The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-09

plank and the plan to advocate rati-
fication Of the treaty with reserva-
tions, fought manfully through many
sessions of the platform builders.
but got no where. When 1t was pre-
sented to the convention Friday af-
ternoon the platform represented In
almost all respects the ideas of Sem
ator Glass and his administration as
sociates.
Favors League Of Nations.
Starting with greetings to Presi-
dent Wilson, the platform promptly
tackles the League of Nations, fav-
ortng it as the surest II not the only
practicable means of maintaining
the permanent peace of the world
and terminating the burden Of great
military and naval establishments.
1t commends the President for stead
fastly standing for the covenant
agreed to by the allied and associ-
ated nations and condemns the Re-
publican Senate for Its refusal to
ratify the treaty, namely because 1t
was the product of Democratic
The words of Sen
ator Knox in 1918, condemning the
idea of making a separate peace. are
quoted to confound him in his later
attitude. The party advocates the
Immediate ratification without
reservations which would impair es-
sential integrity; but do not oppose
the acceptance of any reservations
making clearer or more specific the
obligations of the United States to
the League associates" The inser-
tion of the latter clause was the only
point yielded to the opposition. 1t
was drawn up by Senator Walsh of
Montana
Praise Wilson.
Concerning the conduct of the
war. the platform gives praise to
President Wilson for entire lack of
partisan bias and scores the Repub-
lican party because, notwithstanding
that 1t has meanly requited the
course of the chief mag
istrate by savagely defaming the
in chief of the army and
navy and by assailing nearly every
public officer of every branch of the
service intimately concerned in win
ming the war abroad and preserving
the security of the government at
home" Due admiration is ex-
pressed for our soldiers, sailors and
marines and all men and women who
aided in winning the war.
What the enactment of the fed
eral reserve act has done for the fl
nances OF the country is set forth at
length. and the fear is expressed
that the vital principles of the sys-
tenn will be assailed II the Republi-
cans win in the November elections.
The Republican party is condemned
for "the pernicious attempt to ere
ate discomfort among the holders of
the bonds of the government of the
United States, and to drag our pub
lie finances and our banking and
currency system back into the arena
of party politics.
Condemn Congress.
Tax reform and a searching revi-
sion of the war revenue acts to fit
peace conditions are advocated and
the Republican Congress is con-
demned for failing. through sheer
political cowardice," to make a sim
gle move toward readjustment of
tax laws. The Republicans are also
scolded for making false claims of
having effected economies in gov
ernmental expenditures.
The high cost of living and the de-
probation of bond values are attri-
buted primarily to the war itself
and the Republican party is held re-
sponsible for the post-armistice in
flation through the failure to re-
store peace and peace conditions in
Europe. Attention is called to the
vain and extravagant investiga-
TONS that have revealed nothing
beyond the incapacity of Republican
politicians to cope with the prob
lems." The Democratic party is
pledged to a policy of strict economy
and to the enactment and enforce
ment of legislation to bring profi-
teers before the bar of criminal JUS
tice.
The traditional policy OF the
Democratic party in favor of tar
iff for revenue is reaffirmed, and
the creation OF an effective budget
system favored.
Considerable space is given to
agricultural interests. the plank re-
citing the thing the Democrats did In
the way OF farm loan banks, the
Smith-Lever agricultural extension
act. and other legislation. 1t favors
legislation to confirm to primary
producers the right Of collective bar
gaining and OF cooperative handling
and marketing OF the products of
the workshop and the farm.
Party fer Labor.
The accomplishments of the party
for the benefit of labor are held up
to admiration, and II is asserted that
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