The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16


son OF the war, while the revenues OF
Which we stand in such dire need have
greatly been reduced. Under the nor
maj conditions which prevailed prior
ca that this act deprived the American
producer and the American wage
earner or that protection which en-
tlt is. them TO meet their foreign COM
petltors, and but for the adventurous
conditions created by the war would
lonB since have paralyzed all forms OF
american industry and deprived Amer
lean labor of its just reward
1t has not in the least reduced the
cost OF living, which has constantly adj
Nanced from the date of it's enactment.
welfare of our people demands it's re-
peal and the substitution of a measure
winch, in peace as well as in war will
produce ample revenue and give rea-
sonable protection to all forms OF
american aa1a production in mine, forest,
We favor. the creation of a tariff
commission with complete power to
gather and compile information for the
use or congress in all matters relating
to the tariff
:, me republican party has long be-
neVed in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation Of the transportation
and great corporations of the country.
~ mas put its creed into its deeds;
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great industrial cor
congresses and presidents. For this
policy of regulation and supervision
the Democrats, in a stumbling and
plecemeal way, are undertaking to in
we've the government in business
which should be left within the sphere
of private enterprise and in direct
competition with its own citizens,
policy which is sure to result in waste,
great expense to the taxpayers and in
an inferior product.
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws in regu-
ally punished. But prosecution is very
different from persecution, and bust
ness success, no matter how honestly
attained, is apparently regarded by the
Democratic party as in itself crime.
Such doctrines and beliefs choke en-
terprise and stife prosperity The Re-
publican party believes in encouraging
American business. as it believes in
and will seek to advance all American
interests
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system of
rural fuat,Ia credits as opposed to the inef-
Democratic administration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration fn- curtail-
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 carry
Ing the mails, and such further legis-
| lation as will build up an adequate
| American merchant marine and give
| us ships which may be requistioned 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, because
| government ownership, whilC effective
| ly preventing the development of the
American merchant marine by private
| capital, will be entirely unable to pro-
| vide for the vast volume of American
| freights and will leave us more help
| less than ever in the hard grip of for
| eign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate transpor-
tation have become so interviewer that
several sets of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts of authority
embarrassm in operation, and in
convenience and expense to the public
The entire transportation system OF
the country has become essentially
| national. We therefore favor such ac-
ton by legislation, or, if necessary
| through an amendment to the consti-
suit in placing it under exclusive fed
| eral control.
Economy and National Budget.
The increasing cost of the national
est economy of its resources in order
\ to meet the growing demands of the
people for government service call fol
the severest condemnation of the waste
\ full appropriations of this Democrats
ic administration, of its shameless
| raids on the treasury and of its opposi-
| ton to and rejection of President Taft.s
! oft-repeated proposals and earnest eff
! forts 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 effect any rea
| reform in the administration of ma
| tional finances.
Conservation.
We believe in careful husbandry
of all natural resources of the ma
velopment without waste; use with
out abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
| The civil service law kos always
been sustained by the Republican
party, and we renew our repeated dec
| laration that it shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and extended
wherever practicable. The Democrat
ic party has created, since March 4
! civil service law and at an annual cost
of S44.O0O,OO0 to the taxpayers of the
| country.
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 ad'
minister the government of any ter,
ritory should be bona fide residents Of
| the territory in which their duties are
to be performed.
| Labor Laws.
| We pledge the Republican party tc
| the faithful enforcement of all fedora
laws passed for the protection of labor
We favor vocational education, the en-
| actment and rigid enforcement of 6
/ federal child labor law, the enactment
of generous and comprehensive
workmen's compensation law, withir
the commerce power of congress, ano
| an accident compensation law covering