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Show REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Following Is tho report of the resolution reso-lution committee, which was adopted by tho Republican national convention, nnd thus becomes the Republican national na-tional platform for 1916: In 1861 vho Republican party stood for the union. As It stood for tho union of states. It now stands for tho united people, truo to American Ideals, loyal to American traditions, knowing no allegiance except to tho constitution, constitu-tion, to tho government and to tho llajr of the United States. Wo bo-llovo bo-llovo In American policies at home and abroad. l'ratecUon of American Right. "Ve declare that wo bolleVe In and will enforce tho protection of every American citizen In all tho rlKhts secured se-cured to him by tho constitution, treaties trea-ties and the law of nations, at home nnd abroad, by land nnd sea, Theso rights, which, In violation of tho spo-clilc spo-clilc promise of tholr party mado nt Baltimore In 1912, the Democratic president presi-dent and tho Democratic congress have failed to defend, wo will unillnchlngly maintain. Foretell ItelntloiiM. Wo deslro poace. tho peuca of justloo and right, and bollovo in maintaining a straight and honest neutrality botwoen the belligerents In tho groat war In Europe. Wo must perform all our duties du-ties and Insist upon all our rights as neutrals without fear und without favor. Wo bollevo that pcaco and neutrality, neu-trality, as well as tho dignity and In-tluenco In-tluenco of tho United Statos, cannot bo preserved by shifty expedients, by phraso-malUng, by performances In language, or by attitudes over-changing In an effort to securo groups of voters. vot-ers. Tho present administration bus Uestroyed our influence abroad nnd humiliated hu-miliated us in our own eyos. The Republican Re-publican party believes that a linn, consistent and courageous foreign policy, always maintained by Republican Republi-can presidents In accordanco with American traditions. Is tho best, as It Is tho only truo way to preservo our peaco and rcstoro us to our rightful place among tho nations. We bollovo In the pacino settlement of international internation-al disputes and favor the establishment establish-ment of u. world court for that purpose. pur-pose. Mexlrnu. We deeply sympathlzo with tho 15,-000,000 15,-000,000 people of Mexico who for three years havo seen tholr country devastated, deva-stated, their homes destroyed, tholr fellow citizens murdered und their women outraged by armed bands of desperadoes led by solf-scoklng, conscienceless con-scienceless agitators, who, when temporarily tem-porarily succesful In any locality, havo never thought nor beon able to restore order or establish or mulntaln Vence. Wo express our horror nnd Indignation Indigna-tion at tho outrages which havo been and nre being porpotrated by those bandits upon American men and women, wo-men, who wero or are In Moxlco by Invitation of tho laws nnd of tho government gov-ernment of that country and whoso rights to security of person and property prop-erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty obligations. Wo denounce tho tnde-fcnslblo tnde-fcnslblo methods of Interference employed em-ployed by this administration In tho Internal affairs of Mexico and refer with shnmo to Its failure to dlschnrgo tho duty of this country ns next friend to Moxlco, Its duty to other powers who havo relied upon us as such friend and its duty to our cltlzons in Moxlco in permlttlntr tho contlnuanco of such conditions, llrst by fulluro to- act promptly nnd tlrmly, nnd, second, by lending Its lnlluonco to tho continuation continua-tion of such conditions through recognition recog-nition of one of tho factions responsible respon-sible for theso outrages. Wo pledge our aid In rostorlng order nnd maintaining peace In Mexico. Wo pro ml so to our cltlzons on and near our border, and to thoso In Mexico, wherever they may bo found, adequato and absoluto protection in their lives, llborty and property. Monroe Doctrine. Wo affirm our npprovnl of tho Monroe Mon-roe doctrine nnd declaro Its maintenance mainte-nance to be a policy of this country essential es-sential to its prosont nnd futuro peuce and safety and to tho achlovomont of Its manifest destiny. I.ufln-Ainerlcn. Wo favor tho continuance of Republican Repub-lican policies, which will result In drawing moro nnd moro closely the commercial, financial and social relations rela-tions between this country and tho countries of Latin-America. IMilllpnlnrN. Wo renew our ulloglunco to tho Philippine Phil-ippine policy Inaugurated by McKln-ley, McKln-ley, approved by congres nnd consistently consist-ently cnrrled out by Roosovolt nnd Taft. Even in this hort tlmo It has enormously Improved tho mntorlul and social conditions of tho Islands, glvon the Filipino people n constantly increasing in-creasing participation In their government, gov-ernment, and. If persisted In, will bring still greater bononts In tho future. , Wo aceoptcd Uio responsibility of the Islands as a duty to civilization nnd tho Filipino poople. To leave with our tusk half done would break our pledges, injure our prestige among nations and imperil what has already beon accomplished. Wo condemn the Pomocratlo administration ad-ministration for Its nttempt to abandon" aban-don" tho Philippines, which was prevented pre-vented only by tho vigorous opposition of Republican members of congress, aided by a few patriotic Democrats. Wo reiterate our unqualified approval approv-al of tho action taken In Dccomber, 1911. by the president and congress to socuro With Russia, us with other countries, coun-tries, a treaty that will rocognlze tho absoluto right of expatriation and prevent pre-vent nil discrimination of whatever kind botwoen American citizens, whether wheth-er native-born or allon. and regardless of race, religion or previous political allegiance. Wo ronow tho pledgo to observe this principle and to maintain tho right of nslyum which Is neither to be surrendered nor rostrlcted, and we unlto in tho cherished hope that tlie war which Is now desolating tho world may speedily end, with a complete and lasting restoration of brotherhood among tho nntlons of the earth and the nssurnnco of full equal rights, civil and religious, to nl men in ovory land. l'rottlon of the Country. 'In ordor to maintain our peace and make certain the security of pur people peo-ple within our own borders, tho country coun-try must have not only adequate but thorough and complete natlonnl defense, de-fense, ready for any emergency. We must havo a sufficient and offoctlve regular army, and a provision for atuplo reserves, already drilled and disciplined, who can bo called at onco to the colors when the hour of danger comes. Wo must have a nayy so strong and so well proportioned and equipped, so thoroughly ready and prepared, that no enemy can Bain command of the sea nnd effect a landing In force on either our western or our eastern const. To secure theso results we must have a coherent and continuous policy of natlonnl dofonse, which even In those perilous days the Democratic party has utterly failed to develop, but which we promise to give to tho ccrun- try Tariff. Tho Republican forty stands now, always has, in tho fullest sonse, for tho noilcvoif tariff protection to American" Amer-ican" lndusTvrca and '.r."erican labor, and does npt regard an antl-dumplng provision jis an adequato substitute. Such protection should be roasonablo In amount, but sufficient to protect ndequntely American Industry and American labor and bo so adjusted as to prevent undue exactions by monopolies monopo-lies or trusts. Is should, moreover, glvo special attention to securing tho industrial independence of the Unltod Stntes, ns In the enso of dyesluffs. Through wise tariff and Industrial legislation our Industries can bo so organized or-ganized that they will become not only n commercial bulwark, but a powerful did to natlonnl defensj. The Underwood tariff act Is a complete com-plete failure In every respect. Undor Its administration Imports havo enormously enor-mously lnoreasod. In spits of tho fact mi - "v - that Intercourse with foreign coun tries hns been largely cut off by reason rea-son of the war, while tho revenues of which we stand in such dlro need have groatly boon reduced, Undor tho normal nor-mal conditions which prevailed prior to tho wnr, It was clearly demonstrated demonstrat-ed that this act deprived tho American producer and tho Amorlcnu wogo-earnor wogo-earnor of thnt protection which entitled en-titled thorn to meet their foreign competitors, com-petitors, nnd but for tho adventitious conditions created by tho war would long since have paralyzed all forms of American Industry and deprived Amorlcnu Amor-lcnu labor of Its Just reward. It hns not In tho least reduced the rost of living, which hns constantly ad-.vnnced ad-.vnnced from the date of Its enactment. Welfare of our poople demands Its re-poal re-poal nnd the substitution of a measure wnSlu In peace ns well ns In wnr, will produce ample revenue nnd glvo roa-sonablo roa-sonablo protection to all forms ot American production In mine, forest, Held and factory. We fnvor tho creation of a tnrlff commission with comploto power to gnther and cnmpllo Information for the use of congress in all mnttors relating to the tarirr. Iltinlnmn. The Republican pnrty hns long bo-llevcd bo-llevcd In tho rigid supervision and strict regulation of the tranportatlon nnd great corporations of tho country. It has put Us creed Into Its deeds; all really otfcctlvo laws regulating tho railroads and tho great Industrial corporations cor-porations aro tho work of Republican congresses and presidents. For this policy of regulation and supervision tho Democrats, In a stumbling and piecemeal way, aro undertnklng to In-vlvo In-vlvo the government In business which should bo left within tho sphore of prlvato enterprlso and In direct competition with Its own citizens, a policy which Is suro to result In waste, great expenso to tho taxpayers and in an Inferior product. Tho Republican pnrty firmly believes that all who violate tho laws in regulation regu-lation of business should bo Individually, Individu-ally, punished. Hut prosecution Is very different from persecution, nnd business busi-ness success, no matter how honestly attained, Is apparently regarded by tho Democratic pnrty as In Itself a crlmo. Such doctrines nnd beliefs choke on-torprlso on-torprlso nnd stlllc prosperity. Tho Republican Re-publican party believes In encouraging American business, ns It believes In nnd will seek to udvuiivw all Amorlcan Interests, Ittirnl Credit. We favor an effective system of rural credits as opposed to tho ti effective ef-fective law proposed bj Uio prosont Democratic administration. Itiirnl Free Jlrllvcry. Wo favor the extension of tho rural frco delivery system and condemn tho Domocrntlc ndmlnlstratlou fo? curtailing curtail-ing und crippling It. Merchant Mnrlu. In view of tho policies adopted by nil tho mnrltlmo nations to encourngo tholr shipping Intorosts, nnd In ordor to 'enablo us tor compete with them for tho ocean-carrying trade, wo favor tho payment to ships engaged In tho foreign trado of llbernl compensation for services actually rendered In enrry-lug enrry-lug tho malls, nnd such further legislation legis-lation as will build up uu ndequnto American merchant marine nnd glvo us ships which may bo requlstloned by the government in tlmo of national emergency. Wo are utterly opposed to the government gov-ernment ownership of vessels ns prof-posed prof-posed by tho Democratic pnrty, becuuso government ownership, while effectively effective-ly preventing the development of the Amorlcan merchant marine by prlvato capital, will be entirely unablo to provide pro-vide for tho vast volumo of American freights and will leavo us moro helpless help-less than ever In tho hard grip of foreign for-eign syndicates. Trnnsuortntlnn. Interstate and Intrastate transportation transpor-tation have become so Interwoven that the attempt to apply two and often sevornl sets ot laws to Its regulation has produced conllbts of authority, embartassment in operation, and Inconvenience In-convenience nnd expenso to the public. Tho ontlre transportation system of the country hns become essentially national. Wo therefore favor such action ac-tion by legislation, or. If necessary, through an amendment to tho constitution consti-tution of tho United Stntes, ns will result- in' placing It under excluslvo fod-eral fod-eral control. Economy nnd Nntlonnl Iludcct. Tho Increasing cost of the nntlonnl govorument nnd tho need for tho groat-est groat-est economy of Its resources In order to moet tho growing demands of tho people for government service call for tho severest condemnation of tho wasteful waste-ful appropriations of this Democratic Democrat-ic administration, of Its shameless raids on tho treasury nnd of Its opposition opposi-tion to nnd rejection of President Taft's oft-repeated proposals and earnest efforts ef-forts to securo economy and efficiency through the establishment of a simple, buslness-llko budget system, to which we pledgo our support nnd which wo hold to bo necessary to effect any roal reform In tho administration of national na-tional finances. Conservation. Wo bellevo In a careful husbandry of all natural resources of the nation na-tion ki husbandry which means development de-velopment without waste; uso without with-out abuse. Civil Service Reform. The civil service law hjs always been sustained by th Republican finny, and we renew our repented dec-a dec-a ration thnt It shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced nnd oxtonded Whorever practicable. The Democratic Democrat-ic party ban crented, since March 4, 1013, 30.000 offices outsido of tho civil service' law and at an annual cost of 114,000,000 to tho taxpayors of tho country. ' We condemn the gross abuse and tho misuse 'of the law by tho present Domocrntlc administration nnd pledge ourselves to a reorganization of this service along lines of efficiency and economy. Territorial Officials. Reaffitmlng the nttltude long maintained main-tained by tho Republican party, ws hold that officials appointed to administer ad-minister tho government of any territory ter-ritory should be bona lido residents ot the territory In which their duties are to be performed. Ijibor I.nTTH. W pledge the Republican party to the faithful enforcement of all federal laws passed for tho protection of labor. We favor vocational education, the on-notmeut on-notmeut and rigid enforcement of a federnl child labor law, tho enactment of a generous and comprehensive workmen's compensation law, within the commerce power of congress, and an accident' compensation law covering alt government employees. Wo favor the collection and collation, under the direction of tho department of labor. of complete data relating to Industrial hazurds for the Information of congress, con-gress, to the end that such legislation may be adopted as may be calculated to secure the safety conservation and protection of labor from the dangers Incident to industry and transportation. Suffrage. The Republican pnrty, reaffirming; Its faith In the government of the people, peo-ple, by tho poople, for tho pooplo. as a measure of Justlco tc one-halt the adult poople of this country, favors the extension of tho suttrago to women, wo-men, but recognizes the right of each stnto to settle this question fon Itself. Such are our principles, such are our purposes and policies. "Wo close as we began. Tho time? aro dangerous danger-ous and the future Is fraught with peril, Tho great Issues of the day have been confused by words nad phraseB. Tho American spirit, which mado the country and saved the union." has beon forgotten by thoso charged with the responsibility of power. Wo appeal to all Americans, whothor naturalized na-turalized or native born, to provo to tho world that we aro Amorlcnns In thought and In deed, with ono loyalty, ono hope, ono aspiration. We call on all Americans to be truo to tho spirit of America, to the great traditions of their common country, and, abovo all things, to keep the faith. |