Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

platform of the Republican party as 1t
has been outlined by the leaders WHO
have been working for the last four
days on that momentous document:
/ THE Republican party declares its
unchanging faith in government of the
people and for the people. It reaffirms
its devotion to the fundamental prin-
ciples of constitutional government es-
sablished by the fathers; those princi-
pies which make provision for orderly
and effective expression of the popular
will. for the protection of civil liber-
ties and the essential rights of man and
for the Interpretation of the law by an
! independent and untrammeled judici-
airy.
1T viii take no part in either the
changing or the overturning of the
American form of government
THE Republican party is a party OF
progress and it is prepared to go for
ward with the solution of those new
problems which social. economic and
political developments have brought
into the forefront of the nations in
terest
Child Labor Opposed
1T win strive to enact necessary
legislation to safeguard the public
health, to limit effectively the labor of
children who should be at school, to
protect wage eaTners in dangerous oc
equations, to substitute the principle
of working mems compensation for
suits at law TO recover damages in case
of injury, to retain public ownership
and control of those natural resources
that are still the public property and
to satisfy the just demands for the
study and solution of complex and
constantly changing problems of social
welfare
"In dealing with these questions ii
is vitality important that the rights of
every Individual to the freest possible
development of his own powers and
resources and to the control of his own
justly acquired property shall not be
lnterfered with or destroyed.
The Republican party reafirms its
intention to uphold at all times the au
thority and integrity of the courts both
state and Federal and it will ever in
sist that their power to enforce their
processes and to protect life, liberty
and property should be preserved in
violate
Against Judicial Recall.
The Republican party is opposed 10
what is known as the recall of judges.
or to the recall of judicial decisions.
Questions Of law can not be wisely SET
tied by popular vote. The public is
better represented and better protect
ed by the careful selection of the ju-
dietary than by, the recall of judges
under the pressure of Disappointment
clamor or revenge.
Together with peaceful and order
ly development at home. the Republi-
can party earnestly favors all meas
ures for the establishment and protec-
ton of the peace of the world and for
the development of closer relations be-
| tween the various nations of the world.
1t believes most earnestly in the peace
full settlement in all international dis.
putes and in the reference of all jus.
tifiable controversies between nations
to an International court of justice.
THE Republican party is opposed to
special privilege and to monopoly. 1t
placed upon the statute books the anti
trust act of 1890, and it has consistent
ly and successfully enforced the pro-
visions of that law 1t will take no
backward step to permit the re estab-
lishment in any degree of conditions
which We're intolerahle.
For Trust Legislation.
The Republican party favors the
enactment of legislation supplementary
to the existing antitrust act which
shall define as criminal offenses the
specific acts which uniformly mark at
tempts to restrain and monopoize
trade to the end that those who hon.
estly intend 10 obey the law may have
guide for their actions and that those
who aim to violate the law may be the
more surely punished
The Republican party will SUPPORT
the prompt scientific inquiry into the
causes which are operative both in the
United States and elsewhere to in.
crease the cost of living, and, when the
exact facts are known. to take the nae
essary steps to remove any abuses that
may be found to exist in order that
the cost of the food clothing and shell
ter of the people may in no way he
unduly or artificiaIly increased"
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