Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-16


which we stand In such dire need have
greatly been reduced. Under the nor.
NAL conditions which prevailed prior
TO the war, IL was clearly demonstrate
ed 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 Amer
lean labor of It's Just reward.
IL has not In the least reduced the
cost of living, which has constantly adj
Nanced from the date of its enactment
welfare of our people demands its re-
peal and the substitution OF measure
which in peace ms well as In war, will
produce ample revenue and give rea-
sonable protection to all forms OF
American production in mine, forest,
Held and factory.
We favor the creation of tariff
commission with complete power to
use of congress in all matters relating
to the tariff.
business.
The Republican party has long be-
strict regulation OF the TRANSPORTATION
and great corporations OF the country.
IL has put its creed into its deeds;
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great Industrial corr
porations are the work of Republican
congresses and presidents. For this
policy or regulation and supervision
piecemeal way. are undertaking to In
velve 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 taxpayers and In
an inferior product.
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws in regu-
lation OF business should be individu-
ally punished. But prosecution is very
different from persecution, and bust
ness success, no matter how honestly
attained is apparently regarded by the
Democratic party as In itself crime.
Such doctrines and beliefs choke en-
terprise and stifle prosperity. The Re-
American business, as Il believes I'm
and will seek to advance all American
interests.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of
rural credits as opposed to the lief
fective law proposed by che present
Democratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration fQ- curtail-
ing and Gripping II.
Merchant Marine,
In view of the policies adopted by
all the maritime nations TO encourage
their shipping interests, and in order
TO enable us to compete with them
for the ocean carrying trade. we favor
the payment to ships engaged in the
for services actually rendered in carry
ing the malls, and such further legis-
lation as will build up an adequate
American merchant marine ana give
us ships which may be requistioned by
the government in time of national
emergency
We are utterly opposed to the gov
Mt n M nrf
posed by the Democratic party, because
government ownership. while effective
ly preventing the development of the
American merchant marine by private
capital. will be entirely unable to pro-
vide for the vast volume of American
freights and will leave us more help
less than ever In the hard grip of for
eign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and interstate transpor-
tation have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
has produced connicts of authority
embarrassment In operation, and In
convenience and expense to the public.
the country has become essentially
national. We therefore favor such ac-
ton by legislation, or, IL necessary.
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States, as Will re-
suit In placing 1t under exclusive fed
eral control.
Economy and National budget.
The increasing cost of the national
est economy of it's resources in order
to meet the growing demands of the
people for government service call for
the severest condemnation of the wastes
full appropriations Of this Democrat
&c admin abstraction, OF It's shameless
raids on the treasury and of its OPPOSE
tion to and rejection OF President Tafts
oft-repeated proposals and earnest ef-
IN
through the establishment of a simple,
business-like budget system, to which
we pledge our support and which we
hold to be necessary to effect any real
reform in the administration of ma
tional finances.
Conservation.
We believe in a careful husbandry
of all natural resources of the ma
tion--1a husbandry which means de-
velopment without waste; use with
out abuse.
Civil Service Reform
The civil service law kos always
party and we renew our repeated dec
laration that II shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and extended
wherever practicable; The Democrat
1918. 10000 offices outside of the
civil service law and at an annual cost
of $44.000,000 to the taxpayers OF the
country.
We condemn the gross abuse and the
misuse of the law by the present
Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to reorganization of this
service along lines of efficiency and
economy.
Territorial officials.
Reaffrming the attitude long main
tanned by the Republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to ad-
minister the government OF any ter
ritory should be bona fide residents of
the territory I'm which their duties are
TO be performed.
Labor Laws.
We pledge the Republican party TO
the faithful enforcement OF all federal
laws passed for the protection OF labor.
actment and rigid enforcement OF a
of generous and comprehensive
workmen's compensation law, within
the commerce power of congress, and
an accident compensation law covering
all government employees. We favor
the collection and collation., under the
direction of the department OF labor,
of complete data relating to industrial
hazards for the Information OF con-
gress 20 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 transportation.
Suffrage.
The Republican party, reaffrminE
its faith in the government of the peo.
pie. by the people. for the people, az a
measure Of Justice T. one-haif the
manila M this faVnFa