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needs OF every American, whatever
his occupation, in his capacity as a
self-respecting citizen.
Court Procedure.
. The republican party will uphold at
all times the authority and integrity
of the courts, state and federal, and
enforce their process and TO protect
life, liberty ana property shall be pre-,
sci we'd inviolate. We believe, however,
that the rule Of procedure in federal
courts with respect to the issuance OF
the writ OF injunction should be more
accurately defined by statute and that
40 injunction OF temporary restrain.
ing order should be Issued without
notice except irreparable injury would
result from delay, In which case a
speedy hearing thereafter should be
granted.
The American Farmer.
Among those whose welfare is as
vital to the welfare Of the whole coun
try as that of the wage Garner is that
of the American farmer. The prosper.
Ny of the country rests peculiarly on
the prosperity of agriculture. The re.
publican party during the last twelve
years has accomplished extraordinary
work in bringing up the resources of
the national government to the aid of
the farmer, not only in advancing
agriculture itself but in increasing the
conveniences of rural life. Free rural
mail delivery has been established; 1t
now reaches millions of our citizens
and We favor its extension until every
community in the land receives the full
benefits Of the postal service; we rec.
ognize the social and economic al
vantages of good country roads, main
tanned more and more largely at public
expense, and less and less at the ex-
pense of the abutting owner. In this
work we commend the growing prac,
tice of state. aid and we approve the
efforts of the national agricultural de-
partment by experiments otherwise to
make clear to the public the best meth
DDS of road construction.
Rights Of the Negro.
The republican party has been for
more than fifty years the consistent
friend of the American negro. 1t gave
him freedom and citizenship. 1t wrote
into the organic law the declarations
that proclaim his civil and political
rights and 1t believes today that his
noteworthy progress in intelligence,
industry and good citizenship has earn.
ed the respect and encouragement Of
the nation. We demand equal justice
for all men, without regard for race or
color; we declare once more and with.
out reservation for the enforcement OF
the letter and spirit OF the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the constitution, which were design
ed for the advancement and protection
of the negro, and we condemn all de-
vices which have for their real aim
his disfranchisement, for reasons OF
color alone, as unfair, un-American and
to the supreme law of the
land.
Natural Resources and Waterways.
We endorse the movement inaugu-
rated by the administration for the
conservation of natural resources; we
approve all measures to prevent the
waste of timber; We commend the
work now going on for the reclamation
Of arid lands, and reaffirm the republi-
can policy of the free distribution of
the available areas of the public do
main to the landless settler. No OBJ
of the future is more insistent
and one will result in greater bless.
ings to ~posterity. In line with this
splendid undertaking is the further
duty, equally imperative, to enter upon
q systematic Improvement upon a
large and comprehensive plan, just to
all portions of the country, of the wa
terways, harbors and great lakes,
whose natural adaptability to the in
creasing traffic of the land is one of
the greatest gifts of a benign prOvi
dence.
The Army and Navy.
The sixtieth congress passed many
acts increasing the eff
ficiency of the army and navy, making
the militia of the state an integral
part of the national establishment,
joint maneuvers of army
and militia, fortifying new naval bases
and completing the construction OF
coaling stations; instituting a female
nurse corps for naval hospitals and
ships and adding two new battleships,
ten torpedo boat destroyers, three
collitrs and eight submarines to
the strength of the navy. Although at
peace with all the world and secure in
the consciousness that the American
people do not desire and will not pro-
woke a war with any other country, We
nevertheless declare our unalterable
devotion to a policy that will keep this
republic ready at all times to defend
its traditional doctrines and assure it
an appropriate part in prompting per-
manent tranquility among the nations.
Protection of Citizens Abroad.
We commend the vigorous efforts
made by the administration to protect
American citizens in foreign lands and
pledge ourselves to insist upon the
just and equal protection of all our
citizens abroad. 1t is the unquestioned
duty of the government to procure for
all our citizens, without distinction,
the rights of travel and sojourn in
friendly countries, and We declare our
selves in favor of all proper efforts
tending to that end.
Extension Of Foreign Commerce.
Under the administration of the re-
publican party the foreign commerce
of the United States has experienced a
remarkable growth, until 1t has a pres
ent annual valuation of approximately
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