The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-01
MONTANA REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM FOR 1920.

! perhaps have not seen it, we herewith
publish In full, the platform as adopt
ed at the recent Republican State Cor
vention in Helena. The main plank
seems to be an invitation to the reg
ular Democrats to join with the Re-
publicans and thus help defeat the
Nonpartisans who are running on the
| Democratic ticket. Read it over and
| compare it with the Democratic plat
| form.
The full text of the document fol.
| lows:
I'VE, the legally delegated Repub-
licans of Montana, in state CONVEX
tion assembled, hereby renew our al
legiance to the great party of national
achievement and under our standard
bearers, Senator Harding and Cover
nor Coolidge, we will again move into
alignment with our sister states of the
north and west in November. and we
hereby indorse the platform adopted
at the Chicago convention. We meet
today under extraordinary conditions,
the old political issues growing out
of the Civil war have largely passed
The World War has brought us face
to face with stern realities in the So
cial and industrial conditions of the
nation and are here in Montana. The
wave of discomfort has been famed
into flames by tie subtle appeals of
the proponents Of state Socialism.
I'VE have just witnessed the strange
phenomenon of an alien political or
ganization, without legal entity, the
hybrid OffshOot of the Socialist party
i'll Montana, completely ousting from
its rightful place on the ballot the
historic Democratic party in this
state.
Democratic Situation
we have also witnessed the spec
tacle OF the so-called nominees of the
Democratic meeting in secret ccnclave
and, under the guiding hand of the
titular head OF the so-calIed .Nonpar-
tisan league from distant state, is
sue an official resolution declaring
that the primary nominees OF the
Democratic party are not Democrats
and have no lot or part with the
democratic party in Montana.
I'VE have also witnessed further
declaration that the present nominees
of the Democratic party in Montana
we're equally willing to appear as the
nominees OF either the Republican or
Democratic party, just as it suited the
OF the Socialist dictatoJs
OF the dcstinfes of the organization
known az the Nonpartisan league.
Only Line Of Defense.
Under these new conditions cou-
fronting the Republican and Demo
cratic voters OF Montana, the Repub-
lican tickets, state and county, are
now the only remaining lines of de-
tense against the assault that these
of State Socialism in Mon
tana are preparing to deliver in the
November elections.
with full realization of the dan
ger now confronting us is the pro-
posal to array class against class and
to substitute loyalty to one class for
loyalty to the people as a whole, this |
convention now makes its appeal to |
The old line Democrats of Montana, |
who have no state ticket or county |
ticket this year, to aid us in repelling |
me assault against the whole spirit |
]f Amerlcanism and in defeating the |
program for state Socialism that has |
brought only turmoil, unrest and |
threatened confiscation to our sister |
,tatc of North Dakota.
with our citizenship already over
,urdened with taxation, we appeal to |
he sane, progressive voters of Mon
ana to help us defeat their announced
program, to which every Nonpartisan |
;andidate in Montana has subscribed |
n writing nf on Ey>o In 70 |
nent on an untried socialist expert
nent that has already brought heavily
increased taxation to the people of
North Dakota and chaos to their pub
fc affairs and in the end can only
esult In state bankruptcy or confis-
alton OF private industry.
Ask Democrats to Join
When the life of the nation was
t stake in 1861, Abraham Lincoln
lid not appeal in vain to the Demo
rats of the North to lay aside party
Their party sacrifices at
hat time helped save the national +
government. We have full hope that
he patriotic Democrats of Montana
nd all other sober minded voters can
nder the dangers that now threaten,
jill WIN uo lCAPbA ul hy, III |
1ontana from the socialistic danger
hat now threatens.
We further realize that conditions
ave not been fair to the farmers OF
his state. in cmomon with the rest of
ne nation; that he has oftimes been
victim of manipulated markets both
s to what he has to sell and Wa
e has to buy. But while realizing I
hese conditions, it is unfortunate for
i'm that his real interest haB been {
iverted from industrial CO. operation,
nc only workable and logical remedy
, political makeshifts that can help {
i'm only by injuring others.
Welfare OF Service Men.
I'VE hereby restste our sincere in
crest in the welfare of all ex-service
len and our deep conviction that
othing should be left undone which
Ill serve to aid our soldiers in re-
ijusting themselves to civil life. Par
cularly do we emphasize our belief
lat every possible aid should be ex-
,nded TO those men, wounded or sick,
hose present condition is due to
leir service to the government of the
nited States, and we assert that we .
III urge the maintenance and con- n
nuation of the veterans welfare com s
tuafon of MOnfaua MS ro0uo8fcd hy e