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FOR REPUBLICANS
National Convention Formulates
Principles for Party.
AMERICANISM IS THE THEME
Favors Peace, but Peace With Honor
Compromise on suffrase-lndorses
LIteracy Test and Demands
Bigger Army and Navy.

by the national convention follows:
In 1861 the Republican party stood
for the Union. AS 1t stood for the
union of states, It now stands for
united people, true to American ideals,
loyal to American traditions, knowing
no allegiance except to the Constitu-
tion, to the government, and to the
iag of the United States We believe
in American policies at home and
abroad
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 Democratic
president and the Democratic congress
have failed to defend, We will unfinch-
ingly maintain.
We desire peace, the peace Of Jus
tics and right, and believe in main
tanning a straight and honest neutral
ity between the belligerents in the
great war In Europe. We must per-
form all our duties and insist upon 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 United
States cannot be preserved by shifty
expedients, by phrase making, by per-
formances in language, or by attitudes
groups OF voters.
The present administration has de-
stroyed our influence abroad and hui
us in our own eyes. The Re
publican party believes that a firm
consistent and courageous foreign pol
Icy always maintained by Republican
presidents in accordance with Ameri-
can 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 dis
putes and favor the establishment of |
\ world court for that purpose.
MEXICAN POLICY DENOUNCED.
We deeply sympathize with the IF
teen million 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, |
conscienceless agitators, who, when |
temporarily successful in any locality, |
have neither sought nor been able to |
restore 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 wom- |
en- who were or are in Mexico by in
yitation of the laws and of the govern
ment Of that country, and whose
rights to security Of person and prop
erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty
obligations. We denounce the indie |
feasible methods of interference en- |
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 citizens In |
Mexico, IN permitting the continuance |
OF such conditions, first by failure to |
act promptly and firmly, and, second, |
by lending its influence to the continu-
alton OF such conditions through rec |
ignition of one of the factions re-
sponsible for these outrages
We pledge our aid in restoring order
and maintaining peace in Mexico. We
promise to our citizens on and near
our border. and those in Mexico. wher-
ever they may be found, adequate and
absolute protection in their lives, lib
erty and property.
MONROE DOCTRINE AFFIRMED.
We reafflrm our approval of the
Monroe doctrine and declare its main
tenance to be policy of this country
essential to its present and future
peace and safety and to the achieve
ment OF its manifest destiny.
We favor the continuance of Repub-
lican policies which will result in
drawing more and more closely the
commercial, financial and social rela-
tons between this country and the
countries of Latin America.
We renew our allegiance to the Phil
ippine policy inaugurated by McKin-
ley, approved by congress. and consist
emily 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 constantly in
creasing participation in their govern
ment, and IL persisted In will bring
still greater benefits In the future.
We accepted the responsibility of