The state herald., 1920-07-09

plank and the plan to advocate rati-
fication of the treaty with reserva-
tons. fought manfully through many
sessions of the platform builders.
but got no where. When it was pre-
sented to the convention Friday af'
ternoon the platform represented in
almost all respects the ideas OF Sem
ator Glass and his administration as
sociates.
Favors League Of Nations.
Starting with greetings to Presi-
dent Wilson, the platform promptly
tackles the League of Nations, fav-
oring it as the surest If not the only
practicable means of maintaining
the permanent peace of the world
and terminating the burden of great
military and naval establishments.
1t commends the President for stead
fastly standing for the covenant
agreed to by the allied and associ.
ated nations and condemns the Re-
publican Senate for ''its refusal to
ratify the treaty, namely because 1t
was the product of Democratic
craftsmanship" The words of Sen
ator Knox in 1918, rondemning the
idea of making separate peace, are
quoted to confound him in his later
attitude. The party advocates the
Immediate ratification without
reservations which would impair es'
sential integrity; but do not oppose
the acceptance of any reservations
making clearer or more specific the
obligations of the United States tc
the League associates" The inser-
ton of the latter clause was the only
point yielded to the opposition. 1t
was drawn up by Senator Walsh o.
Montana.
Praise Wilson.
Concerning the conduct of the
war, the platform gives praise tc
President Wilson for entire lack OF
partisan bias and scores the Repub-
lican party because, Notwithstanding
that ii has meanly requited the
considerate course of the chief mag
istrate by savagely defaming the
commander in chief of the army and
navy and by assailing nearly every
public officer of every branch of the
service intimately concerned in win
ming the war abroad and preserving
the security of the government at
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pressed for our soldiers. sailors and
marines and all men and women who
aided in winning the war.
What the enactment of the fed.
eral reserve act has done for the II.
nances of the country is set forth at
length, and the fear is expressed
that the vital principles OF the sys.
TEN will be assailed If the Republi.
cans win in the November elections.
The Republican party is condemned
for the pernicious attempt to ere
ate discomfort among the holders oil
the bonds of the government of the
United States, and to drag our pub
lie finances and our banking and
currency system back into the areno
Of party politics.
Condemn Congress.
Tax reform and a searching rayi
sion of the war revenue acts TO III
peace conditions are advocated and
the Republican Congress is con.
demned for falling. through sheer
political cowardic~." to make sin.
gle move toward n readjustment oi
tax laws. The Republicans are also
scolded for making false claims OF
having effected economies in gov
ernmental expenditures.
The high cost of living and the de
probation OF bond values are attri,
buted primarily to the war Itself
and the Republican party is held re.
sponsible Tor the post-armistiee in.
flation through the failure to re.
store peace and peace conditions In
Europe. Attention Is called to the
vain and extravagant invcstipa.
tons" that have revealed nothing
beyond the incapaclty OF Republican
politicians to cope with the prob
lens" The Democratic party ls
pledged to a policy of strict economy
and to the enactment and enforce.
msnt OF legislation TO bring prof.
teers before the bar OF criminal JUS.
tice.
The traditional policy OF the
Democratic party In favor OF tar
III for revenue is reaffirmed. and
the creation of an effective bulge,
system favored.
Considerable space is given to
agricultural interests. the plank re.
citing the thing the Democrats lid IN
the way OF farm loan banks. the
Smith-Lever agricultural extension
act. and other legislation. II fayoF
legislation TO confirm 10 primary
producers the right Of collective bar
gaining and Of cooperative handling
and marketing of the products OF
the workshop and tho farm.