The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-06-16
PRINCIPAL PLANKS IN
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The following are the principal
pIanks I'M the Republican platform:
We viii enforce the protection OF
every American citizen and all the
rights secured to him by the constitu-
ton, treaties, the law Of nations at
| home and abroad, by land and by sea
The Republican party stands now, al
ways has In the fullest sense, for the
policy Of tariff protection Of American
Industries and American labor and does
not regard an antidumplng provision
as an adequate substitute, Such pro-
lection should be reasonable In amount
! but sufficient to protect adequately
American industry and American la
Dor and be go adjusted as to prevent
undue exactIons by monopolies and
trusts
We renffrm our approval Of the Mon
roe doctrine and declare its maintc-
nance 70 re a policy Of this country
essential TO it's present and future
peace and safety.
We must have "A sufficient and effec-
tive regular army and "A provision for
ample reserves. We must have navy
so strong that no enemy can gain COM
mand of the sea and effect a landing
on either Of our coasts.
We express our horror ana indigna-
ton at the outrages perpetrated by
Mexican bandits upon American men and
women We denOunce the indefensible
methods Of interference employed by
this administration In the Internal at
fairs Of Mexico, and refer with shame
TO its failure TO discharge the duty OF
this country "a 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 continual
ton OF such conditions in recognition
OF one Of the factions responsible for
these outraEes. We promise to our
citizens on and near our border and to
those In Mexico, adequate and absolute
protection.
We condemn the Democratic admin
istratlon for it's attempt to abandon
the Philippines. And we renew our al
legiance To the Philippine policy lnau-
gurated by Mckinley, approved by con-
gress and consistently carried out by
Roosevelt and Taft.
We believe in careful husbandry
OF all the national resources of the
nation--a husbandry which means the
development without waste, use with
out abuse.
Rigid supervision and strict regula-
tlon of the transportation and great
corporations OF the country The Re-
publican party firmly believes that all
who violates the laws In regulation Of
business should be individually punish
ed. The Republican party believes In
encouraging American business as 1t
believes In and will seek to advance all
American interests
We favor an effective system of ru
raj credits as opposed to the ineffec-
tive law proposed by the present DEM
ocratic administration.
We hold that officials appointed to
administer the government of any ter
ritory should be bona flde residents of
the territory In which their duties are
TO be performed.
We favor the payment to ships en-
gagged in the foreign trade OF liberal
compensation for services actually
rendered In carrying the mails and such
further legislation as wSil build up an
adequate American merchant marine,
and give us ships which may be re-
QUESTIONED by the governments In time
OF national emergency. We Ire utter
Nv opposed to the government owner
ship OF vessels as proposed by the
Democratic party.
We favor such action by legislation
or II necessary through an amendment
to the constitution of the United States
rs Will result In placing transportation
under exclusive federal control
The promotion OF economy and eff
cheney through the establishment of a
simple. buslnesslike buSget system.
to which we pledge our support and
which we hold to be necessary to effect
any real reform I'm the administration
Of national finances.
We must perform all our duties and
insist upon all our rights rs neutrals
without fear and without favor We
lelieve that peace and neutrality, as
vol as the dignity and Influence of
the United states cannot be preserved
by shifty eNpedierts. by phrase max
Ing, by performances In language, or
by a'titudes ever changing In an eff
fort to secure groups OF votes The
present administration has dcstr yed
our influence abroad ana nuni'ntei US
In our own eyes We believe in tho
pacific settlement Of international dis
putes aud favor the establishment Of a
world court,
We favor the extension OF rural free
delivery system and con"emn the
Democratic admits ration for curtail-
ing and Gripping II.
We renew our repeated declaration
that civi service reform shall P thor
ouEhly and honestly enforced aod eN-
tended wherever practicable. We con
denim the gross abuse and misuse Of
the law by the present Democratic add
miuistration and pledge ourselves to
reorganization Of this service along
the lines Of efficiency and e .o"ooy.
We favor vocational leEisl alton. the
enactment aud rigid enforcement Of a
federal child labor law. the enactment
OF a generous and comprehensive work
mems compensation law, within the
commerce power ~ congress. and an
accident compensation law CoysrinR all
government employees, We favor the
cot ectiop ~ complete data relating to
Industrial hazards for the Information
OF congress 10 the end that such leg
station may he adopted us may he
calculated e. secure the safety. con-
servattnu and protection OF labor.
The Republican party, reltdminE it's
taith Ia q government OF the people,
~ the PEOPLE and for the PEOPLE. as
measure OF Justice to Ouv. hAlf the
adult people ot this country. favors
the extension ~ tho suffrage to wo,
men but recognizes the right ~ each
state to settle tbts question for itself