Semi-weekly herald., 1916-06-15
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tation have become so interviewer
that the aattempt to apply two and
often several sets Of laws to its reg
ulation has produced conflicts of au
thority, 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 Legislation or, if necessary
ton of the United States, as will re-
suit in placing it under exclusive fed
eral control.
National Budget
The increasing cost Of the national
government and the need for the
greatest economy of its resources in
order to meet the growing demands
of the people for government service
call the severest condemnation of the
wasteful appropriations of this Demo-
cratic administration of its shameless
raids on the treasury, and of its op-
position to and rejection of President
Taft's oft-repeated proposals anil
earnest efforts to secure economy
and efficiency thru the establishment
of a simple businesslike budget sys-
tenn to which we pledge our support
and which we hold to be necessary to
effect any real reform in the admin
| ,ett nf inpa1 fiuappaG
Conservation
We believe in a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources of the
nation-a husbandry which means de
velopment without waste; use with
out abuse.
| Civil Service Reform
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican
party, and we renew our repeated
declaration that it shall be thorol.'
and honestly enforced and extended
wherever practicable The Demo
cratic party has created since March
A, 1913, 10000 offices outside of the
civil service law at an annual cost o.
s44, 100000 to the taxpayers of the
country.
We condemn the gross abuse anil
he misuse of the law by the presen.
Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to reorganization of this
service along lines of efficiency ann
economy.
Territorial Officials
Reaffirming the attitude long main
tanned by the Republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to nd
minister the government of any ter
ritory should be bona fide residents
of the territory in which their duties
are to be performed.
Labor Laws
We pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement of all fun
damental laws passed for the pro
lection of labor. We favor vocational
education; the enactment and rigid
enforcement of federal child labor
law; the enactment of genourous
and comprehensive workmen's com
pensation law, within the commerce
power of congress, and an accident
compensation law covering all gov
enment employees. We favor the col
! lection anC, collation. under the dire
tion of the department labor of com
plete data relating to industrial haz-
ards for the information of congress,
to the end that such legislation may
be adopted as may be calculated to
secure the safety, conservation and
protection of labor from the dangers
incident to industry and transporta-
tion.
Suffrage
The Republican party, reaffirming
its faith in government of the people,
by the people and for the people, as
a measure of justice to one-half the
adult people of this country, favors
the extension of the suffrage to wom-
en-, but recognizes the right of each
state to settle this question for itself.
| Such are our principles, such are
our purposes and policies. We close
as we began. The times are danger
GUS and the future is fraught with
peril. The great issues of the day
have been confused by words and
phrases. The American spirit, which
made the country and saved the
union, has been forgotten by those
charged with the responsibility Of
power. We appeal to all Americans
in thought and in deed with one 10y.
atty, one hope, one aspiration. We
call on all Americans to be true to
the spirit of America, to the great
traditions of their common country
and above all things, to keep the
faith.