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pledges, injure our prestige among
nations and imperil what already has
beenaccomplished.
We condemn the Democratic admin
istration for its attempt to abandon
the Philippines, which was prevented
only by the vigorous opposition OF Re
publican members of congress, aided
by few patriotic Democrats.
Protection Of the Country.
In order to maintain our peace and
make certain the security of our peo-
pie within our borders the country
must have, not only adequate, but
thorough end complete national de-
tense, ready for any emergency. We
must have a sufficient and effective
pie reserves, already drilled and dis
ciplined, who can be called at once
to the colors when the hour of danger
comes.
We 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. To secure these results we
must have a coherent and continuous
policy of national defense, which even
party has utterly 1aiied to develop,
but which we promise to give to the
country.
The Republican party stands now,
as always, in the fullest sense for the
policy of tariff protection to American
Industries and American labor and
does not regard an anti-dump1ng pro.
vision as an adequate substitute. Such
protection should be reasonable in
amount, but sufficient to protect ade-
quately and be so adjusted as to pre-
vent undue exactions by monopolles
or trusts. 1t should, moreover, give
special attention to securing the In.
States as in the case Of dyestutfs.
Through wise tariff and Industrial
legislation our industries can be so
organized that they will become not
only a commercial buiwark, but a
powerful aid to national defense.
The Underwood tariff act is a com
plete failure in every respect. Under
creased enormously, in spite OF the
fact that the intercourse with foreign
countries 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
prior to the war it was clearly demon
strated that this act deprived the
American producer and the American
wage Garner of that protection which
entitled them to meet their foreign
competitors, and but for the advan
titious conditions created by, the wal
would long since have paralyzed all
forms OF American industry and de.
prived American labor OF its just
reward.
We favor the creation of a tariff
commission with the complete power
to gather and compile information for
the use of congress in all matters re-
lating to the tariff.
Business.
The Republican party long has be.
lieved in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation of the transportation
and great corporations of the country.
It has put its creed into Its deeds
and all really effective laws regulat
ing the railroads and the great indus
trial corporations are the work OF Re-
publican congresses and presidents.
For this policy of regulation and super
vision the Democrats, In stumbling
and piece-meal way, are undertaking
to involve the government in business,
of private enterprise and in direct
competition with it's own citizens, a
policy which is sure to result In waste,
great expense to the taxpayer and In
an inferior product.
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws In regu
lation of business, should be punished
individually.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of ru.
raj credits as opposed to the ineffect.
i've law proposed by the present Demo
cratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery system and condeSnn the
Democratic administration for curta1l
ing and Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
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 payment to ships engaged in the
foreign trade of liberal compensation
for, services actually rendered in car
rying the mails, and such further leg1S
latfon 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 owned ships, while
effectively preventing the development
of the American merchant marine by
to provide for the vast volume OF
American freights and will leave us
more helpless than ever in the hard
grip of foreign syndicates.
Economy and a National Budget.
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 wasteful appropriations OF this
Democratic administration Of its
shameless raids in treasury, and of its
opposition to and rejection OF Presi-
dent Taft's oft-repeated proposals and
earnest efforts to secure economy and
efficiency through the establishment of
simple business-like budget system
to which we, pledge our support and
which we hold to be necessary to ef-
tration of national finances.
Conservation.
We believe in a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources OF the ma
tion-a husbandry which means de-
velopment without waste; use without
abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service law always has
been sustained by the Republican par
ty, and we renew our repeated declara
ton that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher-
ever practicable. The Democratic
party has created since March 4, 1913,
thirty thousand offices outside of the
civil service law at an annual cost of
$44,O0O,O0O to the tax payers of the
country.
We condemn the gross abuse and
the misuse OF the law by the present
Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to a reorganization of this
service along lines of efficiency and
economy.
Territorial Officials.
Reaffirming the attitude long main
tanned by the Republican party, we
| hold that officials appointed to admin
| lister the government of any territory
should be bona fide residents of the
territory in which their duties are to
be performed.
Labor Laws.
We pledge the Republican party to