Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-06
A FEW PLATFORM COMPARISONS

n FEW PLAIFORM COMPARISONS
A few comments on the more i'm
portant planks in the platform o.
the two parties will not come amiss
at this time.
In regard to Mexico, the Repub.
lican platform pledges its aid in re-
storing order and promises to our
citizens on or near the border ade-
quate and absolute protection OF
their lives, liberty and property. The
Democratic platform excuses the
occupation by an armed force of a
portion of Mexican territory, on the
| ground of want of stable, RESPONSE
BILE government, although Wilson
has recognized the Carranza govern
ment as responsible one. 1t de-
clares that the army must remain
there until a repetition of bandit
incursions into United States terri
tory is improbable. The idea of pun.
ishing the perpetrators of the Col
umbus outrage has been given up.
In regard to foreign relations, the
Republican platform declares: I'VE
must perform all our duties and in
sist upon all our rights as neutrals
without fear and without favor"
The Democratic platform believes
that it is the duty of the United
States to join with the other ma
tions in any feasible association that
will maintain inviolate the complete
security of the highway of the seas.
But in two years they have done
little or nothing in that direction,
except to write notes.
The Republican platform calls on
all Americans, whether naturalized
or native born, to be true to the
spirit of America. The Democratic
platform condemns partisanry, and
then attempts to make American
ism" a partisan issue.
The Republican platform declares
we must have strong navy, so
strong that no enemy can gain COM
mand of the sea- The Democratic |
platform says I'VE favor" the |
maintenance of an army fully ade-
quate to protect the nations rights,
and fixed policy for the construc-
tive development of a navy. The
Democrats have passed the Hay bill,
which is nothing but a prize porker
in uniform, and the naval commit
tee has reported a bill which strikes
out two first class battleships rec
commended by navy department ex-
perts.
The Republican platform declares
as always, for protection of Ameri-
can industries. "Such protection
should protect adequately American
industry and American labor" The
Democratic platform reaffirms its
belief in a tariff for revenue only,
and unreservedly indorses the I'm
derwood law, although they have
repeatedly stated that the law did
not have an opportunity to prove its
efficacy prior to the war.
The Republican platform declares
or the thorough and honest en-
'orcement of the civil service law,
md pledges the party to a reorgan-
cation of this service. The Demo-
ratio platform reaffirms the dec
arations of the party for the rigid
enforcement of the civil service laws,
laving created 10000 offices out
ide of the civil service law, at an
nnual cost of $44,000,000 to the {
axpayers, since March 4, 1918. {
There is not a line in the Demo /
ratio platform which is not re-
hinder of the treachery and inef- /
ciency of that party during the f
lst four years. The Baltimore q
latform of 1912 closes with these G
ords: Our pledges are made to I
e kept when in office as we'll as n
elied upon during the campaign" h
is to be noted that even Demo- a
ratio effrontery was not brazen +
lough to conclude the St. Louis I
Iatform with any such falsehood r
KANSAS RISHEn To COZ ORS