The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-18
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unprepared for war. The vital needs
of the country demanded the
early and systematic return to a
peace-time basis. This called for
vision, leadership and Intelligent
planning. All three have been lack
ing.
War time Basis Condemned.
While the country has been left to
shift for ITSELF the government has
continued on wartime basis. The
administration has not demobilized
the army of place holders. 1t con-
tinued a method of financing which
was indefensible during the period of
reconstruction. 1t has used legsla-
tion passed to meet the emergency of
war to continue it's arbitrary and in
quisitoral control over the life of the
people in time of peace, and to car
ry confusion into industrial life.
Under the despot's plea of neces-
sity or superior wisdom executive
usurpation of Legislative and judicial
functions still undermines our insti-
tutions.
Eighteen months after the armis-
tice with its wartime powers una
bridged, its wartime departments un-
discharged, its wartime army Of
place holders still modified, the adj
minstration continues to founder
helplessly.
Democrats Scored as Incapable.
The demonstrated incapacity #
the Democratic party has destroyed
public confidence, weakened the all-
thority of government and produced
a feeling of distrust and hesitation
so universal as to increase enormous
! ly the difficulties of readiustment
and to delay the return to normal
conditions.
Never has out nation been con-
fronted with graver problems. The
people are entitled to know in definite
terms how the parties purpose solv-
ing these problems To that end the
Republican party declares its poll
cies and program as follows:
Constitutional Government.
We undertake to end executive au-
tocracy and to restore to the people
their constitutional government.
The policies herein declared will be
carried out by the Federal and state
governments, each acting within it.,
constitutional powers.
Congress and Reconstruction.
Despite the unconstitutional and
dictatoral course of the President
and the partisan obstruction of the
Democratic congressional minority
! the Republican majority has enacted
a program Of constructive legislation
which in great part however, has
been nulified by the vindctive vetocs
of the President.
Republican Record Cited.
The Republican Congress has met
the problems presented by the ad-
minstrations' unpreparedness 70"
peace. 1t has repealed the greater
part of the vexatous war legislation
1t has enacted Transportation act
making possible the rehabilitation Of
the railroad systems of the country
the operation of which, under the
present Democratic administration
has been wasteful, eXtravagant and
inefficient in the highest degree
The transportation act made pro-
vision for the peaceful settlement of
wage disputes, partially nullified
however, by the Presidents delay in
appointing the wage board created
by the act. This delay precpitated
the outlaw railroad strike.
Merchant Marine Founded.
We stopped the flood of public
treasures recklessly poured into the
lap of an inept shipping board, and
laid the foundation for the creation
of great merchant marine. We
took from the incompetent Democrat
ic administration the administration
| VI Vic tSitSt dDll anu ltltpllDfle HINES
of the country and returned them to
private ownership. We reduced the
cost of postage and increased the pay
of the postal employees the poorest
paid of all public servants; we pro
vided pensions for superannuated
and retired civil servants, and for an
increase in pay of soldiers and sail
ors. We re-organized the army on a
peace footing and provided for the
maintenance of powerful and eff
cient navy.
WOman's Bureau Established.
The Republican Congress estab-
lished by law permanent woman 5
bureau in the Department of Labor;
we submitted to the country the CON
stitutional amendment for woman
suffrage, and furnished twenty-nine
out of the thirty-ive legislatures
which have ratified it to date.
Legislation for the relief of the
consumers of print paper, for the ex-
tension of the powers of the govern
ment under the food control act, foi