Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-29
Republican Platform and
League Defeat Food
For Frisco Orators.
CHAIRMAN SAYS
G. O. p. is INSINCERE
Pleads For Return of Democratic
Party to Power Upon Record Of
Wilson Administration - Robinson
Says it is Up to America to Save
Europe and Up to Women to Save
Democratic Party.
BY Associated Press.

San Francisco, June Ex-senator
Robinson, of Arkansas. permanent
chairman of the democratic national
convention, in his speech today as
sailed the republican party for it's
Chicago platform, for the disclosure
of the expenditure of large sums Of
| money in pre-convention contests,
and particularly attacked the repub-
lican senator's who fought the rati-
fication Of the peace treaty with the
league of nations covenant.
Tested by every standard which
voters usually apply said he, the
democratic party Is entitled to vic
tory in the coming campaign, Com
parison Of the democratic and repub-
liean records, contrasts OF political
policies and OF party leadership,
| justifies the belief that the repub-
lican party will be driven from power
in both branches Of congress and
that complete control Of the govern
mont will be restored to the demo-
Feratic party In the November cleo
tios a5a because that party has earned
the public confidence.
Scores Chicago Platform.
"The republican platform adopted
at Chicago is an amazing tumble of
antiquities, Inconsistencies, evasions,
Misrepresentation, 'straddles' and
SANDERS 1t is deliberately unfair
in charging upon the democratic ad-
ministration all responsibility for
Emilitary unpreparedness. If criti-
cism Of the pre-war national policy
as to military preparedness is justi-
fed, the censure must fall upon the
republican party.
'The plank in the republican plat
form respecting taxation is mani
festly inslncere. The big joke in
that amazing document is the plank
in the republican platform concern
Ing profiteering.
Perhaps the most significant
| omission from the republican plat
form is in respect to the excessive
use Of money in federal elections. In
spite of the general indignation
| aroused by the expenditure Of more
than one and one-half million dol
lars in behalf Of General Wood and
almost million dollars in behalf OF
Governor Lowden, and the nomina-
ton OF dark horse as a result, no
mention of the subject is found in
the Chicago platform. The Novem-
Der elections, however, will demon
strate the fact that the presidency
| can not be auctioned.
1T has been said that partisanship
political record Of the last few
months bellies this declaration. The
republican party in the senate and
in Its recent convention presents to
the world the humiliating spectacle
of discordant and conflicting factions
seeking to discredit the president in
his efforts to maintain the respect
and confidence Of our allies.
THE Chicago platform declared
that the policy of the Wilson ad-
ministration toward Mexico is re-
sponsible for the loss of lives and
property resulting to American citi-
Zens, nevertheless the provisions of
that platform regarding Mexico are
ambiguous and Indefinite.
As to Armenian Mandate.
"The president is condemned for
asking authority Of congress to ex-
ercise a mandate for Armenia. It
has never been contemplated by any
one that the United States should
assume that responsibility without
first prescribing the terms and con-
ditions Of the mandate. The republic
can party would deny encouragement
or assistance to Armenia and would
force a protectorate on Mexico. They
are death to the appeal of the op-
pressed but. as always, they are
sensitive to the call of wealth. They
are unwilling to incur expense OF
danger to protect millions Of God
fearing christians, from massacre
but they are anxious to invade for
eign land for the protection Of prop
erty rights. .
Great republican leaders. includ-
ing Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Roosevelt, in
public addresses prior to the war,
championed the establishment Of a
league Of nations. They anticipated
and answered with irresistible logic
the very arguments they now ad-
vance against the league Of nations.
"The plain fact is that the enc
mics Of the league dictated the policy
of the majority in the senate and
controlled the platform declaration at
Chicago. While the league plank in
the Chicago platform is full Of am
biguities, it is an endorsement of the
position of the irreconcilables and a
reputation of the Lodge reserva-
tions. The league plank is not frank
The convention should have display
ed the courage clearly to declare its