The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-06-17
High Cost of Living.

porations are the work of Republican
Congresses and Presidents For this
policy of regulation and supervision
the Democrats, in stumbling and
piecemeal way, are undertaking to in
which should be left within the sphere
of private enterprise and in direct
competition with its own citizens. a
policy which Is sure to result in waste,
an inferior product
The Republican party firmly be-
lieves that all who violate the laws in
of business should be in
is very different from persecution ani
business success, no matter how hon
by the Democratic party as in itself a
crime. Such doctrines and beliefs choke
enterprise and stifle prosperity. The
Republican party believes in encourage
ing American business. it believes
1t 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 curtail-
ing and Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
all the maritime nations to encourage
their shipping interests. and in order
TO enable us to compete with them fot
the ocean carrying trade, We favor the
Payment to ships engaged in the for.
eign trade of liberal compensation fo-
sci vices actually rendered in carrying
the mails. and such further legislation
as VIII 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
ernment ownership Of vessels as pro
cause government ownership. while ef-
fectively preventing the development
OF the American merchant marine by
private capital, will be entirely unabl,
to provide for the vast volume of
American freights, and will leave us
more helpless than ever in the hard
grip of foreign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate transporta-
tion have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
several sets of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts of authority
cmbarrassmcnt In operation and in
convenience and expense to the public
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially ma
tlonal. We therefore favor such ac-
tion by legislation. or. if necessary.
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States. as will re
cral control.
Economy and a 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-
raids on the treasury and of its oppo-
sition to and rejection of President
Tatts oft-repeated proposals and earn
est efforts to secure economy and ef
ficiency through the establishment OF
n 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 a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources of tho
nation-a husbandry which means de-
voiopment without waste, use without
abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican par
ticn that 1t shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended where
y. has created. since March 4. 1913.
thirty thousand offices outside of the
civil service law, at an annual cost to
s44,OO0,ooo to the taxpayers of the
We condemn the gross abuse AMI
II @ misuse Of the law by the present
Democratic administration and pledge
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-
the government of any terri
tory should be bona fide residents of
the territory in which their duties are
t. be performed.
Labor Laws.
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
oil federal child labor law; the en-
actment of n generous and comprehen-
sive workmen's compensation law,
within the commerce power of Con
gress, and an accident compensation
ployees.
we favor the collection and COLA
ton under the direction of the depart
ment of Labor of complete data relat-
ing to industrial hazards for the in
of Congress, to the end that
such Legislation may be adopted as
may be calculated to secure the safety.
preservation and protection of labor
from the dangers Incident to industry
and transportation.
The Republican party. reaffirming
its faith in government of the people,
by the people and for the people, as 4
measure of justice to one-half the
adult people of this country. favors
the extension of the suffrage to wom-
en-. but recognizes the right of each
state to settle this question for itself.
Such are our principles, such arc
our purposes and policies. We close
as we began. The times are danger
ous,. and the future is fraught with
peril
The great issues of the day have
been confused by words and phrases.
The American spirit, which made the
and saved the Union, has been
by those charged with the
of power. We appeal to
all Americans whether naturalized or
native born. to prove to the world that
we are Americans in thought and in
deed. with one loyalty, one hope, one
aspiration. We call on all Americans
TO be true to the spirit of America, to
the great traditions of their common