The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-15
FULL TENT OF REP. BLICAN Ma
TIONAL PLATF ORM, ADOPTED
AT CHICAGO CONVENTION,
JUNE s, 1916.

I'm 1862 the republican party
stood for the union. AS it stood Tor
the union of the states, it stands for
an united people, true to American
ideals, loyal to American traditions
knowing no allegiance except to the
constitution, to the government and
to the flag of the United States. We
believe in American policies at HON
and abroad.
Protection of American Rights.
eve declare that we believe in and
will enforce the protection of every
American citizen in all the rights Sc
cured to him by the constitution,
treaties and the law of nations, at
home and abroad, by land and sea.
These rights, which in violation OF
the specific promise Of their party
made at Baltimore in 1912, the demo-
cratic president and the democratic
congress have failed to defend, we
will unflinchingly maintain.
Foreign Relations
I'VE desire peace, the peace OF JUS
tice and right, and believe in main
tanning straight and honest neu-
trality between the belligerents in the
great war in Europe. We must per-
form all our duties and insist upon
all our rights as neutrals without fear
and without favor We believe that
peace and neutrality as we'll as the
dignity and influence of the United
States cannot be preserved by shlfty
expedients, by phrase making, by
performances in language, or by attl-
tudes ever changing in an effort to
secure groups of voters. The present
administration has destroyed our in
fluence abroad and Inundated us in
our own eyes. The republican party
believes that firm, consistent and
courageous foreign policy always
maintained by republican presidents
in accordance with American tradi-
tons is the best as it is the only true
way to preserve our peace and restore
us to our rightful place among the
nations. We believe in the pacific
settlement OF international disputes
and favor the establishment OF
world court for that purpose.
Mexican
Eve deeply sympathize with the
fifteen million people of Mexico VINO
for three years have seen their coun-
try devastated, their homes de-
stroyed, their fellow citizens muir
dered and their women outraged by
armed bands Of desperadoes led by
self-seeking, CONSCIOUSNESS agitators
who when temporarily successful IN
any locality have neither sought nor
been able to restore order or esta0-
lish and maintain peace.
1--WE express our horror and in
dignation at the outrages which have
been and are being perpetrated by
these bandits upon American men
and women who were or are in Mex
leo by invitation of the laws and of
the government Of that country, and
whose rights to security of person
and property are guaranteed by SOL
emn treaty obligations. We denounce
the indefensible methods of interfer-
ence employed by this administra-
ton in the internal affairs of Mex
leo and refer with shame to its fail
ure to discharge the duty OF this
country as next friend to Mexico, its
duty to other powers who have relied
upon us as such friend and its duty to
our citizens in Mexico, in permit
ting the continuance of such condi-
lions. first by failure to act promptly
and firmly and second by leading its
influence to the continuation of such
through recognition of one
of the factions responsible for these
outrages.
eve pledge our aid in restoring
order and maintaining peace in Mex
leo. We promise to our citizens on
and near our border, and to those in
Mexico, wherever they may be found,
adequate and absolute protection in
heir lives. liberty and property.