New Britain herald., 1916-06-09
THE PLATFORM.

binary press dispatches from the O. P. platform makers, will be the Ike which is to hold together the Npeal for votes to be made by the ninees in the elections of this fall. ticism of the present administra- h will be the argument against htinutng the democrats in power. HFtructive words will combine with 4riotic appeal in advocating a Re- Plican president. As far as real 11es go the Republicans have little present to the Americans in asking 3 votes.
 |Hexico will receive it's share of at fion. The proposed administration |# pledge itself to guarantee the |Rty of American citizens against ES such occasions as the recent Is against Columbus. The deplor- |R situation there existing will be (aedied. That is all very well. But 8 question is what is the Republi- M party going to do about it? It is to say that the voices of the peo- would readily be thrown to the 33y which could without question ] fantee such a thing. It is also to say that a little information E5o how that end will be accom- he'd would be welcome. Press Patches from Mexico have been ger, but we have not seen any to ] 4seffect that either Carranza or A has joined hands with the G. n. Will a guarantee be sufficient he voter2 Would he like to know
 Mexico Is to be quieted? As hly he would.
 Xallowing MT. Harding's speech
 he outlined Republican policy,
 interesting to read what the gf1eld Republican has to say edi- #slv on the Mexican question:
 regard to Mexico, MT. Harding were in condemnation of the ad- tration, and Mexico is a fair tar Tor republican critics. Yet why e the fact that Americans were l # h1rged by the last republican ed tration to leave Mexico, aban- all their investments and en- SOS to the caprice of revolution ,ohs and banditti? Why forget when MT. Taft was president or
 1ni+ed States American citizens fully residing in Douglas, Arlz''
 killed by Mexican bullets? II lUilson first coddled Villa as a o+ and then chased him as a
 it., did not MT. Taft help place ro in the presidency and then
 the traitor Huerta to murder without a protest, although the
 ent of the United States had fcalIv asked that the life Of the
 ed president of Mexico be safe
 ed D
 4 ionaI defense, preparedness, ricanism" in short are all mat
 or which there is popular de- # ## and which the Republicans # scarcely afford to ignore in their
 rm. Needless to say the Pro- Ives and the Democrats alike will
 similar plans for gaining votes.
 may possibly be small differ
 in the manner of gaining the required, but patriotism must be eystone of all the political struc h sop to labor, the literacy test,
 abor laws and similar echoes of
 hst will be recalled to build up bpeal. The attitude of the con- 2n upon women's suffrage is not
 Possibly the endorsement of
 ovement will prove sufficient to
 he demand, with no promises as E ultimate accompIishent.
 OuSUy bones or lu0 LdIllL otIS tO
 tied in the closet, re-buffed and to the public. Practically the eclaratiQn contained in the whole pr advance information on the
 m is the one for a protective
 ana an argument is given fa-
 US adoption. Boiling the whole down, the only issue upon
 the party will stand, excluding
 kpected Americanism, is tariff.
 Flll De the deciding matter unon
 the voter must cast his ba11o+
 the exigencies of the political
 on change materially between
 Ind fall. The Republican partv
 riticise the administration. Can
 r to the public any reasonable 1tions as to the lettering of con-
 and not merely satisfy itself