Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-01
THE PLATFORM.

The Republicans Of Maine in ConNen-
tion assembled herewith submit TO the
people of the State the following state
ment of views and principles:
We enthusiastically endorse the ad
| ministration of President Roosevelt
and his strenuous efforts for the bet
tcrmcnt of conditions. the elimination
of abuses and the control of such cor
porate methods as unrestraincd are
dangerous to the welfare and liberty
of the people.
In like manner we record our APP
prevail of the businesslike and cour-
ageous administration of Governor
Cobb, who has been true to every
pledge made by him.
We reaffirm and declare our adher-
encc to the principles of the Republi-
can party as set forth in it's national
platform.
We highly commend our senators and
| representatives in Congress and fully
appreciate their high standing and in
| nuence in national legislation, and cX-
| tend to them our hearty approval.
| The ultimate responsibility for the
| enactmen. and enforcement OF all law
| is vested in the State. Counties and
towns with their officers exist only by
Legislative authority. 1t is the right
and duty of the State to provide for
and require the enforcement of its
laws. We demand of all officers a
| faithful, fearless and energetic per-
formancc of their duties: and we call
upon all good citizens. irrespective Of
party, to join with us in supporting
for election and appointment to office
such candidates as can be relied upon
| in this particular.
We favor a constitutional amend
ment empowering the Governor upon
notice and hearing, to remove any eN-
ccrtive officer who pcrsistently fails
to perform his legal duties and to fill
the vacancy from the same political
party to which said executive officer
| belongs.
We believe in prohibition and de-
mand the faithful and impartial en-
forcement of the prohibitory law and
are opposed to resubmission or any
measure tending to the repeal of the
law which has done so much to pro-
mote the moral and material welfare
of the people of this State.
| We approve and stand for the eNtcn-
sion of the good roads movement, the
protection and preservation of the
common and natural rights of all citi-
Zens in our forests, water supplies and
other natural resources Of the State.
We believe in such changes in ouI
system of taxation as will, 50 far as
possible, equalize public burdens and
do exact justice to all, and that tbs
State may properly assume greater
share of those expenditures Which
| benefit the State as a whole: and tc
this end non-partisan tax commits
sion has been created that has this
subject under consideration and is to
report to the next Legislature
We reiterate our belief that children
should be compelled to attend SChoo
during the years required by law ant
until such time as they have acquired
education sufficient to enable them t'
assume intclligently the duties ant
responsibilities of American citizen
ship, and to this end we favor Tho
strict AMI impartial enforcement o
the school laws and the child labo
laws.
We approve of the legislation on ou
statute hooks looiing to the protection
of children employed in our factorie!
and shops and we urge upon our Leg
islaturc the propricty Of considering ;
reduction of the hours of labor from
60 to IS per week for women and mi
nors of our State.
We pledge to the nominees of ou
party in State and nation cordial ant
loyal support at the polls