The Colorado statesman., 1916-06-17

the American producer and the Ameri-
which entitled them to meet their for
eign competitors. and but for the ad-
war would long since have paralyzed
all forms of American industry and de-
prived American labor of it's just re-
ward.
High Cost of Living.
1t has not in the least reduced the
cost of living which has constantly ad-
vanced from the date of it's enactment.
Welfare of our people demands it's re-
peal and the substitution of a measure
which in peace as well in war will
produce ample revenue and give reas-
enable protection to all forms of
american production in mine, forest,
We favor the creation of a tariff
commission with complete power to
gather and compile information for the
use of Congress in all matters relat-
ing to the tariff.
business.
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 creed into it's 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 n stumbling and
Volve the government in business
which should be left within the sphere
of private enterprise and in direct
| competition with its own citizens, a
policy which is sure to result in waste
great expense to the taxpayer and in
an inferior product
:, The Republican party firmly be-
lieves that all who violate the laws in
regulation of business should be in
dividually punished. But prosecution
is very different from persecution and
c nnc
estly attained, is apparently regarded
by the Democratic party as in itself a
crime. Such doctrines and beliefs choke
enterprise and stifle prosperity. The
Republican party believes in encourage
ing American business, as it believes
1t Will seek to advance American in
terests.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of ru-
raj credits as opposed to the ineffect-
i've law proposed by the present Demo
cratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural
Democratic administration for curtail-
ing and crippling it.
Merchant Marine.
In view of the policies adopted by
all the maritime nations to encourage
thelr shlpplng interests, and in order
70 enable us to compete with them fot
the ocean carrying trade, we favor the
poyment to ships engaged in the for.
elgn trade of liberal compensation fo"
services actually rendered in carrying
the mails, and such further legislation
as Will build up an adequate Ameri-
can merchant marine and give us
shlps which may be requisitioned by
the government in time of national
emergency.
We are utterly opposed to the gov
ernment ownership of vessels as pro.
posed by the Democratic party be.
cause government ownership. while ef-
OF the American merchant marine by
private capital, will be entirely unabla
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 intrastate transporta-
tion have become so interviewer that
| several sets of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts of authority,
embarrassment in operation and in
convenience and expense to the public
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially ma
tional; We therefore favor such ac-
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States, as will re
sun In placing 1t under exclusive fed
eral control.
Economy and n National Budget.
The increasing cost of the national
government and the need for the great
est economy of it's resources In order
TO meet the growing demands of the
people Tor government service call for
the severest condemnation of the
wasteful appropriations of this Demo-
cratic administration, of it's shameless
raids on the treasury and of its oppo-
sltlon to and rejection of President
Tafts oft-repeated proposals and earn
est e11orts to secure economy and eff
simple, business-like budget system
to which we pledge our support and
Wnieh we hold to be necessary to ef-
rect any real reform in the admins.
tratlon of national finances.
Conservation.
We believe in n careful husbandry
OF all the natural resources of the
natlon-a husbandry which means de-
abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican par
ticn that II shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended where
ever practicable. The Democratic par
| y has created since March 4, 1918,
thirty thousand offices outside of tho
civil service law at an annual cost to
| S44.OOOOo0 to the taxpayers of the
country.
We condemn the gross abuse AMI
tie misuse of the law by the present
democratic nGe, administration and pledge
| service along lines of efficiency and
| economy.
Territorial Officials.
Reaffirming the attitude long main.
tanned by the Republican PARTY we
mold that officials appointed to ad.
minister the government of any terri
| tory should be bona fide residents of
the territory in which their duties are
t. be performed
Labor Laws.
We pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement of ali federal
Dor. We favor vocational education.
the enactment and rigid enforcement
oil federal child labor law; the en-
actment OF generous and comprehen-
sive workmens compensation law
within the commerce power of Con
gress, and an accident compensation
| law covering all goYernment em-