The Dickinson press., 1908-07-11

railroads and their employees and. the
law making q beginning in the policy
Of compensation for injured employees
Of the government are among the most
commendable accomplishments Of the
present administration. But there 10
further work in this direction yet to
be done and the Republican party
pledges its continued devotion to every
cause that makes for safety and the
betterment Of conditions among those
whose labor contributes 20 much to
the progress and welfare Of the coun.
try.
Court Procedure.
The Republican party will uphold at
all times the authority and integrity
Of the courts. state and federal, and
will ever insist that their powers to
enforce their process and to protect
life. liberty and property shall be pre-.
served inviolate. We believe, how
ever. that the rules of procedure in
the federal courts with respect. to the
issuance Of, the writ Of injunction
should bs moro accurately defined by
statute and that no injunction, or tenn
porary restraining order, should be
issued without notice, except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay, In which case q speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted.
The American Farm me
= Among those whose welfare Is Is
vital to the welfare Of the whole oun
try as ia that Of the wage earner is
the American farmer. The prosperity
of the country rests peculiarly upon
the prosperity OF agriculture. The Re-
publican party during the last twelve
years has accomplished extraordinary
work In bringing the resources of the
national government to the aid Of the
farmer, not only in advancing agricul-
ture itself, but in increasing the con
v%eniences OF rural life. Free rural
mail delivery has been established;
1t now reaches millions of u citi-
Zens and we favor its extension until
every community in the land receives
the full benefits Of the postal service.
We recognize the social and economic
advantages Of good country roads,
maintained more and more largely at
public expense and less and less at the
expense Of the abutting owner. In
this work we commend the growing
practice of state aid and we approve
the efforts of the national agricultural
department by experiments and other
wise to make clear to the public the
best methods of road construction.
Natural Resources.
We endorse the movement inau-
gurated 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 reclama-
ton of arid lands and reafirm the Re-
publican policy of the free distribu-
ton OF the available areas of the pub
lie domain to the landless settler. No
obligation Of tho future is more insist.
ent and one will result In greater
blessings to %posterity. In line with
this splendid undertaking is the fur
Their duty, equally imperative, to enter
upon a systematic improvement upon
q large. and comprehensive plan, just
to all portions Of the country, Of the
waterways, harbors and Great Lakes,
whose natural a%daptability to the in
~creasing traflc of the land IL one Of
the greatest gifts Of a benign Provi-
dence.
The Army and Navy.
The sixtietk congress passed many
commendable acts increasing the eff.
cheney Of the army and navy. AL.
though at peace with all the world and
secure Ii the consciousness that the
American people do not desire and
will not provoke 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 her traditional doc
trines and assure her appropriate part
in promoting permanent tranquility
among the nations.
Merchant Marine.
We adhere to the Republican doc
trine of encouragement to American
shipping and urge such legislation as
will revive the merchant marine pres.
tige of the country, SO essential to ma
tional defense, the enlargement of
foreign trade and the industrial pros.
perity Of own people.
Veterans Of the Wars.
Another Republican policy which
must be ever maintained Is that of
generous provision for those who have
fought the country's battles and for
the widows and orphans of those who
have fallen. We commend the in.
crease in the widows pensions made
by the present congress and declare
for a liberal administration Of all pen.
sion laws to the end that the peoples
gratitude may grow deeper as the
memories of heroic sacrifice grow
more sacred with the passing years.
Cuba, Porto Rico and Philippines.
The American government, in Re
publican hands. has freed Cuba, given
peace and protection to Porto Rico