The Delta independent., 1916-06-16

advanced from the date of its enact
ment. The welfare of our people de-
mands its repeal and the substitution
Of a measure which in peace, as well
as in war, will produce ample revenue
and give reasonable protection to all
forms of American production in mine,
forest, field and factory.
I'VE favor the creation of a tariff
commission with complete power to
gather and complete information for
the use of congress in all matters re-
lating to the tariff
Business
THE Republican party has long
believed in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation of the transportation
and great corporations of the country.
1t 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 congress and president. For
this policy of regulation and supervis-
ion the Democrats, in a stumbling
and piece-meal way are undertaking
to involve the government in busi-
ness which should be left within the
sphere of private enterprise, and in
direct competition with its own citi-
zens, a policy which is sure to result
in waste, great expense to the tax
payer and in an inferior product.
THE Republican party firmly be-
lieves that all who violate the laws
in regulation of business should be
individually punished. But prospec-
tion is very different from persecu-
tion, and business success, no matter
now honestly attained, is apparently
regulated by the Democratic party as
in itself a cirme. Such doctrines in
our belief choke enterprise and stifle
prosperity. The Republican party be-
lieves in encouraging American bust
ness, as it believes it will seek to
advance American interests.
Rural Credits
We favor an effective system of
rural credits as opposed to the in
effective law proposed by the present
Democratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery
we favor the extension of the
rural free delivery system, and con-
denim the Democratic administration
for curtailing and Gripping it.
Merchant Marine
In view of the policies adopted by
all the maratime nations to encourage
their shipping interests, and in order
to enable us to compete with them for
the oceancarrying trade, we favor
the payment of ships engaged in the
foreign trade, of liberal compensation
for services actually rendered in
carrying the mails. and such further
legislation as will build up an ade-
quate American merchant marine and
give us ships which may be requis-
itioned by the government in time of
national emergency.
I'VE are utterly opposed to the gov
ernment ownership of vessels as pro-
posed by the Democratic party, be
cause government ownership. while
effectively preventing the develop
ment of the American merchant ma.
rine by private capital. will be entire
ly unable to provide for the vast vol
ume of American freights. and will
leave us more helpless than ever in
the hard grippe of foreign syndicates
Transportation
Interstate and intrastate transpor-
tation have become so interviewer
that the attempt to apply two. and
often several sets of laws to its reg
ulation has produced conflicts of au-
thority. embarrassment in operation
and Inconvenience and expense to the
public.
The entire transportation system
of the country has become essentially
national We therefore favor such
action by legislation, or if necessary
through an amendment to the con
stitution of the United States as will
result in placing 1t under exclusive
federal control
Economy and 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 on the treasury and
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