The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-25
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
PLATFORM

The Republican party, assembled by
its representatives. In national convention
d "a RS its unchanging faith IN govern
net OF the people, by the people. for
The people. We renew our allegiance 20
the principles OF the Republican party
and our de, TO the cause OF republi-
| cnn institutions established by the faith
| ers
II is appropriate that we should now
| recnl with "a sense OF veneration ana
| R,a;ituje the name OF our first grea,
| IL der, who was nominated In this city,
ard whose lofty principles and superb de-
votioa to his country are an inspiration
| 10 The party he honord--Abraham Lin
soln. In the present state Of public AZ
fa'rs We should bc inspired by his broad
| Stat' steamship and by his Tolerant spirit
| toward men.
| The Republican party looks hack upon
II. record with pride and satisfaction.
and forward to Its new responsibilities
with hope and confidence. It's achieve
mon,s In government constitute the most
luminous pages In our history. Our great-
| eE; national advance has been made dur
| Ing The years OF Its ascendancy In public
| Anairs II has been genuinely and al
| WAYS a party OF progress; II has never
been either stationary or reactionary.
II has gone from the fulhllment Of one
great pledge to the fulhllment Of another
| IN response to the public need and to the
need of popular will.
| We believe In our self f-con trolied repre-
| sentative democracy which Ia a govern
ment OF laws not Of men, and in which
| order In the prerequisite OF progress.
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| nent, which make provision for orderly
| and effective expression Of the popular
Will for the protection Of civil liberty and
the rights Of men, and for the interpreta-
tion Of the law by an untrammelcd and
| inderendent judiciary. have proved them
| selves capable Of sustaining the structure
| Of a government which, after more than
| century of development. embraces 100,-
| oOo, oO0 Of people. scattered over a wide
and diverse territory, but bound by COM
mon purpose, common ideals and common
affection to the constitution OF the United
States. Under the constitution and the
principles asserted and vitalized by IL,
| the United States has grown to be one
Of the great civilized and civilizing pow
ers of the co rth. II offers n home and an
opportunity to the ambitious and the In
dustrlous from other lands. Resting upon
the broad basis OF n peoples confidence
| and peoples support. and managed ny
the people themselves, the government
OF the United States will meet the prob
lens of the future as satisfactorily as II
has soved those of the past
Ready For New Problems.
The Republican party Is now, as al
ways. party OF advanced and constr,ic-
tive siatcsmanship. II In prepared to go
| forward with the solution OF those new
questions which social, economic and po-
| liticnl development have brought into the
for ioiront Of the nations interest 1t will
| strive not only In the nation. but In the
| several states. to enact the necessary
legislation to safeguard the public health, I,
to limit effectively the labor OF women
| and children; to protect the wage earnars
| engaged In dangerous occupations; to en-
act comprehensive ana generous work.
| mems compensation laws, and In all pos
eine ways to satisfy the lust den,an nd Of
| the people for the study and solution of
! the complex and constantly changing
| problcms Of social welfare.
| In dealing with these questions II is Inn
portant that the rights Of every indi-
vidunl to the freest possible development
OF his own powers and resources and the
control Of his own Justly acquired prop
| orty. so far as those arc compatible with
| the rights OF others. shall not be inter-
fered with or destroyed
The social and political structure OF the
United states rests upon the civll liberty
OF the indlvidual; and for the protection
| OF that liberty the people have wisely, In
the national and state constitutions, put
definite limitations ON themselves and
thtir governmental officers and agencies
To enforce these limitations, to secure
the orderly and coherent exercise OF gov
erninental powers. and to protect the
rights OF even the humblest and least IA
vored individual are the function Of In
dependent courts OF Justice.
The Courts.
The Republican party reaf,irms its In
tention 10 uphold at all times the author
ity and integrity OF the courts, both
state and federal. and II VIII ever Insist
that their powers to enforce their process
and to protect life. liberty and property
shall be preserved inviolate. An orderly
neihod is provided under our system II
government by which the people may,
when they choose. alter or amend tho
constitutional provisions which underiis
that government. Until these constitu-
tionni provisions are 80 altered or amend
cd In orderly fashion, II IL the duty OF the
courts 10 see to Il that when chailenged
they are enforced.
That the courts. both federal and state,
may bear the heavy burden laid upon
them 10 the complete satisfaction of pub
lie opinion, we favor legislation to pro-
vent long delays and the tedious and
costly appeals OF Justice In civil cases
and 10 Nfallure to protect the public at
large IN criminal cases
Siace the responsibility OF the Judiciary
10 10 great the standard OF judicial action
must he always and everywhere above
susnfcion and r"proach While we re-
gard the recall of Judges as Unnecessary
and unwise We favor such action as may
b. necessary to simplify the process by
which any judge who In found to be dera-
l'ct In his duty may be removed frosn
Office.
Together with peaceful and orderly lie.
velopment at home, the Republican party
earnestly favors all measures for the es.
tabl'shment and protection OF the peace
of the world, and for the development
OF closer relations between the various
nations Of thes earth.
II believes most aarnestly In the pcacs-
fui settlement OF international disputes
and In the reference OF all justiiabie con-
trorersles between nations to an interaa-
tional court oA Justice,
We ratify In all It's particulars the plat
form or ia0S respecting citizenship for
the people Of Porto Rico
Monopoly and Privilege.
The Republican party is opposed to
special privilege and to monopoly IL
placed upon the statute books the inter-