The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-06-22
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Its Inner Meaning, if Any


BY CHARLES ERskiNE WOOD.
ARTICLE 2.
The United States needs hosecIeaning and old
women after the job-the Elephant and the Donkey. Mr.
Wilson didn't keep of mistaken we were
mistaken His real function is to keep of peace.
We went in to make the world democracy with the
result that democracy for the United States
"Amercanis' is no longer the right of people
or abolish" their form Of govement-not right
conscience free Speech free and asemblage,
but "Americanism" raids-sezures body property
without warrant burgaries by burglars Of Department
JUSTICE"
This is the most vital thing needing attention. There arc
other things. Profiteeng inflated currency and inflated
prices Who shall and operate the railroads.
iron mines, the forests, the water power the mills
The great fundamental necessaries by which people
and to control which is to control the people,
The United States has been keeping disordery and
these are some OF the pieces Of furniture to repaired
II men free to meet, discuss and print freely, ala
questions may be peaceabIy solved in time.
Out Of the kngy tyranny in England EnqIsmen
ny blood brought this truth There is such thing
against the or sedton spoken printed
WORD Better the government be that mems
mouths be shut from expressing their opinions.
terest OF reedom English law declared that the only punish
able thing is ACT
This protection thought speech has been knocked
TO pieces by the democratic administration with the full ap
prova Of the republican party and the whole yelling
constitution goes just so far the people themselves
derstand it and defend it, further necessary
peat that this legislation has been popular with
both Of the old parties and with the millions of the United
who shadow their against agitation or
any threatened threatened impairment Of their right year
white collars (Whte outside) and scrmp along apartments
built for microbes.
The republican convention these personal rights to per-
sona freedom vVe demand that every
not aliens) shall enjoy constitutional
right of free Speech free press assembly
less sacred right Of the qualified
duly chosen representatives dsapproves election of the
casts from the New York Iegsature) BUT NO MAN MAY
ADVOCATE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT
Aens within the Jurisdiction Of the United States
ernmento American institutions hs limited toagtaon
for violent action against the agtaton
Every has the power exclude depor
aliens who constitute real its peaceful
But in view of the large number of people affected
migration acts and in view of the vigorous mapactce
department Of justice and labor adequate public hearing
fore competent administrative tribunal should be as
sured to aII The parentheses and black caps mne
This is weasel article with weasel words. Of
dens the mapactces Of the departments justice
That good politics. But the article best interpreted by the
fact that republican and President Wilson
sgned) the sedon "wh teeth carrying
wartime repressve into the time Of and
tab|ishng in country than Sed
on Act vigorously repudated by Jefferson and Madison
and supposed until now TO be forever dead
1t is to be interpreted by the that republicans
maniaca to Jail and udcay lynch and
ing the and now, and democrats.
1t to be interpreted by the fact that the outrageous crm
nal Syndicast by the states, in the great
majority of passed by republican the
right to these carefully preserved part
of the platform, which says:
"The policies herein declared will by
eral and STATE governments EACH ACTING WITHIN ITS
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS"
This is in effect saying property privilege and reaction
aries "Don't be aIarned-we will not interfere with
STATES falling agators by tyranny they fit
by state law city ordinance"
And this Civil Liberties article must be interpreted by the
fact that alien discuss agtate PEAcEABLY
How valuable this will be the corporations employing only
alien labor and getting ready to bring in more, you may
CINE.
Lastly while it looks plausible to prohibit the advocacy
VIOLENT measures this country founded by the advocacy
of voen measures and there many interpret
nVlOLENCE' that ANY pretext whatever nufes free