The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-15

greatly reduced. Under the normal
conditions which prevailed prior to the
war, 1t was clearly demonstrated that
this act deprived he American pro-
Queer and the American wage Garner OF
that protection which entitled them to
meet their foreign competitors, and but
for the adventurous conditions created
by the war would long since have
paralyzed all forms Of American indus
try n deprived American labor of its
just reward
ut has not in the least reduced the
cost of living. which has constantly ad-
vnnced from the date OF its enactment.
Welfare of u people demands Its res
peal and the substitution of a Measure
which in peace as we'll as In war will
reasonable protection to all forms of
American production in mine, forest,
field and factory.
we favor the creation Of a tariff
commission with complete power to
gather and compile information for the
use of congress in all matters resting
to the tariff.
Business Regulation.
"The republican party has long be-
lieved in the rigid supervision and strict
regulation nf the transportation and
great corporations of the country. 1t
has put it's creeds into its deeds, inc
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great industrial cor
porations are the work of republican
congresses n 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 pri-
vate enterprise and in direct compete
ton with it's own citizens, a policy
which is sure to result in waste. great
expense to the taxpayer and in an in
feriOr product.
THE republican party firmly believes
thai all who violate the laws in regula-
ton of business should be individually
punished. But prosecution is very diff
ferent from persecution, and business
success, no matter how honestly at
tanned, is apparently regarded by the
democratic party as in itself a crime.
Such doctrines and beliefs choke en-
terprise and stifle prosperity. The re-
publican party believes in encouraging
American business as it believes in and
will seek to advance all American in
%terests.
Rural Credits.
w favor an effective system of
rural credits as opposed to the inef-
fective aw proposed by the present
democratic administration.
Rural FREQ Delivery.
w favor the extension Of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
democratic administration for curtail-
ing and gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
"In view of the policies adopted by
all the maritime nations 80
their shipping interests and in order
to enable us to compete with them for
the ocean carrying trade. we favor the
payment to ships engaged in the for
eign trade of liberal compensation for
services actually rendered in carrying
the malls. and such further legisla-
ton as will develop an adequate mer-
chant marine and give us ships which
may be requisitioned by the govern
ment in time of national emergency.
w are utterly opposed to the gov
eminent ownership of vessels as pro-
posed by the democratic party, be-
cause government ownership, while eff
fectively preventing h development OF
the American merchant marine by pri.
vate capital, will be entirely unable tc
provide for the vast volume Of Ameri-
can freights and will leave us more
helpless thar ever in the hard grip OF
foreign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate t~ransporta-
ton have become SO interviewer thai
the attempt to apply two, and Otter
several. sets of laws to it's regulation
has produced conflicts of authority
embarrassment and opposition and in
! convenience n expense to the public