The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-30

and give us ships which may be re-
Questioned by the government in
time of national emergency.
We are utterly opposed to the gov
eminent ownership of vessels, as pro-
posed by the Democratic party, be-
cause government ownership, while
effectively preventing the develop
ment of the American merchant ma
rine by private capital, will be en-
tirely unable to provide for the vast
volume of American freight, and will
leave us more helpless than ever in
the hard grip of foreign syndicates.
transportation
Interstate and interstate transport
tation have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
several sets of laws to its regulation,
has produced conflicts of authority,
embarrassment in operation and in
convenience and expense to the public.
The entire transportation system of
the country has become essentially
national. We therefore, favor such
action by legislation, or, if necessary,
through an amendment of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, as will
result in placing it under exclusive
Federal control.
Economy and National Budget
The increasing cost of the national
government and the need for the
greatest economy of its resources, in
order to meet the growing demands
Of the people for government serv-
ice, call for the severest condemnation
Of the wasteful appropriations of this
Democratic administration, of its
shameless raids on the treasury and
of its opposition to and rejection Of
President Taft's oft-repeated propos-
ais and earnest efforts to secure econ
omy and efficiency through the estab-
ishmena of a simple, business-like
budget system, to which we pledge
our support and which we so declare
to be necessary to effect any real re-
form in the administration Of nation
al finances.
Conservation
We believe in a careful husbandry
of all the natural resources of the
nation--a husbandry which means de-
yelopment without waste; use without
abuse.
Civil Service Reform
The civil service law has always
been sustained by the Republican par
ty, and we renew our repeated decla-
ration that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher-
ever practicable. The Democrats
party has created, since March 4,
1918, 10000 Offices outside Of the civil
service law, at an annual cost of a.
100000 to the taxpayers Of the coun-
try.
We condemn the gross abuse and
the misuse of the law by the present
Democratic administration and pledge
ourselves to a reorganization Of this
service along lines of efficiency and
economy.
Territorial officials
Reaffirming the attitude long main
tanned by the Republican party, we
hold that officials appointed to adj
minister the government Of any ter
ritory should be bona fide residents
Of the territory in which their duties
are to be performed.
Labor Laws
We pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement Of all FEEDER
al laws passed for the protection of
labor. We favor vocational education;
the enactment and rigid enforcement
of Federal child labor law; the en-
actment of a generous and compre
hensive workmen's compensation law,
within the commerce power of Con-
gress, and an accident compensation
law covering all government employees.
We favor the collection and collation.,
under the direction of the Department
of Labor, of complete data relating
to industrial hazards for the informa-
ton Of Congress, to the end that such
legislation may be adopted as may be