Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-18
R~epublicasl Statement al. Principles

adopted yesterday by the North
Dakota state Republican convention
held At Bismarrk: 4;
The Republican party of North DA-
kota Through it's delegates assembled
at Bismakck this 18th day Of Febru-
airy; 1890, p~uFGuantfto q call. for .
delegate convention made By the duly
elected. qualified acting members Of
the Republican, state central commit.
toe. reaflrnns it, adherence to the
time-honored and tested traditions
publican party, u set forth In its
PLATFORMS and ~ exsmpltAed by laws
enacted in conformity thereWith and
Dur belief in. the declaration Of poll
.cies and sympathy with tts aims and
purposes The Republican party still
10, as,it always haA been, the party OF
true progress and We still maintain
that urs is 9 government Of the
people throughtlaw and not for OF BY
individuals and classes; that the cont
st4tution 10 the supreme law of, the
obeyed by all. departments OF govern.
ment. furnish the. most complete and
ADEQUATE protection to the individual
and the'puhltc, afforded by any docu-
ment or system known to history.
We are Of tho opinion. and sincerely
believe that the present unrest in our
country has not arisen because Of de-
fects in the basic principles upon
which our governments founded, but
because Of distortion by eSilly disposed
persons Of abuses that have crept in,
which can be remedied by the intslli-
gent and patriotic action Of . Repub.
Ncan administration. ~
The abolition Of much Of the intri-
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pose Of making more Jobs, collecting
from the people and spending more
OF their money il imperatlvely ndces-
sary. Back to the Republic" ought
TO be the watchword OF every Repub-
lican.
The country needs and demands an
honest. efficient business administra-
ton of the nations afairn. and az
rapid a reduction Of the burdeu4 OF
taxation az the prompt payment Of
our obligations and due consideration
with a repeal sof : tax laws which
strange legitimate Initiative and re-
tard progress. Let there be developed
a better relation between labor and
capital with Justice not only to them
but to the public, the third side OF the
triangle There must be an admins.
tration Of law and order everywhere
in the nation. The party must meas
r its steps forward by the needs OF
the nationIwithSa ats eyes ahead and its
feet on solid ground. Order must be
everywhere maintained and the (ihcr.
ties. lives and property Of all must be
assured all possible protection. and
when these rights are violated pun
ishment must be swift and certain.
The principles Of all forms o1
Socialism, communism and autocracy
each and all are destructive OF true
liberty and incompatible With Repub.
'lican principles and true American.
ism.
The present national administration
has proved to be SO ~vacillating, weak
and inefficient that as between the
Republican and Democratic parties
there can be no doubt of the result Of
the presidential contest this year. Blu,
all true Americans must be alert t.
defend American institutions and
ideals against sedition and anarchy
Socialism OF autocracy whether fight
ing under their true names Or cAnlou.
fiaging as Nonpartiaans, which, BY
magnifying, 'exaggeratinE and mitrep.
resenting any slight incidental defec'
in our administration Of law are. soak,
ing to mislead the public into attack,
ing the foundations OF liberty and jus.
tice, and to destroy BY revolution
safeguards which have been built onlS
by centuries Of effort and untold sac,
rince. $50
We have. in North Dakota 4 type o.
government maaaN4EAding Under oui
constitution, an aut0cracyf directed BY
others than those elected by tn.
people, whose aim IL the complete
sbcialization Of the state and which Il
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