Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-11

Coliseum. June 1.-THE text of the
can national convention last night,
follows:
Report OF Committee on Resolutions.
The republican party, assembled IN
representative national convention.
re-afiirms its unyielding devotion TO
the constitution of the United States
and to the guarantees of civil. polite
81 and religious liberty therein con-
tinued. 1t will resist all attempts to
overthrow the foundation OF the gov
epnment or to weaken the force of Its
controlling principles and ideals
whether these attempts be IN
the form of international policy or OF
domestic agitation.
For seven years the national gov
eminent has been controlled by the
democratic party. During that period
war. of unparalleled magnitude has
shaken the foundation of civilization,
decimated the population of Europe
and left in it's train economic misery
] and suffering second only to war it
self.
sThe outstanding features Of n
democratic administration have been
complete unpreparedness for war ana
complete unpreparedness for peace.
Unpreparedness for War.
~.Inexcusable failure to make timely
preparation is the chief indictment
AGAINST the democratic administration
in the conduct of the war. Had not
our associates protected us. both on
land and sea, during the first twelve
months Of our participation and fur
nished US to the very day OF the ar.
n1istice with a~mmunitions, planes
and artillery, this failure would have
been punished with disaster. 1t di-
rectly resulted in unnecessary losses
to- our gallant troops, in the lmper-
ilment of victory itself, and in an
enormous waste of public funds liter
aHy poured into the breach created
~ cross neglect. Today it is reflected
in our huge tax burden and in the
high cost of living.
Unpreparedness for Peace.
Peace found the administration as
unprepared for peace as war found 1t
~,hnrenared for war. The vital needs
OF the country demanded the early
and systematic return to a pace time
basis. This called for vision. leader
ship. and intelligent planning. All
three have been lacking. While the
country has been left to shift for It.
on a wartime basis The administra-
ton has not ~demobilized the army OF
Mace holders. It continued a method
Of financing which was i~ndefensible
during the period of reconstruction.
1t has used legislation passed to meet
IN emergency OF war to continue its
arbitrary and inquisitorial control
over the life of the people in time OF
peace, and to carry confusion into IN
dustria1. Under the despot's, plea OF
necessity or superior wisdom. leg1sla-
tive usurpation of legislative and
judicial functions still undermines
our institutions.
tfce, with its wartime powers una
hrideed. its wartime departments
undischarged, its wartime army OF
place holders still modified. the ad-
ministration continues to founder
hefplessly..
The demonstrated tfcapacity Of tn
democratic. party has destroyed public
confidence, weakened the authorit,
Of government and produce a films
of disrust and hesitation so universal
as t~o-fncrease enormously the dift1cul'
ties Of readjustment and to delay thu
to normal conditions.
Never has Jul nation been con
fronted with grave problems. TIT
people are entitled to know in definite
terms how the parties purpose sofv'
ing these problems. To h a end th<
republican partHx&feclares Its policie!
and program as 16alovs:
Constitutional Government.
We undertake to end executive au
tocracy md to restore to h peopl
y their constitutional government
The policies herein declared VIII b
carried out by the federal and stat
governments, each acting within it
constitutional powers
Congress and Reconstruction.
Despite the unconstitutional an
dictatorial course of the president an
the partisan obstruction of the Demo
cratic congressional minority, the Re
publican majority has enacted a pro
lam nf constructive legislation whic
in great part, however, has been null
by The vlndicuve vetoes of the presi
dent.
The Republican congress has me
the problems presented by the admin
istration's unpreparedness for peace
1t. has repealed the greater part c
the vexatious war legislation. 1t ha
enacted a transportation act maxim
possible the rehabilitation of the rail
road sytems Of the country. the oper
alton of which, under the preser
Democratic administration has bee
wasteful. extravagant and inefficier
In the highest degree. The transpo,