The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-06
The REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Synopsis Of the Declaration of Prin-
cipIes and Policies Adopted by
the National Republican Conyen-
ton at Chicago.

/ ilesolutIOuS,z constituting the R6puD
llcan party's platform for 1912, was
presented to the national convention
at Chicago, June %, and adopted by
666 yeas to So nays. There were IL
absentees and 343 members present
but not voting. The preamble is
as follows:
The Republican party, assembled
by its representatives in national
convention, declares it's unchanging
faith in government of the people,
by the people for the people. We re
new our allegiance to the principles
of the Republican party and our de-
votion to the cause of republican
institutions established by our
| fathers.
1T is appropriate that We should
now recall with a sence of yenera-
tion and gratitude the name of our
first great leader, who was nodnina-
ted in this city, and whose lofty
principles and superb devotion to his
country are an inspiration to the
party he honored-Abraham Lincoln
In the present state of public affairs
we should be inspired by his broad
craftsmanship, and by his tolerant
spirit toward men.
"The Republican party looks back
upon it's record with pride and salts
faction, and forward to its new re-
sponsibilities with hope and conf
dence. It's achievements in govern
ment constitute the most luminous
pages in our history
Our grandest national advance
has been made during the years of
It's ascendancy in public affairs. 1t
mas been genuinely and always a
party of progress; it has never been
either stationary or reactionary. It
aas gone from the fulfillment Of one
great pledge to the fulfillment of
another in response to the public
need and to the. popular will.
We believe in our self-contro1ed
representative democracy, which is.
a government of laws, not of men,
Ind in which order is the prerequisite
of progress.
s''The principles of constitutional
government which make provision
Tor orderly and effective expression
of the popular will, for the protection
II nd ans
and for the Interpretation of law by
in untrammeled and independent jul
dietary, have proved themselves ca
pable of sustaining the structure of a
government which, after more than
century of development, embraces
100,0 100000 people scattered over a
wide and diverse. territory, but bound
by common purposes, common ideals
land common affection to the con-
stitution of the United States. I'm
der the constitution and the princi-
pies asserted and vitaHzed by it, the
United States has grown to be one
Of the great civilized and civilizing
powers of the earth. It offers q
home and an opportunity to the am
bilious and industrious from other
lands. Resting upon the broad basis
of a peoples confidence and peo-
pies support, and managed by the
people themselves, the government of
the United States will meet the
problems of the future as satisfactor-
lily as it has solved those of the
past.
ssThe Republican party is now, as
always, a party of advanced and con-
structive craftsmanship. 1t is pre-
pared to go forward with the solu-
tion Of these new questions which
social, economic and political devel-
opment have brought into the fore
front of the nations interest.
The Tariff.
AS the tariff is perhaps the most
important of the issues involved in
the coming campaign, the full text
of the Republican conventions pro-
nouncement on this subject is here
with given:
.sWe reaffirn our belief in a pro-
tective tariff. The Republican tariff
policy has been of the greatest bene-
fit to the country, developing our
resources, diversifying our industries
and projecting our Workmen against
competition with cheap labor abroad,
thus establishing for our Wage-earn-
ers the American standard of living.
ing.
<sI'he protective tariff is SO woven
into the fabric Of our industrial and
agricultural life that to substitute
for it a tariff for revenue only would
destroy many industries and throw
millions of our people out OF employ
ment. The products of the farm and
Of the mine should receive the same
measure of protection. as other pros |
ducts of American labor.
eve hold that the import duties
should be high enough, while yielding
sufficient revenue, to protect ade-.I
quately American industries and |
wages. Some of the existing import !
duties are too high, and should pei
reduced.
Reimbursement should be made
from time to time to conform 70 /
changing conditions and to reduce ax-
cessive rates, but without injury toE
any American industry. To accom-
plish this, correct information is n
dispensable. This information earlI
best be obtained by an expert com
mission. as the large volume OF use
ful facts contained in the recent
reports of the tariff board has dem