The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-16

all forms of American Industry and de-
prived American labor of its just re-
ward.
1t has not in the least reduced the
cost of living which has constantly ad-
vanced from the date of its enactment.
Neifare OF our people demands its re =
peal and the substitution of a measure
which In peace as well in war will
produce ample revenue and give reas-
onable protection to all forms of
american production in mine, forest,
field and factory.
We favor the creation of a tariff
commission with complete power II
gather and compile Information for the
use or congress in all matters relat-
ing to the tariff
The Republican party has long be-
lleved in the rigid supervision and
strict regulation of the transportation
and great corporations of the country.
1t has put its creed into it's deeds and
all really effective laws regulating the
railroads and the great industrial cor
poratlons are the work of Republican
congresses and Presidents. For this
policy of regulation and supervision
the Democrats. in stumbling and
piecemeal way, are undertaking to in
volve the government in business
which should be left within the sphere
of private enterprise and in direct
competition with its own citizens.
policy which is sure to result in waste.
great expense to the taxpayer and in
an inferior product.
The Republican party firmly be-
lleVes that all who violate the laws in
regulation of business should be in
dividually punished But prosecution
Is very different from persecution AMI
business success. no matter how hon
estly attained. is apparently regarde
ny the Democratic party as in itself a
crime. such doctrines and beliefs choke
enterprise and stifle prosperity. The
Republican party believes in encourag-
ing american business, as it believes
1t Will seek to advance American in
tereStS.
We favor an effective system of ru-
raj credits as opposed to the ineffect-
i've law proposed by the present Demo-
cratic Stration
We favor the extension of the rural
Tree delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration for curtail-
ing and crippling it.
In view of the policies adopted by
all the maritime nations to encourag ge
their shipping interests, and in order
TO enable us to compete with them fo,
the ocean carrying trade, we favor the
payment to ships engaged in the for.
eiPn trade of liberal compensation fo-
sci vices actually rendered in carrying
the mails. and such further Legislation
as VIII build up an adequate Ameri-
can merchant marine and give us
ships which may be requisitioned by
emergency.
we are utterly opposed to the gov
ernment ownership of vessels as pro
posed by the Democratic party, be
cause government ownership, while ef-
iectively preventing the development
or the American merchant marine by
private capital, will be entirely unable
to provide for the vast volume of
american freights, and will leave us
| grip of foreign syndicates.
| Interstate and intrastate transporta-
| tion have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
4 has produced conflicts pf IIth
| embarrassment in operation and in
convenience and expense to the public.
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially ma
| tlonal We therefore favor such ac-
ton by legislation, or. if necessary.
through an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States. as will re F..
suit in placing it under exclusive fed
| eral control.
The increasing cost of the national
| government and the need for the great :
| est economy of it's resources IN order
to meet the growing demands of the
people for government service call for
| The severeSt condemnation of the
Wasteful appropriations of this Demo-
cratic administration, of it's shameless
raids on the treasury and of Its oppo-
Sltion to and rejection of President
| Iaft soft-repeated proposals and earn
est efforts to secure economy and eff
| firiency through the establishment of
simple, business-like budget system
to which we pledge our support and
! which we hold to be necessary to ef-
feet any real reform in the admins
tration of national finances.
| We believe in a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources of the
| national husbandry which means de :
| Vciopment without waste. use without
| abuse.
The civil service law has always
been sustained by. the Republican par
| " and we renew our repeated declara-
| ticn that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended where
ever practicable. The Democratic par.
| ty has created, since March A. 1913,
| thirty thousand offices outside of the
| civil service law, at an annual cost to
country.
We condemn the gross abuse an
TIE misuse of the law by the present
Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to a reorganization of this
service along lines of efficiency and
| economy.
Reaffirmins the attitude long main.
tanned by the Republican party, we
minister the government of any terri
| tory should be bona fide residents of
the territory in which their duties are
| II be performed.
| the faithful enforcement of ali federal
! laws passed for the protection of la
Dor. We favor vocational education; !;
the enactment and rigid enforcement
| OF a federal child labor law; the en-
| actment of a generous and comprehen-
| sive workmen's compensation law
within the commerce power of Con
| gress and an accident compensation
law covering all government en-
| ployees.
We favor the collection and COLA
| ton under the direction of the depart
| ment of Labor of complete data relat-
| formation of Congress, to the end thae
| such legislation may be adoDted as