Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-07-11
REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM

~ - representatives In natlonal CON
Aunkton, declares it's unchanging faith
u government OF the people. By the
Doopls, for the people. We renew our
allegiance to the principles OF the
&opuhlican party and our devotion to
10 cause of Republican institutions
established by the fathers.
II II appropriate that We should
DoV recall with sense OF veneratton
md gratitude the name Of our Arot
Rr0ot leader who was nominated In
}his city, and whose lofty principles
end superb devotion TO his country
,ars an Inspiration to the party he
Decentralization Lincoln. In the
present state OF public affairs we
ihould be inspired by his broad
etatesmanship and by his tolerant
lspirit toward men.
Views Record with Pride.
The Republican party looks back
Don its record with pride and salts
Action, and forward to its new re-
Oonsibilities, with hope and conf
esnce. It's achievements In govern
l0snt constitute the most luminous
pages In our history. Our greatest
Enational advance has been made dur
ing the years of its ascendency In
public affairs. It has been genuinely
.end always party of progress; It
has never been either stationary or
Ssactionary. 1t has gone from the
tulhllment Of one great pledge to the
tulflllment Of another In response to
Che public need and to the popular
vill.
We believe in our self-controlled
representative democracy, which Is q
government of laws not of men, and
In which order is the prerequisite Of
progress.
The principles of constitutional gov
ernment, which make provision for
orderly and effective expression Of
the popular will. for the protection
q civil liberty and the rights of men.
and for the Interpretation Of the law
By an untrammeled and Independent
Judiciary, have proved themselves
capable Of sustaining the structure Of
p government which, after more than
y century of development, embraces
10o, zoo, 900 of people, scattered over a
vide and diverse territory. but
bound by common purpose, common
Meals, and common affection to the
constitution Of the United States.
Growth Of United States.
Under the constitution and the
nrinciples asserted and vitalized by It
rIhe United States has grown to be
one of the great civilized and civiliz-
ing powers of the earth. II offers
homo and an opportunity to the am
bilious and the Industrious from 9TH
Or lands. Resting upon the broad
basis Of q peoples confidence and a
peoples support, and managed by the
people themselves, the government of
che United States will meet the prob
aems OF the future as satisfactory as
Il has solved those of the past.
The Republican party is now, as
always, a party of advanced and con-
structive statesmenship. It is pre-
pared to go forward with the solu-
zion Of those new questions which
social. economic. and political devel-
epment have brought into the fore
front Of the nations interest. It will
strive, not only In tho nation but In
the several states, to enact the NEG
Sssary legislation to safeguard the
public health; to limit effectively the
tabor OF women and children; to pro-
tsct wage earners engaged in dan
DDrous occupations; to enact compre-
oensivs and generous workmen's
npmpeusaton laws In place Of the
present wastsful and unjust system
q employers liability; and in all pos
Udhle ways TO satisfy the Just demand
9 The people for the study and solu-
hon q the complex and constantly
changing problems Of social welfare.
Rights OF the Individual.
In dealing with these questions It Is
important that the rights Of every In
4ividual to the frsest possible devel-
oomant Of his own powers and re-
oourpss and to the control of his own
3ustly acquired property, 90 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 individual, and
Tor the protection Of that liberty the
people have wisely, In the national
rnd state constitutions, put definite
limitations upon themselves and upon
their governmental officers and
agencies. To enforce these limita-
lions. to secure the orderly and CO
herent exercise Of government pow
srs, and to protect the rights of even
the humblest and least favored in
dtv1dual are the function Of indie
pendent courts of Justice.
The Republican party reafflrms it's
Intention to uphold at all times the
authority and integrity of the courts.
both state and federal, and It will
ever insist that their powers to en-
force their process and to protect
life, liberty and property shall be
preserved inviolate An orderly meth
cd is provided under our system of
government by which the people may.
when they choose, alter or amend
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