The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-13

iC6 uidI army, ana a pTOVlSlOu IOt
ample reserves, already drilled and
disciplined, who can be called at once
to the colors when the hour of danger
comes.
I'VE must have navy so strong
and so well proportional and
equipped, so thoroughly ready and
prepared, that no enemy can gain
command of the sea and effect a
landing in force on either our western
or our eastern coast.
Tariff Policy.
THE Republican party stands now,
and always has, in the fullest sense, for
the policy of tariff protection to
American industries and American
labor, and does not regard an anti
dumping provision as an adequate
substitute.
Through wise tariff and industrial
legislation our industries can be so
organized that they will become not
only a commercial bulwark but a
powerful aid to national defense.
THE Underwood tariff act is a
complete failure in every respect.
1t has not in the least reduced the
cost of living, which has constantly
advanced from the date of it's enact
ment.
eve favor the creation Of tariff
commission with complete power to
gather and compile information for
the use of congress in all matters
relating to the tariff
Regulation of Business.
1.-THE Republican party has long be-
lieved in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation Of the transportation
and great corporations of the coun-
try.
"The Republican party firmly be-
neves that all who violate the laws
in regulation Of business should be
individually punished. But prosecu-
ton is very different from persecu-
ton, and business success, no matter
how honestly attained, is apparently
regarded by the Democratic party as
in itself a crime. Such doctrines and
beliefs choke enterprise and stif1e
prosperity. The Republican party be-
lieves in encouraging American bust
ness, as it believes in and will seek
to advance all American interests.
eve favor an effective system of
rural credits as opposed to the inef-
fective law proposed by the present
Democratic administration.
eve favor the extension of the rural
free delivery system and condemn
the Democratic administration for cur
failing and Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
I'm view of the policies adopted
by all the maritime nations to en-
courage their shipping interests, and
in order to enable us to compete with
them for the ocean-carrying trade, we
favor the payment to ships engaged
in the foreign trade of liberal com
pensation for services actually rem
dered in carrying the mails, and such
further legislation as will build up an
adequate American merchant marine
and give us ships which may be re-
Questioned by the government in time
Of national emergency.
1--WE are utterly opposed to the gov
eminent ownership of vessels as pro-
posed by the Democratic party.
"The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican
party, and we renew our repeated
declaration that it shall be thor
oughly and honestly enforced and ex-
tended wherever practicable.
Labor Laws.
Eve pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement of all fed
eral laws passed for the protection
Of labor We favor vocational edu-
cation; the enactment and rigid en-
forcement of federal child labor
law; the enactment of generous and
comprehensive workmen's cOmpensa-
ton law, within the commerce power
Of congress, and an accident compen-
sation law covering all government
employees.
Suffrage Plank.
1.-THE Republican party, reaff1rming
it's faith Of government Of the peo-
pie, by the people, for the people, as
a measure Of justice to one-half the
adult people Of this country, favors
the extension of the suffrage to
women, but recognizing the right Of
each state to settle this question for
itself"