Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-16

all the maritime nations to encourage
their shipping interests, and in order
to enable us to compete with them for
the ocean carrying trade. we favor the
PAYMENTS TO MAIL VESSELS.
payment to ships engaged in the for
eign trade of liberal compensation TO;
services actually rendered in carrying
the mails, and such further legisla'
tion as will build up an adequate
American 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-
posed by the Democratic party, be-
cause government ownership, while
effectively preventing the develop
ment of the American merchant ma
rine by private capital, will be entire
ly unable to provide for the vast vol
ume of American freights and will
leave us more helpless than ever in
the hard grip of foreign syndicates.
Interstate and intrastate transpOr-
tation have become so interviewer
that the attempt to apply two and
often several sets of laws to its regu-
lation has produced conflicts of author
ity. embarrassment in operation, and
inconvenience and expense to the pub
lie.
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially
national. We, therefore, favor such
action by legislation or, if necessary,
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States as will re-
suit in placing it under exclusive fed
eral control.
"RAIDS ON THE TREAsIdY."
The increasing cost of the rational
government and the need for the
greatest economy Of It's resources IL
order to meet the growing demands
of the people for government service
call for the severest condemnation OF
the wasteful appropriations of this
Democratic administration, of it's
shameless raids on the treasury, and
of ito opposition to and rejection of
President Taft's oft repeated propos-
ais and earnest efforts to secure econ
omy and efficiency through the estab-
lishment of a simple business-like bud
get system to which we pledge our
support and which we hold to be nee
essary to effect any real reform in the
administration of national finances.
We believe in a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources of the ma
tion-a husbandry which means de-
velopment without waste; use without
abuse.
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican par
" and we renew our repeated declar'
alton that it shall be thoroughly and
ho -stly enforced and extended wher
| ever practicable The Democratic
party has created since March 4, 1913
! 10000 Offices outside of the civil serv
ice law at an annual cost of $4,000,
| 600 to the taxpayers of the country.
| Ne condemn the gross abuse and
the misuse of the law by the present
| Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to reorganization of tht-
service along lines of efficiency afr
| economy.
Reafirming the attitude maintained
by the Republican party, we hold tha.
officials appointed to administer the
government of any territo"y should
be bona fide residents Of th,- terri.cfy
in which their duties ere = be Fer
formed.
NATIONAL CHILD LABOR LAW
We p,etge the Republican parry tt
the fa;tsfr, enforcement Of all feder
al laws passed for the protection o
labor. We favor vocational educa
ton, the enactn1 ent of a generous ant
comprehensive workmen's comDensa
ton law, within the commerce powe
OF congress, and an accident compen
! sation law covering all government
employees. We favor the collection
and collation. under the direction o
| the department of labor of complete
data relating to industrial hazards fo
the information of congress, to th
end that such legislation may b
| adopted as may be calculated to sc
cure the safety, conservation, and pre-
lection of labor from the dangers in
cident to industry and transportation
EXTENSION OF VOTE TO WOMEN
The Republican party, reafirmin
its faith in government of the people
by the people, for the people, as
measure of justice to one-half tn
adult people of this country, favor
the extension of the suffrage to won
en-, but recognizes the right of eac
state to settle this question for i
self.
Such are our principles, such ar
our purposes and policies. We clos
as we began. The times are DANCE
Gus and the future is fraught wit
peril. The great issues of the da
have been confused by words an
phrases. The American spirit, whic
made the country and saved tn
Union, has been forgotten by thos
charged with the responsibility {
power. We appeal to all American
: whether naturalized or native borl
to prove to the world that we al
Americans in thought and in dee
with one loyalty, one hope, one aspi
alton We call on all Americans
be true to the spirit of America,
the great traditions of their commC
country and, above all things to kee
the faith.
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