Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
PLATFORM OF COP.
OUTLINED BY ROOT
FOR 1920 CAMPA PA|GM
Return to Republican Govern
ment Most Important Step,
He Says in First Gun"
WITH LODGE ON TREATY
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


more autocratic than any sovereign |
the civilized world.
Ratification of the Peace Treaty witt
Senate amendments "long before tn
Presidential elections.
Reform Of the League of Nation
covenant by congress OF nations at tn
call of "a Republican President immediate
" after March 4, 1921" to estahlis
''thc rule of public right rather than tn
rule Of mere expcdiency.
Rigid governmental economy and tn
adoption of an executive budget.
Limitation of the right to strike ut
point where il conflicts with self-preserva
ton of the community; establishment o
a labor tribunal with power to enforce 1T
mandates.
Revision of the system of taxation
(which involves the tariff.
Americanization and the elimination
of a lot of Bolsheviki or Bolshev1k
avmpathizers" from public Office.
Universal military training.
New York, Peb. N.-Elihu Root out,
lined at the Republican State convention
mere. last night, the platform upon which
ne believes the party should go to the
POLLS in November.
Mr.. Roots address, made at con-
ontion called to recommend four dele
..lcs at large to the national convention,
IS regarded ~ the opening gun OF the
amuaign. II was prepared after informal
differences with the most distinguished
Republicans of the State.
more important than all, Mr.. Root
aid. lis the necessity that we shall restore
,ur Republican form of government, with
he liberty of the individual citizen pre-
-,rved by limitations upon official power,
and put an end to the dictatorship which
we created, in order TO carry on the war.
By "A series of statutes unprecedented IN
scope and hberality, with slng,cness ot
purpose and patriotic devotion worthy OF
an praise, the American people conferred
upon the President powers broader ana
more autocrat,c than were possessed by
snv sovereign in the civilized world. Our
capacity for effort, our fortunes, our
liberty of conduct, our lives, were freely
placed at the disposal OF an executive
whose authority was 50 vast that IT'S
limits were imperceptlble- he suthoritS
MAS exercised by the President, by nus
1pads of departments, hlS bureau chieis,
MS government agents, and his personsi
agents. 10 the full, without question, be
,ause the people of America were ready
Ior anv sacrifice TO win the war.
END WAR POWERS or PRESIDENT.
peace has come, in fact, if not tech
,,ira'lv. but the war powers OF the eNecu-
w., >iill continue They should be brought
=. ~, end. II is not simple thing, for new
additions have been created, which
bol,ld be dealt with at the same time by
pca ~tatutes adapted to the conditions OF
,.e..c,. and subject to the limitstions upon
..ovy.~ Of our constitutional system
There is double immediate purpose
~ he served. One, to restore the habit OF
f,erion. 1t is dangerous for people TO
,coiure the habit of bowling 10 power
without limits. They soon become. sub
,crvicnt. and then character essential to
reedom degenerates. The other Is TO stop
, multitude of interferences, ill-ludged,
,lthough well-meant, with the natural
curse of business through which alone
latural laws can operate to restore norman
conditions.
The appeal of President Wilson In
october, 1918, for the election OF Demo
ratio Congress, he declared, WAS mot
nerelv an injustice to the Republican
senator's and Representatives who with
plendid loyalty had supported every for
sard step of the administration, but |
1T was 8 demand for the continuance OF
,,preme power by the election OF Con- |
,ress which would submit itself TO the |
riders of an executive acting at once as q /
,artv leader IN politics, and a dictator III |
1t was the instinct OF Amerl- /
an democracy that repelled the demand. |
uch long has been the government OF /
.fexico. A government with LOUIS /
,apoleon at one end and q plebiscite at |
he other andwith naught but subservience
,etween is not free republic. Its autoc- !
acy by consent
WILSON TARGET FOR ROOT.
"The Presidents defiance of the author
~ Of the Senate to advise upon the
ovenant OF the League OF Nations and 10
i've or withhold its consent 10 the ratlt1-
alton OF the treaty containing IT, ne
,ntinued. was an assertion OF right to
,ptinue the same autocratlc power. 1t
a. a challenge to the right OF any othcer
{ the United States government TO exer-
se hls powers IN any way which had not
~ approval of the chief executive.
The President had the Constitutional
lthority and duty TO negotiate treaty.
ha senate had the Constitutional
lthority and duty to advise and to con-
nj or refuse TO consent IN accordance
ith their Judgment. The right to per-
nm that duty was challenged. BY all the
emendous power Of o President COM
anding millions OF civil and military
bordinates and controlling the eX-
.nditures of billions of money Senators
ere threatened if they did not submit
cir Judgment to the Presidential will"
rrrr.-ps TREATY poEs 1
"The treaty they were called upon to
nsider, Mr.. Root declared, was fatally
fective IN several respects, not only from
q standpoint of the vital interests Of the
nited States, but considered as an instru-
INT designed 70 secure the future peace !
the world" 1t was the duty of the !
he saId, 10 test the true mean :
g OF every paragraph, TO consider the :
ndltions which the provisions were to
ret, TO estimate the human forces Of self :
Ierest and pref dice and passion under :
? influence OF which the treaty was TO be | :
piled, and 10 form their own judgment
on the results which would be produced
America and for civilization.
''Ihe servatlons adopted by the Sen c
!, he insisted, remedy. so far as the =
1ted States Is concerned, the chief OBJ n
'tions to the treaty. They prevent our s.
trance IN the League of n tons from "
ng an abandonment of the Monroe G
ctrinc, with irreparable injury to the Is
lted States and no benefit TO the rest of L
, world
iRTIcLE AN INCREDIBLE MISTAKE. -
Especially important, asserted Mr.. q,
OF, Is 'has they prevent the Incredible "a
takc' OF Article y The aoraar,,x,. :; -