The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-04-30
Republican County Convention
Resolutions.

Resolved by the Republicans of
Shiawassee County in convention as
sembled, that we herewith pledge to
our country our most jealous loyalty,
standing squarely upon the principles
of unqualified AmericaniSm and
American for Americans. We delight
in calling attention to the unanimous
position taken by the Republicans Of
the United States, leaders -and rank
and file alike, in standing stalwartly
behind an opposing administration
during the world war influenced by no
thought or sentiment but love of coun-
try. How much the world owes to the
splendid influences of Roosevelt and
aft, Lodge and Johnson, Cannon and
Fordney, is becoming generally ap-
preciated.
Our party strongly condemns the
extravaganza and criminal waste of
money and of lives after our entry in
to the war, resulting from the utter
refusal of the Democratic administra-
tion to prepare for the known and the
inevitable. 1t has become increas-
ingly apparent that our entry into
the war was postponed to permit the
reelection of Democratic admins
tration by the pacifistic elements Of
the people upon the slogan, "He kept
us out of war" Such a promise was
not intended to be kept, but the pre-
paration for our going into the war
which was every day becoming more
of certainty, was postponed for
political effect up until the very time
that war was declared, with result
ing extravaganza, waste and tragedy.
We deplore the conduct and misman-
agement of our internal affairs since
the war ended. The failure to make
peace with Germany more than sew
enteen months after the signing of the
armistice must be- wholly charged to
the present administration. The un-
rest in all the activities of our domes-
tic life, bolshevism, communism,
syndicalism and all the other weird
isms of alien birth are the natural re-
suits of our doubtful position of half
war and half peace. We Republicans
of Shiawassee County, are opposed to
radicalism in all its vicious forms.
There should be more Soviet arks for
dissatisfied aliens. We deplore the
Misrepresentation of our Nation at
sae Peace conference with all of the
bitterness engendered against this
nation by our conferees. We are ops
posed to internationalism, to the ne
bulous ideas Of Henry Ford and flag
of the world and to any League of
Nations which infringes upon or de-
prives us of one jot or title of the
great inheritance given us by Wash
ington, Lincoln, Grant and the great
galaxy of American patriots. We are
opposed to the continuance Of war
time measures in time of peace. This
country should at this time be firmly
established upon a peace basis. We
favor the passage by Congress Of
resolution formally terminating the
war and believe that the business Of
our Government should be devoted
whole heartedly to the readjustment
and reconstruction of our own econ
omical affairs We have paid our debt
to Lafayette and we should now de-
vote some attention to our own home
conditions. We favor the immediate
return of every American soldier in
Europe to our own shores, never to re-
turn under arms until upon some fate
full day war should against be declar-
ed under our own constitution by the
Congress of the United States. We
demand a careful investigation of all
questionable war time expenditures
and the punishment of all profiteers,
grafters and wrong doers in or out of
public Office who. robbed their coun-
try or countrymen during the stress
of war. We commend our representa-
tive in Congress, Hon. Joseph w.
Fordney, for his high patriotism and
wise craftsmanship; our State admin
istration for its fidelity to the inter-
ests of the people of Michigan and our
United States Senators for their
! faithfulness to the interests of the
nation. Our State Senator, Byron P.
Hicks and representative in the State
legislature, John Y. Martin, are en-
titled to praise for their service to the
State.
! We hereby endorse the candidacy of
William F. Gallagher of Owosso as
delegate from the 9Th Congressional
District to the Republican National
| Convention and direct our delegates to
the district convention to use all honor
able means to secure his election to
that position.
We believe the people of our State
and Nation are ready at this moment
to fatty repudiate the Democratic ad-
ministration with is unheard of ex-
travagance, its secret intrigue, its
duplicity and its arrogance and the
great Republican party now stands at
the threshold of its greatest oppor-
tunity since first it was organized.
Our party will, when it again re-
turns to power, devote itself unreserv-
edly to the pressing demands of these