Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07
THE MAINE REPUBLICANS PLATFORM
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has brought economy In the APP
preparation of public funds con-
tributed by the people to the
nations support and a. careful
and effective control of the eN-
penditures Of the money appro-
priated. We commend the
Congress for its enactment.
ECONOMY
In view of the great difficulty
of reducing the expenditures of
the government after war inf1a
ton, we submit that the record
of the present Congress in le-
ducing such expenditures has
never been equalIed. These re-
1922 as compared with the year
1920 amount to about two and
one half billion dollars. and the
estimated expenditures for 1875
are something like five hundred
million dollars less than 1922.
When it is remembered that the
current total appropriations are
about three and one-half billion
dollars and that interest on our
war debt, the cost of the Veter-
ans Bureau, including aid to dis
abled soldiers. and other post
war expenditures constitute
about two billion dollars of this
sum, it will be seen that the
present cost OF government is
nearly down to the prc-war
level.
REVENUE
The Revenue Bill passed by
the present Republican Congress
reduced Federal taxation by
$685., 900, 900. 1t has very ma
teriatly lessened the income tax
of the man of small means with
a family of dependents. The tax
on transportation has been re-
duced by $270,00O.OOO and a fur
Their reduction of $1OO,OOO,OOO
results from the reduction or
elimination of the so-called null
sance taxes. We commend the
Congress for this conservative
legislation which while adapted
to promote q general business
recovery, also assists the coun-
try to meet its obligations with
out proving oppressive or unjust
to any class.
MERCHANT MARINE
The Republican party of
Maine favors an American mer-
chant marine. The national de-
Tense and considerations OF COM
mercial advantage demand that
American ships should carry to
market the products of our for
csts. our farms, our mines and
our factories. A decent Self-re-
spect requires that our trans
portation should be controlled
by Americans and that we
should be controlled by Amer
leans and that we should be IN
dependent OF foreign interests
to which in the past we have
paid hundreds of millions of dol
lars annually in transportation
charges. The senators and rep
resentatiyes Of this state nave
always been formost in the ad-
vocacy Of legislation in support
of this American policy, but
partisan and sectional ahtagon-
ism and Indifference have here
tofore defeated stheir efforts.
The World War has given TO
this country an adequate Amer
lean owned tonnage and q new
opportunity to restore our pres
tige upon the seas. The opera
ton of the government owned
fleet bv the Shipping Board has
demonstrated anew that vast
business enterprises cannot ef1l-
GENTLY and economically he con-
Quoted by governmental agen-
cies. We favor privately
owned and operated merchant
marine eas advocated BY the
President. We endorse the
Presidents recommendations OF
direct and indirect aid to A mer-
lean aid to American shipping Ill
the foreign trade. We urge our
REPRESENTATIVE and Senators 10
support the President in the
legislative proposals he has
made to the end that our nag
may be again on every sea ana
in every port.
We reaffirm our belief in our
traditional policy Of preserving
the coastwise trade OF TINS
country to the American ship.
BONUS
The Republicans of Maine en-
dorse the principle of and favor
a Just and reasonable Federai
bonus for the eX-service men
and women of the late war.
IN MEMORIAM
The tragic and untimeiy death
of the Honorable Frederic II.
Parkhurst, Governor of Maine
and q leader in the republican
Party of his State, brought a
sincere sorrow and deep sense
of loss in Party councils and
public service to all the members
of the Party, which we here re-
cord in tile spirit of deepest rev.
crence and fondest affection.
STATE ADMINISTRATIONS
We endorse the position of the
Republican Party within the
State in its steps towards re-
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