Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-06-16

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and regardless of race. religion or pre-
vious political allegiance. We renew
the pledge to observe this principle
and to maintain the right of asylum
which is neither to be surrendered nor
restricted, and we unite In the cher.
ished hope that the war which is now
desolating the world may speedily end,
with complete and lasting restora-
tion Of brotherhood among the nations
| of the earth and the assurance of full
equal rights, civil and religious, to all
men in every land.
Protection Of the Country.
| In order to maintain our peace and
make certain the security OF our peo-
Pile within our own boruers, the couu-
try must hase not only adequate out
thorough anu complete na,,onal oe-
| fense, reaoy lur any emergency w.
must have su1nclenc and effective
regular army and provision for
| ample reserves, already drilled ard
| disciplined, who can be called at once
to the colors when the hour of danger
comes.
I'VE must have a navy so strong
and so we'll proportioned and equipped,
so thoroughly ready and prepared,
| that no enemy can gain command Of
the sea and effect a landing in force
on either our western or our eastern
coasts. To secure these results, we
must have a coherent and continuous
policy Of national defense, which,
even in these perilous days, the Dem
| ocratic party has utterly failed to de-
velop, but which we promise to give
to the country.
The Tariff.
"The Republican party stands now
and always has, in the fullest sense.
for the policy of tariff protection to
American industries and American Ia
bor, and does not regard an antidump-
ing provision as an adequate substi.
tute. Such protection should be rea-
| sonable in amount, but sufficient to
protect adequately American industry
| and American labor, and be so ad-
justed as to prevent undue exactions
moreover, give special attention to Sc
curing the industrial independence of
the United States, as in the case of
| dyestuff. Through wise tariff and in.
dustrial legislation, our industries can
be SO organized that they will become
not only commercial bulwark but
an aid to national defense.
Il T.
plete failure in every respect. Under
its administration imports have enor.
mously increased in spite of the fact
that intercourse 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. Under the normal
conditions which prevailed prior to
the war, it was clearly demonstrated
that this act deprived the American
producer and the American wage
Garner Of that protection which en-.
titled them to meet their foreign com
petitors, and but for the adventitious
conditions created by the war would
long since have paralyzed all forms
Of American industry 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 enact
ment. Welfare Of our people demands
its repeal and the substitution of a
measure which in peace as we'll as in
war will produce ample revenue and
give reasonable protection to all forms
of American production in mine, for
est, field and factory.
I'VE favor the creation Of a tarin
commission with complete power te
gather and compile information fol
the use of congress in all matters re
lating to the tariff.
Business Regulation.
"The Republican party has long be
lieved In the rigid supervision and
strict regulation of the transportation
and great corporations Of the country
1t has put its creeds into its deeds
and all really effective laws regulat
ing the railroads and the great indus
trial corporations are the work Of Re
publican congresses and presidents
For this policy Of regulation and su
pervision. the Democrats, In a STUN
bling and piecemeal way, are under
taking to involve the government II
business which should be left within
the sphere of private enterprise and
in direct competition with its own cit
izens. policy which is sure to result
in waste. great expense to the tax
payer and in an inferior product.
| "The Republican party firmly be
lieves that all who violate the laws
in regulation Of business should be
individually punished. But prosecu
tion is very different from persecution
and business success. no matter how
honestly attained, is apparently re
garded by the Democratic party as II
itself crime. Such doctrines and be
liefs choke enterprise and stife pros
perity. The Republican party believe,
In encouraging American business q.
Il believes In and will seek to advance