The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-19
THE REPUBLICAN
STATE PLATFORM
DECLARATION OF PARTY PRlNCI.
PIES FOR 1915 RINGS
TRUE.
ALTRUlSTlC, YET PRACTICAL
Seeks Relief From Long Continued
Domination, and Makes Pledge
Of Economy, Integrity and
Efficiency.

Following is the text OF the plat
form adopted by the Republican State
Convention at Jefferson City August
%:
The Republican party of Missouri,
speaking through a convention Of its
Representatives chosen as the law di-
rects, makes the following decI0ra-
tion OF its principles:
ENDORSEMENT OF NATIONAL
PLATFORM ANS CANDIDATES.
We reaffirm the Republican nation
al platform In every particular, as
adopted at the Chicago convention,
and pledge our loyal support TO st.
cure the election of Hon Charles
Evans Hughes and Hon Charles
Warren Fairbanks, our candidates
for president and vice president, re.
spectiyely.
LOYAL AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
We stand for an American citizen
ship that shall be Internationally
loyal to those principles of individual
liberty and representative govern
ment upon which our fathers founded
this great republic and which guar
antee to every citizen the protection
OF his life, his liberty and the enjoy
ment Of the fruits of his legitimate
industry at home and abroad
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN
RIGHTS.
We believe in the protection of
American labor, in the guaranty of
the full rights and privileges of
American citizenship to every citizen
and the guaranty of equal opportu.
nifty to all and the equality Of men
before the law.
PROTECTION OF CITIZENS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
We believe in the faithful fulfill
ment of our national obligations and
in maintaining a fixed policy Of good
faith and justice to all nations, while
demanding and securing from ether
nations the same respect for our
rights and the same protection to
our citizens, dwelling or sojourning
In their territory, that our laws Sc
cure to their citizens within our Dor
ders; and We insist upon the observ-
ance by all nations with whom we
have intercourse OF the fundamental,
Just and recognized principles of in
ternational law.
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF IN
TERNATIoNAL DISPUTES.
We believe in international peace
and friendship, and we would In.
dorse any practical plan to prevent
the resort 10 war for the settlement
OF disputes between nations.
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS.
We believe In adequate and timely
national preparedness--economic, in
dustrial, financial, military and naval
lis the suresi protection against war
and as the only salvation of our
country in case Of war.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
We favor a tariff law framed on
Republican principles, so that II shall
adequately protect American labor
and prevent the destruction OF Amer
lean Industries which is sure to fol.
low the termination Of the present
war in Europe, II the Underwood
tariff law enacted by the Democratic
party, shall remain in force. That
law should be repealed az part Of
rational program Of national prepared.
ness,
The notorious failure Of this law,
even as revenue measure has com.
PEELED the Democratic party to resort
10 an OdIous stamp tax, dcnominated
a war tax" in time Of peace.
A FIRM AND plGNlFIED FOREIGN
POLICY.
We denounce the vacillating and
hulrliating policy that has been pur.
sued by the present national Demo
cratic administration in its inter.
course with foreign nations, a policy
which has everywhere jeopardized
and surrendered American rights,
destroyed American prestige, and sub.
1ected our country to hatred and con.
tempt; and we particularly denounce
the unjust and hyp2critical policy OF
the present Democratic adminlstra.
tion in its dealings with Mexico
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITI.
zENS IN MEXICO.
When the present Democratic pres.
ident came into power three wears
ago, he Immediately began a policy
or intervention and intermPddlng in
the internal affairs OF the Mexican
republic, coupled with a contemutu.
Gus disregard and abandonment Of
the rights and interests of American
citizens doniciled in Mexico or en-.
gagged in commerce and industry
therein, an intervention which helped
to destroy every prestige of responsi.
bic government there and reduced
that country to anarchy and ruin.
resulting in the loss Of hundreds OF
American lives and the destruc.
ton of r'i,'iors Of dollars OF Amer.
ican prop" ". The dcs7air,ng appeals
of orr ci,2'7r TO their own govern.
n1nnt a"air. o"or and deliberate ir.
suit, robbery oppression. Outrage and
murder. fell / Caf ears or were
rejected as un rr''v Of cOnsidrra.
tior by an adniri ra'i71 whose rro.
fessiOns Of devotion 10 'ho ,orvico Of
humanity did not inciuio nr racos.
pize lis plain ccr-.i. .I dntiss