Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-15
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
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wasteful appropriations Of this demo
cratic administration. Of it's shameless
raids on the treasury. and Of its op
position to and rejection OF President
Taft's oft-repeated proposals and earn
est efforts to secure economy and eff.
hciency through the establ shmcnt OF
simple businesslike budget system
to which we pledge our support and
which we hold to he necessary TO ef
feet any real reform in the administra'
tion Of national finances.
Conservation.
/ I'VE believe i'll careful husbandrH
Of all the national resources Of the
nationa husbandry which means de,
velopment without waste; use with
out abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
\ The civil service law has always
i been sustained by the republicans and
l we renew our repeated declaration
that it shall be thoroughly and hon
estly enforced and extended wherever
practicable. The democratic party
has created since March 4, 913, 10000
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at al annual cost Of $44000,0o0 to
the taxpayers of the country.
! I'VE condemn the gross abuse and
4 the misuse Of the law by the present
democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to a reorganization Of this
service along lines Of efficiency and
economy.
Territorial Officials
ffirI,ipo t1o attitude 1opo i'm
tanned by the republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to admin
lister the government of any territory
should be bona fide residents IF the
territory in which their duties are to
be performed.
Labor Laws.
I'VE pledge the republican party to
the faithful enforcement of all federal
laws passed for the protection Of
labor. We favor vocational education:
the enactment and rigid enforcement
of federal child labor law; the en-
actment of generous and comprehen.
sive workmen's compensation raw,
within the commerce power of con.
sress 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
5 industrial hazards for the information
of congress, to the end that such legis,
5 lation may be adopted as may he cal,
) culated to secure the safety, conserya-
. tion and protection of labor from the
| dangers incident to industry and
transportation.
Suffrage.
:. "The republican party, reaqirming
, its faith in government of the people,
by the people, for the people. as a
! measure of Justice to one-haf the
adult people of this country, fasors
the extension of the suffrage to
women. but recognizes the right OF
each state to settle this question for
itself.
!, "Such are our principles, such arc
our purposes and policies We close
, as we began. The times are danger.
ons and the future is fraught with
$ peril. The great issues or the day
4 have been confused by words and
S phrases. The American spirit, which
!. made the country and saved the Union
}. has been forgotten by those charged
with the responsibility of power. We
n appeal to all Americans, whether nat
j. uralized or native-born. to prove to
|. the world that we are Americans in
;. thought and in deed, with one loyalty
s one hope, one aspiration. We call on
f all Americans to be true to the spirit
of America, to the great traditions OF
+ their common country and, above all
!. things, to keep the faith"