de of the c 1 I service law a d at in annual cost of 44 to the taxpayers of the we condemn the gross abuse and the misuse of the law by the present democratic administration and pledge coursel es to a ie organization of thia this service along lines of effle ency and economy territorial officials reaffirm ng the attitude long main bained by the republican party we hold that officials appointed to ad n inister the go governa verrin e 1 of any ter should be bona fide residents ol 01 the territory in which their duties are to be performed I 1 abor laws we pledge the republican party to the faithe I 1 en enforced ent orcen ent of all federal laws passed for the protect on of labor we favor vocational education the en and rib rig d enforcement of a federal child labor law the enactment of a generous and con workmen s compensation law within the commerce power of congress and an accident compensation law covering all government employees we favor the collection and collation under the direction of the department of labor of complete data re acing to industrial hazards for the inborn at on of con gress to the e end 1 1 d list tl at such legislation may be adap adopted t e d as may be calculated to secure the safety conservation and protect io of labor from the dangers incident to industry and transportation suffrage the republican party reaffirming its faith in the government of the peo pie pis by tl e people for the people as a mea measure qu re of justice t one halt half the adult people of this country favors the extension of the suffrage to wo men but recognizes the right of each state to settle this question ton fon itself such are our principles such are our purposes and policies we close as we began the times are danger ous and the future Is fraught with peril tl TI e 0 great issues of the day have been confused by words and phrases tl TI e american spirit which made the country and saved the union has been forgotten ba those charged with the lity of power we appeal to all americans whether na zed or ur native born to prove to the world that we are americans in thought and in deed with one loyalty one hope one aspiration we call on all americans to be true to the sp rit of america to the great traditions of their common country and above all things to keep the faith |
