Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-16

PLATFORM

Following is the report of the reso-
buttons committee, which was adopted
by the Republican national convention,
and thus becomes the Republican ma
tional platform for 1915:
In 1851 VIE Republican party stood
for the union. AS IL stood for the
union of states. II now stands for the
united people. true to American ideals,
loyal to American traditions. knowing
no allegiance except to the constitu-
ton, to the government and to the
flag of the United States. We be-
lieve In American policies at home and
abroad.
Protection OF American Rights.
We declare that we believe In and
VIII enforce the protection of every
American, citizen in all the rights Sc
cured to him by the constitution, trea-
ties and the law OF nations, at home
and abroad, by land and sea. These
rights, which, In violation of the spe-
citc promise Of their party made at
Baltimore in 1912. the Democratic presi-
dent and the Democratic congress have
failed to defend. we will unhinchingly
maintain.
Foreign Relations.
We desire peace, the peace of justice
and right, and believe In maintaining a
straight and honest neutrality between
the beiligerents in the great war ia
Europe. We must perform all our du-
ties and insist upon all our rights as
neutrals without fear and without
favor. We believe that peace and neu-
traiity, as well as the dignity and in
huence OF the United States. cannot he
preserved by shifty expedients. by
phrase making, by performances IN
ing In an effort TO secure groups of vot-
ers. The present administration has
destroyed our influence abroad and hu-
publican party believes that a Arm,
consistent and courageous foreign
policy, always maintained by Republic
can presidents In accordance with
American traditions, is the best. as It
is the only true way to preserve our
peace and restore us to our rightful
place among the nations. We believe
in the pacific settlement OF information
al disputes and favor the establish
ment of a world court for that pur-
pose.
Mexican.
We deeply sympathize with the To-
100000 people OF Mexico who for three
years have seen their country deva-
stated, their homes destroyed, their
women outraged by armed bands OF
desperadoes led by self-seeklng, con-
scienceless agitators. who, when tenn
porarily successful In any locality.
have never thought nor been able to
restore order or establish or maintain
peace.
We express our horror and indigna-
| ton at the outrages which have been
| and are being perpetrated by these
| bandits upon American men and wo-
| men, who were or are in Mexico by
eminent of that country and whose
rights to security of person and prop
erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty
| obligations. We denounce the inde-
| feasible methods of interference en-
| ployed by this administration In the
| Internal affairs of Mexico and refer
| with shame to it's 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 its duty to our citizens in Mexico
L., m n such
| conditions, first by failure to act
| promptly and firmly. and, second. by
| lending its influence to the continue
| ton of such conditions through recog-
| milton of one OF the factions respon-
sible for these outrages.
We pledge our aid in restoring order
| promise to our citizens on and near
| our border, and to those In Mexico,
| wherever they may be found, adequate
| and absolute protection In their lives,
| liberty and property.
Monroe Doctrine.
We affirm our approval OF the Mon
| roe doctrine and declare It's mainte-
nance to be a policy or this country es-
| and safety and to the achievement OF
| it's manifest destiny
Latin-Americn.
We favor the continuance of Repub-
| lican policies, which will result In
| drawing more and more closely the
commercial, financial and social rela-
tions between this country ana the
| countries of Latin America.
Philippines.
We renew our allegiance TO the Phil
| ippine policy inaugurated by Mckln-
| ley, approved by congress and consist,
emily carried out by Roosevelt and
| Taft. Even in this hort time IL has
| enormously improved the material and
social conditions of the islands, given
the Filipino people, S &c ,bair gov Nv
eminent and, II persisted In. VIII bring
| still greater benefits in the future.
| We accepted the responsibility or
| the islands as a duty to civilization
| and the Filipino people. To leave with
| our task half done would break our
| pledges, injure our prestige among
| nations and imperil what has already
| We condemn the Democratic add
! ministration for its attempt TO aban-
vented only by the vigorous opposition
! OF Republican members OF congress,
aided by few patriotic Democrats.
| We reiterate our unquailned APPROX
I al of the action taken in December.
| 1911, by the president and congress TO
/ secure with Russia, as with other couh-
| tries, a treaty that will recognize the
| absolute right of repatriation and pre-
| vent all discrimination OF Whatever
| kind between American citizens, wheth-
| err native born or allen, ana regardless
| allegiance. We renew the pledge to
| observe this principle and to maintain
| the right of asylum which Is neither TO
| he surrendered nor restricted, and We
| unite in the cherished hope that the
| war which is now desolating the world
| may speedily end, with a complete and
| lasting restoration OF brotherhood
| among the nations OF the earth ana the
| assurance of full equal rights, ciVli ana
| religious to al men In every land.
| Protection of the Country.
| In order to maintain our peace and
| make certain the security OF our peo-
| pie within our own borders, the coun-
| try must have not only adequate but
| thorough and complete national de-
| Tense, ready for any emergency: We
| must have a sufficient and effective
| regular army, and provision Tor
! ample reserves. already drilled ana
| disciplined, who can be called at once
| to the colors when the hour or danger
We must have a navy 30 strong and
| so we'll proportioned and equipped, SO
| thoroughly ready and prepared, that
no enemy can gain command or the
sea and effect a landing In force on
either our western or our eastern
coast To secure these results we must
have a coherent and continuous policy
| OF national defense, which even In
these perilous days the Democratic
party has utterly failed 10 develop, but
| which we promise to give TO the coun-
| try.
The Republican Party stands now.
always has, In the fullest sense for
IL - Nran an Ava