The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-09

ties for borrowing promptly and cheap
ly the money they need to increase
the productivity of their land. 1t is
as important that the financial machin.
| cry be provided to supply the demands
of farmers for credit as it is that the
banking and currency system be re-
formed in the interest Of general bust
ness.
| Therefore. We recommend and urge
an authoritative investigation Of agri-
cultural credit societies and corpora.
tons, in other countries, the passing
Of state and federal laws for the es-
Enlistment and capable. supervision
of organizations having for their pur-
pose the lending of funds to farmers.
Conservation Policy.
We rejoice in the success of the dis.
tinctive Republican policy Of the con-
servation of our national resources for
their use by the people without waste
and without monopoly. We pledge
ourselves to a continuance OF such a
policy.
Il We favor such fair and reasonable
rules and regulations as will not dis
courage or interfere with actual bona.
fide homeseekers, prospectors and
miners in the acquisition of public
lands under existing laws.
In the interest of the general public
Z and particular of the agricultural or
rural communities we favor legislation
looking to the establishment, under
3 proper regulations, of a parcels post
the postal rates to be graduated under
zone similar in proportion to the
length of carriage.
. We approve the action taken by the
president and the congress to secure
. with Russia, as with other countries
, treaty that will recognize the abso
lutte right of expatriation and that W
prevent all discrimination of whatever
+, kind between American citizens
whether native born or alien, and re.
: CARELESS of race, religion or previous
political allegiance. The right of asy
;, lum is a precious possession of the
= people of the United States and it is
, not to be surrendered nor restricted
The Navy.
. We believe in the maintenance OF
: an adequate navy for the national de
Tense and we condemn the action Of
4, the Democratic house of representa-
ives in refusing TO authorize the con
, struction OF additional ships.
We believe that one OF the country's
most urgent needs is revived mer
chant marine. There should he Amer
lean ships, and plenty of them, u
: make use OF the great American inter
oceanic canal now nearing completion
Mississippi River.
. The Mississippi river Is the nationt
y drainage ditch. Its flood waters, gath
: cred from thirty-one states and thu
= dominion OF Canada, constitute an oy
empowering force which breaks owe
many million acres OF the richest lan'
in the union, stopping mails, impeding
: commerce and causing great loss o
life and property. These floods ar
y national in scope and the disaster
they produce seriously affect the ger
% eral welfare. The states unaided car
not cope with the giant problem
% hence we believe the federal govern
81 ment should assume fair properties
o of the burden OF It's control SO as I
'r prevent the disasters from recurrin
- foods.
u Reclamation.
" We favor the continuance OF the po
L icy OF the government with regard :
81 the reclamation OF arid lands, and 70
y the announcement OF the speedy sci
Element and improvement OF sue
~ lands we favor an amendment 10 tn
u law that win reasonably extend tn
time within which the cost OF any re-
clamation project may be repaid b
D the land owners
is Rivers And Harbors.
IL We favor liberal and systemau