The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-11

citizenship.
Public Roads and Highways
We favor liberal appropriations in
cooperation with the state for the
construction of highways, which will
bring about a reduction in transpor-
tation costs, better marketing of farm
products, Improvement in rural postal
delivery, as well as meet the needs
of military defense.
In determining the proportion of
federal aid for road construction
among the states. the sums lost in
taxation to the respective states by
the setting apart of large portions
cf their area as forest reservations
should be considered controlling
factor
Conservation of Resources
Conservation is a republican policy
1t began with the passage OF the re-
clamation act signed by President
Roosevelt The present passage of the
COAL oil and phosphate leasing bill
by republican congress and the en-
actment of the water power bill fash
ioned in accordance with the same
principles are consistent landmarks
in the development of the conservation
OF our national resources.
We denounce the refusal of the
president to sign the water power bill
passed after 10 years of controversy
The republican party has taken an
especially honorable part in saving our
national forests and in the effort to
establish a national forest policy. Our
most pressing conservation question
relates to our forests. We are using
I our forest resources faster than they
are being renewed. The result is to
raise unduly the cost of forest pro-
ducts to consumers and especially
| farmers, who use more than half the
lumber produced in America and in
the end to create a timber famine.
| The federal government, the states
and private interests must unite in
devising means to meet that menace
Reclamation
We favor a fixed and comprehensive
policy Of reclamation to increase ma
tional wealth and production.
We recognize in the development Of
reclamation through federal action
with its increase of production and tax
able wealth a safeguard for the ma
ton.
We recommend to congress a policy
to reclaim lands and the establishment,
of a fixed national policy of develop
ment of natural resources in rela-
ton TO reclamation through the now
designated government agencies.
The Service Men
We hold in imperishable .remem-
brance the valor and the patriotism OF
| the soldiers and sailors of America
who fought in the great war for
human liberty and we pledge ourselves
| 10 discharge TO the fullest the obli-
! cations which a grateful nation justly
should fulfill in appreciation Of the
services rendered by its defenders ON
seas and on lands.
Republicans are not ungrateful.
Throughout their history they have
shown their gratitude toward the ma.
tion's defenders. Liberal legislation for
the care Of the disabled and infirrn
and their dependents have ever marked
republican policy toward the soldier
and sailor Of all the wars in which
our country has participated. The
/ present congress has appropriated
| generously for the disabled of the
world war. The amounts already ap.
] nj
year 192021 for this purpose reached
the sum of $1,1S0,5 ,s93. This leg.
| islation is significant OF the party's
purpose in generously caring for the
manned and disabled men of the re.
cent war.
Civil Service
| We renew our repeated declaration
that the civil service law shall be
thoroughly and honestly enforced and
extended whenever practicable. The
recent action Of congress in enacting
a comprehensive civil service retire.
ment law and in working out COM
prehensive employment and wage pol.
icy that will guarantee equal and jus,
treatment to the army Of government
workers and in centralizing the ad-
ministradon Of new progressive EN-.
ployment policy in the hands of civil
service commission is worthy OF all
praise.
Postal Service
We condemn the present admins
tration for its destruction of the eff.
ficiency Of the postal service and the
telegraph and telephone service when
controlled by the government, and for
its failure to properly compensate en-
ployes whose expert knowledge is es.
sential to the proper conduct of the