The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11

iiil1A1Ot JuN' IL INV A'AA VI
the platform as adopted BY the re-
publican national convention today
foliowa
The republican party assembled In
representative national convention.
rea1irma lis unyiclding devotion to
the constitution Of the United States
and the guarantees Of civil. political
and religious liberty therein contain
ed n will resist al attempts to over
throw the foundations OF the govern
mcnt o. to weaken the force of us
controlling principles and ideals.
whether these attempts be made In
the form Of international policy or
domestic agitation.
For seven years the national gov
eminent has been controlled by the
democratic party. During that period
q war OF unparalleled magnitude has
shaken the foundations OF civilization,
docimhted iho population Of Europe,
and left in it's train economic misery
aud suffering second only to war IT.
self
The outstanding features Of tho
democratic party have been complete
unprcparedness for war and complete
uupreparedneHs for peace.
~lneNcusable failure to make timely
preparations In the chief Indictment
against the democratic administration
In the conduct Of the war. Ha not
our associates protected ~. both on
land and sea. during h first twelve
months Of 0ur participation, and fur
nished Us TO the very day OF the
armistice with munitions, planes and
artillery. this failure would have been
punished with disaster II directly
resulted Iva unnecessary losses to our
gallant troops, In the Impairment Of
victory Itself. and In an enormous
waste OF public funds literally poured
Into the breach created by gross
neglect To-day d r. reflected In uur
huge tax burden n In the high cost
OF living.
pcacc found the administration as
unprcpared for peace a. war found Il
uuprcpared for war The vital needs
Of the country demanded an early and
systematic relation to a pcuCe-ttme
basis. This called for sision, lcads.
ship and intelligent planning. An
thrcc have been lacking. While the
country has been len to SHIFT for IT.
sell. the government has continued on
a wartime basis. The administration
has not demohllizud the army OF place
holders, II continued 10 method OF
financing which waH indefenHthlc
during the period Of recoustruction.
II has used legislation passed to
meet the emcrgcncy OF war to con-
tinuc IT. arbitrary and lnquisitorial
control over the life Of the peopls IN
time ~ peace and to carry confusion
intn Industrial lite. Under the dcspots
plea OF necessity or superior wisdom
legislative ushrpntior of legislative
and judicial functions still undermin"s
our Institutions.
Eighteen months after the arms
tee. with It's wartime powers un-
abridged. IT, wartime departments uu-
discarded. itH wartime army Of place
n holders still mohilizcd. the admins
trHtion continues to founder helpless
| b.
The demonstrated i%ncapacitv OF the
democratic party has destroyed puhlly
confidence. weakened the authority OF
government and produced a feeling
ct disirust and hesitation so untNer-
raj ~ to increase enormously the
difficulties Of readJuHtmcnt Il To
DELAY the return to normal conditions
Never has our nation been con-
nontrd with gruver problems.
The people ARE entitled TO know Ia
definite terms how the parties put-
pose solving these problems. 10
that end the republican party dc
olaros It's policies aud program to be
~ follows:
NJ Constitutional Government.
We undertake to end executive hu-
n tuuracy and to restore To the people
their constitutional government,
The policies herein declared Will
be carried out by the Federal ana
state governments, each acting with
iu It's constitutional powers.
Congress and Construction.
Despite the unconstitutional ani
dIctatnrini course Of the president
aud the partisan obstruction Of the
democratic congressional minority.
the republican majority has enacted
q prugrum OF constructive legislation
which. In great part, however, has
been nullifird by the Nindtct'Nc Nelocs
uf Ne president
The republican congress has met
v the problems presented by the al
miutstration'A unpreparednss l"f
psucr. II has enacted "a ~transpufta-
ION act making possible the rchubili-
tatiou Of the railroad systems OF the
%unt the operation Of which, I'M
ucr the present democratic admins
tratIou was waHteful, c~NtruNagaut n
inefficient in the highest degree, the
transportation act made provision t"I
the peaceful settlement Of wage AIS
putcs. partially nullified. however, by
Inc presidents delay In a|ppointing
the wage board created hy the act
Thi. delay prccipitatcd the outlaw
railroad strike.
We stopped the flood Of public
Ntreasurc. reoklessly poured into IN,
Han uf IAN lpept shipping board, and
Maid the foundations for the creation
II OF r. great merchant marine; We toob
from the Incompetent democratic al
ministration the administration ol
Mth, telegraph ana telephone hnes %
Vim. country and returned them q
~priyate ownership; We reduced lh'
.ost of hostage and Increased the pay
OF the postal employ rs-ihr poor"s'
mad 81 an public servants We pro
vlded pensions for supctannuhted ant
retired civil servants and Tor an IN.
crease In pay OF soldirrs aud sailors
. We re.orsanized the army on a peace