Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-06

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CHICAGO, June although the
disposition among republicans is TO
leave discussion of a platform to the
convention itself, consideration was
given today to outstanding features.
The advance preparation which
characterized other conventions has
been lacking, but Senators Lodge,
Borah, Sutherland and many others
in the senate and house have had
suggestions under consideration for
many weeks. These probably will
form the basis for discussion in the
committee on resolutions with the
convention as the final judge.
Every effort will be made in the
platform if suggestions are followed
out to incorporate some progressive
party ideas. A recall plank probably
will not be approved by leaders in
platform framing, but d strong fight
will be made for an endorsement of
woman suffrage.
| In what the three senators have
done for the first thought has been
to give the greatest prominence to
Americanism. Senator Sutherland has
gone so far as to suggest that this
word should be used as a key to the
/ whole superStructure, all other dec
! larations being built around ring
ing pronouncement in favor of Amer
ican nationalism. His belief is that
not even a tariff plank could be made
to fit into declaration for Ameri-
canism only.
While not committing themselves
entirely to this plan of procedure
other platform builders support an
out and out declaration for national
ism. Some of them are inclined to
the belief that this plan might result
in too great restriction and thus ex-
clude many necessary matters.
Some also are getting away from
the thought that the platform should
be exceptionally brief.
I'VE don't want to be uselessly pro-
liX,' said Senator Borah soon after
his arrival today, but we can not~and
must not overlook the fact that the
republican party is out of power and
that being the case we owe it to the
country TO present comprehensive
statement of the basis of our appeal
for support. If we had republican
president his record might be suffi-
cient platform in itself. Not being
thus situated. we are called upon tc
say what we propose to do and. in
cidentally to point out some of the
mistakes of our opponents We
; should not deny ourselves this OPP
portunity in our desire to he epi-
: gramatic''
AS the draft stands it is at once {
criticism of the democratic manage
5 ment Of foreign affairs as yascilatine
: and unsatisfactory and a pronounce
ment in favor of the protection o
lives and property of American citi
: zers at home and abroad.
o The democratic direction of affair
in connection with Mexico will be at
: tackled with special severity as total,
inadequate to the demands of the sit
] uation, but no declaration for actua
Intervention in Mexico is contemplat
ed now. An army and navy adequat
to the protecting of American inter
ests will be advocated as the bes
I means of preserving peace and pro
tecting the national honor.
The tariff plank will include NJ
! only the usual republican pronounce
! ment in support of the people fc
! protection, but in addition there wi
4 be an assertion of the inadequacy
( the present tariff law to meet rev
enue demands. 1t viii he asserte
/ that but for the stimulus of the wa
! business the United States woul
have suffered many hardships as
1 result of the Underwood Simmer
! law, while at the same time II
/ treasury. would have been contint
/ ously empty. Promise win be made
an immediate revision that will be
the advantage of the national treasul
and of private business. A tari
commission will be demanded in IL
interest of the stability and equalit
of the tariff
Most attention is to be given Il
feature of the platform which WI
attract the progressive party. To tn
end tentative planks have been pr,
pared covering most of the distinctly
points of the progressive platform
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