Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-06-16
PRINCIPAL PLAAKS IN
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The following are the principal
planks in the Republican platform:
We win enforce the protection OF /
every American citizen and all the i
rights secured to him by the constitu-
ton. treaties. the law of nations AZ /
home and abroad. by land and by sea-
The Republican party stands now, al |
ways has in the fullest sense for the L
policy Of tariff protection of American |
industries and American labor and does /
not regard antidumpinK provision |
as an adequate substitute. Such pro- |
lection should be reasonable in amount |
bur sufficient to protect adequately
American industry and American la
Dor, and be SO adjusted to prevent
undue exactions by monopoiies and
trusts.
we reafhrm our approval of the Mon
roe doctrine and declare its mainte-
nance to be n policy of this country
essential to its present and future
peace and safety.
We must have a sufficient and effec-
tive regular army and n provision for
ample reserves. We must have a navy
| so strong that no enemy can gain COM
mand of the and effect a landing
on either of our coasts
We express our horror and tndigna-
/ ton at the outrages perpetrated by
| Mexican bandits upon American men and
| women We denounce the indefenstble
| methods Of interference employed by
this administration in the internal af-
| fairs of Mexico, and refer with shame
| 70 its failure to discharge the duty OF
this country as next friend to 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 continue
ton of such conditions in recognition
of one of the factions responsible for
these outrages. We promise to our
citizens. on and near our border and to
those in Mexico, adequate and absolute
protection.
We condemn the Democratic admin
| e. 10 han ANr
the Philippines And we renew our al
legiance 10 the Philippine policy inau-
gurated by Mckinley, approved by con-
gress and consistently carried out by
Roosevelt and Taft.
We believe In a careful husbandrJ
| of all the national resources OF the
nation--a husbandry which means tbs
development without waste, use with
out abuse.
Rigid supervision and strict regula.
ton of the transportation and grea
. corporations of the country. The Re
publican party firmly believes that al
who violates the laws In regulation o
\ business should be individually punish
= ed The Republican party believes Il
: encouraging American business as /
: believes in and will seek to advance al
y American interests.
We favor an effective system OF ru
raj credits as opposed to the ineffec
r i tive. law proposed by the present Dem
ocratic administration.
. We hold that officials appointed t
administer the government of any ter
ritory should be bona hde residents Q
the territory In which their duties ar
. to be performed
l, We favor the payment to ships on
s gagged in the foreign trade OF lbers
compensation for services agtuah
rendered in carrying the mails and sue
q further legislation as VIII build up a
10 adequate American merchant marin
II and give us ships which may be r
- Questioned by the government in tin
= OF national emergency. We are uttei
n ly opposed to the government owner
ship of vessels proposed by II
a Democratic party.
we favor such action by 1egislatic
u or IL necessary through an amendmei
IN to the constitution of the United Stat
10 | as will result In placing transportatiS
4, | under exclusive federal control.
The promotion of economy and Ell
IN cheney through the establishment OF
simple, businessIike budget syatei
a to which we pledge our support, al
= which we hold to be necessary TO effe
40 any real reform In the admtntstratii
70 of national finances
m We must perform all our duties Al
- insist upon all our rights as neutrs
an without fear and without favor.
believe that peace and neutrality
well as the dignity and influence
the United States cannot be preserv
- by shifty expedients, by phrase-ma
~ ing, by performances in language.
by attitudes ever changing in an I
m fort to secure groups of voters. 4
yaR / present administration mas 0SsNFoS
our influence abroad ana inundated
In our own eyes. We believe In
pacific settlement of international a
an putes and favor the establishment Of
world court.
We favor the extension Of rural II
delivery system and condemn
lod Democratic administration for curta
ing and Gripping II.
We renew our repeated deciarafi
that civil service reform shall be thu
loh ough1y and honestly enforced and Z
I'm. tended wherever practicable. We co
1900 denim the gross abuse and misuse
. the law by the present Democratic
ministratton and pledge ourselves
q reorganization of this service aio
the lines of efficiency and economy
We favor vocational legislation,
enactment and rigid enforcement Of
federal child labor law, the enactm
of a generous and comprehensive wo
mems compensation law. within
| commerce power of congress. and
accident compensation law covering
government employees. We favor
! | collection of complete data relating
industrial hazards fer the informal
Of congress q the end that such
tsiation may be adopted as may
| calculated TO secure the safety,
D servation and protection of labor.
r The Republican party. reafhming
faith In a government OF the PEG
by the people and for the people, =
4 Il measure of justice to one-half
adult people of this country. faS
the extension OF the suffrage to
men but recognizes the right Of Z
= state to settle this question for iti
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= A. &c., @~knwoa thai annearN