Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-06-16

WEEKLY SIAN.
services actually rendered In carrying
the mails, and such further legisla-
tion as will develop an adequate mer-
chant marine and give US ships which
may be requisitioned by the govern
ment in time of national emergency.
I'VE are utterly opposed to the gov
ernment ownership of vessels as pro-
posed by the Democratic party, be-
cause government ownership, while
effectively preventing the development
OF the American merchant marine by
private capital, will he entirely un-
able to provide for the vast volume
of American freights and will leave
us more helpless than ever in the hard
grip of foreign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate transpor-
tation have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two, and often
several, sets of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts of authority,
embarrassment and opposition and in
convenience and expense to the pub
lilo.
"The entire transportation system
| OF the country has become essentially
! national. We, therefore, favor such
action by legislation, or, if necessary,
through an amendment to the consti-
tuion of the United States, as will re-
suit in placing it under extensive fed
eral control.
Economy and National Budget.
"The increasing cost Of the national
government and the need for the
greatest economy of its resources in
order to meet the coming demands for
the people for government service call
for severest condemnation of the
wasteful appropriations of this Demo-
cratic administration. Of its shameless
raids on the treasury and of it's rejec-
ton of President Taft's oft repeated
proposals for earnest efforts to secure
economy and efficiency through the es-
tablishment Of simple, business-like
budget system, to which We pledge
our support and which we hold to be
necessary to effect any real reform in
the administration of national finan-
ces.
Conservation.
I'VE believe in a careful husbandry
tion-a husbandry which means de-
velopment without waste; use with.
out abuse.
Civil Service Reform.
'The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican par
ty, and we renew our repeated declara,
ton that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher-
ever practicable. The Democratic par.
ty has created, since March 4, 1913
10000 offices outside of the civil serv.
ice law, at an annual cost Of $4,000
900 to the taxpayers of the. country.
1--WE condemn the gross abuse and
the 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.
"Reafirming the attitude long main.
tanned by the Republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to admin
ster the government Of any territory
should be bona fide residents Of the
territory in which their duties are to
be performed.
Il Labor Laws.
1--WE pledge the Republican party TO
the faithful enforcement Of all fed
eral laws passed for the protection of
labor. We favor vocational educa-
ton: the enactment and rigid enforce.
ment of federal child labor law;
the enactment of a generous and COM
prehenesive workmen's compensation
law, within the commerce power Of
congress, and an accident compensa-
ton law covering all government EN-.
ployes. We favor the collection and
collation. under the direction of the de-
partment of labor Of complete data re-
lating to industrial hazards for the
information Of congress to the end