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Show that inteiTourFo with forrftrn countries coun-tries has been largely cut off hy reason rea-son of the w;i r, while the revenu fs o'. which we stand in Biich dire need h:ivi pi-eatly bet.-n i-educed. I'nder the nur-nuil nur-nuil conditions which prevailed prioi to the war. It w;is clearly detnonst r;i t-ed t-ed that tliis act deprived the American producer mid the American wage-earner wage-earner of that protection which entitled en-titled them to meet their foreign competitors, com-petitors, and but for the adventitious cundilUms created hy the war would Ioiik since have paralyzed all forms of American industry and deprK'ed American Amer-ican labor of its just reward. It has not in the least reduced the cost of living, which has constantly advanced ad-vanced from the date of its enactment, j Welfare of our people demands Its re- I peal and the substitution of a measure which, in peace as well as In war, will produce amide revenue and give reasonable rea-sonable protection to all forms of A merienn production in mine, forest, held and factory. We favor the creation of a tar If f commission with complete power to gather and compile Information for the use of congress in all matters relating to the tariff. IIUNilieHS. 1 The Republican party has long- believed be-lieved in the rigid supervision and strict regulation of the tranportation and great corporations of the country. It has put its creed into Its deeds; all really effective laws regulating the railroads and the great industrial corporations cor-porations are the work of Republican congresses and presidents. For thla policy of regulation and supervision the Democrats, In a stumbling and piecemeal way, are undertaking to involve in-volve the government in business which should be left within the sphere of private enterprise and in direct competition with 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 firry believes that all who violate the k'-s in regulation regu-lation of business should be individually individu-ally punished. But prosecution is very different from persecution, and business busi-ness success, no matter how honestly attained, Is apparently regarded by the Democratic -party as in Itself a crime. Such doctrines and beliefs choke enterprise en-terprise and stifle prosperity. The Republican Re-publican party believes in encouraging American business, as it believes In and will seek to advaiw all American interests. Rural CreditM. We favor an effective system of rural credits as opposed to' the ineffective inef-fective law proposed by the present Democratic administration. Rural Free Delivery. We favor the extension of the rural free delivery system and condemn the Democratic administration for curtailing curtail-ing and crippling it. Merehnnt Mnrlne. In view of the policies adopted by all the maritime nations to encourage their shipping interests, and in order to enable us to' compete with them for the ocean-carrying trade, we favor the payment to ships engaged in the foreign trade of liberal compensation for services actually rendered in carrying carry-ing the mails, and such further legislation legis-lation as wilj huild up an adequate American merchant marine and give us ships which may be requistioned by the government In time of national emergency. We are utterly opposed to the government gov-ernment ownership of vessels as proposed pro-posed by the Democratic party, because government ownership, while effectively effective-ly preventing the development of the American merchant marine by private capital, will be entirely unable to provide pro-vide for the vast volume of American freights and will leave us more helpless help-less than ever in the hard grip of foreign for-eign syndicates. Transportation. Interstate and intrastate transportation transpor-tation have become so interwoven that the attempt to apply two and often several sets of laws to its regulation has produced conflicts of authority, embarrassment in operation, and inconvenience in-convenience and expense to the public. The entire transportation system of the country has become essentially national. We therefore favor such action ac-tion by legislation, or. If necessary, through an amendment to the constitution consti-tution of the United States, as will result re-sult in placing it under exclusive federal fed-eral control. Economy and National Budget. The increasing cost of the national government and the need for the greatest great-est economy of Its resources in order to meet the growing demands of the people for government service call for the severest condemnation of the wasteful waste-ful appropriations of this Democratic Democrat-ic administration, of Its shameless raids on the treasury and of its opposition opposi-tion to and rejection of President Taft's oft-repeated proposals and earnest efforts ef-forts to secure economy and efficiency through the establishment )f a simple, business-like budget system, to which we pledge pvjr support and which we hold to be Tcessary to effect any real reform in the administration of national na-tional finances. Conservation. We believe in a careful husbandry of all natural resources of the nation na-tion a. "husbandry which means development de-velopment without waste; use without with-out abuse. Civil Service Reform. The civil service law has always been sustained by the Republican party, and we renew our repeated declaration dec-laration that It shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wherever practicable. The Democratic Democrat-ic party has created, since March 4, 1913, 30,000 offices outside of the civil service law ivnd at an annual cost of J-I-f, 000,000 to the taxpayers of the country, We condemn the gross abuse and the misuse of the law by the present Democratic administration and pledge ourselves to a reorganization of this service along lines of efficiency and economy. Territorial OfHclaln. Reaffirming the attitude long maintained main-tained by the Republican party, we hold that officials appointed to administer ad-minister the government of any territory ter-ritory should be bona fide residents of the territory in which their duties are to be performed. Lnbor Lnvrs. We pledge the Republican party to the faithful enforcement of all federal laws passed for the protection of labor. We favor vocational education, the enactment en-actment and rigid enforcement of a federal child labor law, the enactment of a generous and comprehensive workmen's compensation law, within the commerce power of congress, and an accident1 compensation law covering all government employees. We favor the collection and collation, under the d i recti on of the department of labor, of complete data relating to industrial hazards for the information of congress, con-gress, to the end that such legislation may he adopted ns may he calculated : to secure the safety conservation and I protection of lnbor from the dangers incident to industry and transportation. Sn f f ra tzv. The Republican party, reaffirming its faith in the government of the people, peo-ple, by the people, for the people, as a measure of justice to one-half the adult people of this country, favors the extension of the suffrage to women, wo-men, but recognizes the right of each stnle to settle this question fon itself. Such are our principles, such nro our purposes and policies. We cIopq as we becin. The times are dangerous danger-ous and the future is fraught with peril. The great issues of the day have been con fused by words an d phrases. The American snirit. which made the country and savml the union. has been forgnUen by those charged with the responsibility of power. We : appeal to nil A mrica n , whether naturalized na-turalized or native horn, to prove to 'the world that we a r Americans In ; thought and in dcei. with one loyalty, one hope, one :i si i r. i f i on. "We c: 1 1 on all Americans to be true to th spirit J of A m erica , to T b -1 treat traditions of ! their common counfw. and, above all ' things, to keep the faith. Yet Hope. "TVaitrr, have you forrntten me?' ' "No. sir, not yet, sir." M;:ses. REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Following Is the report of Die resolutions reso-lutions t'omnifttr'L', which was adopted by the Republican national convention, and thus becomes the Republican national na-tional platform for jltlti: In lsiil the Republican party stood for the union. As It stood for the union of stales, it now stands for the united people, true to American ideals, loyal to American traditions, knowing no allegiance except to tire constitution, constitu-tion, to the government and to the flag of the United States. We believe be-lieve in American policies at home and abroad. Protection of American RIglitN. We declare that we believe in and will enforce the protection of every American citizen In all the rights .secured .se-cured to hlin by the constitution, trea- ' ties and the law of nations, at home and abroad, by land and sea. These rights, which. In violation of the spe-cilic spe-cilic promise of their party made at Baltimore In 1912. the Democratic president presi-dent and the Democratic congress have failed to defend, we will unflinchingly maintain. Foreign Relation!. We desire peace, the peace of Justice and right, and believe in maintaining a Btraight and honest neutrality between the belligerents in the great war in Europe. We must perform all our duties du-ties and insist upon all our "rights as neutrals without fear nnd without favor. We believe that peace and neutrality, neu-trality, as well as the dignity and influence in-fluence of the United States, cannot be preserved by shifty expedients, by phrase-making, by performances in language, or by attitudes ever-changing In an effort to secure groups of voters. vot-ers. The present administration has destroyed our influence abroa.d and humiliated hu-miliated us in our own eyes. The Republican Re-publican party believes that a Arm, consistent and courageous foreign policy, always maintained by Republican Republi-can presidents In accordance with American traditions, is the best, as It is the only true way to preserve our peace and restore us to our rightful place among the nations. We believe In the pacilic settlement of international internation-al disputes and favor the establishment establish-ment of a world court for that purpose. pur-pose. Mexican. We deeply sympathize with the 15,-000,000 15,-000,000 people of Mexico who for three years have seen their country devastated, deva-stated, their homes destroyed, their fellow citizens murdered and their women outraged by armed bands of desperadoes led by self-seeking, conscienceless con-scienceless agitators, who, when temporarily tem-porarily succesful in any locality, have never thought nor been able to restore order or establish or maintain peace. W'e express our horror and indignation indigna-tion at the outrages which have been and are being perpetrated by these bandits upon American men and women, wo-men, who were or are in Mexico by invitation of the laws and of the government gov-ernment of that country and whose rights to security of person and property prop-erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty obligations. We denounce the indefensible inde-fensible methods of Interference employed em-ployed by this administration 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 such friend and its duty to our citizens in Mexico in permitting the continuance of such conditions, first by failure to act promptly and firmly, and, second, by lending Its influence to the continuation continua-tion of such conditions through recognition recog-nition of one of the factions responsible respon-sible for these outrages. We pledge our aid In restoring order and maintaining peace In Mexico. We promise to our citizens on anu near our border, and to those In Mexico, wherever they may be found, adequate and absolute protection In their lives, liberty and property. Monroe Doctrine. We affirm our approval of the Monroe Mon-roe doctrine and declare Its maintenance mainte-nance to be a policy of this country essential es-sential to Its present and future peace and safety and to the achievement of Its manifest destiny. L.ntln-Amertcn. We favor the continuance of Republican Repub-lican policies, which will result In drawing more and more closely the commercial, financial and social relations rela-tions between this country and the countries of Latin-America. Philippines. We renew our allegiance to the Philippine Phil-ippine policy inaugurated by McKin-ley, McKin-ley, approved by congres and consistently consist-ently carried out by Roosevelt and Taft Even In this hort time it has enormously improved the material and social conditions of the islands, given the Filipino people a constantly increasing in-creasing participation In their government, gov-ernment, and. if persisted in, will bring still greater benefits in the future. We accepted the responsibility of the islands as a duty to civilization and the Filipino people. To leave with our task half done would break our pledges, injure our prestige among lations and Imperil what has already jeen accomplished. We condemn the Democratic administration ad-ministration for its attempt to abandon aban-don the Philippines, which was prevented pre-vented only by the vigorous opposition of Republican members of congress, iided bv a few patriotic Democrats. We reiterate our unqualified approval approv-al of the action taken In December, 1911 bv the president and congress to secure "with Russia, as with other countries coun-tries a treatv that will recognize the absolute right of expatriation and prevent pre-vent all discrimination of whatever kind between American citizens, whether wheth-er native-born or alien, and regard ess of race, religion or previous political allegiance. We renew the pledge to observe this principle and to maintain the right of aslyum which Is neither to be surrendered nor restricted, and we unite in the cherished hope that the war which is now desolating the world may speedllv end. with a complete and listing restoration of brothevhood . among the nations of the earth and the assurance of full equal rights, civil and religious, to al men in every land. Protection of lic Country. In order to maintain our peace and make certain the security of our people peo-ple within our own borders, tl;. country coun-try must have not only adequate but thorough nnd complete national defense, de-fense, ready for any emergency. W e must have a sufficient and effective regular army. and a provision for ample reserves, already 'V'l'le11 i,nd disciplined, who can be called at once to the colors when the hour of danger CWeS'must have a navy so strong and iO well proportioned and equipped, so thoroughly ready and prepared, that no enemv can gain command of the ca and effect a landing in lorce on either our western or our eastern coast To secure these results we must have 'a coherent and continuous policy of national defense. .7 h ! evon these perilous days the Democratic partv has utterly failed to develop, but which we promise to give to the coun- Uy' Tariff. ' The Republican party stands now. alwavs has, in the fullest sense, for the poliev of tariff protection to American Amer-ican industries and American labor, and does not regard an anti-dumping nrovision as an adequate substitute. Such protection should be reasonable In amount, but suflicient to protect idequatelv American Industry at. American ' labor and be so adjusted as to prevent undue exact ions by monopolies monopo-lies or trusts. Is should, moreover, give special attention to securing Ibe Industrial independence of the t inted Stales as in the c:ise of dyesturts. Through wise tariff and industrial legislation our industries can le so organized or-ganized that they will become not only a commercial bulwark, but a powerful aid to national defense The T'-derwood tariff act is a complete com-plete fillnre In every respect. Tn.icr ;-s administration imports have crmr-...ouslv crmr-...ouslv increased, in spite ot the fnct |