The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-17

failure In every respect. Under its admin
istration imports have enormously in
creased In spite of the fact that the inter
course with foreign countries has been
largely cut off by reason of the war. while
the revenues, of which we stand in such
dire need, have been greatly reduced. In
der the normal conditions which prevailed
prior to the war, il was clearly demon
strated that this act deprived the Amer
lean producer 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 and deprived American labor of its
Just reward.
1t has not In the least reduced the cost
of living, which has constantly advanced
from the date of its enactment. The well
fare of our people demands its repeal and
the substitution of a measure which, in
peace as well as in war, will produce am
pie revenue and give reasonable protec-
tion to all forms of American production
In mine, forest, field and factory.
We favor the creation of a tariff COM
mission, with complete power to gather
and compile information for the use of
congress in all matters relating to the
tariff.
Business.
The Republican party has long believed
in the rigid supervision and strict regula-
ton OF transportation and great cor
porations of the country. 1t has put its
creed into its deeds, and all really effec-
tive laws regulating the railroads and the
great industrial corporations are the work
Of Republican congresses and presidents
For this policy of regulation and super
vision the Democrats, in a stumbling and
piecemeal way, are undertaking to involve
the government in business which should
be left within the sphere of private en-
terprise and indirect competition with its
own citizens, a policy which is sure to re-
suit in waste, great expense to the tax
payer and in an inferior product.
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws in regula-
ton of business should be individually
punished. But prosecution is very differ
ent from persecution, and business sue
cess, no matter how honestly attained. is
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 encouraging American business as it
believes in and will seek to advance ali
American interests.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of rural
credits as opposed to the ineffective law
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ministration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural free
delivery system and condemn the Demo-
cratic administration for curtailing and
Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
In view of the policies adopted by all
the maritime nations to encourage their
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u to compete with them for the ocean
carrying trade, we favor the payment to
ships engaged in the foreign trade of lib
eral compensation for services actually
rendered in carrying the mails and such
further legislation as will build up an ade-
quate 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 govern
ment ownership of vessels as proposed by
the Democratic party because government
owned ships, while effectively preventing
the development of the American mer-
chant marine by private capital, will be
entirely unable 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 interstate transportation
has become so hat the at
tempt to apply two and often several sets
of laws to its regulation has produced
conflicts of authority, embarrassment in
operation and inconvenience and expense
to the public.
The entire transportation system of the
country has become essentially national.
We, therefore, favor such action by legis-
lation or, If necessary, through an amend
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States as will result in placing 1t under
exclusive federal control.
Economy and a National Budget.
The increasing cost of the national gov
eminent and the need for the greatest
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 appropria-
tons of this Democratic administration,
of its shameless raids on the treasury and
of its opposition to and rejection of Presi-
dent Tafts oft repeated proposals and
earnest efforts to secure economy and eff
f1ciency through the establishment Of a
simple, businesslike budget system. to
which we pledge our support.
Conservation.
We believe in a careful husbandry of
all the natural ~our of the nation-a
AuSDdIluIN WHICH means development
without waste, use without abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service law has always been
sustained by the Republican party, and
we renew our repeated declaration that
1t shall be thoroughly and honestly en-
forced and extended wherever practicable.
The Democratic party has created since
March 4, 1913, 10000 offices outside of the
civil service law at an annual cost of SAL
900, 300 to the taxpayers of the country.
Territorial Matters.
Reaffirming the attitude long maintained
by the Republican party, we hold that Off
Gals appointed to administer the govern
ment of any territory should be bona ide
residents of the territory in which their
duties are to be performed.
Labor Laws.
We pledge the Republican party to the