The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-09

Nominated for vice president
all its parts, command a majority vote
of the convention. For several days
and nights the committee, which in
cluded an unusual number of very i'm
minent men, struggled and debated
and at times quarrelled. Every one
who demanded it was given hearing,
whether he wanted to tell what to say
about the league of nations, the liquor
question, the Irish republic, or any of
the many minor matters under discus
sion.
The administration forces made it
clear from the start that what they
desired was virtually a reproduction
of the Virginia platform, so far as it
went, and with Senator Carter Glass
as chairman, the administration forces
were in control of the committee. Will
liam Jennings Bryan, as chief pro-
pagandist of the bone dry plank and
the plan to advocate ratification of the
treaty with reservations, fought man
fully through many sessions of the
platform builders, but got nowhere
When it was presented to the conven-
tion Friday afternoon the platform rep
resented in almost all respects the
ideas of Senator Glass and his adj
ministration associates.
League of Nations Plank.
Starting with greetings to President
Wilson, the platform promptly tackled
the league of nations, favoring it as
the surest if not the only practicable
means Of maintaining the permanent
peace of the world and terminating the
burden of great military and naval
establishments.
1t compliments the President for
steadfastly standing for the covenant
agreed to by the allied and associated
nations and condemns the republican
senate for it's refusal to ratify the
treaty merely because it was the pro-
duct of democratic statesmen. The
words of Senator Knox, in 1918, con-
demning the idea of making separate
peace, are quoted to confound him in
his later attitude. The party advo-
Gates the immediate ratification with
out reservations which would impair
essential integrity; but do not oppose
the acceptance of any reservations
making clearer or more specific the
obligations of the United States to the
league associations" The insertion Of
the latter clause was the only point
yielded to the opposition. 1t was
drawn up by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana.
Praise for President.
Concerning the conduct of the war,
the platform gives praise to President
Wilson for entire lack Of partisan bias
and scores the republican party, be-
cause, Notwithstanding that it "has
meanly opposed the considerable course
of the chief magistrate by savagely
defaming the commander-in-chief of
the army and navy and by assailing
nearly every public officer of every
branch of the service intimately con-
cerned in winning the war abroad and
preserving the security of the govern
ment at nome.
Due admiration is expressed for our
soldiers, sailors and marines and all
men and women who aided in winning
the war What the enactment of the
federal reserve act has done for the
finances of the country is set forth at
length and the fear is expressed that
the vital principles of the system will
be assailed if the republicans win in
the November elections.
Republicans Condemned.
The republican party is condemned
for the pernicious attempt to create
discomfort among the holders of the
bonds of the Government of the Uni
ted States and to drag our public fin
ances and our banking and currency
system back into the arena of party
politics. Tax reform and searching
revision of war revenue acts to fit
peace conditions are advocated and |
The republican congress is condemned |
Tor failing, through sheer political |
to make a single move to-
ward a readjustment of tax laws, The |
republicans are also scored for max |
ing false claims of having effected |
economies in governmental expendi- |
lures.
The high cost of living and the de- |
probation of bond values are attribut- |
ed primarily to the war itself and the |
republican party is held responsible |
Tor the post armistice imitation |
through the failure to restore peace
Ind peace conditions in Europe. Atten-
ion is called to vain and extravagant |
Investigations that have revealed |
nothing beyond the incapacity of re-
publication politicians to cope with the
problems.
1.-THE democratic party is pledged to
/ policy of strict economy and to the
Enactment and enforcement of legis-
alton to bring profiteers before the
BAR of criminal justice"
"The traditional policy of the demo
ratio party in favor Of a tariff for
revenue is reaffirmed, and the crea-
ion of an effective budget system ia I