Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-06-24
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We therefore favor the maintenance
of an army fully adequate to the re
quirementS or order, safety and of tn
protection Of the nations rights, tn,
fullest development of modern meth
DDS Of seacoast defense, and the main
tenance of an adequate reserve of citi
zens trained to arms and prepared Il
safeguard the people and territory Of
the United States against any danger
Of hostile action which may unexpect
eddy arise; and fixed policy for the
continuous development of a navy wor
thy to support the great naval tradi
tons Of the United States and fully
4 equal to the international tasks which
the United States hopes and expects
TO take part in performing.
SAFETY OF SEA.
The Democratic administration has
| throughout the present war scrupu-
lousy and successfully held to the
peaceful paths of Neutrality and of the
peaceful pursuit of the legitimate OBJ
! 1ects of our national ltfe which states
| men of all parties and creeds have
] prescribed for themselves In America
since the beginning of our history. But
| the circumstances of the last two
| years have revealed necessities of in
/ ternational action which no former
generation could have foreseen.
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the right to choose the sovereignty I'M
der which 1t shall live; that the small
states Of the world have right to
enjoy from other nations the same re-
Spect for their sovereignty and for
their territorial integrity that great
and powerful nations expect and insist
upon; and that the world has a right
to be free from every disturbance of
Its peace that has its origin in aggres-
sion or disregard of the rights of
peoples and nations; and we believe
that the time has come when il is tha
duty of the United States to ioin with
he other nations of the world in any
feasible association that will effective
y serve these principles, to maintain
inviolate the complete security of the
highway Of the seas for the common
and unhindered use of all nations.
PAN-AMERIcA.
We favor the establishment and
maintenance of the closest relations
al amity and mutual helpfulness be-
tween the United States and the
other republics of the American CON
linents for the support Of peace and
The promotion of common prosperity.
The Monroe doctrine is reasserted
us a principle of Democratic faith.
MEXICO.
The want of stable, responsible
government in Mexico, capable of
depressing and Furnishing marauders
and bandit bands, who have not only
taken the lives and seized and de-
stroyed the property Of American citi-
lens in that country, but have insolent-
~ invaded our soil, made war upon and
murdered our people thereon, has rem
dered ii necessary temporarily to occu-
py, by our armed forces, portion of
The territory of that friendly state.
Until, by the restoration of law and
order therein, repetition of such in
cursions is improbable the necessity
for their remaining will continue.
Intervention, implying as 1t does,
military subjugation, Is revolving to
the people of the United States, not
withstanding the provocation to that |
course has been great and should be |
resorted to, If at all, only as last |
resort. The stubborn resistance of the
president and his advisers to every de-
nand and suggestion to enter upon it,
is creditable alike to them and to the
people In whose name he speaks.
THE FARMER.
We favor the vigorous prosecution /
of investigations and plans TO render
agriculture more profitable and coun-
try life more healthful, comfortable
and attractive, and we believe that
this should be a dominant aim of the
nation as we'll as of the states.
In the federal reserve act of the last
congress and the rural credits act of
the present congress, the machinery
has been created which will make
credit available to the farmer con-
stantly and readily, and he has at last
been put upon footing OF equality
with the merchant and the manufact-