The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-24

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methods than ever before. III Re
publican party has shown by it's rec
ognition of this EQUATION and its de-
termination to be equal to it.
Democrats Denounced.
We condemn the Democratic party
for it's failure either to provide funds
for the continuance of this board or
| to make another provision for procur-
ing the information needed for intell1-
gent tariff legislation. We protest
against the Democratic method of leg
islating on these vitality important sub
| jects. without careful investigation.
We condemn the Democratic tariff
bills passed by the house of repre-
s~entatives by the Sixty-second congress
as sectional, as injurious to the public
credit and as destructive OF business
enterprise.
The steadily increasing cost of living
has become a matter not. only OF ma
| tional, but worldwide, concern. n
fact that it is not due to the protec-
! tive tariff system is evidenced by the
existence of similar conditions in coun-
tries which have a tariff policy diff
ferent from our own, as well as by the
fact that the cost of living has in
creased, while rates of duty have re-
manned stationary, or been reduced.
The Republican party will support a
prompt scientific inquiry into causes
which are operative both in the
United States and elsewhere to increase
the cost of living. When the exact facts
are known, it will take the necessary
steps to remove any abuse that may
be found to exist in order that the cost
of the food. clothing and shelter of the
people may in no way be unduly or
artificially increased
Currency Reform.
The Republican party has always
stood for sound currency, and for safe
banking methods. 1t is responsible
for the resumption of specie payments
and for the establishment of the gold
standard. 1t is ommitte to the pro-
gr essive development of our banking
and currency system. Our banking ar
engagements today need further revis-
ior to meet the requirements of cur
rent conditions. We need measures,
which will prevent the recurrence of
money panics and financial distur-
Dances, and which will promote the
prosperity of business and the welfare
of labor by producing constant en-
ployment. We need better currency
ia cilities for the movement of crops in
the west and south. We need ankin
arrangements, under American aus
pices, for the encouragement and bet
ter conduct of our foreign trade. IN
all these ends, the independence of in
dividual banks, whether organized I'M
der national or state charters, must
be carefully protected and our anking
&AN~ o0A0
guarded from any possibility of domi-
nation by sectional. financial or po-
litical interests.
1t is of great Importance to the So
ella and economic welfare of this coun-
try that its farmers have facilities for
borrowing easily and cheaply the
money they need to increase the pro-
ductivity of their land. 1t is as impor-
tant that the ~nancia machinery be
provided, to supply the demand of
farmers for credit as it is that the
banking and currency system is re-
formed in the interest of general BUSH
ness. Therefore, we recommend and
urge an authoritative investigation of
agricultural credit societies, and cor
porations in other countries, and the
passage of state and federal law for
the establishment and capable super
vision of organizations having for their
purpose the lending of funds to farm
erS.
Civil Service Pensions.
w reaffirm our adherence to the
principles of appointment to public Of
flee based on proved fitness, and ten
ure during good behavior and eff
cheney. The Republican party stands
committed to the maintenance, extern
sion and enforcement of the civil SER
vice law, and it favors the passage of
legislation empowering the president
to extend the competitive service 50
far as practicable. We favor legisla-
ton to make possible the equitable re-
tirement of disabled and superannuat-
ed members of the civil service, in
order that a higher standard of eff
cheney may be maintained. We favor
the amendment of the federal en-
plCyees' liability law so as to extend
its provisions to all government en-
ployees, as well as to provide a more
liberal scale of compensation for in
jury and death.
We rejoice in the success of the dis
tinctive Republican policy of the CON-
of all natural resources, for
their use by the people without waste /
ourselves to a continuance of such a
We favor such fair and reasonable
rules and regulations as will not dis
courage or interfere with actual bona
fine homeseekers, prospectors and min
ers in the acquisition of public lands
under existing laws
In the interest of the general pub
lie, and particularly of the agricultural
or rural communities, we favor legis- |
lation looking to the establishment,
under proper regulation, of a parcels
the postal rates to be graduated
under a zone system in proportion to
the length of carriage.
We approve the action taken by the
and the congress to secure
with Russia, as with other countries,
a treaty that will recognize the abso-
lutte right of eXpatriation, and that will
all discrimination. of whatever
kind American citizens,
native born or alien, and re-
CARELESS of race, religion or previous
allegiance. The right of asy-
lum is a precious possession to the
of the United States and it is
to be neither surrendered nor re-
We believe in the maintenance of
adequate navy for tho national de-
Tense and we condemn the action of
the Democratic house of representa-
tives in refusing to authorize the con-
of additional Sims.