The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-06-29


The Republican party has long believed
In the rigid supervision and strict rsGula-
ton Of transportation and great cor
porAtions Of the country II has put It's
creed into It's deeda and all really enec-
tive laws regulating the railroads and the
great Industrial corporations are the work
Of Republican CONGRESSES and presidents.
For this policy Of regulation and super
vision the Democrats. In q stumbling and
piecemsai way. are undertaking to Involve
the government In business which should
be left within the sphere Of private en-
terprise and Indirect competition with is
own citizens. q policy which In sure to re-
suit In waste, great expense To the TAI
payer and In an inferior product.
The Republican party nrmly believes
that all who violate the laws In resuis-
ton OF business should be individually
punished. But prosecution II very differ
ent from persecution. and business sue
cess. no matter how honestly attained. 10
apparently regarded BY the Democratic
party as In itself q crime. Such doctrines
and beliefs choke enterprise and stins
prosperity. The Republican party believes
In encouraging American business a. Il
believes In and will seek to advance all
American Interests.
-sS~ Rural Crsdits- 1890
We favor an effective system OF rural
credits A. OPPOSED to the Ineffective Law
proposed BY the present Democratic adj
ministrstion.
Rural Frss Delivery.
We favor the extension OF the rural free
delivery system and condemn the Demo-
cratic administration for curtailins and
gripping H.
Merchant Marine.
the maritime nations to encourage their
shipping interests and In order to enable
us to compete with than for the ocean
carrying trade. we favor the payment to
ships engaged In the foreign trade Of lib
eral compensation for services actually
rendered In carrying the mails and such
further legislation AZ will build up an ade-
auate 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 govern
msnt ownership Of vessels a. proposed By
the Democratic party because government
owned ships while effectively preventing
the development OF the American mer-
chant marine by private capital. will be
entirely unable to provide for the vast
volume Of American freights and will
leave US more helpless than ever In the
hard grip Of foreign syndicates.
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Interstate ana intrsstAte trnnsportaion
mas become DO interwoven that tne Al
tempt 10 Apply two ana often several sets
OF laws 10 its Regulation mas produced
cohhicts OF authority' emoarrAssmeht IN
operation aho Inconvenience ana expense
TO the pubic
The ehure trahsportauon system OF uhe
country has become essentially national
lation or. n necessary. through An amend
ment 10 the con,t,tution OF ths Tinted
atats. a. will r..,,It m placing 4, under
srcIu,,ve federal control
Economy and . National Budget
The increasing cost of the national gov
ernment 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 wastefuI appropria-
lions OF this Democratic administration,
OF it's shameless raids on the treasury and
of its opposition to and rejection of Presi-
dent Tafts oft repeated proposals and
earnest efforts to secure economy and eff
nciency through the esta blishment of q
simple, businesslike budget system, 70
which we pledge our support