Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-06-18
REPUBLICANS ADOPT
NATIONAL PLATFORM
ADMINISTRATION HELD REsPoN.
stbLE FOR NEGLECT OF VITAL
NEEDS OF The PEOPLE.
endorses Republican Senator's Action
N Regard to Treaty and Reaffirms
Foreign Policies OF Washington,
jefferson and Monroe.

10 declares that the Republican party
reafflrms Its undying devotion 10 the
constitution OF the United States and
70 the guarantees of civil, political and
religious liberty therein contained. II
will resist all attempts to overthrow
the foundations of the government or
10 weaken the force of It's controlling
principles and ideals. whether these
attempts be made i'm the form of in
ternational policy or of domestic agi-
tation.
For seven years the national gov
eminent has been controlled by the
Democratic party. During that period
war OF unparalleled magnitude has
shaken the foundations OF civilization,
decimated the population OF Europe
and left In Its train economic misery
and suffering second only to war itself.
The outstanding features of the
Democratic administration have been
complete unpreparedness for war and
complete unpreparedness for peace.
Never has our nation been CON
fronted with graver problems. The
people are entitled to know In def
nste terms how the parties purpose
solving these problems. To that end.
The Republican party declares its
policies and program to be as fol-
lows:
We undertake to end executive
hutocracy and to restore TO the peo-
pie their constitutional government.
The policies herein declared will be
carried out by the federal aud state
governments. each acting within it's
constitutional powers.
Despite the unconstitutional and
dictatorfal course Of the president
and partisan obstruction of the Demo
cratic congressional minority. the Re-
publican majority has enacted a pro-
gram of constructive legislation. which
n great part, however, has been multi
fed by the vindictive vetoes Of the
president.
The Republican congress has met
the problem presented by the admins
tration's unpreparedness for peace. II
has repealed the greater part OF the
vexatiOus war legislation. II has en-
acted a transportation act making
possible the rehabilitation OF the rail-
road systems OF the country, the opera
Non OF which, under the present Demo
mas Detn WdStt-
fui, extravagant and inefficient I'm the
highest degree. The transportation
ac made provision for the peaceful
settlement of wage disputes, partially
suitified, however, by the presidents
eeiay In appointing the wage board
created by the act. This delay pre-,
ripitated the outlaw railroad strike.
We stopped the flood OF pIblic
treasure, recklessly poured into the
lap OF an inept shipping board, and
laid the foundations for the creation
Of great merchant marine we took
from the incompetent Democratic adj
nanistration the administration of the
telegraph and telephone lines 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 provided pen
sions for superannuated and retired
civil servants and for an increase In
pay OF soldiers and sailors We re-
organized the army on a peace foot
ing and provided for the maintenance
II a powerful and effIieu navy.
Aided Suffrage.
me Republican congress establish
ID by law permanent woman's
bureau In the department OF labor we
Submitted to the country the constitu-
tional amendment for woman suffrage,
and furnished twenty-nlne Of the
thirty-five legislatures which have
ratified 1t 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, for
broadening the scope of the war risk
Insurance act, better provision for the
fwindling number of aged veterans OF
the Civil war; and for the better sup
port OF the MANNED and injured of the
great war, and for making practical
khe vocational rehabilitation act has
been enacted by the Republican con
EreGS,
We passed an oil leasing and water
power bill to unlock for the public
good the great pent UP resources of
the country we have sought 10 check
the profligacy OF the administration
to realize upon the assets of the gov
eminent and to husband the revenues
derived from taxation. The Republic
/, cans In congress have been responsible
kfOr cuts in the estimates for govern,
nent expenditure of nearly three bill.
Non dollars since the signing OF the
armistice.
We enacted a national executive
budget law; we strengthened the fed
eral reserve act 10 permit banks "a
lend needed assistance to farmers; we
authorized financial interpretations te
develop export trade.
Agriculture.
The farmer Is the backbone or the
nation. National greatness and eco
nomlc independence demand a popula.
ton distributed between industry anc
the farm. and sharing on equal terms
the prosperity which Is wholly de
pendent on the efforts OF both
Neither can prosper at the expense OF
the other without inviting Joint dis
aster.
Phe cruz OF the present agricultural
conditions lies in prices, labor anC
credit
The Republican party believes tina
this condition can be improved b!
practical and adequate farm repre-
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