Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-06-24

We favor the creation of a tam
commission with complete power t
gather and complete information fol-
the use of congress in all matters re
lating to the tariff
SUPERVISION OF CORPORATIONS
The Republican party has long be
lieved in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation of the Transports
ton and great corporations of the coun
try. 1t has put it's creed into its
deeds, and all really effective laws
regulating the railroads and the great
industrial corporations are the work
of Republican congresses anu presi-
dents. For this policy of regulation
and supervision the Democrats, In .
stumbling and piecemeal way, are un.
dertaking to involve the government
in business which should be left with.
in the sphere of private enterprise
and in direct competition with its own
citizens, policy which is sure to re
suit 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
business success, no matter how hon.
OF of "a is Iol
by the DEMOCRATIC party as in itself
a crime. Such doctrines and beliefs
choke enterprise and stife prosperity.
The Republican party believes in en-.
couraging American business, as 1t be-
lieyes in and will seek 70 advance all
American interests.
We favor an effective system OF
rural credits as opposed to the met
fective law proposed by the present
Democratic administration.
We favor the extension of the rura
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration for curtail
ing and Gripping it.
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
PAYMENTS TO MAIL VESSELS.
payment to ships engaged in the for
eign trade of liberal compensation for
services actually rendered in carrying
the mails, and such further legisla-
tion as will build up an adequate
American merchant marine and give
us ships which may be requisitioned
by the government in time of national
emergency
We are utterly opposed to the gov
eminent ownership Of vessels as pro
posed by the Democratic party, be-
cause government ownership, while
effectively preventing the develop
ment of the American merchant ma
rine by private capital will be entire
ly unable to provide for the vast vol
ume of American freights and will
the hard grip of foreign syndicates
Interstate and intrastate transpor'
tation have become so interviewer
that the attempt to apply two and
often several sets of laws to its regu-
lation has produced conflicts OF author
ity, embarrassment in operation, and |
Inconvenience and expense to the pub
lie.
The entire transportation system OF |
the country has become essentially |
national We, therefore, favor such
action by legislation or, If necessary, |
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States as will re-
suit in placing 1t under exclusive fed
eral control
"RAlDs ON THE TREASURY"
The increasing cost of the national
government and the need for the
greatest economy Of its resources in
order to meet the growing demands
Of the people for government service
call for the severest condemnation Of
the Hasteful appropriations Of this
Democratic administration, of its
shameless raids on the treasury, and
Of it's opposition to and rejection Of
President Taft's oft repeated propos-
ais and earnest efforts to secure econ
omy and efficiency through the estab- I
ishment OF a simple business-like bud 1
get system to which we pledge our
suDnnrt and which we hold to be nee
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