The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-29
INsKILFUL PLATFORM WRITING

rTN HE MAN who wrote the Republican platform was not
4 skilful. The who isene and approved were
not good listeners.
The usage in platform writing is to raise committee on
resolutions which raises subcommittee, which usually con-
fdes the actual draft to some individual
twas the desire of the men managed this affair to
sent appearance of unity in their statements hey were
tuay of two minds especially this true of the man who
did the actual writing
He actually believes that Woodrow Wilson is great pres
en administration at Washington has performed
a great task greatly
But as politician engaged partisan mission he want
ed to find with the government in order to justify the
election of inclined hostile the presidents program
In such case writer be exceedingly skiul or the
confusion of his mind will peek through.
Anybody who reads the platform will discover THESE de
sres trends Of thought in the work OF the Republican plat
form makers,
They were very anxious to avoid making such assault
upon the government would enable the people to perceive
they assauing Woodrow Wilson.
this their praise of him direct and and
their dprase yelled and furve The partisan side OF the plat
form writer's mind got the best OF him. and he wrote OF enron
ncapacy govern sentence foreign the other mat
ter of the PLATFORM that at seized by Mr. Speacy
for exhibition to the people of Connecticut.
the object of the platform to pretend admiration and
affection for Mr. Wilson, 1t of parisansip to
claim chronic ncapacity to govern.
claims mutually contradictory and destructive.
War lays great and novel burdens upon nation All the
affairs of government difficult
The universal nature of the present has in
the difficulties craftsmanship almost beyond
minds and tongues involved.
Those with chronic incapacity to govern could not
cessfully manage Enterprise, vast and difficult.
Thus the have not discovered the actual mind
the Republican platform writer They have shown his purpose
to praise Woodrow Wilson, they have shown him
partisan outbreak, which defeated his purpose.
But the writer of this platform actually is convinced
actually believe that the country should possess
sion Of Democratic government and directed by Woodrow
Wilson, until peace is obtained.
Note that paragraph in which says that the Republican
party wants with victory Then suddenly he
country will require the return the Republican party pow
er"
This is his real thought betrayed with simplicity, because
he strongly entertained it. And this the strong
belief of those who heard the platform and approved
Otherwise they would have that the war being man
aged by those with chronic ncapacy for government ought
TO be managed by those who know how govern They
have said They did not They said distinctly that the Re
publican party will be needed when peace comes
Perhaps and perhaps not 1t true that the tremendous
problems involving the fact Of national existence best
administered by Woodrow Wilson
the Republican party feels itself better qualified TO man
age the less important matters of peace, begrudge
them moderate pride in their self deimited abilities
Who wrote the Republican platform? He must have been
strong in partisan spirit yet wise the of observation
In the Couran the next day said substance bluff faced
timidty and timidity won"
That is say Mayor Wilson hlufed his way ntothe eu
tenant governorship against imid Roraback
The man who wrote that is partisan of Rorabac His in
erest as Republican keeping such thoughts sight
That man was Roraback man before he Republican
The editor Of the Couran has had splendid chance to
how well Woodrow Wilson governs America He knows that
great task has been performed with unparalleled skill Did
Charles Hopkins Clark write the Republican platform?
There combines In his about the combination
between parisanship and observation
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