The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-06-19
COP. PLATFORM
AS APPROVED BY
NATIONAL BODY
PRINCIPLES OF PARTY CLEARLY
SET FORTH AT CONVENTION
HELD IN CHICAGO.
MANY VITAL ISSUES CITED

League Of Nations Plank, the Mexi-
can Situation, National Economy,
High Cost of Living, Suffrage
Amendment Among Foremost Topics.
The following is the complete plat
form adopted by the Republican ma
tional convention in Chicago:
The Republican party, assembled In
representative national convention. re-
Constitution of the United States and
to the guarantees of civil. political, and
religious liberty therein contained. 1t
will resist all attempts to overthrow
the foundations of the government, or
to weaken the force of it's controlling
principles and ideals, whether these
Attempts be made in the form of in
ternational policy or domestic agitation.
For seven years the national govern
ment has been controlled by the Dem
ocratic party. During that period a
war of unparalleled magnitude has shak-
en- the foundations of civilization, deci-
mated the population of Europe, and
left in it's train economic misery and
suffering second only to war itself.
Unpreparedness for War.
The outstanding features of the DEM
ocratic administration have been COM
plete unpreparedness for war anu COM
plete unpreparedness for peace.
Inexcusable failure to make timely
preparation Is the chief indictment
against the Democratic administration
in the conduct of the war; Had not
our associates protected us, both on land
and sea. during the final twelve months
of our participation. and furnished US
to the very day of the armistice with
munitions, planes, and artillery, this fail
ure would have been punished with
disaster. 1t directly resulted in unnec-
essary losses to our gallant troops, in
the Impairment OF victory itself, and in
an enormous waste Of public funds lit
orally poured into the breach created
BY gross neglect. Today 1t Is reflected
In our huge tax burden and in the hlgn
cost Of living.
Unpreparedness for Peace.
Peace found the administration as un-
prepared for peace as war found It un-
prepared for war, The vital needs OF
the country demanded an an earl early :, ana sIs
iris called FOR vision: leadership and
intelligent planning. All three have been
lacking While the country has been
left to shift for itself, the government
has continued on a war time basis.
The administration has not demobilized
the army Of place holders. 1t continued
a method Of financing which was. in
defensible during the period OF recon-
struction. 1t has used Legislation passed
to meet the emergency Of war to con-
tinue its arbitrary and inquisitorial con-
troll over the life of the people In time
OF peace, and to carry confusion into
industrial life.
"FIounders HopelessIy."
Under the despot's plea OF necessity or
superior wisdom. executive usurpation OF
legislation and judicial functions stu
undermines our institutions. Eighteen
months after the armistice. with its war
time powers unabridged, its wartime
departments undischarged, Its wartime
army of place holders still mobilized, the
administration continues to hounder help-
lessly.
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
to increase enormously the difficulties OF
reimbursement 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 now
the parties purpose solving these PROB
lens. To that end, the Republican party
declares it's policies and program TO DC
as follows:
Constitutional Government.
We undertake to end executive aso a ane
tocracy and to restore to the people Tic
constitutional government
CONGRESS and Reconstruction.
Despite the unconstitutional and dicta
torial course of the president and the
partisan obstruction of the Democratle
Congressional minority, the RepuplH'ai
majority has enacted a program OF cont
striletiye legislation which, in great part
however. has been nullified by the Vlndlc
tive vetoes of the president.
The Republican congress has met the
problems presented by the admlnlstra
ton unprepared for peace. 1t mas re-
pealed the greater part of the vexauous
war legislation. 1t has enacted trans
portation act, making possible the re
Mobilization of the railroad system o.
the country, the operation OF when un
der the present Democratic administra
tion has been eXtravagant and waste1u
in the highest degree. The ttransporta
! ton act made provision for the peace
full settlement of wage disputes, partial
| ly nullified, however. by the president
| DELAY in appointing the wage board ere
| ated by the act. This delay precipitatet
| the outlaw railroad strike
Legislation for the relief of the con
sumers of print paper, for the extension
of the powers of the government unde
the food control act, for broadening
| the scope of the war risk. insurance act
better. provision for the dw s ing, mum a
/ and for the better support of tn
MANNED and injured of the great war
and for making practical the vocational
rehabilitation act that has been enacte
| by the Republican congress.
We passed an oil leasing and waite
power bill to unlock for the public goo
the great pent-up resources Of the coun
| try: we have sought to check the pro
fligacy of the administration. to realiz
upon the assets of the government, an
\ to husband the revenues derived iron
| taxation. The Republicans in congress
have been responsible for cuts in the es
Inmates for government expenditure 0
nearly 81, 900, 100000 since the signing
the armistice.
We enacted a national executive budg
ct law: we strengthened the federal re
serve act, to permit banks to lend need
ed assistance to farmers; we authorize
financial corporations to develop expor
/ trade. and, finally, amended the rules 0
the senate and house, which will re
form evils in procedure and guarante
more efficient and responsible govern
ment.
Agriculture.
A large and contented body Of farr
propr,etors is the backbone of the ma