Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11
G. O.P. ADOPTS
LEAGUE PLANK
ASCOMPROMISED
Only Two Attempts Made to
Change Wats0n's Building
and They Fail.
SENATOR PUTS IT OVER

CHICAGO, June. 11-Without any
more serious disturbance than two
small attempts to create attention by
the offering Of other planks, the re.
publican national convention adopted
the report of its platform committee
with a viva voce vote last evening
and Immediately adjourned.
". w. Crosse Of Wisconsin, Oscar
DePriesf. and William Hale Thomp-
son, Chicago. sought to offer amend.
ments after James E. Watson If IN.
diana finished presenting the plat
form.
The convention would have moth.
ing to do with either offering and the
Watson platform became the plat,
form of The party.
It reads as follows:
The republican party. assembled in
representative national convention, reaf-
firms its anyielding devotion TO the con-
stitution cf the United States and TO the
guarantees Of civil, political and religious
liberty therein contained. 1t viii resist
All attempts TO overthrow the foundations
Of the government or to weaken the force
Of its controlling principles and ideals,
whether these attempts be made in the
form Of international policy or of domes-
tic agitation.
For seven years the national govern
ment has been controlled by the demo
cratic party. During that period a war
Of unparalleled magnitude has shaken
the Foundations Of civilization. decimated
the population Of Europe and left in its
train economic misery and suffering sec
ond only to war itself.
The outstanding features Of the demo
cratic administration have been complete
unpreparedness Sor war and complete IN
preparedness for peace.
UNPREPAREDNEss FOR WAR.
Inexcusable failure to make timely
preparation is the chief Indictment
against the democratic administration in
the conduct OF the war Had not our as
sociates protected us, both on land and
sea during the first twelve months Of our
participation, and furnished US to the
very day OF the armistice with munitions
planes and artillery. this failure would
have been punished with disaster. II
directly resulted in unnecessary losses TO
our gallant troops, IN the impeachment of
victory itself, and in an enormous waste
Of public funds literally poured into the
breach created by gross neglect Today
It is reflected in our huge tax burden
and n the high cost Of living.
UNPREPAREDNEss FOB PEACE.
Peace found the administration as IN
prepared for peace as war found It IN
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country demanded the early and system
attic return 10 q peacetime basis This
called for vision. leadership and intelli-
CANT planning. All three have been lack
ing while the country has been left
to shift for itself, the government has
continued on a wartime basis. The. ad-
ministration has not demobinzed the
army Of pleceholders. II continued a
method Of financing which was indefensi-
bic during the period Of reconstruction
II has used legislation passed TO meet the
emergency Of war to continue its arbi-
trary and inquisitoria1 control over the
life Of the people in time Of peace, and
to carry confusion into Industrial life.
Under the despot's plea Of necessity or
superior wisdom, executive usurpation OF
legislative and judicial functions still IN
dermines our Institutions.
Eighteen months after the armistice,
with its wartime powers unabridged. It's
wartime departments undischarged, its
wartime army Of placehOlders still mo-
bilized. the administration continues to
founder helplessly.
The demonstrated incapacity Of the
democratic party has destroyed public
confidence, weakened the authority OF
government and produced a feeling Of
dIstrust and hesitation so universal as
70 Increase enormously the difficulties
Ct readtustment and to delay the return
to normal conditions.
Never has our nation been confronted
with graver problems. The people are
entitled to know IN definite terms how
the parties purpose solving these prob
lens. To that end. the republican party
declares its policies and program to he
- follows:
INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
We undertake to end executive aueoc-
Fraey and to restore to the people their
Z constitutional government.
The policies herein declared win be
carried out by the federal and state gov
ernments. each acting within its eonsti-
rational powers.
CONGRESS AND RECONsTRUCTIoN.
Despite the unconstitutional and die
tatoriaI course Of the president and the
partisan OBSTRUCTION OF the QemOCFaLlc
congressional minority, the republican
majority has enacted a program Of con
efructive legislation which in great part,
however, has been nullihed by the vim.
6ictive vetoes Of the president.
The republican congress met the prob
lens presented By the administrator
unpreparedness for peace. It has re-
pealed the greater part Of the vexattous
war legislation. It has enacted a trans
portation act making possible the re-
habilitation OF the railroad systems OF
the country, the operation Of which,
under the present democratic admins.
tration, has been wasteful, extravagant
and inefficient IN the highest degree.
The transportation act made provision
for the peaceful settlement Of wage dis
putes, partially nullihed, however, by
the presidents delay in appointing the
wage board created by the act. This
delay precipitated the outlaw railrosd
strike.
We stopped the food Of public treas
ury, recklessly poured into the lap o.
IN fnfpt shipping board, and laid the
foundations for the creation Of a great
merchant marine; we took from the fl
competent democratic administration the
administration Of the telegraph and tele.
phone lines Of the country and returned
them to private ownership.
CHANGED POSTAL SERVICE.
We reduced the cost OF postage and
increased the pay Of the postal employees
fha rooraSt maid of all nUblfc servants