The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-30

by the Republican Convention at Chi
cago;
In 1861 the Republican party stood
/ for the Union. As it stood for the
4 union Of States it now stands for a
united people, true to American ideals,
loyal to American traditions, know
ing no allegiance except TO the Con-
stitution, to the Government and to
the flag of the United States.
We believe in American policies at
home and abroad.
Protection of American Rights
We 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 DEM
ecratic President and the Democratic
Congress have failed to defend, we
win unflinchingly maintain.
Foreign Relations
We desire peace, the peace Of jus
; tice and right, and believe in MAIN
tanning straight and honest neu-
trality between the belligerents in
the rgeat war il Europe. We must
perform all our duties and insist up
on all our rights as neutrals without
fear and without favor. We believe
that peace and neutrality, as well as
the dignity and influence of the Unit
ed States, cannot be preserved by
shifty expedients, by phrase-making,
by performances in language, or by
attitudes ever changing in an effort
to secure groups of voters. The pres
ent administration has destroyed our
influence abroad and Inundated US
in our own eyes. The Republican
party believes that firm, consistent
and courageous foreign policy, al
ways maintained by Republican Pres
idents, in accordance with American
traditions, 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 a,
world court for that purpose.
Mexican
We deeply sympathize with the
100000 people of Mexico, who, for
three years, have seen their country
devastated, their homes destroyed, |
their fellow citizens murdered and
their women outraged by armed bands
of desperadoes led by self-seeking,
constituencies agitators, who, when
temporarily successful in any locality, |
have neither sought nor been able to
restors order or establish and main
tain peace.
We express our horror and indigna-
ton at the outrages which have been
and are being perpetrated by these
bandits upon American men and wo-
men who were or are in Mexico, by
invitation of the laws and of the gov
eminent of that country, and whose
rights to security in person and pro-
perty are guaranteed by solemn treaty |
obligations. We denounce the indie
feasible methods Of interference emf !
ployed by this administration in the
internal affairs of Mexico, and refer
with shame to it's failure 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 citi- |
zens in Mexico, in permitting the con-
tinuance of such conditions, first, by
failure to act promptly and firmly,
second, by lending its influence to
he continuance Of such conditions
through recognition of one Of the
factions responsible for these out
RACES.
We pledge our aid in restoring or
Ter and maintaining peace in Mexico.
We promise to our citizens on and
lear our border and to those in Mex
co, wherever they may be found, adj
aquate, and absolute protection in
heir lives, liberty and property.
Monroe Doctrine
We re-affirm our approval of the
Monroe Doctrine, and declare its
maintenance to be a policy of this
country essential to its present and
'uture peace and safety and to the
achievement of its manifest destiny. |
Latin-American
We favor the continuance of Re-
publican policies, which will result in !
lrawing more closely the commercial, |
inancial and social relations between
his country and the countries Of
latin-America.
Philippines
We renew our allegiance to the
Philippine policy inaugurated by Me-
Zinley, approved by Congress and
consistently carried out by Roosevelt +
md Taft. Even in this short time it I
as enormously improved the mater
al and social conditions of the islands, 1
given the Philippine people con-
family increasing participation in
their government, and, if persisted in,
It will bring still greater benefits in
he future.
We accepted the responsibility Of
he islands as a duty to civilization
md the Filipino people. To leave with
our task half done would break our
pledges, injure our prestige among
nations and imperil what has already
been accomplished.