The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-22
RESOLUTIONS

The resolutions adopted by the Re
publican state convention in Topeka
Tuesday follow:
We the Republicans of Kansas in dele /
gate convention assembled, renew with \
enthusiasm our allegiance TO the principles
of the Republican party, and looking ior-
ward with confidence to a victory III NO /
vember which shall re-establish those pr1n- /
ciples in the affairs of our country, we |
declare follows
The experience of the past three years
has demonstrated again the incapaclty OF |
the Democratic party successfully TO a9-
minister, either the foreign or domestic
affairs of the United States. The vacillat-
ing and uncertain course pursued DY tlle !
Wilson administration in the relations of
this country with Mexico and with the
warning nations of Europe. has brought
dissenSion into our own national counclls,
and has aroused against us feeling or
resentment and hostility among those who
should have regarded us only with Sentl-
, ments of friendship and respect while hiie , tne
j passage of ill-considered and inJudlclous
tariff law which exposed the produces o.
| the American farm and factory to the
! destructive competition of similar pro
ducts from other countries, resulted III
wide spread business disaster and In loss
of employment to millions of our people;
| the continuation of which was only checked
| by the outbreak of the European war,
! which, during the period of its contlnu-
ance serves in a measure. to offset the
| ininrious results of these Democratic
measures \ prosperity which arises out
/ of the dire necessity of sister nations;
sale of munitions of war, Is not the i kind
of prosperity in which We can take either
of prosperity that will continue when the
| war is over The Republican party STANDS
for measures and policies which Will give
| remunerative prices to our farms ana rae
! tories and steady employment to all our
people under normal and not abnormal
conditions
The European War.
| Deeply deploring the continuation of the
war in Europe, with all its attendant nor
rOrS, and hoping for an early return OF
peace, place ourselves on record as
urging with all possible emphasis, that the
affairs of the United States be so con
Quoted not to embroil this nation IN the
terrible conflict.
We believe, as the Republican party has
always believed in army and navy
kept at a high standard of efficiency, and
large enough to safe guard the country
against any attack that might reasonably
be expected to be made against us from
any quarter, but we do not believe in an
increase of our present establishment so
enormous as to put in the class of mill
| tary nations, to force CONSUMPTION upon
our people. to lay unreasonable
burden upon the resources of the country
We deplore the succession of diplomatic
blunders in the relations of our country
with Mexico, which mas at dast Iesul i1ii IN
bringing our troops INTO armed colhsloni
with one of the revolutionary factions or
that unhappy country, and we earnestly
hope that war may be averted. We wholly
approve, however, the determination of our
government to hunt down and punish the
bandits who. without warning, raided an
undefended American town. burning many
of its buildings and shooting down many
of its people. But since American troops
have thus been compelled to cross the
: frontier, believe they should not be
withdrawn until American lives and prop
erty in Mexico and along the border are
made secure. We congratulate the coun-
= try that, since this punitive expedition
: had to be made, the military operations NJ
MajorGent raj Frederick Funston of Kan
sas.
Prosperity Only Transient.
Eu1Ixr 0nN-in all
prosperity, so far as it now exists in our
country, is due to the trade in munitions
t of war and will abruptly cease when the
/ war comes to close, we believe the nation
I should begin to prepare for peace by the
election of a Republican president and con-
gress, who will enact legislation to pre-
L serve the American market for the Amer
S lean producer; that will provide for the
= extension of our foreign commerce by the
= creation of a merchant marine; that viii
$ prevent the Generalization of our labor
market by such amendments to our immi
grafton laws shall exclude undesirable
immigrant from our shores: that Will re
r construct and readjust our interstate leg
islation to the end that while the people
may be fully protected from eNtortion or
discrimination. the great industrial en-
terprises of the country shall be given the
+ | encouragement to which they are Justly
entitled and which the general welfare
demands; and that by meeting the de,
| mands for the development of social and
community life win keep the country in
2 in Europe deplorabIe as it is, has forced
: the I-nited States into position of fl
| nanciaI industrial and commercial suprem-
acy which can only be maintained when
. ! the war is over, through the adoption 81
| wise meas ures and of farreach1ng policies
= and such measures and policies the Re
/ publican party only. can be trusted to
v formulate and execute.
: Prohibition and Suffrage.
2 Kansas. having enacted and successfully
q enforced laws prohibiting the manufacture
n and sale of intoxicating liquors, and hav-
= ing conferred the elective franchise upon
{ women, with results that nave proven
universally satisfactory to the people OF
= our state we earnestly recommend that
| congress submit to the consideration OF
| the people of all the states, constitutional
! amendments providing for national pro
hibition and for national woman suffrage
That heartily approve the courage IL
| congress of Senator Curtis and Congress
men Anthony and Campbell, and pledge
S inforce them with Republican colleagues
L in both the senate and the house Be
o lieving that the administration of Gov
e ernor Capper and his associates in the
n state government has merited the APP
9 | proval of the people of Kansas, We glVt
. them our cordial endorsement.
Having entire confidence in the Judg
e ment of the delegates to the national Re
n publican convention chosen by this con
Y | vention and by the respective district con
= | ventions we rely upon them to use thell
= | best endeavor to secure the nomination q
s candidates for president and vice presl
3 dent who shall command the confidence
n Of the country. and particularly the cordla
enthusiastic support of all Repubilcans
and of patriotic citizens whatever then
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