Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
REPUBLICAN,

party has utterly failed to develop, but
which we promise to give to the coun-
try.
Tariff Policy.
THE republican party stands now,
ALWAYS has, in the fullest sense, lor
the policy of tariff protection to Amer
lean industries and American labor,
and does not regard an anti-dumping
provision as an adequate substitute.
Such protection should be reasonable
! in amount, but sufficient to protect AIDE.
ouatelv American industry and Amerl-
| can labor, and be so adjusted as TO
! prevent undue exaCtions my monop-
olies or trusts. 1t should, moreover,
give special attention to securing the
industrial independence OF the United
| States, as in the case of dyestuffs.
Through wise tariff and industrial
! legislation our industries can be so
organized that they will become not
only a commercial bulwark, but d
powerful aid to national defense.
Underwood Tariff.
| "The Underwood tariff act is a
| complete failure in every respect. I'm
| enormously increased, in spite of the
| fact that intercourse with foreign coun-
/ tries has been largely cut off by reason
| of the war, while the revenues of which
we stand in such dire need have been
greatly reduced.
Under the normal conditions which
prevailed prior to the war it was clear
| ly demonstrated that this act deprived
the American producer and the Ameri-
| can wageearner of that protection
which entitled them to meet their for
eign competitors, and but for the ad-
ventitious conditions created by the
war would long since have paralyzed
all forms Of American industry and
deprived American labor of its just re-
| ward.
| 1T has not in the least reduced the
cost of living, which has constantly adj
vanced from the date of its enactment
Welfare of our people demands its re-
peal and the substitution OF a measure
which in peace as well as in war viii
produce ample revenue and give rea.
sonable protection to all forms OF
American production in mine, forest
field and factory.
Tariff Commission.
I'VE favor the creation OF tariff
commission with complete power t
gather and compile information for the
use of congress in all matters relating
to the tariff.
Regulation of Business.
= The republican party has long be
in a
strict regulation Of the tranSpOrtatio!
and great corporations of the country
| 1t has put it's creed into its deeds, anC
: all really effective laws regulating tn,
( railroads and the great industrial cor
: porations are the work of the republi
: can congresses and presidents. 20
this policy of regulation and supervi
= sion the democrats. in a stumbling ant
! pieCemeal way, are undertaking to in
l volve the government in business
= which should be left within the spher
/ OF private enterprise and in direC
competition with its own citizens,
policy which is sure to result in waste
great expense to the taxpayer and il
an inferior product
Democratic Methods.
1 The republican party firmly be
lieveS that all who violate the laws il
regulation of business should be indi
t vidually punished. But prosecution i
= very different from persecution, an,
, business success, no matter how hon
r estly attained, is apparently regarde,
by the democratic party as in itself
2 crime. Such doctrines and belief
o ri
e The republican party believes in en-
e couraging American business, as i
g believes in and will seek to advanc
? all American interests.
Rural Credits.
I'VE favor an effective system O
rural credits as opposed to the inef
= fective law proposed by the presen
democratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
/ I've favor the extension of tn
= rural free delivery system and con
= denim the democratic administrator
t for curtailing and Gripping it.
: Merchant Marine.
In view of the policies adopted b.
t all the maritime nations to encourag
T their shipping interests, and in orde
j to enable us to compete with them 70
the ocean-carrying trade, we favor tn
payment to ships engaged in the for
eign trade of liberal compensation TO
q services actually rendered in carryinj
0 the mails, and such further Legislation
l as will build up an adequate American
merchant marine and give US ship
which may be requisitioned by tn
government in time of national emery
g ency.
I'VE are utterly opposed to the gov
Z eminent ownership of vessels as pro
c posed by the democratic party, be