The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-25


publican platform as it stood on June
IS:
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The Republican party declares I'M
equivoCally for a revision of the tariff
by a special session of Congress i'm
mediately following the Inauguration
of the next President, and COM
mends the steps which are taken to
this end and in the work assigned to
the appropriate committees of the two
houses which are now investigating
the operation and effect of existing
schedules.
In all tariff legislation the true
principle of protection is best MAIN
tanned by the exposition of such duties
as will equal the difference between
the cost of production at home and
abroad, together with a reasonable
profit to American industries; and the
benefits that follow are best secured
by the establishment of maximum and
minimum rates to be administered by
the President, under limitations fixed
in the law, the maximum to be avail
able to meet determinations by for
eign countries against American goods
entering their markets and the mini
mum to represent the normal measure
of protection at home; the aim and
purpose of the Republican policy be-
ing not only to preserve without eX-
cessive duties that security against
competition to which American manu-
facturers, farmers and producers are
entitled, but also to maintain the high
standard of living of the wage-earners
of this country, who are the most di-
rect beneficiaries of the protective sys-
TEN.
Between the United States and the
Philippines we believe in a free inter
change of products with such limita-
lions as to sugar and tobacco as will
avoid injury to domestic interests.
ANTI-INJUNCTION PLANK.
We declare for such amendments of
the statutes as procedure in the Fed
eral courts with respect to the use of
the writ of injunction as will, on the
one hand, prevent the summary issue
of such orders, without proper invest1-
cation, and on the other, will pre-
serve undiminished the power of the
courts to enforce their process, to the
end that justice may be done at all
times and to all parties.
The Republican party has been for
more than fifty years the consistent
friend of the American negro. 1t gave
him his freedom and citizenship. 1t
wrote into the organic law of the land
the declarations that proclaim his civil
and political rights and it believes to-
day that his noteworthy progress in
intelligence, industry and good citizen
ship has earned the respect and en-
enlargement of the Nation. We de-
mand equal justice for all men, with
out regard TO race or color. We APP
prove the efforts of President Roose-
welt and the Republican majority in
Congress over a solid Democratic OPP
position to secure equal accOmmOda-
lions of railroads and other public
carriers for all citizens, whether white
or black We declare once more and
without reservation for the enforce
ment in spirit and letter of all those
amendments to the Constitution which
were designed for the protection and
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denim all devices like the so-called
grandfather clauses" that have for
their real aim disfranchisement for
reasons of color alone, unfair, I'M
American and repugnant to the SUI
preme law of the land.
REVIVE MERCHANT MARINE.
We indorse such achievements as the
supremest duty a nation can perform,
and proclaim the obligation of further
Strengthening the bond of friendship
and good will with all the nations of
the world. We adhere to the Republi-
can doctrine of encouragement to
American shipping and urge such legis-
lation as will revive the merchant ma
rine prestige of the country so essen
tial to national defense, the enlarge
ment of foreign and the industrial
prosperity of our own people We in
dorse the movement designed to secure
the organization of all existing ma
tional public health agencies into a
single national health department and
favor such legislation as will effect
this purpose.
Another Republican policy which
must be ever maintained is that of
generous provision for those who have
fought the countrys battles and for
the widows and orphans of those who
have fallen. We commend the increase
in the widows pension made by the
last Congress and declare for liberal
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