Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15
ADOPT PLATFORM
FOR REPUBLICANS
National Convention FormuIates
Principles for Party.
.AMERICANlSM IS THE THEME
Favors Peace. but Peace With Honor
Compromise on Suffraee-indorses
Literacy Test and Demands
Bigger Army and Navy.

by the national convention follows:
In 1851 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
fiag 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 1919, the Democratic
president and the Democratic congress
have failed to defend, we will unfiinch-
ingly maintain.
We desire peace, the peace Of jus
tice and right, and believe in main
tanning 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 well 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
groups 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 a 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
q world court for that purpose.
MEXICAN POLICY DENOUNCED.
We deeply sympathize with the fif
teen million people Of 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 order or establish and main
tain peace.
We express our horror and indigna-
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
vitation of the laws and of the govern
ment of that country. and whose
rights to security of person and prop
ertv are guaranteed by solemn treaty
obligations We denounce the indie
fensiole methods OF interference en-
plovei by this administration In the
with shame to its failure to discharge
the duty OF this country as next friend
to Mexico, its 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
nv lending it's influence to the continu
alton of such conditions through rec
ignition of one of the factions re
sponsiple for these outrages.
We pledge our aid in restoring order
and maintaining peace in Mexico. we
rromise to our citizens on and near
our 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 reaff1rm our approval OF the
Monroe doctrine and declare its main
tenance to be a policy of this country
essential to its present and future
neare and safety and to the achieve
ment of its manifest destiny.
We favor the continuance OF Repuo
licap policies which will result II
drawing more and more closely tn
commercial. financial and social rela
tions between this country ana tn'
countries of Latin America.
Wa renew our allegiance to the fhii
,nptne p>ucy inaugurated by Mckin
lev approved os congress, and consist
.ri-v carried out by Roosevelt ant
taft Even to this short time 1t ha
enormously improved the material an
social conditions of the islands. givel
the Philippine people constantly In
,reasing participation in their govern
meut and if persisted in will brin
still greater benefits in the future
We accepted the responsibility Q
.,a islands as a duty to civilization
and the Filipino people. To leave wit
err task half done would break on
hedges, tnjure our prestige anon
ra.iors and imperil what has alread
been accomplished.
We condemn the Democratic admir-
SCRANTON for its attempt to abando
the Philippines, which was preVente