Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Strong in Defence of Courts RE.
forms When Needed.
For Reductions in Tariff with Main
tenance Of Protective Principle
Roosevelt's Administration IL
Endorsed with Others.

This Is the platform adopted by the
Chicago convention:
The Republican party assembled by
It's representatives in national con-
vention declares it's unchanging faith
IN government of the people. by the
people. for the people. We renew our
allegiance to the principles of the Re-
publican party and our devotion to
the cause of republican institutions
established by the fathers.
1t is appropriate that we should
now recall with a sense of veneration
and gratitude the name of our first
great leader who was nominated 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 states
manship and by his tolerant spirit
toward men.
The Republican party looks back on
Its record with pride and satisfac lotion
and forward to its new Responsible
ties with hope and confidence. Its
achievements In government consti-
tute the most luminous pages in our
history. Our greatest national adj
vance has been made during the years
of its asceNdency in public affairs.
1T has been genuinely and always a
party of progress; it has never been
either stationary or reactionary 1t
vance has been made durin the years
great pledge to the fulfllment of an
other in response to the public need
and to the popular will.
GOVERNMENT OF LAWS. NOT MEN
We believe in our self-controlled
representative democracy, which is a
government of laws, rot of men. and
IN which order is the prerequisite of
progress.
The principles OF constitutional gov
eminent. which make provision for
orderly and effective expression of
the popular Will. for the protection of
civil liberty and the rights of men.
ana for the Interpretation of the law
by an untrammeled and Independent
judiciary. have proved themselves can
aple or sustaining the structure of a
government which. after more than a
century Of development. embraces 100,
100000 OF people, scattered over a wide
and diverse territory, but bound by
common purpose. common Ideals and
common affection to the constitution
of the United States
Under the constitution and the
principles asserted and vitalized BY
IT. the United States has grown to be
one of the great civilized and civliz-
ing powers Of the earth. 1t offers a
nome and an opportunity to the am
bilious and the Industrious from other
lands. Resting upon the broad basis
OF a peoples CONFIDENCE and a peoples
support, and managed by the people
themselves, the government of the
United States will meet the problems
OF the future as satisfactorily as It
has solved those OF the past
THE pARTY's PROGRAM.
The Republican party Is now. as al
ways party Of advanced and con
structive statesmanship 1T is pre-
pared to go forward with the solu-
ton Of those new questions which So
cial, economic and political develop
ment have brought into the forefront
OF the nations interest II will strive
not only In the nation but in the sew
eral States to enact the necessary leg
islation to safeguard the public health
to limit effectively the labor of WON
en- and children to protect wage
earners engaged in dangerous occu-
pations; TO enact comprehensive and
generous workman's compensation laws
In place of the present wasteful and
unjust system of employers liability
and I'M all possible ways to satisfy the
just demand of the people for the
study and solution of the complex
and constantly changing problems of
social welfare.
In dealing with these questions II
Ia important that the rights of every
individual to the freest possible de-
velopment OF his own powers and re-
sources and to the control of his own
Justly acquired property, so far as
those are compatible with the rights
OF others. shall not be interfered with
or destroyed The social and political
structure of the United States rests
upon the civil liberty of the individ
ual and for the protection % that
liberty the people have wisely, In the
rational and State Institutions put
definite limitations upon themselves
and upon their governmental officers
and agencies. To enforce these linn
itations. to secure the orderly and CO.
herent exercise Of governmental pow
ers. ana 10 protect the rights OF even
the humblest and least favored indi-
vidual are the function of independent
courts OF Justice,
Tho Republican party reaffirms its
intention to uphold at all times the
~~s~iU and integrity Of the courts