Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-11

mistice. with its wartime powers
unabridged its wartime depart
ments undiscarded, its wartime
army of place holders still mobiliz-
ed, the administration continues tc
flouder helplessly.
The demonstrated incapacity OF
the democratic party has destroyed
public confidence, weakened the
authority of government and pro-
duced feeling of distrust and hes
itation so universal as to increase
enormously the difficulties of re-
adiustpannt ard tosdelay tie rcttfrn
to normal conditions.
Never has our nation been con-
| fronted with graver problems.
The people are entitled to know
in definite terms how the parties
purpose solving these problems. To
that end the republican party de-
clares its policies and program to
be as follows:
Constitutional Goyernment-We
undertake to end executive autoc-
racy and to restore to the people
their constitutional government.
The policies herein declared will
be carried out by the federal and
state governments. each acting
within its constitutional powers.
Congress and Reconstruction
Despite the unconstitutional and
dictatorial course of the president
and the partisan obstruction of the
democratic congressional minority,
the republican majority has enacted
program of constructive legisla-
ton which, in great part, however,
has been nullified by the vindict-
i've vetoes of the president.
The republican congress has met
the problems presented by the ad-
ministration's unpreparedness for
peace. 1t has repealed the greater
part of the vexatious war legisla-
ton. 1t has enacted a transporta-
tion act making possible the re-
Mobilization of the railroad systems
of the country. the operation of
which, Under the present demo-
ocratic administration was wasteful.
eXtravagant and inefficient in the
highest degree The transportation
act made provision for the peace
full settlement of wage disputes.
partially nullified, however, by
the presidents delay in appointing
the wage board created by the act.
This delay precipitated the outlaw
railroad strike.
We stopped the flood of public
treasure, recklessly poured into the
lap of an inept shipping board, and
laid the foundations for the crea-
tion of a great merchant marine:
we took from the incompetent
democratic administration the ad-
ministration of the telegraph and
telephone lines of the country and
returned them to private owner
ship; we reduced the cost of post
age and increased the pay of the
postal employes-the poorest paid
of all public servants; we provided
pensions for superannuated and re-
tired civil servants, and for an in
crease in pay of soldiers and sailors
We re-organized the army on
peace footing and provided for the
maintenance of powerful and eff
ficient navy.
The republican congress estab-
lished by law permanent wom
ans bureau in the department of
labor; we submitted to the country
the constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage, and furnished
twenty-nine of the thirty-five legis-
latures which have ratified to date.
Legislation for the relief of con-
of print paper, for the ex-
tension of the powers of the gov
ernment under the food control
act. for broadening the scope of
the war risk insurance act, better
provision for the dwindling number
Of aged veterans of the civil war
and for the better support of the
MANNED and injured of the great
war, and for making practical the
vocational rehabilitation act, has
been enacted by the republican
congress.
We passed an Oil leasing and |
water power bill to unlock for the |
public good the great pent up re-
sources of the country; we have |
sought to check the profligacy of |
he administration, to realize upon |
he assets of the government and to
husband the revenues derived from
axation. The republicans in con-
;ress have been responsible for cuts
n the estimates for government