The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-16

to secure greater emclency III IA
tional public health agencies and
favor such legislation as will effect
this purpose.
Bureau of Mines.
In the interest OF the great min
eral Industries of our country, We
earnestly favor the establishment OF
a Bureau of Mines and Mining.
The conspicuous contributions of
American craftsmanship to the great
cause of international peace, so sig
nally advanced in the Hague confer
ences, are an occasion for just pride
and qualification. At the last ses-
sion of the Senate Of the United
States eleven Hague conventions
were ratified, establishing the rights
Of neutrals, laws of war on land, re-
striction of submarine mines, limit
| ing the use of force for the collec-
ton of contractual debts, governing
the opening of hostilities, extending
the application of Geneva principles,
and in many ways lessening the evils
| of war and promoting the peaceful
settlement of international contrO-
versies. At the same session twelve
arbitration conventions with great
nations were confirmed and extradi-
ton, boundary, and naturalization
treaties of supreme Importance were
ratified. We indorse such achieve
ments as the highest duty people
can perform and proclaim the obi
cation of further strengthening the
bonds of friendship and good will
with all the nations of the world.
| We adhere to the Republican doc
trine of encouragement to American
shipping and urge such legislation
as will revive the merchant marine
prestige of the country, so essential
to national defense; the enlargement
of foreign trade and the industrial
prosperity Of our own people.
Wage Farmers Generally.
The platform again declares fol
the same policy which has induced
the Republican party to maintain
protection to American labor; to es
tablish an eight-hour day in the con
Istruction of all public works, etc.
to adopt q child labor law for the
District of Columbia; to direct al
Investigation into the condition O
working women and children.
| 1t declares for the enforcement o
the Thirteenth, Fourte enth, and Fiji
teenth Amendment to the Constitu
ton. 1t praises the SiXtieth Con
BILE acts, increasing the efficiency o
the army and navy.
The platform calls attention to tn
; fact that Cuba was freed, that peac
and protection was given to Port
Rico and the Philippines, and tina
the construction of the Panama Ca
nal was begun under Republica
:. administrations. The movement in
laugurated by the Administration 70
the conservation of natural re
sources: all measures to prevent tn
waste of timber, and the work goin
on for the reclamation of ari
, lands, were commended.
= The party is put on record a
favoring the immediat admission {
the Territories of New Mexico an
Arizona as separate States.
February IL, 1909 will be the or
n hundredth anniversary of the Dirt
G of Abraham Lincoln and it is recon
O mended that the Centennial Ann
f versary be celebrated throughout tt
q United States, and especially in tt
schools.
f The Two Parties.
l. Beyond all platform declaration
= there are fundamental difference
1t between the Republican party al
n it's chief opponent which make IL
n one worthy and the other unwort1
II of public trust.
Is In history the difference betwet
IS Democracy and Republicanism
e that the one stood for debased Gu
l. rency, the other for honest currenc
II the one for free silver, the 9th
e for sound money; the one for fir
ic trade, the other for protection; tt
S, one for the contraction of Americ;
ly influence, the other for its expa
SIS sion; the one has been forced
n abandon every position taken on t.
lie great issues before the people, t.
Id other has held and indicated all.
q In experience, the difference /
X tween Democracy and Republicans
re is that one means adversely, VIII
1S the other means prOSDerity: q