The Washington times., 1920-07-07
The WASHINGTON TIMES JULY~ ,a2eo
Third Party'S Platform

(Adopted at meeting Of the American Constitutional
Party delegates representing the Eastern States ~o assembled
for that purpose, Arlington Hail. New York City, on Friday night
July 2. is1o)
"We believe the greater ills of government can be
cured by adopting the following set of principles: i
Nominate for the Presidency by direct nomination and
elect by popular vote. -,
"Elect the Cabinet officers and make them responsible
to Congress.
Deprive the President of the power of patronage; put
all public Offices nearly possible under Owl Service
and have appointments made by committee OF Congress-
elect Federal Judges including the Supreme Court
Justices of the United States, by popular vote.
"Apply the Initiative the Referendum, and the Recall
to National State, and city matters
GAS the Constitution guarantees to us the right OF Tree
speech free press and peaceable assembly, demand
that these be Immediately restored and with them all other
civil rights and liberties guaranteed by the American Con-
stitution.
Believing that the hateful Espionage and sedition
Acts which might have been necessary to limited extent
during actual period of not only unneces
sary yrannca and subversve Of all democratic prnc
pies, we demand their immediate repeal
We oppose the so-caled League Of Nations, because
we believe it to be to the peace of the world and
the treaty drawn at Versailles violation of all the pledges
made to the world and betrayal OF the honor OF this ma
ton This treaty would make co-crmnas in the ruthless
enslavement of Egypt India China and the present lnde
fensibe position of England invader in Ireland
We opposed to the of inunctions in labor dis
putes we'll the of njunctOns defeating the Will
of the citizens disputes between municipalities and public
service corporations We view with great dsrust the a
parent alliance which to be growing up between the
Federal courts and the representatives of corporate greed
throughout the land
We the repeal of the present railroad law known
as the Esch- -Cummins Bill well the enactment Of any
future laws by which the people forced to guarantee
railroad profit while such railroads privately owned and
here and put ourselves record favorng unre
servedy public ownership of railroads. stockyard term
nas monopolistic packing plants coal mines teegraphs and
telephones and all other omnooes and natural resources
the private ownership Of which is the basis Of private
monopoly.
''We reterate the demand made by William Randolph
Hearst and the Hearst newspapers throughout the nation
suitable bonus be paid to the soldiers sailors and
marines who served the late We regard six months
extra pay only just and small recompense and the same
is to be regarded any the light of charity We
take this opportunity of congraulatng William Randolph
Hearst and his great chain of newspapers with their 49,
100000 daily readers upon the sturdy fight which he has
made for soldiers Sailors and marines who served their
country in time of peril.
"We reafhrm declaration for the establishment of
the Initiative Referendum, and Recall The right of the
people to initiate legislation will give them of
lief which corrupt corporation Legislatures with
hold from them The Referendum will compel such corrupt
Legislatures to refer to the people all which do not
work for the benefit of the people, and by Referendum vote
such measures will be killed The right of Recall will enable
the people, any time, to from public office
public who betrays his oath Of office These three
neasures-he Initiative, the Referendum and the Recall
it will be seen thus insure the people against the acts of all
unfahful servants in Office and should be made part Of
our basic law.
"We believe there is widespread sentiment through
out the land for Referendum the Eighteenth Amend
ment, and we favor such referendum.
"We believe such platform this embraces principles
which all bertylovng Americans heartily subscribe to-
and we believe it is possible for party, in convention
assembled to candidate for President whose public
record and public utterances will accord every way with
these principles and constitute him the ideal to lead
this fght'