The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
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The Republican party has long believed
IN the rigid supervision and strict -regula-
ton Of transportation and great cor
porations Of the country. 1t has put it's
creed into it's deeds, and all really effec.
tive laws regulating the railroads and the
great industrial corporations are the work
OF Republican congresses and presidents
For this policy Of regulation and super
vision the Democrats, In stumbling and
piecemeal way, are undertaking to involve
the government in business which should
be lett within the sphere of private en-
terprise and indirect competition with its
own citizens, policy which is sure to re-.
suit IN waste, great expense to the tax
payer and in an inferior product
The Republican party firmly believes
that all who violate the laws in regula-
ton of business should be individually
punished. But prosecution Is very differ
ent from persecution, and business Sue
cess. no matter how honestly attained, Is
apparently regarded by the Democratic
party as in itself crime. Such doctrines
and beliefs choke enterprise and stitle
prosperity. The Republican party believes
In encouraging American business as it
believes in and will seek to advance all
American interests.
Rural Credits.
We favor an effective system Of rural
credits as opposed to the ineffective law
proposed by the present Democratic ad-
ministration.
Rural Free Delivery.
We favor the extension of the rural free
delivery system and condemn the Demo-
cratic administration for curtailing and
Gripping it.
Merchant Marine.
In view of the policies adopted by all
the maritime nations to encourage their
shipping interests and In order to enable
US to compete with them for the ocean
carrying trade, we favor the payment to
ships engaged in the foreign trade Of lib
eral compensation for services actually
rendered in carrying the mails and such
further legislation as will build up an ade-
Quate American merchant marine and
give us ships which may be requisitioned
by the government in time Of national
emergency.
We are utterly opposed to the govern
ment ownership of vessels as proposed by
the Democratic party because government
owned ships. while effectively preventing
the development Of the American mer-
chant marine by private capital, will be
entirely unable to provide for the vast
volume of American ereights and will
leave us more helpless than ever in the
hard grip Of foreign syndicates.
Transportation.
Interstate and intrastate transportation
has become SO interviewer that the at
tempt to apply two and often several sets
OF laws to its regulation has produced
conflicts OF authority, embarrassment in
operation and Inconvenience and expense
to- the public.
The entire transportation system of the
country has become. essentially national
We, therefore, favor such action by legis-
lation or, If necessary, through an amend.
ment to the constitution Of the United
States as will result in placing it under
exclusive federal Control
Economy and 4 National Budget,
The increasing cost of the national gov.
eminent and the need for the greatest
e EGG Of its Z, in order to NEE.
government service. call for the severest
condemnation of the wasteful appropria-
! tons of this Democratic administration
OF Its shameless raids on the treasury and
OF Its opposition to and rejection OF Presi.
dent Tafts oft repeated proposals and
earnest efforts to secure economy and eff.
ficiency through the establishment of q
simple, businesslike budget system, tc
which we pledge our support
Conservation.
We believe in a careful husbandry Of
all the natural resources Of the nations
husbandry which means development,
without waste. use without abuse
Civil Services Reform.
The civil service law has always beer
sustained by the Republican party, and
we renew our repeated declaration thai
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