Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-11
Republican Platform
as Tt Was Adopted

The text of the platform as adopted
by the Republican national convention
Thursday in Chicago follows:
Report Of committee on resolutions:
The Republican party, assembled IN
rpnresentative national convention, re-
! affirms its unyielding devotion TO the
constitution of the United States ana
| TO the guarantees of civil political ana
religious liberty therein contained. 1t VIII
resist all attempts to overthrow the foun-
dations of the government or TO weaken
the force of it's controlling principles and
| ideals. whether these attempts be MADE
| in the form of international policy or OF
domestic agitation.
For seven years the national govern
mpnt has been controlled by the Demo
cratic party During that period war
of UNPARALLELED magnitude has shaken the
foundations of civilization. decimated the
nnnulation of Europe and left in its tram
acnnomic misery and second only to war
itself
The outstanding features of the Demo
cratic administration have been complete
unpreparedness for war and complete un-
preparedness for peace.
Unpreparedness for War.
( Inexcusable failure TO make timely
nrpnnrAfIOnS
AGAINST the Democratic administration III
the conduct of the war. Had not our
associates protected us. both on land and
seq. during the first u months OF our
participation, and furnished us to the
very day of the armistice with munitions.
nlanes and artillery, This failure would
hpve been punished with disaster. 1T di-
rectly resulted in unnecessary losses TO
our gallant troops. in the imperilment OF
victory itself. and in an enormous waste
of public funds literally poured into the
breach created by gross negligence. To-
dav IL is reflected in our huge tax bur-
den and in the high cost of living
Unpreparedness for Peace.
Peace found the administration as un-
nrenared for peace as war found II un-
nrenared for war. The vital needs OF
the country demanded the early and sys-
tematic return TO peace time Dasis.
This called for vision. leadership ana IN
telligent planning. All three have oeen
lacking. While the country has been left
to shift for itself. the government has
continued on wartime basis. The ad-
ministration has not demobilized the army
of nlace holders 1t continued method
Of financing which was indefensible dur
inp the period of reconstruction. 1t mas
used legislation passed to meet the
emergency Of war to continue It's arpi-
trary and inquisitOrial control over thc
life of the people in time of peace and
to to- carry ~ confusion into industrial life
Under the despots plea of necessity or
superior wisdom, executive usurpation OF
legislative and judicial functions still un-
dermines our institutions.
Eighteen months after the armistice.
with its war time powers unabridged. it's
war time departments undischarged, ITS
wartime army of place holders still
moblized. the administration continues to
founder helplessly. =,
The demonstrated incapacity of the
Democratic party has DESTROYED pubic.
confidence. weakened the. authority of
government, and produced feeling VI
distrust and hesitation so universal as to
increase enormously the difficulties of
readjustment and to delay the return to
normal conditions.
Never has our nation been confronted
with graver problems. The people are
! entitled to know In definite terms how