Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-11

text of the platform as adopted by the republican national convention today follows:
 "The republican party assembled in representative national convention reaffirms it's unyielding devotion to the constitution, of the United States and to the guarantees of civil, polIti- cal and religious liberty therein con- tained. 1t will resist all attempts to overthrow the foundation of the gov ernment'or to weaken the force of it's control firm the principles and ideals whether these attempts be made in the form of international policy or of democratic agitation.
 For seven years, the national gov ernment has been controlled by the democratic party. During that period a war of unparalleled magnitude has shaken the foundations of civilization, decimated the population of Europe and left in it's trail economic misery and suffering second only to war it. self.
 "The outstanding features of the democratic administration have been unpreparedness for war and complete unpreparedness for peace.
 Unprepared for War.
 "Inexcusable failure to make timely preparation is the chief indictment against the democratic administrator in the conduct of the war. Had not our associates protected us, both on land and sea, during the first IF months of our participation and fur nished us to the very day of the ar mistice with munitions, planes and artillery, this failure would have been punished with disaster. It directly resulted in the imperilment of victory itself, and in an enormous waste of public funds literally poured into the breach created by gross neglect. To- day it is reflected in our huge tax burdens and in the high cost of liv- ing.
 Unprepared for Peace.
 "Peace found the administration as unprepared for peace as war found it unprepared for war. The vital needs of the country demanded the early and systematic return to peace time basis. This caled for vision, leader ship and intelligent planning All three have been lacking.
 "While the country has been left to shift for itself the government has continued on war time basis. The administration has not demobilized the army of place holders. It contin- ued method of financing which was indefensible during the period of re- construction. It has used legislation passed to meet the emergency of war to continue its arbitrary and inquisi- torial control over the life of the peo- pie in time of peace, and to carry con fusion into industrial life. Under the despots plea of necessity, or su- perior wisdom legislative usurpation of legislative and judicial functions still unermine our institutions.
 Eighteen months after the armis- tice, with its war time powers una bridged, it's war time departments un- discharged, it's war time army of place hilders still mobilized, the adminstra- tion continues to founder helplessly
 "The demonstrated incapacity of the democratic party has destroyed public confidence, weakened the authority of government and produced a feeling of distrust and hesitation so universal as to increase enormously the diff culties of readjustment and to delay the return to normal conditions.
 "Never has our nation been con fronted with graver problems. The people are entitled to know in definite terms now the parties purpose solv- ing these problems. To that end the republican party declares it's policies and program to be as follows:
 Constitutional Government.
 "We undertake to end executive au- tocracy and to restore to the people their legitimate constitutional gov ernment.
 "The policies herein declared will be carried out by the federal and state governments, each acting within it's constitutional powers.
 Congress and Reconstruction,
 Despite the unconstitutional and dictatorial course of the president and the partisan obstruction of the demo- cratic congressional minority, the re- publican ajority-enacted a program of constructive legislation which in great part, has been nullified by the vetoes of the president.
 "The republican congress has met the problems presented by the admin istration's unpreparedness for peace. It has repealed the greater part of the vexatious war legislation. It has en- acted transportation act making pos sible the rehabilitation of the rail road systetms of the country The operation of which, under the present administration, has been extravagant, and inefficient in the highest degree. The transpor- tation act made provision for the peaceful settlement of wage disputes, nullified, however, by the presidents delay in apointing the wage board created by the act. This delay precipitated the outlaw railroad strike.
 "We stopped the flood of public treasure 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 democratic ad-