The Tomahawk., 1916-06-22
adopt PLATFORM
I FOR REPUBLICANS
National Convention FormuIates
Principles for Party.
AMERICANISM IS THE THEME
Favors Peace, but Peace With Honor
Compromise on Suffrage-lndorses
Literacy Test and Demands
Bigger Army and Navy.

The Republican platform as adopted
by the national convention follows:
In 1861 the Republican party stood
for the Union. AS it stood for the
union of states, it now stands for
united people, true to American ideals,
loyal to American traditions, knowing
no allegiance except to the Constitu'
ton, to the government, and to the
flag of the United States. We believe
in American policies at home and
abroad
We declare that we believe in and
will enforce the protection OF every
American citizen in all the rights Sc
cured to him by the Constitution,
treaties, and the law of nations, at
home and abroad, by land and sea.
These rights, which in violation Of the
specific promise of their party made
at Baltimore in 1912, the Democratic
president and the Democratic congress-
have failed to defend, we will unflinch-
ingly maintain.
We desire peace, the peace of JUS
tice and right and believe in main
tanning a straight and honest neutral
ity between the belligerents in the
great war in Europe. We must per-
form all our duties and insist upon all
our rights as neutrals without fear
and without favor. We believe that
peace and neutrality as we'll as the
dignity and influence of the United
States cannot be preserved by shifty
expedients, by phrase making. by per-
formances in language, or by attitudes
ever changing in an effort to secure
gr22ps Of voters.
The present administration has de-
stroyed our influence abroad and hu-
inflated US in our own eyes. The Re-
publican party believes that firm
consistent and courageous foreign pol
icy always maintained by Republican
presidents in accordance with Ameri-
can traditions, is the best as 1t is the
only true way to preserve our peace
: and restore us to our rightful place
among the nations. We believe in the
pacific settlement of international dis
putes and favor the establishment of
9 world court for that purpose.
MEXICAN Policy DENOUNCED.
We deeply sympathize with the fit
teen million peoplesof Mexico, who for
three years have seen their country
devastated, their homes DESTROYED.
their fellow citizens murdered, and
their women outraged by armed bands
of desperadoes led by self-seeking,
constituencies agitators, who, when
temporarily successful in any locality,
have neither sought nor been able to
restore crder or establish and main
tail peace. ~..,=--, =
We expresg'5dr Horror i;t;' and iiidigna.
ton at the 'outrages which have been
and are being perpetrated by these
bandits upon American men and WON
en- who were or are in Mexico by in
yitation of the laws and of the govern
ment of that country, and whose
rights to security of person and prop
erty are guaranteed by solemn treaty
obligations We denounce the indie
fensible methods of interference en-
ployed by this administration in the
internal affairs of Mexico, and refer
with shame to it's failure to discharge
the duty of this country as next friend
to Mexico, it's duty to other powers
who have relied upon us as such
friend. and it's duty to our citizens in
Mexico, in permitting the continuance
of such conditions, first by failure to
act promptly and firmly, and, second,
by lending it's influence to the contlnu-
alton of such conditions through rec
IGNITION of one of the factions re-
sponsible for these outrages.
We pledge our aid in restoring order
and maintaining peace in Mexico. we
promise to our citizens on and near
n,1r border. and those in Mexico, wher-
ever they may be found, adequate and
absolute protection in their lives, lib
erty and property.
MONROE DOCTRINE AFFIRMED.
We reaffirm our approval Of the
Monroe doctrine and declare it's main
tenance to be a policy of this country
essential to it's present and future
peace and safety and to the achieve
ment of it's manifest destiny.
We favor the continuance of Repub-
lican policies which will result III
drawing more and more closely the
commercial, financial and social rela'
tions between this country and the
countries of Latin America.
We renew our allegiance to the Phll
ippine policy inaugurated by Mchln
ley, approved by congress, and consist
emily carried out by Roosevelt and
Taft. Even in this short time it has
enormously improved the material and
social conditions of the islands. given
the Philippine people a constantly in
creasing participation in their govern
ment, and if persisted in will bring
still greater benefits in the future.
We accepted the responsibility OF
the islands as a duty to civilization
and the Filipino people. To leave with
our task half done would break oul
p1edgeS injure our prestige among