The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-04-23

We are representatives Of the Dem.
ocratic party in convention assembled
realizing that we have fooled the
American people as often as we can
fool them, knowing that great ma
jority of the American people have
sense enough to know that a political
party, which has been in power
should be judged by its performances
and not by its promises, have decided
that this time we will throw off the
mask and come out and frankly tell
the people what we stand for
l. We are in favor of an autocratic
one-man government. And we point
with pride to the fact that Woodrow
Wilson has been the most altocratic
president that the world has ever
known.
z. We believe that our forefathers
made mistake when they divided
our government into three coordinate
branches. We believe that congress
has too much power and that the pres
ident should be given more power,
and we sincerely promise that if we
are given control of congress again
that we will submit the following am
endment to the Constitution of the
United States and will do everything
in our power to secure its adoption
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shall
consist of three men: presid-
ing officer, motion maker and
motion seconder, and 4o7 wood
en- automatons, with movable
right arms worked by electrical
power. No bill shall be intro
duced except at the request of
the President. When ever the
president desires law upon any
subject, he shall prepare the bill
and hand it to the motion maker,
who shall rise in his seat and
say, "Mr. Chairman, at the re-
quest of immortal president, l in
troduce the following bill and
move its adoption" The motion
seconder shall then rise in his
seat and say. "Mr. Chairman, |
second the motion" The pre-
siding officer shall then phone
to the White House and say "Mr
President, we are ready to vote
on your bill. Press on the button.
All in favor of the bill, raise your
right arms" If any automaton
shall fail to raise its arm when
the president presses the button,
it shall be deemed guilty of trea-
son and shall be taken out and
burned and another automaton
placed in its seat. By adopting
this amendment we will save the
salaries of 4o7 congressman and
the President will never again be
embarrassed by having congress
on his hands which refuses to do
his bidding.
). We are in favor of extrava-
gance, and we point with pride to the
fact that we have blown in more mon
ey during the seven years that Wood
row Wilson has been in office than
the Republicans did during the a.
years they were in power, with all the
other administrations that have been
in power since the beginning of our
government
4. We are in favor of militarism,
and we point with pride to the fact
that the Democratic party let us in
to the war after they had voted for
Woodrow Wilson because "he kept
us out of war" And we do especially
point with pride to the fact that it
how costs more to support the army
and navy than it did to run the en-
tire government before Wilson wen,
into office.
s. We are opposed to free speech,
and We point with pride to the fact
that there is not solid Democratic
St9kS thS WHCIS IL is SdIc
Tor = man to make a speech and crit
cize the Democratic party We do
point with pride to the fact
hat when a Democratic senator came
o the Democratic state of Oklahoma
o make a speech ip opposition to
Woodrow Wilson's treaty. which
makes the United States an append
&c of Europe. in theDemocratic city
+ Ardmore, that Democratic hood
inns threw eggs at him, and Demo
ratio governor of the state endorsed
,eir actions and said that they did
ght.
s. We are opposed to free press,