The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
It Calls For Preparedness and
Protection of American Rights.

Chicago, June 10.-Following ia the plat
form adopted by the Republican national
conventions:
In 1861 the Republican party stood for
the Union. AS it stood for the union Of
states it now stands for a united people,
true to American ideals, loyal to Ameri-
can traditions, knowing no allegiance ex-
cept to the constitution, to the govern
naent and to the flag of the United States.
We believe in American policies at home
and abroad.
Protection Of American Rights.
We declare that we believe in and will
enforce the protection of every American
citizen in all the rights secured to him by
the constitution, treaties and the law of
nations, at home and abroad, by land and
sea. These rights, which, in violation of
the specific promise of their party, made
at Baltimore in 1912, the Democratic pres
ident and the Democratic congress have
failed to defend. we will unflinchingly
maintain.
We desire peace, the peace of justice
and right, and believe in maintaining
straight and honest neutrality between
the belligerents in the great war In Eu-
rope. We must perform all our duties and
insist upon all our rights as neutrals, with
out fear and without favor. We believe
that peace and neutrality as we'll as the
dignity and influence Of the United States
cannot be preserved by shifty expedients,
by phrasemaking, by performances in Ian
guage or by attitudes ever changing in
an effort to secure groups Of voters.
The present administration has Destroy
ed our influence abroad and Inundated US
In our own eyes. The Republican party
believes that firm, consistent and cour-
ageous foreign policy, always maintained
by Republican presidents in accordance
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It Is the only true way to preserve our
peace and restore us to our rightful place
among the nations. We believe in the pa
cifc settlement Of international disputes
and favor the establishment of q world
court for that purpose.
Mexico.
We deeply sympathize with the 5000, 900
people Of Mexico who, for three years.
have seen their country devastated. their
homes destroyed, their fellow citizens
murdered and their women outraged by
armed bands Of desperadoes led by self
seeking, conscienceless agitators.
We express our horror and Indignation
at the outrages which have been and are
being perpetrated by these bandits upon
American men and women who were or
are in Mexico by invitation of the laws
and Of the government Of that country
and whose rights to security Of person
and property are guaranteed by solemn
treaty obligations. We denounce the in
defensible methods Of interference en-
p'oved nv this. administration in the in
ternal affairs of Mexico and refer with
shame to its failure to discharge the duty
Of this country as next friend to Mexico,
its duty to other powers who have relied
upon us as such friend and it's duty to our
citizens in Mexico in permitting the con-
tlnuance of such conditions, first, by fail
ure to act promptly and firmly and, Sec
ond, by lending its influence to the con-
tinuation Of such conditions through rec
ognition Of one of the factions responsible
for these outrages.
We pledge our aid in restoring order and
maintaining peace in Mexico. We prom
Use to our citizens on and near our border
and to those in Mexico wherever they
may be found, adequate and absolute pro-
lection In their lives, liberty and property.
Monroe Doctrine.
We reaflrm our approval of the Mon
roe doctrine and declare it's maintenance
to be policy of this country, essential
to it's present and future peace and safety
and to the achievement Of its manifest
destiny.
Latin America.
We favor the continuation Of Republican
policies, which will result in drawing more
and more closely the commercial, finan-
cial and social relations between this coun-
try and the countries Of Latin America