Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-11
THE PLATFORM A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
IN ITS MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE.
Supporters of Good Government Can Stand Upon Rooseve
Forces Aggressive, But Far=Burleigh Senatorial
Candidacy Cordially Endorsed.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resolved that the Republicans of
+ho State of Maine in convention as
sembled, referring with pride and sat
isfaction 10 the great growth and
prosperity of this country under the
many years of Republican rule from
tho administration of President Lin
coin through the administration OF
President Taft. re-affirm their ale
glance to the principles of the Repub-
liean party and pledge themselves to
the earnest and hearty support of the
coming election.
STATE ISSUES.
l. The people by majority have de-
Jared against the abrogation of the
amendment of the constitution relat-
.ng To prohibition. We accept the
erd:et of the people and are emphati-
ally opposed to all attempts to re-open
his question in any form. We demand
that the statutes be strictly and hon
silly enforced. urs is government of
aW. The law must be respected.
W.T. bEntNG III iuIlil ltSiSidllOll
or good roads The Republican policy
If gradually placing the burden of
bridges and highways upon the wealth
of the State rs a whole should be con-
tinued.
8. We believe in further legislation
for equitable taxation. The Democratic
party has made no attempt TO re-
deem its promise to reform our tax
laws.
4. We believe in the assumption by
the State of such municipal burdens as
benefit the State as whole. The Re-
publican party made substantial pro
gress in this direction. The progress
stopped with the election of a Demo-
cratic Legislature as might have
been expected.
) We believe in continuation of
the policy inaugurated by Governor
Fernald and Il Republican Legislature
looking to the conservation of our
forests and the development of our
water powers in the interest of our
own people, n policy sneered at by a
Democratic governor.
g. We favor non-partisan Public
Service Commission to protect the
rights of the people, ut the same time
fair to invested capital.
I. A Republican Legislature gave
the workingman a just employers
liability law. \ Democratic Legisla-
ture refused to extend il. We favor
a system of legislation that will
equitably and fairly adjust the rela-
tons between capital and labor. We
recommend the common law doctrines
en-
negligence that became law under So
cial conditions of century ago be
modified to meet the social and bust
ness conditions of today. They are not
now just to labor.
s. We favor the enactment of a
law for Presidential preference pri-
maries. so thatIevery individual voter
may express eftectually his personal
cnoice for President and Vice Pres-
dent.
3. We arraign the present Democratic
administration as false to the prom
ises of its platform of 1910 and guilty
of Intentionally deceiving the people.
1t promised ito enforce the laws by
means of regularly elected officers. -
The alliances between it's regularly
CltClSu OUlCSTS anu tllt VI
law are notorious and confessed.
The State is disgraced by corrupt null
LITIGATION.
1t promised a corrupt practices act.
II passed sham law. When some
of it's leaders We're prosecuted under
its provisions, they sought the friv-
olous DELAYS of the law TO prevent a
hearing. In elections under it, Dem
ocratic officials grossly violate its pro-
visions and nullify the law as they
do all others that stand in the way
OF partisan success.
It promised Il direct primary law. II
passed an unusable statute and the
people were forced to the use of tbs
referendum to get an honest law
1t accused the Republican party Of
"saddling an unnecessary annual ex-
| pense of 100000 upon the people
Its appropriation bill for 1912 is 81
0l4, 1879 %. n confession of the dishon-
| esty of its platform.
1t accused the Republican party o.
| "entrcnching an army of otficeholders.
IT abolished one office. the assistant
attorney general, costing the STATE
many thousands through, the loss o.
/ efficiency in that department. 1t abol
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