The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-27
AMAZING IGNORANCE OR crur.

The Wilson press. as differentiated from the
democratic press tfor many many democratic
papers are not offendugJ continues to assure
the public that tho republican platform means
nothing and pledges the party to no specific
line OF action.
Such papers are either ignorant and refuse
TO be Informed, or guilty of u mendaoity
that admits OF no defense. No who cor
rectly understands the needs OF America at this
time can read and study the Chicago platform
without arriving at the conclusion that It pre-
cisey fits the times II purports to serve
AZ matter OF fact the first plank In the
platform, supplemented by the third plank,
constitutes a pledge Of governmental action that
must command the support OF the country even
though those two stand alone. They are In
themselves IA platform adequate In all respects,
and 1t will be an interesting experience to COM
pare these planks with the pronouncement OF
San Francisco the same subjects.
The first plank OF the Chicago platform
reads,
The republican party assembled in re-
preventative national convention reaffrms
Its unyieldlng devotion to the constitution
OF the United States and to the guarantees
OF civil, political and religious liberty there
In contained IL will resist all attempts to
overthrow the foundations OF the govern
ment or to weaken the force OF It's controll-
Ing principles and idohs whether these at
tempts be made IN the form of inter
national policy or OF democratic aggitatlon,
is that evasivc? Is there "A lack of solemn
pledge in that? Is such language capable OF two
constructions?
There you have the republican party's pledge
with respect to the league OF nations and also
with respect to the sinister purposes OF the labor
oligarchy and the reds The religious hlgot
Is answered In that plank. and executive auto
cracy In challenged to stink back into constltu-
tional channels
The sentence are prcgnnt with forceful mean
ing and solemn promise. and even the words
themselves are Of tremendous import as wit
ness the use of the word Representative national
convention" which was Intended TO signify the
republican party's determination to become once
again and remain tho champion of n republic
as opposed to pure democracy
What more can an American party do--what
more has II the right to do--than TO pledge It.
self and consecrate It's services to the maintain
ance OF the constitution and the liberties that
instrument vouchsafes to every citizen2 Mean
tngless indeed!
But again
We undertake TO end executive auto
cracy and to restore to the people their con-
stitutional government The policies here
In declared will be carried out by the federal
and state governments each acting within
its constitutional powers
This is tho third plank and is definItlve OF
khe first Can It be urged that there is any
lack OF clarity here? Is II possible that the
Wilson press is left TO wander In doubt con-
corning the meanings OF this inspiring pledge?
Then let them be informed 1t means that the
impossible autocracy OF Wilson democracy is
60 be ended. It means that the rights OF the
state. clearly recognized in the constitution and
established by supreme court decisions, are us
sacred as the rights of the individual under
the same constitution. It means that under
republican government this will once again
be government by the legislative, the execu-
tive and the judicial departments, each acting
within its own clearly established sphere and
not government Of cuckoos backing and fill- |