The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-08-05

citizen and torfeits his rights TO the
freedom OF the republic. No party
Is Indifferent to the welfare OF the
wage Garner To us his good fortune
Is Of deepest concern, and we seek
To make that good fortune permanent.
We do not oppose but approve col
lective bargainin. because that is an
outstanding right. hut we are unal-
terably insistent that it's exercise
must not destroy the equally sacred
right OF the individual. in his neces.
sary pursuit Of livelihood Any Amer
lean has the right to quit his employ
mcnt, so has every American the
right to seek employment. The
group must not endanger the indi
vldual. and we must discourage
groups preying upon one another and
none shall be allowed TO forget that
tho governments obligations are alike
to all the people.
We are so confident that much of
the present day insufficiency and in.
efficiency OF transportation are due
to the withcring hand Of government
operation that we emphasize anew
our opposition to government owner
ship We want to expedite the repara-
tion and make sure the mistake is
not repeated A state of made
quate transportation facilities, mainly
chsrgeable to the failure OF govern
mental expansion Is losing millions
TO agriculture, II is hindering indus
try. II is menscing the American peo-
pie with a fuel shortage little less
than peril. II emphasizes the pres
ent day problem and suggests that
spirit Of encouragement and assist
snce which commits all America to
relieve such an emergency.
Gross expansion OF currency and
credit have deprecated the dollar
discredited the coins OF the world
We inflated in haste. we must de
fl8te in deliberation. We debased
the dollar In reckless finance. we
must restore in honesty. In all sin
ccrity we promise the prevention OF
unreasonable profits, We challenge
profitcering with all the moral force
and the legal powers OF government
and peopl" but II is fair, aye. II is
timely, 10 give reminder that law is
not the sole core tive OF our eco
nomlc ills. Let us call to all the
people for thrift and economy. for
denial and sacrifice IL need be. for
a nationwide drive against extrava.
eance and luxury to recommital to
simplicity OF living. to that prudent
and normal plan of life which is the
health OF the republic. New condl
tons which attend amazing growth
and extraordinary industrial develop
ment. call for new and forward
looking program.
The American farmer had a hun
dred and twenty millions to feed in
the home market. and heard the cry
Of the world for food and answered
II, though he faced an appalling task
amid handicaps never encountered be
fore. Contemplating the defenseless
ness OF the individual farmer to meet
the organized buyers of his products
and the distributors OF the things the
farmer buys, hold that farmers
should not only he permitted but en-.
couragod to join in cooperative asso.
Citations, to reap the just measure OF
reward merited by their arduous toll.
Our platform is an earnest pledge
OF renewed concern for this most es
sentisl and elemental industry and in
both appreciation and interest we
pledge effective expression in law and
practice. We will hail that co oper-
alton which again will make profit
able and desirable the ownership and
operation OF comparatively small
farms intensively cultivated and
which will facilitate the caring for
the products OF farm and orchard
without the larientsble waste under
present conditions. America would
look with anxiety on the discourage
inent OF farming activity eithc-
through the governments neglect or
its paralysis by socialistic practices
a Republican administration will be
committed to renewed regard for az.
riculture and seek the participation
OF farmers in curing the ills Justly
complained OF and aim to place the
American farm where II ought to be,
highly ranked in American activities
and fully sharing the i"hest good
fortunes OF American life.
beco,ningly associated with this
subject are the policies OF irrigation
and reclamation so essential TO agri
cultural expansion and the continued
development OF the great and won,
derful west II Is our purpose 20
contiAuc and enlarge federal aid. not
In sectional psrtiality but for the good
OF all America. ] believe the budget
system viii effect necessary help
ful reformation and reveal business
methods TO government business.
believe federal departments
should he made more husinpas like