The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09


dorse the administration of Theodore Roose-
Welt. Upon his initiative and under his
guidance the Panama Canal has been begun
and is rapidly being driven to completion.
Upon his recommendation, Congress mas
passed many laws which secure greater
rights for the people and insure that non
eSty in business upon which alone pefman-
ent prosperity is builded.
Many OF these laws, such as the law es-
tablishing the Department of Commerce and
Labor. the pure food law. the meat inSpec-
ton law, the railroad rate law, the irriga-
tiOn law. will be historic in their perman-
ence and increasingly salutary in their good
effects for all the people. President Roose-
velt's fearless and impartial enforcement OF
law. regardless of the wealth and power OF
the law breaker. has secured not only great
er observance of and respect for law than
ever before, but also has quickened the NOR
al sense of the nation. His great work in
ending the war between Russia and Japan
is one of the prOudeSt achievements IN the
history of American craftsmanship. His 0Ol-
icy of strengthening the friendship between
our own country and the republics of South
America is far-reaching and profound in
its good effect upon our commerce, ana IN
valuable aid toward maintaining peace
throughout the world. The dispatch of our
fleet to the Pacific has cemented the friend
ship of all South American countries toward
us, and increased their respect for us, as 1t
will strengthen the friendship and increase
the respect of every country 1t visits
The Republicans Of Indiana voicing the
opinion of the great majority of the people,
and all parties congratulate President Roose-
welt on his administration of the country $
affairs and pledge our continued support to
his policies.
Against Corporation Contributions.
The Republican party notes with pleas
ure the growing determination TO eradicate
political corruption from whatever source
the same originates and to the end that
the party may respond to that sentiment
we oppose the contribution to political par
ties for campaign purposes by corporations
OF the State or nation. or by officers or
persons in the behalf of such corporation.
and we hereby commend the Indiana Re
publican State Central Committee for its
refusal TO accept contributions from corpor-
atoms within Or without the State.
We demand the most rigid economy in
public expenditures and are opposed to the
creation of unnecessary public offices.
Army, Navy and Pensions.
The Republican party has always favored
small standing army. and moderate
navy; and Notwithstanding the taking over
OF the Philippines and Porto Rico. and the
guardianship of Cuba. the 63.OoO men of
our standing army and $4,000 sailors now
in the, service of the navy Is proof Of Its
adherence to this policy. The preservation
of this policy has enabled us to pay liberal
pensions to our soldiers and sailors and
their widows and orphans. The pension APP
preparation this year Is the largest In the
history of the country. amounting TO the
magnificent sum of $150S69000 In the
last two years $4,000 soldiers have had
their pensions increased by general law, and
5000 private pension bills have been passed.
We also congratulate the country In the
proposed widows pension law. now In con
ference between the two houses of Congress.
The present administration of the Pension
Bureau has also Increased pension rates and
liberaliZed the pension rules, all of which
manifest the enduring gratitude of the re-
nuliiP IFS heroes
Currency and Banking.
We favor such notifications of our finan-
cial system as Will supply the growing needs
of industry and commerce. with a sufficient
currency to minimize periodic money strin-
gency but such currency must always be 80
safeguarded that there shall be no doubt OF
its prompt redemption in gold, and we con-
graduate the country on the fact that the
Congress of the United States Is now en-
gagged in the solution of this great problem.
We also favor such regulations respecting
banking as will secure and maintain cont
dence in the integrity of our banking insti.
tutions.
Welfare of Wage Farmers.
Throughout its whole history the Repub
lican party has been inspired with an intel
lisent and enduring interest in the Welfare
of the wage earners. The Republican parts
came into being as an advocate OF the dig
rity of labor aud in behalf of the cause OF
free labor. Its cardinal purpose has been
the maintenance of the American standard
of wages and of living. and since the days
of Abraham Lincoln in State and nation II
has enacted laws in the interest of labor
and the upbuiding of a progressive indus
trial system and the Republican party Il
pledged 10 progressive program of labor
legislation. and now renews that pledge %
meet the just demands of the working mer
of the country. We believe in the equa
protection of the laws and pledge he
party to an impartial enforcement >of the
laws in favor of. and against all alike.
Railroads and Combinations
We approve the laws enacted for the
proper regulation OF the railroad corpora
| tionS and other combinations of capital and
We pledge the party TO all additional safe
guards necessary to n complete regulation
| of these combinations in the interest oil
| trade and commerce. and In the interest o
the general welfare of the people.
Revision of the Tariff.
| The last convention of the Republican
party in the State of Indiana declared IL
! favor of revision Of the tariff whenever suci
revision would do more good than harm
| Protection was never n matter of schedules
and while reaflirning the time -honored doc
| trine that there shall always be discrimina
| tion in duties that will fully protect the
wage Garner in the United States we hay,
| never desired a higher rate than would ac
| complish that purpose. and have always con
| templated revision from time to time as tn,
| ever changing conditions might make wise
| We believe that revision would be now bene
] fetal. and to minimize the harmful disturb
ance that tariff changes necessarily produce
| we insist that revision be speedily done
| We therefore favor the calling of an extr:
| session early in November, 1908. to max,
| such revision. and recommend that Congress
| take Immediate steps to secure the prope
| data by experts for intelligent revision a
| advocated by our Senators and Representa-
| tives from this State: but we also insis
4 hn N no tive rxrfn ci
| pies shall he maintained and that maximum
and minimum rates be imposed so that on
| export trade can amply be protected an,
/ foreign Determinations against us be pre-
| vented
Ocean Mnil Service.
We favor the extension of the Unite,
| States mail service upon the surroundin: