The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-11

brought before tne cOnNentlou HciN
soon after o'clock last evening
After hours of labor by committees
and sub-committees and long periods
Of waiting, on the part OF the impa
tient delegates, it was presented by
Senator Watson of Indiana. chairman
of the resolutions committee.
The text OF the platform as adopted
by the republican national convention
follows:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS
The republican party assembled IN
representative national convention, re
affirms it Unyielding Devotion to the
Constitution of the United States and
to the guarantees of civil, political
and religious liberty therein contained
1t will resist all attempts to over
throw the foundations of the govern
ment or TO weaken the force of its
controlling principles and ideas, wheth
er these attempts be made in the
form of International policy or ol
democratic agitation.
For seven years, the national gov
ernment has been controlled by the
democratic party. During that perioc
a war c. unparalleled magnitude mas
shaken the foundations of civiliza
ton, deciminated the population OF
Europe and left in its trail economic
misery and suffering second only
to war itself.
The outstanding features OF the dem
ooratic administration have been un
preparedness for war and complete
unpreparedness for peace.
Unpreparedness for War
Inexcusable failure to make timely
preparations is the chief indictment
against the democratic administrator
in the conduct OF the war. Had moi
our associates protected US, both on
land and sea, during the first l.
months Of our participation and tur
nished US to the very day Of the arm
istice with munitions, planes and ar
tilery, this failure would have beer
punished with disaster. 1t directly
resulted in unnecessary losses to oui
gallant troops, in the inl1 rilment OF
victory itself, and in an enormous
waste of public funds, literally poured
into the breach created by gross ne
glect Today it is reflected in oul
huge tax burdens and in the high
cost of living.
Unprepardness for Peace
Peace found the administration az
unprepared for peace as war found il
unprepared for war. The vital need:
of the country demanded the early ant
systematic return to peace-timt
basis. This called for vision, leader
ship and intelligent planning, All three
have been lacking. While the country
had left to shift for itself, the gov
ernment has continued on wartime
basis.
The administration has not demobil
lZed the army of office holders Il
continued a method of financing which
was indefensibe during the period o
reconstruction. 1t has used Legislation
to meet the emergency of war to con
tinue its arbitrary and inqulsitoria
control over the life OF people in time
OF peace, and to carry confusion into
Industrial life. Under the despots plea
of necessary or superior wisdom usur
patton of legislation and judicial func
tions still undermine. our institutions
Eighteen months after the armistic'
with its wartime powers unabridged
its wartime departments undischarged
is wartime army of place holders still
moblized, the administration continue:
to founder helplessly.
The demonstrated capacity OF th'
democratic party has destroyed public
confidence, weakened the authority
government and produced feeling
ls to increase enormously the diff
cultics OF readjustment and to delay
he return to normal conditions.
Never has our nation been con
ironted with graver problems The
people are entitled to know in def
mite terms how the parties propose
solving these problems. To that end
The republican party declares it:
policies and program to be as follows
Constitutional Government
We undertake to end executive au
.ocracy and to restore TO the people
their constitutional government.
The policies herein declared viii
he carried out by the federal ant
state governments, each acting with
II its constitutional powers.
Congress and Reconstruction
Despite the unconstitutional anC
dictatorial course Of the president
and partisan obstruction of the demo
cratic congressional minority, the re
publican majority has enacted a pro
gram of constructive legislation which
in great part however, has beer
nullified by the vindictive vetoes OF
the president.
The republican congress has met
the problems presented by the admin
istration's unpreparedness for peace
1t has repealed the greater part of
the vexatious war legislation. 1t has
enacted transportation act making
possible the rehabilitation of the rail
road systems of the country, the
operation OF which, under the pres
ent democratic administration has
been wasteful, extravagant and in
efficient in the highest degree
ROasts Railroad Strike
The transportation act made pro
vision for the peaceful settlement of
wage disputes, partially nullified
however, by the presidents delay in
appointing the wage board created
by the act. This delay preclpitated
the outlaw railroad strike.
We stopped the flood of public
treasure recklessly poured into the
lap of an employment shipping board
ana laid the foundations for the Gre
.,tion of a. nrpat merchant mArlno.