The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
MONTANA REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM FOR 1920
The full text of the document fol-

The full text of the document fol
lows:
Eve, the legally delegated Repub
licans of Montana, in state conven
ton assembled, hereby renew our al
legiance to the great party of nationa
achievement and under u standard
bearers, Senator Harding and Cover
nor Coolidge, we will again move into
alignment with our sister states Of thu
north and west in November, and W.
hereby indorse the platform adopted Al
the Chicago convention. We meet to.
day under extraordinary conditions
the old political issues growing out Of
the Civil War have largely passed
The World War has brought US face
to face with stern realities in the So
cial and industrial conditions of the
nation and here in Montana. The wave
of discomfort has been famed into
flames by the subtle appeals of the
proponents Of state Socialism.
"We have just witnessed the strange
phenomenon Of an alien political or
g%aniation, without legal entity, the
hybrid offshot Of the Socialist party
in Montana, completely ousting from
it's rightful place on the ballot the
historic Democratic party in this
state.
Democratic Situation
eve have also witnessed the spec
tacle of the so-called nominees Of the
Democratic meeting in secret conclave
and, under the guiding hand of the
titular head of the socalled Nonpar-
tisan league from a distant state, is
sue an official resolution declaring
that the primary nominees of the
Democratic party are not Democrats
and have no lot or part with the
Democratic party in Montana.
1--WE have also witnessed further
declaration that the present nominees
of the Democratic party in Montana
were equally willing to appear as the
nominees of either the Republican OF
Democratic party, just as it suited the
convenience of the Socialist dictators
Of the destinies of the organization
known as the Nonpartsan league.
Only Line of Defense
"Under these new conditions con-
fronting the Republican and Demo-
cratic voters of Montana, the Repub-
aicaR tickets, state and county, are
now the only remaining lines of de-
tense against the assault that these
proponents of state Socialism in Mon
tana are preparing to deliver in the
November elections.
with a full realization of the dan
ger now confronting US is the pro.
posal to array class against class ant
to substitute loyalty to one class fol-
loyalty to the people as a whole, thi.
convention now makes its appeal t,
the old line Democrats of Montana
who have no state ticket or county
ticket this year, to aid US in repelline
the assault against the whole spirit
of Americanism and in defeating the
program for state Socialism that hal
brought only turmoil, unrest anc
threatened confiscation to our sister
state of North Dakota.
with our citizenship already over.
burdened with taxation, we appeal tt
the sane, progressive voters Of Mon.
tana to help US defeat their announced
program, to which every nonpartisar
candidate in Montana has subscribe,
in writing of embracing the govern
ment on an untried socialist expert
ment that has already brought heavil.
increased taxation to the people O
North Dakota and chaos to their pub
lie affairs, and in the end can onl,
result in state bankruptcy or con
fiscation of private industry.
Ask Democrats to Join
"When the life of the nation wa
at stake in 1861, Abraham Lincol
did not appeal in vain to the Demo
Gratis of the North to lay aside part
Affiliations. Their party sacrifices g
that tine helped save the nations
government. We have full hope this
the patriotic Democrats of Montan
and all other sober-minded voters ca
under the dangers that now threaten
join with US temporarily, in savin
Montana from the ~socialistic DANCE
that now threatens.
I'VE further realize that condition
have not been fair to the farmers ,
this state, in common with the rest
the nation; that he has oftimes be.
a victim of manipulated markets bot
as to what he has to sell and VIII;
he has to buy. But, while realizir
these conditions, it is unfortunate f,
him that his real interest has bee
diverted from industrial cooperate
the only workable and logical remed
to political makeshifts that can he
him only by injuring others.
Welfare of Service Men
I'VE hereby restate our sincere il
terest in the welfare of all e~x-servi,
men and our deep conviction tn,
nothing should be left undone whit
will serve to aid our soldiers in r
adjusting themselves to civil life. Pa
ticularlx do x,a onnnha MIA ~ LII,