Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-06-23

I'LL SiSut hOul oA lllS
construction of all public works; to
increase the list of employees who
shall have preferred claims for wages
under the bankruptcy laws; to adopt
child labor statute for the District
of Columbia; to direct an investigation
into the condidtion of working men
and women, and later of employees OF
telephone and telegraph companies en-.
gagged in interstate business; to ap-
propriate $150,000 at the recent ses-
sion of congress in order to secure a
thorough inquiry into the causes OF
catastrophies and loss of life in the
mines; and to amend and strengthen
the law prohibiting the importation OF
contract labor, will be pursued in
every legitimate direction within fed
eral authority to tighten the burdens
and increase the opportunity for hap
piness and advancement of all who
toll. The Republican party recognizes
the special needs of wage workers
generally, for their we'll being means
the well being of all. But more inn
portant than all other considerations
is that of good citizenship, and we
especially stand for the needs of every
American, whatever his occupation, in
his capacity as self-respecting citi-
zen.
On Federal lnjunctions.
"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, however
that the rules of procedure in the
federal courts with respect to the Is
suance of the writ of injunction should
and that no injunction or temporary
restraining order should be issued
without notice, except where irrepar-
able injury result from delay, in which
case a speedy hearing thereafter
should be granted.
Pays Tribute to Farmer.
Among those whose welfare Is as
vital to the welfare of the whole coun-
try as is that Of the wage Garner, 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 agri-
culture itself, but in increasing the
conveniences of rural life. Free
rural mail delivery has been re-estab-
lished; 1t now reaches millions OF
our citizens, and we favor its extern
sion 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 expert
ments and otherwise to make clear to
the public the best methods of road
construction.
EequaI Justice for All.
"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 declara.
tions that proclaim his civil and poll.
tical rights, and it believes today that
his noteworthy progress in intelli-
gence, industry, and good citizenship
has earned the respect and encourage
ment Of the nation. We demand equal
justice for all men, without regard to
race or color; we declare once more,
and without reservation, for the en-
forcement, in letter and spirit Of the
irtan fftaanth n
amendments to the constitution, which
were designed for the protection and
advancement of the negro, and we
condemn all devices that have for
their real aim his disfranchisement
for reasons of color alone, as unfair,
un-American, and repugnant to the SUI
preme law Of the land.
Resources and Water Ways.
1--WE indorse the movement inaug-
urated by the administration for the
conservation of natural resources; we
approve all measurdes to prevent the
waste of timber; we commend the
work now going on for the reclama-
ton of arid lands, and reafIirm the Re-
publican policy of the free distribution
of the available areas of the public
domain to the landless settler. No
obligation of the future is more in
sistent and none will result in greater
blessings to posterity. In line with this
splendid undertaking is the further
duty, equally imperative, to enter upon
systematic Improvement upon a
large and comprehensive plan, just to
all portions of the country, of the
water ways, harbors, and great lakes,
whose natural adaptability to the in
creasing traffic of the land is one of
the greatest girts of benign Proyi-
dence.
Army and Navy.
"The Sixieth congress passed many
commendable acts increasing the ef-
ficiency Of the army and navy; max
ing the militia of the states an in
tegral part of the national establish
ment; authorizing joint maneuvers
or 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 battle-ships, ten torpedo
boat destroyers, three steam Golfers,
and eight submarines tO tho stren ot n