Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ADOPTS PARTY PLATFORM
Stands for United People, True to
American Ideals and Ira
ditions.
ATTACKS DEMOCRATIC RECORD
Promises Protection Of All Rights of
L. S. Citizens and Believes i'm
Straight and Honest Neutrality
Toward European Beliigerents.

/ ''ln 1861 the Republican party stood
! for the Union. AS II stood for the
union of States, 1t now stands for a
united people. true to American ideals,
/ loyal 10 American traditions, KNOWING
no allegiance except to the Constitu-
ton. to the government and to the nag
i of the United States. We believe in
American policies at homo and abroad.
Protection of American Rights.
I'VE declare that we believe in and
will enforce the protection of every
American citizen in NIL the rights
secured TO him by the Constitution,
treaties and the law OF nations. at
home and abroad by land and by sea-
These rights. which. in violation of tho
specific promise of their party made at
Baltimore in 1912, the Democratic
President and the Democratic Congress
have failed to defend. we will un-
flinchinEly maintain.
Foreign ReIetions.
We desire peace, the peace of JUS
tice and right, and believe in maintain
Ing a straight and honest neutrality
between the belligerents In the great
war IN Europe. We must perform all
our duties and insist upon all our
rights. as neutrais without fear and
without favor. We believe that peace
and neutrality. as we'll as the dignity
and influence of the United states can.
not be preserved by shifty eXpedients.
by phrase making. by performances in
language, or by attitudes ever chang
inG, IN an effort TO secure groups Of
voters. The present administration has
destroyed our influence abroad and
Inundated us in our own eyes The
Republican party believes that 4 firm.
consistent and courageous foreign
policy. always maintained by kGpubli-
can Presidents in accordance with
American traditions is the best. as II
is the only true way TO preserve our
peace and restore Us to our rghtful
place among the nations We believe
in the pacific settlement OF Inter.
national disputes. and favor the estab-
lishment of world court for that pur-
pose.
Mexico.
we deeply sympathize with the
lS.o6o,oo0 people Of Mexico, who for
three years have seen their country
devastated, their homes destroyed. their
families murdered and their women
outraged by armed bands OF despera-
does led by self-seckins, constituencies
bandits, who. when temporarily sue
cessful in any locality. have neither
sought nor been able TO restore order
or establish and maintain peace.
We express our horror and indig-
nation at the outrages which have been
AID are being perpetrated by these
landits upon American men and women
who were or are In Mexico by invita-
ton of the laws and of the govern
ment OF that country and whose righta
TO security of person and property arc
guaranteed Ivy solemn treaty obliga
tons. We denounce the indcfensibl
methods OF interference employed by
THIS administration in the internal nf
fairs OF Mexico and refer with shame
TO its failure to discharge the duty Of
this country as next friend to Mexico,
Its duty to other powers who have re-
lied on us as such friend and It's duty
TO our citizens In Mexico. in permitting
the continuance of such indiSnities,
first by failure TO act promptly. and
second by lending it's influence to the
continuatio of such conditions through
recognition az one of the factions re-
sponsihle for these outraGes.
we pledge our aid in restoring or
der and maintaining peace in Mexico
We promise TO our citizens on and near
our border. and TO those in Mexico
wherever Ahey may be found adequate
and absolute protection in their lives
liberty and property.
Protection OF the Country.
IN order 20 maintain our pence and
make certain the security of our peopla
within our own borders the country
must have not only adequate but thor
ough and complete national defense.
ready for any emergency. We must
have sufficient and effective regular
army and provision for ample re-
serves. already drilled and disciplined
VINO can be called at once to the colors
when tho hour OF danger comes
We must have a navy strong and so
wen proporuoned and equipped. so
thoroughly ready and prepared that no
enemy can gain command of the SEA
ana effect landing in force on either
our western or our eastern coast. To
secure these results we must have
coherent and continuous policy Of ma
'ional defense which even in these
perilious days the Democratic party has
utterly failed To develop, hut which
We promise TO give TO the country
Tariff.
The Republican party stands now.
rs always. In the fullest sense for the
policy OF tariff protection to American
does not favor an antidumping proyi.
SION as an adequate substitute
through wise tariff and Industrial
legislation our Industries can be ga
organized that they will become moi
only commercial buiwark but q pow.
eTf"i aid TO national defense.
Tho Underwood tariff act is a com
rlete failure in every respect. Under
us administration imports have enor-
mous!y increased in spite Of the fact
mat intercourse with foreign countries
mas b"en largely cut off by reason Of
the "ar. while the revenues. Of which
VIC stand in such dire need have be.n
greatly reduced Under the normal
conditions which prevailed prior to the
war. II was clearly demonstrated that
ms act deprived The American pro.
queer and the American wage earner
OF mat protection which entitled them
10 meet their foreign competitors and
nus '"r the advcn,iuous conditions