Evening journal., 1914-09-03

ession in Dover yesterday adopted
he following platform.
We. the duly elected representa-
tives ol the Republican party in the
State Of Delaware, assembled in
convention at Dover, this second dav
of September, A. d., 1914. stead
lastly maintaining their allegiance
to the principles of the National Re
publican Party, looking forward TO
field OF duty I'd opportunity, and
appealing to the Judgment of their
citizens, make the following declara-
tions OF our political principles.
/. We reanirm our faith in the
policy of extending a fair and rea
sonable protection TO American
workmen and American industries
by levying such rates of duty on
fOreign-made articles as will ade-
quately cover the difference between
wages at home and wages abroad
and permit the fun operation of our
mills aud factories and renew the
expression of the declaration con-
tanned in our last platform that
such rates of duty should be deter
mined by a capable and non
partisan commission. Without any
sensible dimnution of price to the
consumer the recent Democratic
tariff has enormously increased the
importation into this country of
forcign-made goods, thereby displac-
ing an equal amount of manufac-
turcd products heretofore made by
American workmen. As is known 10
all. the high cost of living has not
been reduced and IS perhaps greater
today than ever before, which con-
dition completely annihilatcs the
reiterated Democratic pretension
that the high cost of living was due
to the Republican tariffs. We re-
quest every American citizen and
Republican voters in particular, TO
give his serious attention to the
highly unsatisfactory condition of
industrial and business affairs
throughout the state and in the
country at large, and we invite
The cooperation and support of all
those who are desisious of restoring
prosperity.
?. We condemn the attitude of
the present administration toward
the business interests of the coun.
try. The threatening and inquisi-
torial character of the leg
islation which the Democratic adj
ministration has placed and is en-
dcavoring to place upon the statute
books. is paralyzing to business.
The impression has been created
that the owners of invested capi-
tai and the managers of large in
dustries are dishonest and dishonor-
able in their relations with their
fellow citizens. We condemn this
attitude as unpatriotic and sub
versiye Of the common good. The
business man of this country npcds
the encouragement and support of
the National administration. aud
not It's unnecessary interference and
antagonism.
3. We dcnounce the Democratic
Party for its failure 20 live up 10
its oft-repeated doctrine of equal
ity for all aud special privileges 10
none.' and we record our opposition
TO class legislation Of every dcscrip-
tion, the absolute equality under
the law of all citizens and all classes
of citizens being absolutely essen
tial TO Republican institutions.
4. The fallacv of Democratic pre-
tentions in favor of Civil Service
reform has been demonstrated bv
their partisan disregard OF the Civil
Service Law. The turning over of
the fourth-class postollices 60 Demo
cratic spoilsmen. and the recent set
ting aside of the operation of the
Civil Service Law hy the Executive,
speak for themselves.
Not only have the most capable
men in the Government service
been removed solely for political
purposes. thus greatly lessening
the efficiency of the public service.
but new and unnecessary posi-
tions and political Jobs have been
created wherever Il has been pos
sihle for the Democratic admins
tration to do It.
8. Since the advent TO power Of
the Democratic Party, our national
expenditures have very largely in
creased. The appropriations made
by the Democratic Congress for the
last year being vastly in excess Of
the annual appropriations for any
fiscal wear made by any previous
Republican Congress. We deprecate
this extravaganza and call attention
TO the insincority and hypocrisy of
/ the Democratic demand for economy
IN national expenditures. a cry which
has been so incessantlv reiterated
during previous Republican admin.
strations.
6. We believe that the weak.
pusilanimous and unsatisfactory for.
cign policy of the present Demo
cratic administration has been,
with good reason, generally con
demned by the American public, and
has been attended with a distinct
loss OF national prestige.
T. We deeply regret that Presi
dent Wilson has seen fit to arbi
trarily demand and bring about tn,
repeal of the Panama Canal Act
which permitted the coastwise tnf
fc of the United States to pas
through the Panama Canal free %
tolls. Ignoring and suppressing al
reference TO the offers of Great Bri
tain to arbitrate the question of on
treaty rights in the canal, President
Wilson has insisted upon the com
plete surrender of such rights, bas
ing his recommendations upon hi
own judgment and upon the eoncen
sus of an interested public opinion
abroad. Our coastwise trade pass
ing through the canal. which vii
compete with transcontinental rail
road traffic, has been deprived b,
the Democratic administration of !
preference which would have been
healthful incentive 10 our CONNER
cial activities, and that, too. AT tn,