The  Administration,  remem-
bering alwa3rs  that  Mexico  is  an
independent  nation  and  that  per-
manent stability  in  her  govern-
ment and  her  institutions  could
come  only  from  the  consent  of
her  own  people  to  a  government
of  their  own  making,  has  been
unwilling  either  to  profit  by  the
misfortimes  of  the  people  of  Mex-
ico or  to  enfeeble  their  future  by
imposing  from  the  outside  a  rule
upon  their  temporarily  distracted
coimcils.  As  a  consequence,  or-
der is  gradually  reappearing  in
Mexico;  at  no  time  in  many  years
have  American  lives  and  inter-


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BSPUBUCAN

dits,  and  added  msult  upon  insult
against  our  national  honor  and
dignity.
We  should  not  recognize  any
Mexican  government,  unless  it  be
a  responsible  government  willing
and  able  to  give  sufficient  guaran-
tees that  the  lives  and  pn^rty
of  American  dtizens  are  respect-
ed and  protected;  that  wrongs
will  be  promptly  corrected  and
just  compensation  will  be  made
for  injury  sustained.  The  Re-
publican party  pledges  itself  to  a
consistent,  firm  and  effective  pol-
icy towards  Mexico  that  shall  en-
force respect  for  the  American
flag  and  that  shall  protect  the
rights  of  American  citizens  law-
fully in  Mexico  to  security  of  life
and  enjoyment  of  property,  in
acoordluice  with  established  prin-
ciples of  international  law  and
our  treaty  ri^ts.
The  Republican  party  is  a  sin-
cere friend  of  the  Mexican  peo-
ple. In  its  insistence  upon  the
maintenance  of  order  for  the  pro-
tection of  American  citizens
within  its  borders  a  great  service
will  be  rendered  the  Mexican
people  themselves;  for  a  continu-
ation of  present  conditions  means
disaster  to  their  interests  and  pa-
triotic aspirations.
DEMOCXATIC

ests  been  so  safe  as  they  now  aic;
peace  reigns  along  the  border  and
industry  is  resuming.
