Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-17

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punishment az an impartial tribun'
Al. TO make an investigation 81 me
facts. ana to render a devlsion' lo
he end that there may Toe no or
ganlyed Interruption ~ srrrice 10
IN lives ana health ANA welfare ~
the people. AL
For nuhllc utilities, We lANot me
p,ne ~ tribunal provided afr IN the
transportation act Of lh-o
In private Industries W Il" MOI
advocate the principle 81 enmpnl
sorry arbitration. hut We iaNof I'M
Martial commission aud better facil.
ites for voluntary mediation, con
,n,,,ion and arbitration supple
mented In that full publicity when /
viii enlist the influence If nj
aroused public opinion
Agriculture.
Th,, farmer Is the backbone u The
.m,,nn National greatness aud
eeonomlc Independence demand
popnlailon distributed between M
dustry and the farm. and sharing
~ canal terms the prosperity which
Il wholly dependent ON the EFFORTS
~ both. Neither can prosper ~ me
exnense ~ the other without mNlt-
lnr loint disaster.
The crux ~ the present asri'ui'
n,rni condition lies In rthrs' lapot
ana credit. -
The Republican party believes
mai This condition can b. Improved
~ nractienl aud adequate farm
concentrations IN the appointment
~ Governmental officials aud com
missions: the right Ia form cooper.
alive associations Nf matNe','b
their products, ana rfole'''i"''
,onlnst discrimination the Scienll.
nr study ~ agricultural prices ah',
farm production costs At home an"
ahroad with Il view I" reducing IN
Frequency Of abnormal nuclnall"ils
+ m. nncensored publication II sn'i
: r,.,orts the authorization Of ASA
/. ,.iatIons for the extension ~ person
nj credit: u national inquiry on IN
coordination of rail, water ana mo
j tor transportation with adelua''
:, ,,.ilities for receiving. handling an
Numbering food the encouragement
70 az our export trade; an 'nd I" ",
,n.essn,v price liking aud ill-cohsid
,,ad Efforts arbitrarily To rcdu'
i. urices Of farm products whi'h -
n ynrinhly result 20 the dlNadN"n'aN
!. hoth Of producer and consumer an
,ha encouragement Of the produ'
!, Inn ana importation OF teftlllHi'
- material and Of its extensive use
Congress And Reconstruction.
NJ pesnite the unconstitutional ~
II ii,.,,tnrial course of the Iresid'l
ne and the partisan obstruction OF y
II RI .mocrntic congressional mihorii.
re- mo Republican majority has enae
= "a 4 program Of constructive lee'
NE lation which. in great part howeV'
ne has been nulihed by the vindiet
~ vetoes Of the President.
ra- The Republican congress mas III
MS the problems presented by the u
- ministration's unprepaI'dhesS
nracc. II has repealed the grea,
u.rt Of the vexatious war legisl
lion. II has enacted TRANSFORMER" a.,
act making possible the rehani'i'
tiou of the railroad systems oi
country. the operation OF which
dor the present Democratic adm
,.,ration. has been wastcful eNlr'
,oant. and inefficient in the hlgh
degree. Inc lrai. el''' o., /.
made urovision for the peaceful :
nomont Of wage disputes, parma
nullihed however by the IT.
denis delay in appointing the WI
hoard created by the act rms
Law nrecipitated the outlaw i'll'r'
strike. - nnl
.roasure recklessly poured INTO
Ian Of an inert shipping board
iaid the foundations for the crea'
~ great merchant marine
took from the incompetent l"'
cratic administration the a''lhl'
trotiou of the telegraph ana =
nbone lines Of the country anu
t,rnod them to private owners
,,,o roduced the cost Of postage
Increased the pay Of the postal
,Ioveos-the poorest paid OF all !
itn servants. we provided pensi
for super- animated and retlreu
servants; and for an increase III
~ soldiers and ssilors We rrofi
,1ad the army on peace footing
nrovided for the maintenance
powerful and efficient navy
Other Planks.
Other planks cover women
ID frape print paper, oil leasing
water power bin. national pu
law. vetoed by the president
creased appropriations asked lol
the several Democratic depar'n
hundreds of millions of dollars
naal Of the wartime powers
Ill me president aud vetoed by
touches on the h, e. Of J., Oppose
government ownership of railr'
encourages water transporta
for a protective tariff, adequate
chant marine, restrict immlgf
and naturalization, federal ana
clamation, provide literally Tor
dicrs and sailors, make tne !
sarvice efficient. education Tor n
a ana natriotic duty against chil
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