The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-06-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM



convention:
In ISL the Republican party stood TOT
the Union. AZ u stood for the union OF
states II now stands for . united people
true to American ideals. loyal to Amsri-
can traditions. knowing no ailesiaece et-
espt TO the constitution. to the sovern-
nssnt and TO the nag OF the United states
We believe In American policies At nome
and abroad.
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.Sa s.n.,s.,,,an 1900. "a IN 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 1872 the Democratic pres
idsnt ana the Democratic congress have
failed to defend, We VIII unninchihsV
maintain.
We desire peace. the peace OF )usuce
and right and believe In maintaining .
straight and honest neutrality between
the belligerents In the great war in Eu.
rope We must perform all our duties ana
insist upon all our rights as neutrais. Win
out fear and without favor we peheve
that peace and neutrality a. Wen ~ tne
dignity ana innuence OF the united states
cannot De preserved by shirty efpeoiehts'
~ phrAsemakins. by performances IN ian-
guaGe or BY attitudes ever changing In
an enort 70 secure groups OF voters
the present. administration has Destroy
% our tnnuence abroad ana Illuminated u
IN our own eyes me REPUBLICAN, party
believes that q nrm. consistent ana cour
aSeous Foreign policy. always maintained
by Republican presidents In ACCORDANCE
with American tradiuons u the pest rs
II II the only true way 10 preserve our
among the nations we believe IN tne pa
cine setuement OF interhauonaI disputes
ana favor the ESTABLISHMENT OF Wo''o
court for that purpose.
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80 -, ,h.,, o,,,ntrx asv.s,atea their
homes destroyed. their fellow citizens
murdered and their women outraged by
armed bands Of desperadoes led by self
seeking. constituencies agitators
We express our horror and Indignation
At the outrases which have been and are
being perpetrated by these bandits upon
American men and women who were or
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osfensioie methocs OF interference en-
psoyed py tn~ administration IN tne m
ternai ansirs OF meAico ano reief Win
sname 10 us iahuro 10 uiscna.se 'ne ou.y
OF TINS country ~ next ir'eno 70 "eA,oo.
'o outy 70 otner powes "no nAse reneo
upon Us A such friend ana Us duty 10 our
citizens IN mexico IN permitting the con-
tinuance OF such conditions. nrst. by fall
urs to act promptly and firmly. and, sec
ond. by lending its influence to the con-
tinuation Of such conditions through rec
ognition Of one Of the factions responsible
for these outrages
We pledge our aid In restoring order and
maintaining peace In Mexico. We prom
ise to our citizens on and near our border
and to those In Mexico. wherever they
may be found. adequate and absolute pro-
lection In their lives. liberty and property
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No.. ,s,nS co, .ns",, a. Sr.~,ps rnora
and more closely the commercial imam
cial and social relations between this coun-
try and the countries of Latin America
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We renew our allegiance to the Philip
pine policy inaugurated by mckinley, ap-
proved by congress and consistently car
ried out by Roosevelt and TAFT Even In