Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

the coIors when the hour Of danger
comes.
We must have . navy 10 strong and
70 we'll p~roportdoned and equipped. so
thoroughly ready and prepared. that
NJ enemy can gain command at tho sea
and effect . landing In force Of either
. western or eastern coast. To se.
cure these results We must have . CO.
herent and continuous policy Of Da-
tional defense, which even In these
peTilous days tho Democratic party has
utterly failed to develop, but which We
promise " give to the country.
TARIFF.
The Republican party stands now.
always has. In the fullest sense for
the policy Of tariff protection to Amer
lean industries and American labor.
and does not regard an antidumping
provision as an adequate substitute.
Such protection should be reasonable
in amount. but sufficient 10 protect
adequately American industry and
American labor. and be 80 adjusted as
to prevent undue e1actions by mon0p-
olies or trusts. II should. moreover.
give special attention 10 securing the
industrial independence Of the United
States as in the case Of dyestuffs.
Through wise tariff and industrial
legislation our industries can be SO or
ganized that they will become not only
a commercial bulwark. but a powerful
aid to national defense.
The Underwood tariff act 10 a COM
plete failure In every respect. Under
its administration imports have enor-
mously increased, in spite Of the fact
that intercourse with foreign ccun-
tries has been largely cut of by rea-
son OF the a
We favor the creation OF a Tariff
Commission with complete power 10
gather and compile information for
the use of Congress in all matters. re-
lating to the tariff.
BUSINESS.
The Republican party has long be-
lieved in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation Of the transportation
1t has put its creed into its deeds, and
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great industrial cor
porations are the work Of Republican
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
competition with IFS " citizens, a
~noltc1. w-hirb io aura IN rNa,lt In u.oefe
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws in resu-
lstion of business, should be individ-
ually punished. But prosecution is
very different from persecution, and
business success, no matter how hon.
estly attained. Ia apparently regarded
by the Democratic party as in itself a
crime. Such doctrines and beliefs
choke enterprise and stife prosperity.
The Republican party believes in en-
couraging American business, as it be-
lieves in and will seek to advance all
American interests,
RURAL CREDITS.
We favor an effective system Of rural
credits as opposed to the ineffective
law proposed by the present Demo-
cratic administration.
MERCHANT MARINE.
In view Of the policies adopted by
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
payment 10 ships engaged in the for
eign trade Of liberal compensation for
services actually rendered in carrying
the mails, and such further legislation