West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-20
The PLATFORMS

teen planks. The frs. one promises pro-
lection TO American rights. II the Re-
publican party regained control OF Con-
gress, Representative James r. Mann. of
Illinois, would be Speaker OF the House,
this being the logical result of his present
position as minority leader Senator Gal
linger OF New Hampshire, logically would
be leader Of the Senate. When President
Wilson was engaged in negotiations TO
protect the rights OF Americans IN tile
submarine controversy, the Gore and
McLemore resolutions were introduced in
the Senate and House, respectively.
These resolutions proposed that the
rights Of Americans be abandoned The
supporters OF President Wilson i'm both
branches OF congress moved that these
resolutions he tabled. Both Gallinger
and Mann voted against tabling them
and against President Wilson.
Another OF the fourteen planks pledges
the laid" of the Republican party in
restoring order and maintaining peace
I'm Mexico" 10 does not say by what
and absolute protection" to Americans
in Mexico is promised When President
Wilson, following the raid upon Column
bus, n. NJ, and the killing of number
OF Americans, sent the American troops
into Mexico, there was praise from nearly
all the Republican members of Congress,
although this necessary step for the pro-
lection oil American citizens was bitterly
denounced 10y Republican Loader Mann.
There is a vague plank in the Repub-
lican platform for "a sufficient and eiIec-
tive Regular Army" and for "ampe re-
serves, already drilled and disciplined,
who can be called at once to the colors
when the hour Of danger comes" The
present administration has already pro.
vided an effective regular army, and the
manner i'm which the National Guard,
under the new army reorganization bill,
has been modified, places splendid per-
Torrance by the side of the vague
promise.
The Republicans have a plank about
"a navy so strong and 80 well proper
toned that no enemy can gain
command of the sea and effect a landing
in force on either our Western or our
Eastern coast This is the kind of a
navy that the present administration is
providing.
The situation presents choice between
actual performance and mere patitudi-
| nous promise. What the Republican
platform promises the Democratic party
has already accomplished. What the
Democratic, party, in its platform, prom
ises is what the Republican party neg
lects.
There is not a word i'm the Republican
| platform about the efficient work that the
present administration il doing through
the Naval Consulting Board, appointed
| by Secretary Daniels, for the mobiliza-
ton OF American inventive genius and OF
| American industries and resources for
national defense. There is not a word
about this Strengthening of American in.
dustries so that they may be prepared ia
| join in the plan of defense and vet be
more efficient in time OF peace Does
the Republican party intend To abolish
the Naval Consulting Board?
| There is not word in the Republican
| platform about the Federal Trade Com.
mission, which is aiding the bushes,
men OF the nation in establishing better
cost-accounting systems and in the i'm
prove Gent of their methods of business
security. Does the Republican party
mean to abolish the Federal Trade Com.
mission?
Nor is there any word abont the Fed
eral Reserve system, which the banker,
OF the country have so heartily ap.
proved and which has removed the dan.
ger of financial panic.
1t is true that the Republican platform
| approves OF tariff commission i'm the
very form in which it is now being put
through congress by the present admins.
tration, but this was forced upon the
Republican party 10y reason of the fact
that the United States Chamber Of Com
merce, representing the business men O
the nation. had already given its ap
prevail to the RaineV tariff commission
bill, which is backed by President Wilson
The Republican platform is iranI
disclosure OF the fact that the Republican
party has no issue Tor the pre- sent cam
paign. Even in its criticism it is evasiye
falling TO state what changes would b,
made If the Republican party were re
stored TO power.
The farmer, government employees
the working people and the war veteran,
who risked their lives for the nation al
have been forgotten i'm the Republican
platform, but the Democratic party deal,
definitely and squarely with the problem.
affecting their interests Organized labor
has given its unqualified approval
through President Gompers, to the work
that has been done in the interest Of
labor by the present administration. inst
as the United States Chamber Of Com.
merce has given its approval to the Adj.
ministration Tariff Commission bill. the
banking world has given it's approval te
the Federal Reserve system, and tho
business world its approval 10 the Fed.
eral Trade Commission
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