The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25
PARTY PLATFORMS ARE BEING
GIVEN ATTENTION BY LEADING
POLITICIANS OF both SIDES
Each VIII EndeayOr to Have a
Few Enticing Innovations
to Catch the Crowds.
DEMOCRATS CITE RECORD
Call Attention to Valuable Leg
islatiOn and to Long List
of Achievements.
q eeorae b. Mannina.l

Washington. ID. c., Jan. 24.-PrepaP-
alton Of party platforms that viii whet
and satisfy the political pallet of the
citizen voters next November is be-
ing given considerable attention by
politicians in Washington and officials
at the national headquarters of the
two great parties here.
Both parties plan to have a few en-
ticing innovations in the platform this
year TO offset the usual dryness of the
old quadrenniel party doctrines But
at the same time they will try TO
avoid endorsing any of the many
'isms" advocated by the reds" and
other types of radicals.
The start already made in the pre-
paration of platforms indicates that
both the democrats and republicans
will have strong and wholesome
planks endorsing law and order and
the thorough Americanization OF
America.
Outlines given today by Congress-
man Simeon Fess of Ohio. republican.
and Congressman Henry r Rainey
Of Illinois, democrat, leading members
OF the platform committees OF each
party tend to show:
1. The republicans will denounee the
administration OF the democrats anu
promise real business administration
and betterment of conditions al along
the line.
2 The democrats win point to an
unequalled record OF positive lcgis-
lative, and administrative achieve
ment and denounce the republicans for
doing nothing but eriticise
Congressman Simeon Fess of Ohio
chairman Of the National Republican
congressional Committee. a member
" the republican platforin committees
and a Trainer Of the last three presi-
Dental platforms had this II say to-
day Of the next republican platform:
The republican platform wiz de-
clare for a clean cut business admins
tration that viii demand greater econ
omy in the expenditure of the peoples
funds and more business like
method of eNpending them Tnis in
wolves national expenditure by bud
get system, and this Congress. under
republican control viii enact "A law for
a budget system.
1T VIII declare for private owner
ship and operation OF public utilities
under governmental regulation. There
viii probably be a fight over this in
the platform committee. however be-
cause Some men viii oppose it with a
view TO getting the socialist and labor
plank viii directly involve the rail
way question and the merchant
marine problem.
we shall take strong position for
the Americanization of America.-all
our dangers are not confined to for
eigners; we have many Americans
fostering un-American principles We
must have stolid Americanism
throughout our country
The republican party viii under
take legislation that will insure steady
employment-that is in the degree in
which it can be done. we shall favor
the best possible sanitary conditions.
hours of labor, safety and insurance
against OccupaGona1 diseases. we
favor scale OF wages that Will insure
the American high standard Of living.
which carries with it ability to edu-
cate the family, etc our labor Iegis-
lation must not look so much to es-
tablishment Of bureaus to handle un-
employment. but rather to enable en-
terDrise and industry TO employ all
the workers a an American scale of
wages.
We shall have a strong and under
standable plank of law and order We
shall take the position that every man
must be made to realize the majesty
Of me AW. " e must denOunce and
punish all violators. There must be
no discrimination against any class,
either labor or capital
These are just a few of the funda-
mentaIs that viii be put into the re-
publican platform which viii be viru-
lent enough to appeal to all Amer
leans"
Congressman Henry r. Rainey of
Illinois, has helped to frame the last
three democratic. platforms. He is
the ranking democrat on the House
Ways and Means Committee. The
republican party, he insists, has lost
all the courage il ever had. and is now
afraid TO do the one thing it could
always be depended on to do-revige
the tariff
The democratic platform will call
attention 70 the achievements or the
democratic party for the last eight
years, which achievements are without
parallel in the history Of this country
or any other country" said Mr..
Rainey. ''The democratic party caz
point with pride TO its record.
What can the republicans point to-
We shall call attention TO the failure
Of the republican party IN the past
eleven months il has had control Of
the senate and house to pass any leg
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