The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-16

si1n comnetitors. and but for the ad-
yentitious conditions created by me
all forms Of American industry ana oe-
prived American labor OF It's just
ward
High Cost Of Living.
1t has not in the least reduced the
cost of living which has constantly ad-
yanced from the date of its enactment
Welfare of our people demands ITS re-
peal and the substitution OF measuIS
which in peace as well as in war Will
produce ample revenue ana give feaS
enable protection to all forms OF
American production in mine, 1oresI
field and factory.
We favor the creation of a tariff
commission with complete power 70
gather and compile information for the
use of Congress In all matters relat-
ing to the tariff.
The Republican party has long be.
lieved in the rigid supervision ana
strict regulation of the transportation
and great corporations of the country;
1t has put its creed into its deeds. and
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great industrial cor
Congresses and Presidents. For this
policy of regulation and supervision
the Democrats, in a stumbling and
piecemeal way, are undertaking to in
volve the government in business
which should be left within the sphere
of private enterprise and in direct
policy which is sure to result in waste.
great expense to the taxpayer and In
inferior product.
The Republican party firmly be-
lieves that all who violate the laws In
regulation of business should be in
dividually punished. But prosecution
is very different from persecution ana
business success, no matter how hon
estly attained, is apparently regarded
by the Democratic party as In itself
crime. Such doctrines and beliefs choke
-tt ri h.
Republican party believes in encourag-
ing American business, as it believes
it will seek to advance American In
terests.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of ru-
raj credits as opposed to the ineffect-
i've law proposed by the present Demo-
cratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration for curt2il-
Ing and Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
In view of the policies adopted BY
their shipping interests. and in order
to enable us to compete with them foe
the ocean carrying trade. we favor the
payment to ships engaged in the for.
eign trade of liberal compensation TO-
services actually rendered in carrying
the mails and such further legislation
as will build up an adequate Ameri-
can merchant marine and give Us
ships which may be reQuisitioned by
the government In time of national
emergency
We are utterly opposed to the gov
eminent ownership of vessels as pro-
posed by the Democratic party, be.
cause government ownership while ef-
fectively preventing the development
OF the American merchant marine by
private capital. will be entirely unable
to provide for the vast volume of
a r n mr. Ian
more helpless than ever in the hard
grip of foreign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate transporta-
ton have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
several sets of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts of authority
Embarrassment in operation and in
convenience and expense to the public.
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially ma
tional; We therefore favor such ac-
ton by legislation, or. il necessary,
through an amendment to the constt-
tuition of the United States, as will re.
suit In placing 1t under exclusive fed
eral control.
Economy and = National Budget.
The increasing cost of the national
government and the need for the great
est economy of its resources in order
to meet the growing demands of the
people for government service call for
the severest condemnation of the
wasteful appropriations of this Demo-
cratic administration, of its shameless
raids on the treasury and of its oppo-
sition to and rejection of President
Tafts oft-repeated proposals and earn
ficiency through the establishment of
a simple, business-like budget system
70 which we pledge our support and
feet any real reform in the admins
tration of national finances.
Conservation.
We believe in careful husbandry
OF all the natural resources Of the
natlon-a husbandry which means de-
velopment without waste. use without
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Repu blican par
~ and we renew our repeated declara-
tien that It shall be thoroughly and
eVer and and
ty. has created. since March i. ISIS.
thirty thousand offices outside of the
syn ei. an service rN law at an annual cost to
$44,0oO,00O to the taxpayers of the
country.
We condemn the gross abuse AMI
TIE misuse Of the law by the present
ourselves to reorganization Of this
service along lines of efficiency and
economy
Territorial Officials.
Reaffirming the attitude long main.
tanned by the Republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to ad.
minister the government Of any terri
tory should be bona fide residents Of
the territory In which their duties are
T. be performed.
We pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement Of all federal
laws passed for the protection of la
Dor. We favor vocational education;
the enactment and rigid enforcement
OF q federal child labor law; the en-
actment of a generous and comprehen-
sive workmen's compensation law,
within the commerce power of Con
law covering all government en-
ployees.
We favor the collection and cola
ton under the direction of the depart.
ment Of Labor Of complete data relat-