The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-09
fun equal rights. civil and religious to
all men In every land.
PROTECTION OF THE cot

WIG ''ulAl luN
have not only adequate. but thorough
ana complete national defence. ready for
any emergency. We must have "A sufl-
cient and effective regular army and a
provision for ample reserves. already
drilled and disciplined. who can be called
NJ once to the colors when the hour of
danger comes.
we must have a navy SO strong and
so well proportioned and ealipped. so
thoroughly ready and prepared. tina, no
encny can gain command of the sea and
eject a landing In force on either our
western or our eastern coast. To secure
these results W. must have "A coherent
and continuous policy Of national de.
fence, which even in these p~erilous DAYS
the Democratic party has utterly failed
to develop. but which we promise to give
to the country.
TARIFF.
The Republican party stands BOW. as
always. In the fullest sense for the uolicy
OF tariff protection to American indus
tries and American labor and does no,
regard an a~nti-dumping provision as an
adequate substitute. Such protection
should Zoe re tsonable in mount. but sut-
icient to protect adequately American
industry and American labor and be 50
adjusted as to prevent undue exactipns
! by monopolios or trusts. II should.
moreover, give special attention To Sc.
curing the industrial independence OF
the United states as in the case II dye
stuffS.
Through wise tariff and industrial
legislation our industries can he So or
ganized hat they will become not only q
commercial hulwark. hut "A powerful aid
TO national defence.
The Underwood tariN ac, j. a com,
ple'e failure In every respect. lnder rs
administrator IMPORTS have enormously
increased in spite of the fac, that inter
course with foreign countries has beer
largely cur of by reason nf the war
while the revenues of which We stanC
in such dire need have been greatly re
duced.
Under the normal conditions which
prevailed prior to the war 1t was clearl,
demonstrated that this act deprived tn,
American producer and the American
wage Garner of that protection whici
entitled them 10 meet their foreign com
pctitors, and but for the adventitiou'
1 conditions created by the war would Ions
since have paralyzed all forms Of Amer.
can industry and deprived American
labor OF it's just reward.
1T has not in the least reduced N,
cost Of living which has constantly ad
vanccd from the date of It's enactnen;
The welfare OF our people demands II
repeal and the substitution Of a mcasur
which in peace as well as In war vii
produce ample revenue and give reason
able protection 10 all forms Of American
production in mine, forest, fled and fac
tory.
we favor the creation Of a TART
commission with complete power {
gather and compile Information for III
use ~ Congress in all matters relating
to the tariff.
BUSINESS.
"The Republican party has long be
lieved in the rigid supervision and str!c
regulation of the transportation an
great consolidated corporations ~ IN
country. II has put It's creed nto II
deeds, and all really effective law regu
la,,ng the railroads and the great indus
trial corporations are the work OF RI
publican Congresses and Presidents.
For this policy Of regulation AN
supervision the Democrats. In a STUNT
ling and piecemeai way, are under'ai
ing TO involve the Government IN bus
ness which should he left within III
sphere Of private enterprise and In n
rect competition with It's own citizen
r a policy which is sure 70 result !
waste, great expense to The taxpayer AL
, In an inferior product,
r ''The Republican party firmly believe
that all who violate the laws in reguli
' lion Of business should be indiHiduall
punished. But prosecution Is very Ill
{, rent from persecution, ana huslhe'
success, no matter how honestly a
tanned. Is apparently regarded by u
democratic party as in itself "A Grim
Su,h doctrines and beliefs choke "nte
nrisc and stife prosperity. tn" Reluhl
can marty believes in encouraging Anne
lean business. as II believes IN ana WI
seek 10 advance all American interests
RURAL CREDITS.
Eve favor an effective systcm Of rur
credits as opposed to the lneHe'llN' ~
nv the present democratic Adminis'r
:, ton.
u Rural FREE DELIVERY.
I'VE favor tn. extension Of the rur
delivery system and condemn the Dem
cratic Administration for curtailing al
Gripping H.
Y MERCHANT MARINE.
II elm view Of the policies adopted
All the maritime nations t" "h'"ural
: their shipping interests, aud IN order
.,able us To compete with them Tor I
ocean carrying trade we favor the pa
mcnt to ships engaged in the t"rel'
trade Of liberal compensation Tor -
vices actually rendered in carrying I
~ mails and such further legislation
will build up an adcquat" Amcrlr
p" merchant marine and give us sn'
= which may be rcquistioned by IN" io
= eminent in time of national cn"reeh'
I'VE are utterly opposed 10 the &c
~ ornmcn, ownership Of vessels. az pi
, nosed los the Democratic party. be'al
/" Gov.rnmcnt owned ships. whil" ch'
y lively preventing the development OF I
" American merchant marine by prl''
-, coni,al. will be entirely unable to pi
~ vide FOR the vast volume or Amerlc
~ Trcirhts and will leave US more ne
=, less thar ever in the hard grip OF Il
"a eixp syndicatcs.
- TRANsPORTATION.
~ "Jrterstatc and intrastatc transpor
49, ,iou have become SO u
" the attempt to apply two and often -
f., eral sets Of laws to its regulation
~, nroduccd conflicts Of authority, emb'
~. rassnent in operation and i~nconvenie
and expense To the public,
4, "rhe entire transportation system
10 The country has becom" essentially
a. ,,onal. We therefore favor such act
nv legislation, or. n necessary. throt
Of an amendment to the Constitution OF