Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

can policies which will result in draw
ing more and more closely the
cial, financial and social relations be-
tween this country and the countries Of
Latin America.
Philippines.
w renew our allegiance to the
Phlllpplne policy inaugurated by Nc
klnley, approved by congress and con-
sistently carried out by Roosevelt and
Taft. Even in this short time it has
enormously improved the material and
social conditions of the islands, given
the Philippine people a constantly in
creasing participation in their govern
ment and, if persisted in. will bring
>t1ll greater benefits in the future.
w accept the responsibility CO the
islands as a duty to civilization and to
the Filipino people. To leave with our
task half done would break Il pledges,
n1ure our prestige among nations and
lmperll what already has been accom-
plished.
we condemn the democratic admin
istration for its attempt to abandon the
philippines, which was prevented only
by the opposition of republican mem
oers of congress, aided by a few pa
trlotic democrats.
Right of Asylum.
w reiterate our unqualified APP
prevail of the action taken in December,
1911, by the president and congress to
secure with Russia, as with other coun-
tries, a treaty that will recognize the
absolute right Of eXpatriation and pre-
vent all discrimination Of whatever
KIND between American citizens, wheth-
er native born or alien, and regardless
OF race. religion or previous political
allegiance. We renew the pledge to OBJ
serve this principle and to maintain che
night OF asylum, which is neither to be
surrendered nor restricted, and we
unite in the cherished hope that the war
Which is now desolating the world may
speedily end, with a complete and last
ing restoration of brotherhood among
the nations OF the earth and the assur-
ance Of full equal rights, civil and re-
llgious, to all men in every land.
Protection of the Country.
I'm order to maintain our peace and
make certain the security of our peo-
pie within u own borders, the country
must have not only adequate but thor
ough and complete national defense.
ready for any emergency. We must
have a sufficient and effective regular
serves, already drilled and disciplined,
who can be called at once to the colors
when the hour of danger comes.
w must have n navy so strong and
so Well proportloned and equipped, SO
thoroughly ready and prepared, that nc
enemy can gain m Of the sea
and effect a landing in force on either
our estern or our eastern coasts. TIC
secure these results, we must have a
coherent n continuous policy of ma
tional defense, which, even in these
perilous days, the democratic party has
utterly failed to develop, 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 Ameri-
can Industries and American labor, and
does not regard al antidumping pro-
vision as an adequate substitute. Such
protection should be reasonable in
amount, but sufficient to protect ade-
quately American industry and Ameri-
can labor, and be so adjusted as to pre-
vent Undue eXactions hy monopolies OF
trusts. 1t should, moreover. give spe-
clal attention to securing the industrial,
independence of the United States, as
in the case of dyestuff. Through wise
tariff and industrial legislation. oul
industries can be so organized that the,
will become not only a commercial bull
wark but an aid to national defense.
The Underwood tariff act IS a com
plete failure in every respect. Unde,
its administration imports have enor-
mously increased in spite of the fac,
that intercourse with foreign countries
has been largely cut off by reason OF
the war, while the revenue Of which
we stand in such dire need have baer