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MORSS
C e ll in g c a r d s -The S e n t i n e l .
W ith t h e e x c e p tio n of a few u ulm
p o rln u t p l a n k s tin* follow in g Is th e ua
tlo n al re p u b lic a n pin!form
T h e r e p u b l i c a n p a r t y , a a a e m h ld d by
I t s repr«'M<-ntatives in n a llo n u l con
ventlo u, d i'c l a r c s Its u n c h a n g in g faith
In g o v e r n m e n t of th«i p eo ple, by th e
people, for III«' pe«»ple. We reiU'W OUT
a ll e g ia n c e to th e p rin c ip le # of ih« re
p u b lican p a r t y a n d o u r d e v o ti o n to
th e c a u s e of r e p u b l ic a n In s llt u li o u s
e s t a b l i s h e d by o u r fa t h e r s .
It Is a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t we sh o id d now
recnli w ith a s e n s « of v e n e r a t i o n am i
g r a t i t u d e t h e n a m e of o u r first g re a t
lead e r, w ho w as n o m i n a te d In th is
c ity a n d w h o se lofty p i i n d p l e a an d
s u p e r b d e v o tio n to ills c o u n tr y , a r e an
I n s p ira tio n to t h e p a r t y h e h o n o re d
Abraliitm L incoln.
In t h e p r e s e n t
s t a t e of pub lic a ffairs, we sh o u ld be
Insp ired by Ills broail s t a t e s m a n s h i p
am t by h is t o l e r a n t s p i r i t tow aril men.
T h e r e p u b l i c a n p a r t y lo oks b ack on
Its re c o rd w ith p rid e a n d s a t is f a c ti o n
an d f o r w a r d to Its new r e s p o n s i b l e
lies w ith h o p e a n d conflilenca.
Its
a c h i e v e m e n t s In g o v e r n m e n t co n st)
t u t e t h e m o s t lu m in o u s p a g e s In o u r
h is to ry .
O u r g ri’a t e s t n a ti o n a l ad
v an ce h a s b een m a d e «luring th e y e a rs
of Its a s c e m la n c y In public affairs
It ImH ...... .. g e n f l t m i y s o d a lw a y s a
p a rt y of p r o g r e s s ; It h a s n e v e r b een
e i t h e r s t a t i o n a r y o r r e a c t io n a r y .
It
h a s g o n e from th«* fu lfillm e n t of one
g re a t pleilge to lb«* fu!fltlin<*nt of an
o t h e r III re s p o n s e to t h e public need
anil to th e p o p u la r will.
We b e lie v e In o u r s elf-co n tro lled
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d u m o c r a c y , w hich Is a
g o v e r n m e n t of law s, n o t of m en, ami
In w hich o r d e r Is th e p r e r e q u i s i t e of
progri-ss.
G o v e r n m e n t Is S table.
T h e p ri n c ip l e s of c o n s t i t u t i o n a l g o v
e r n m e n t w hich m a k e provlsl«»n fo r or
d«rly a n d e ffectiv e e x p r e s s io n of tin-
p o p u la r will, for t h e p r o t e c ti o n of civil
lll>erty a n d t h e r i g h ts of m e n an d In
l e r p r n t n t l o n of t h e law by a n u n t r a m
m eled a n d I n d e p e n d e n t J u d iciary h a v e
pro v ed th e m a e lv e a c a p a b l e of s u s t a i n
Ing t h e s t r u c t u r e of a g o v e r n m e n t
Which. aft«-r m o re t h a n a c e n tu r y «,(
d e v e lo p m e n t, e m b r a c e s 100,000,000 of
people, s c a t t e r e d o v e r a w ide a n d d!
v erse t e r r i t o r y , bu t b o u n d by co m m o n
p u rp o s e, c o m m o n ld«‘a ls a n d co m m o n
affection to t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n of th e
U n ited S ta t e s . U n d e r t h e c o n s t it u ti o n
an d t h e p ri n c ip l e s a s s e r t e d an d vital
!x«*d by It. t h e U n ite d S t a t e s has
gro w n to be o n e of t h e g re n t clvlllxed
an d clvlltxln g p o w e rs of th e e a r t h . It
offers a h o m e a n d a n o p p o r t u n it y to
t h e a m b i t i o u s un d t h e I n d u s trio u s
from o t h e r land*. R e s ti n g up on th e
b read b a sts of a p e o p le 's c o nfld ence
an d a p e o p le 's s u p p o r t, a n d inanagial
by th e p eo p le them s«-lves, th e g o v e rn
m « n t of t h e U n ite d S t a t e s will m eet
th e p r o b l e m s In t h e f u t u r e as s a t i s
facto rtly a# It haa so lv e d t h o s e of th e
past.
T h e r e p u b l ic a n p a r t y is now. aa Is
a lw a y s, a p a r t y of a d v n n c e d a n d con
structlve statesm an sh ip .
It Is to go
forwar«! w ith t h e so lu tio n of th o s e
n«-w «juestlous w hich soclnl, «'conomlc
an d
p o litical
developm ent
have
b ro u g h t In to th e fo r e f r o n t o f t h e na
lio n 's i n t e r e s t . It will s t r iv e , no t only
in th e n a ti o n but In t h e s e v e r a l s t a t e s ,
to e n a c t t h e n e c e s s a r y le g is la tio n to
s a f e g u a r d t h e pu b lic h e a l t h ; to limit
•<ff«*ctlvely t h e la b o r of w o m en an d
c h i l d r e n ; to p r o t e c t wag«* e a r n e r * eii
gaged In d a n g e r o u s o c c u p u tlo u a ; to
enact c o m p reh en siv e and generous
w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n law s In p lace
of th e p r e s e n t w a s te f u l an d u n ju s t
sy s te m of e m p l o y e r s ' I'a b i lit y ; a n d In
all po salb le w uys to a a tls fy th e Just
dt'tn n n d s of t h e peop le for th e stu d y
an d s o l u ti o n of t h e c o m p le x a n d con
Htnutly c h a n g i n g p r o b l e m s of social
w elfare.
No In t e r f e r in g w ith In d iv id u a l R ig h ts
In d e a li n g w ith t h e qut>Htlons It Is
I m p o r t a n t th a t t h e r i g h t s of e v e ry In
d iv id u a l to t h e fre«-st p o ss ib le «level
o p tn e n t of his o w n p o w e r s an d r e
s o u r c e s un d to t h e c o n t r o l of his ow n
Justly acqulr«*«l p r o p e r ty , so f a r ns
th o s e a r e c o m p a t i b l e w ith t h e r i g h t s
of o th e r s , s h a ll n o t be I n t e r f e r e d w ith
o r d e s t ro y e d .
T h e so cial a n d po lltlcn l s t r u c t u r e of
t h e U n ite d Htat«*s r e s t s on ttui civil
lib e rty of t h e I n d iv id u a l; a n d Tor th e
p ro t e c ti o n of th a t llb«*rty t h e peop le
h a v e w isely . In t h e n a t i o n a l an d s t a t e
c o n s t i t u t i o n s , pu t d e fin ite l i m i ta t io n s
on t h e m s e l v e s , on t h e i r g o v e r n m e n t a l
officer* a n d ag e n c ie s.
T o enforce
th«*se li m i ta t io n s , t o s e c u r e t h e o r d e r ly
and c o h e r e n t e x o rc is e of g o v e r n m e n t
al p o w e r a n d to p r o t e c t t h e r i g h t s of
even t h e h u m b l e s t nn d le a s t f a v o r e d
In d iv id u a ls a r e t h e f u n c t io n of !nde-
p e n d e n t c o u r t s of Justice.
T h e r e p u b l ic a n p a r t y r«*afflrms Its
I n te n tio n to up h o ld a t all ti m e s th e au
th o r l t y a n d In t e g r it y of t h e c o u rt s ,
bo th s t a t e nn d fe d e r a l, nn d It will e v e r
In s ist t h a t t h e i r p o w e r s to e n f o r c e
th e i r p r o c e s s sn«l to p r o t e c t life, l i b e r
ty an d p r o p e r t y s h a ll be p r e s e r v e d In
violate. A n o r d e r ly m e t h o d Is prtsild-
«>d tin d e r o u r s y s t e m of g o v e r n m e n t,
by w h ich t h e p eo p le m a y . w h en th e y
choose, a l t e r o r a m e n d t h e c o n s t i t u
tio nal p r o v i s io n s w h ich u n d e r l ie t h a t
g o v e r n m e n t. U n til t h e s e c o n s t it u ti o n
al p ro v i s io n s a r e so a l t e r e d o r a m e n d
ed, tn o r d e r l y fas h io n . It Is t h e d u ty
pf t h e c o u r t s to s e e to It t h a t w h e n
c h a lle n g e d th e y a r e e n fo rced .
T h a t t h e c o u r t s , b o th f e d e r a l an d
jf a te . m a y b e a r th o h e a v y b u r d e n laid
upon t h e m to t h e c o m p l e t e s a t i s f a c
tion of p u b lic op in io n , we f a v o r le g is
lation to p r e v e n t lo ng d e la y s nn d t h e
te d io u s a n d c o s tly up p en la w hich h a v e
so o fte n a m o u n t e d to a d e n ia l of
Ju stice tn civil c a s e s a n d to a f a i lu re
to p r o t e c t t h e pub lic at la r g e In c r i m
in al oeaea.
R ecall of J u d g e s U nwlae.
Hlnco t h e r e s p o n s ib i li ty of t h e Jud i
c ia r y la s o g r e a t , t h e s t a n d a r d s of Ju
dlclal a c ti o n m u s t be a l w a y s a n d e v
e r y w h e r e a b o v e s u s p ic io n a n d re
p re a c h . W h ile we r e g a r d th e recall
of Judge* a s u n n e c e s s a r y nnd un w ise,
we fa v o r euoh a c tio n aa m a y be n e c e s
a a ry to sim p lify t h e p ro c e s s by w hich
an y Ju d g e w h o la fo u n d to h e d e r e l ic t
In h is d n t y m a y b e r e m o v e d fro m of
floe.
Tog«*th«*r w ith p e a c e fu l a n d o r d e r ly
d e v e lo p m e n t a t borne, t h e r«*piibllcan
p a r t y «-arn«'sMy fa v o r s all tn«-asur«-s
for th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d p ro t e c ti o n
of ttie p e a c e of Mil- w orld an d for t h e
d e v e l o p m e n t of c lo s e r r e l a ti o n s b e
tw e e n th e v a rio u s nati«»n* of t h e e a r t h
It b e lie v e s m o st e a r n e s t l y In t h e
p e a c e fu l s e t t l e m e n t of I n t e r n a t io n a l
d is p u t e s a n d 111 th e r e f e r e n c e of all
J u s tlc e a b l e c o n t r o v e r s i e s b e tw e e n na
tlon a to a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l c o u r t of Jus
ties.
M onopoly an d P riv ileg e.
T h e r e p u b l ic a n p a r t y la op p o sed to
sp e c ia l p r iv ile g e an d to m onopoly, it
pla«<«’d upon t h e s t a t u t e bo o k s th e In
t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e a c t of 1887. a n d th e
I m p o r ta n t a m e n d m e n t s th e r e to , a n a
th e mill t r u s t a c t of 1890, an d It h a s
c o n s i s t e n t l y nnd sue« ess fu lly en fo r c e d
th e p r o v i s io n s of t h e s e laws. It will
t a k e no b a c k w a r d s t e p to p e r m i t th«.*
re e s t a b l l e h m e n t In a n y d e g r e e of c o n
d it io n s w hich w«*re In to le ra b le .
E x p e r ie n c e m a k e s It plain t h a t t h e
b u s i n e s s of th o c o u n t r y m a y be c a r
rled on w ith o u t f e a r o r w ith o u t ill*
t u r b a n c e n n d a t th e s a m e tim e w ith
o u t re s o r t to p r a c t ic e s w hich a r e a b
h o r r e n t to th e c o m m o n s e n s e of Jus
tlce. T h e re p u b lic a n p a r t y fa v o rs th e
e n a c t m e n t of leg isla tio n s u p p l e m e n
t a r y to t t h e e x l a t l n r a n ti t r u s t act
w hich will define a s c r i m i n a l offenses
th o s e specific a c t s t h a t u n if o rm ly
m a r k a t t e m p t s to r«*straln a n d to m o n
opolize tr a d e , to th e en d t h a t t h o s e
who h o n e s t ly In te n d to obey th e law
m a y h a v e n g u id e fo r t h e i r a c tio n an d
t h a t t h o s e w ho altn to v io la te t h e law
m ay th e m o r e s u r e ly be p u n is h ed .
T h e s a m e c e r t a i n t y sh o u ld be given to
th e law p r o h i b it in g c o m b in a tio n * nnd
m o n o p o lie s t h a t c h a r a c t e r i z e o t h e r
p ro v is io n s of c r i m i n a l law s. In o r d e r
th a t no p a rt of t h e field of buHlneas
o p p o r t u n i t y m ay bo r e s t r i c t e d by m o n
opoly or c o m b i n a ti o n ; t h a t b u s in e s s
s u c c e s s h o n o r a b l y a c h ie v e d m ay not
be c o n v e r t e d Into c r i m e a n d t h a t th e
rig h t of e v e ry m an t o a c q u ir e co m
modlMes, nnd p a r t i c u l a r l y th e n e c e s
a a rle s of life, In an o p e n m a r k e t , un
In flu enced by th e m a n i p u l a t i o n s of
t r u s t o r c o m b i n a ti o n , m a y be p r e s e r v
ed.
Federal
Tr z . ) Commission.
In th e e n f o r c e m e n t an d a d m l n l s t r a
tlo n of f e d e r a l la w s g o v e r n i n g I n t e r
s t a t e c o m m e r c e an d e n t e r p r i s e s Ira
p re s s e d w ith a public u se e n g a g e d
t h e r e in , t h e r e Is m u c h t h a t m a y be
c o m m i t t e d to th e f e d e r a l tr n d e com
m issio n, th u* p la c in g In t h e h a n d s of
an a d m i n i s t r a t i v e b o a rd m a n y of th e
f u n c t io n s now n e c e s s a r il y e x e rc is e d
by th e c o u rts .
T h is will p r o m o te p r o m p t n e s s In th e
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of th e law an d avoid
delay* a n d te c h n i c a l i t i e s In c id e n t to
c o u rt proc«*dure.
T h e T ariff.
W e reaffirm «>ur b e lie f In a p r o
te c t iv e tariff
T h e r e p u b l ic a n tariff
policy h aa tx*en of th e g r e a t e s t b e n e
fit to t h e c o u n tr y , d e v e lo p in g o u r re
s o u r c e s, d iv e r s if y in g o u r Industiiov
and p r o t e c t i n g o u r w o r k m e n a g a i n s t
c o m p e t it io n
w ith
cheaper
la b o r
a b ro a d , t h u s e s t a b l i s h i n g for o u r w age
e a r n e r s t h e A m e ri c a n s t a n d a r d of llv
Ing. T h e p r o t e c ti v e tariff Is so w oven
Into t h e fa b ric of o u r In d u s tr i a li s m
a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l life t h a t to s u b s t i t u t e
for It a tariff to r r e v e n u e only w ould
d e s t r o y m a n y I n d u s tr i e s a n d t h r o «
m illio n s of o u r peo ple o u t of em ploy
nient
The prod u ct* of t h e f a r m an d
th e m i n e s sh o u ld re c e i v e t h e s a m e
m e a s u r e of p ro t e c ti o n aa o t h e r p ro
d u c ts of A m e ric a n labor.
W e hold t h a t t h e Im p o rt d u ti e s
sh o u ld Is* h ig h e n o u g h , w h ile yielding
a sufficient r e v e n u e , to p r o t e c t a d e
q u u te ly A m e ri c a n I n d u s tr i e s nnd w ag
os. Home of t h e e x is ti n g Im p o rt du
tie s a r e to o h ig h a n d sh o u ld be r e
duced.
R e a d j u s t m e n t s sh o u ld be m a d e from
ti m e to t i m e to c o n f o r m to c h a n g e d
c o n d it io n s und to re d u c e excessive
ra te s , b u t w ith o u t In ju ry to A m e ri c a n
I n d u s try . T o a c c o m p lis h th is, c o m » ct
I n f o rm a tio n Is in d i s p e n s a b l e . T h i s In
f o r m a ti o n c a n best be o b ta i n e d by an
ex p o rt c o m m is s io n , a s th e la r g e vol
u m e of usefu l fuels c o n t a i n e d In th e
r e c e n t r e p o r t s of t h e tariff b o a rd h a s
demonstrat«*d.
T h e p ro n o u n c e d featur«* of m o d e r n
In d u s tr i a l Ilf«* Is Its e n o r m o u s «11 v e n d
Mention
T o a p p ly tariff r a t e s Justly
to t h e s e c h a n g i n g c o n d it io n s re q u ire s
c lo s e r s t u d y an d m o r e scientific m e t b
od s t h a n e v e r before. T h e re p u b l ic a n
p a rt y h a s sh o w n by Its c r e a t i o n of t h e
tariff b o a rd Its r e c o g n i ti o n of th i a s i t
uatio n . a n d Its d e t e r m i n a t i o n to be
e q u a l to It. W e c o n d e m n t h e d e m o
c r a t i c p a r t y fo r Its f a i lu r e e i t h e r to
p ro v id e f u n d s for th e c o n t i n u a n c e ot
t h i s bo nrd. o r to m a k e s o m e o t h e r p r o
vision fo r s e c u r in g t h e I n f o rm a tio n
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p r o t e s t u g u ln s t th e d e m o c r a t i c m e t h o d
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gallon.
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bills p a s s e d by t h e h o u s e of r e p r e s e n
t a t l v e s of t h e s ix ty -s e c o n d c o n g r e s s a s
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cr«*dlt a n d aa d e s t r o y i n g b u s i n e s s e n
te r p r is e s .
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T h e r e p u b l ic a n p a r t y b u s a lw a y s
sto o d for a so u n d c u r r e n c y am i for
sa f e h a n k i n g m e th o d s .
It Is r e s p o n
s ib le fo r th e r e s u m p t i o n of sp e c ie p a y
m e n t s an d for t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e
gold s t a n d n r d . It Is c o m m i t t e d to t h e
p r o g r e s s i v e d e v e lo p m e n t of o u r b a n k
ing und c u r r e n c y s y s te m . O u r b a n k
ing a r r a n g e m e n t s to d a y ne«*d f u r t h e r
re v is io n to m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of
c u r r e n t co n d itio n s .
W e n eed m e a s
u r e s w h ich will p r e v e n t t h e r e c u r r e n c e
of m o n e y panicB an d fin an cial d i s t u r b
a n c e s a n d w h ich will p r o m o te t h e
p r o s p e r it y of b u s i n e s s a n d t h e w e lfa r e
of t h e tailoring peo ple by p r o d u c i n g
c o n stan t em ploym ent.
W e n e e d b e t t o r c u r r e n c y fa c ilitie s
fo r t h e m o v e m e n t of c r o p s in t h e w e s t
nnd s o u th . W o n eed b a n k i n g a r r a n g e
m e n t s u n d e r A m e ric a n a u s p i c e s fo r
th e en co uragem ent and b e tte r conduct
of o u r fo re ig n tra d e .
In a t t e m p t i n g
t h e s e e n d s, th e i n d e p e n d e n c e of In d i
vidual b a n k s , w h e t h e r o r g a n i s e d u n d e r
n a ti o n a l o r s t a t e c h a r t e r s , m u s t be
c a re f u ll y p r o t e c te d , a n d o u r b a n k i n g
an d c u r r e n c y s y s te m m u s t be s a f e
g u a r d e d fro m an y p o s s ib ility o f e x
p lo ita tio n by s e c tio n a l, fin an cial o r
polltlcnl In te r e s t s .
It Is of g r e a t I m p o r t a n c e t o t h e s o
clal a n d e c o n o m ic w e lf a r e of t h i s c o n n
tr y t h n t Its f a r m e r s h a v e f a c ilitie s for
b o rr o w i n g e asily a n d c h e a p l y t h e m o n
ey th e y n e e d to ln c r e a a e t h e p r o d u c t i v
ity of t h e i r land. It Is a s I m p o r ta n t
t h a t fin an cial m a c h i n e r y be p ro v id ed
to su p p ly t h e d e m a n d s of f a r m e r s fo r
c r e d i t a s It la t h a t t h e b a n k in g an d
c u rr e n c y s y s t e m s be reform«*«! In th o
In t e r e s t of general husln«'SM.
Therefor«*, we recommend and u r g e
an a u t h o r i t a t i v e I n v e s t i g a t e ^ of a g r i
c u lt u r a l er«-«llt s o c i e ti e s a i l t c o r p o r
a ll o n s la o t h e r c o u n tr ie s , and th e p a s
sa g e of s l a t e an d fcd eru l law s fo r t h e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t und c a p a b l e s u p e r v is i o n
of «»rgunlzutlons h a v in g for th e i r p u r
p o s e iounlng of funds to f u n n e r a .
C a m p a ig n C o n trib u tio n s .
W e fa v o r su ch a d d it io n a l le g is la tio n
a s m ay be n e c e s s a r y m o r e e ffe c tu a lly
U» p ro h ib it c o r p o r a ti o n s from c o n t r i b
u tin g fund*, directly o r Indirectly, t<>
c a m p a ig n s for th e n o m i n a ti o n or elec
tlon of t h e p re s id e n t, th e vlctepresl-
d«nt, s e n a t o r s an d r e p r e a e n t a t l v e s In
c ongress.
W e h e a r t il y a p p r o v e t h e a c t of c o n
g r e s s r e q u i r in g th«; fu lle st p u b lic ity In
r e g a r d t«j all c a m p a ig n c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,
w h e t h e r m a d e In c o n n e c t io n w ith prl-
m a r ie s , c o n v e n ti o n s o r elec tio n s .
C o n s e r v a t io n Policy.
W e r e j o ic e In th e s u c c e s s of t h e d i s
t i n c ti v e r e p u b l ic a n policy of th e con-
a e rv a t lo u of o u r n a ti o n a l re s o u r c e s ,
fo r th e i r use by t h e peo ple w ith o u t
w a s te an d w ith o u t m onopo ly .
We
p led g e o u r s e lv e s to a c o n t i n u a n c e of
s u c h a policy.
W e fa v o r su c h f a i r a n d r e a s o n a b l e
r u l e s and r e g u l a ti o n s a s will not d is
c o u r a g e o r In t e r f e r e w ith a c tu a l b o n a
fide h o m e s e e k e r s , p r o s p e c t o r s a n d
m in o rs In th e a c q u is it io n of p u b lic
lan d s u n d e r e x is ti n g laws.
P a r c e l s P o st.
In th e I n t e r e s t of t h e g e n e r a l p u b
lic an d p a r t ic u l a r ly of t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l
or ru r a l c o m m u n it ie s , we fa v o r le g i s
latio n lo oking to t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t ,
u n d e r p ro p e r r e g u l a ti o n s , of a parcel««
post, t h e p o sta l r a t e s to be g r a d u a t e d
u n d e r a zo ne s i m i la r In p r o p o r tio n to
t h e le n g t h of c a r r ia g e .
T h e Navy.
W e b eliev e In t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f a n
adi*quate n a v y fo r th e n a ti o n a l d e f e n s e
an d we c o n d e m n t h e a c ti o n of t h e
d e m o c r a ti c h o u se of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
In r e f u s in g to a u t h o r i z e t h e c o n s t r u c
tion of a d d it io n a l ships.
M e r c h a n t M arine.
W e believ e t h a t o n e of th e c o u n
t r y ' s m o st u r g e n t n e e d s Is a re v i v e d
m e r c h a n t m a r in e .
T h e r e sh o u ld be
A m e ric a n sh ip s, an d p le n t y of t h e m ,
to m a k e u s e of t h e g r e a t A m e r i c a n In
te r-o c e a n ic c a n a l now n e a r i n g c o m
pletion.
R e c la m a tio n .
W e fa v o r t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e p o l
icy of t h e g o v e r n m e n t w ith r e g a r d to
th e r e c l a m a t io n of a r i d lan d s, an d f o r
th e e n c o u r a g e m e n t of t h e ap eed y s e t
tl e m e n t an d I m p r o v e m e n t of su c h
la n d s
W e f a v o r a n a m e n d m e n t to
th e law t h a t will r e a s o n a b ly e x t e n d
th e tim e w ith in w h ich t h e coat of a n y
r e c l a m a t io n p ro j e c t m a y be re p a i d by
t h e land o w n ers.
R iv era an d H a r b o r s .
W e f a v o r a lib eral a n d s y s t e m a t i c
policy for t h e Im p r o v e m e n t of o u r
r i v e r s an d h a r b o r s .
S u c h im p r o v e
m e n t s sh o u ld be m a d e upo n e x p e r t in
fo r m a tio n . a n d a f t e r a c a r e f u l c o m p a r
ison of c o s t a n d p r o s p e c tiv e ben efits.
A laska.
W e fa v o r a lib e ra l policy t o w a r d
A laskn to p ro m o te t h e d e v e lo p m e n t of
t h e g r e a t r«*aourcea of t h a t d is tr i c t,
w ith su c h s a f e g u a r d s a s will p r e v e n t
w a s te an d m onopoly.
W e fa v o r t h e o p e n in g of th e coal
lan d s to d e v e lo p m e n t t h r o u g h a law
l«*astng t h e l a n d s on su c h t e r m s a s will
in v ite d e v e lo p m e n t a n d p ro v id e fu el
for th e n a v y a n d t h e c o m m e r c e of t h e
Pacific o c e a n , w hile r e t a i n i n g ti t l e In
th e U n ite d S t a t e s to p r e v e n t m o n
opoly.
R e p u b lic a n A c c o m p lis h m e n t.
T h e a p p r o a c h i n g c o m p le tio n of t h e
P a n a m a c a n a l , t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a
b u re a u of m in es, t h e i n s t i t u t i o n of t h e
postal s a v i n g s b an k , t h e In c r e a s e d p r o
vision m a d e in 1912 fo r t h e a g e d a n d
Infirm s o l d ie r s a n d s a i lo r s of t h e r e
public a n d fo r t h e i r w idow s, a n d t h e
vig oro us a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e la w s
r e l a ti n g to p u r e food a n d d ru g s , all
m ark t h e s u c c e s s fu l p r o g r e s s of t h e
r e p u b lic a n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d a r e a d
d itio n a l e v id e n c e of Its e ffe c tiv e n e ss.
E c o n o m y an d Efficiency.
W e c o m m e n d th e e a r n e s t effort of
th e r e p u b l ic a n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n to s e
c u r e g r e a t e r e c o n o m y a n d In c r e a s e d
efficiency tn th e c o n d u c t of t h e g o v
e r n m e n t b u sin ess.
R e p u b lic a n A d m in i s t r a ti o n .
W e c h a l l e n g e s u c c e s s fu l c r i t l s m of
th e 16 y e a r s of re p u b l ic a n a d m i n i s t r a
tion
under
P r e s i d e n t s M cK inley ,
R«M)sevelt a n d T aft. W e h e a r t i l y r e
affirm t h e I n d o r s e m e n t of P r e s i d e n t
M cK inley, c o n t a i n e d In th e p la t f o r m
of 1900 a n d of 1904. a n d t h a t of P r e s i
d e n t R o o se v e lt, c o n ta i n e d In t h e p l a t
fo rm s of 1904 a n d 1908.
W e I n v ite t h e In te llig e n t j u d g m e n t
of th e A m e r i c a n p eo p le upo n t h e a d
m i n i s t r a t i o n of W illia m H. T aft. T h e
c o u n tr y h a s p r o s p e r e d an d b e e n a t
p eace u n d e r his p re s id e n c y . D u rin g
t h e y e a r s in w h ic h he h a d t h e c o -o p e r
a tio n of a r e p u b l i c a n c o n g re s s , a n u n
e x a m p le d a m o u n t o f c o n s t r u c t i v e le g
islation « a s f r a m e d a n d p a s s e d In
th e I n t e r e s t of t h e p e o p le a n d In obed-
teuce t o t h e i r w ish. T h a t le g is la tio n
Is a r e c o r d on w h ich a n y a d m i n i s t r a
tion m i g h t a p p e a l w ith co n fid e n c e to
th e fa v o r a b le J u d g m e n t of h is to ry .
W e a p p e a l to t h e A m e ri c a n e l e c t o r
a t e upon t h e r e c o r d of th e r e p u b l ic a n
p a r t y a n d u p o n t h i s d e c la r a ti o n of Its
p rin c ip le s a n d p u rp o s e s. W e a r e c o n
fident t h a t u n d e r t h e le a d e r s h i p of
c a n d id a te s h e r e to be n o m i n a t e d o u r
app«'al will n o t be in v a in ; t h a t t h e
re p u b lic a n p a r t y will m e e t e v e r y Just
e x p e c t a tio n of t h e p eo p le w h o s e s e r
van t It la; t h a t u n d e r Its a d m i n i s t r a
tion a n d Its la w s o u r n a ti o n will c o n
ti n u e t o a d v a n c e ; t h a t p e a c e an d p ro s
p e rlty will a b id e w ith t h e p eo p le a n d
t h a t g lo ry will be a d d e d to t h e g r e a t
r^u b llc.
U n im p o rtan t P la n k s S um m arised.
F a v o r s s cien tific I n q u iry Into h ig h
to s t of liv in g a n d p r o m is e s to r e m o v e
• b u s e s t h a t m a y exist.
W a n t a n e x te n a lo n of t h e civil s e r
vice law.
F a v o r s t r e a t y w ith R u s s i a an d o t h e r
c o u n tr ie s to p r e v e n t d i s c r i m i n a t i o n
a g a in s t A m e r i c a n cttlxens.
B eliev es t h a t f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t
shou ld a s s u m e p a r t c o n tr o l of M issis
sippi r i v e r a n d h e lp p r e v e n t flood d i s
aste rs.
P le d g e « n e w la w s f o r r e l ie f of e v ils
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F a v o r s a m p l e e q u i p m e n t f o r life
sav in g on sh ip s.
C alls on p u b lic to c o n d e m n an d p u n
ish ly n c h ln g a a n d to s t r e n g t h e n r e
sp e c t fo r law.
P h il ip p i n e policy s h o u l d r e m a i n f r e e
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