The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-02-26
RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT RE
CENT REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION

Duncan of Tulsa, chairman OF the
resolutions committee. and adopted
after discussion by unanimous vote
are as follows:
1--WE hereby declare and renew our
allegiance to the principles of the
Republican party as declared by the
great statemen who founded and
moulded its policies-George Wash
ington. Abraham Lincoln, William
Mckinley. Theodore Roosevelt. and
other great leaders who have since
the birth of the nation. warned this
country against entangling alliances
with foreign nations.
I'VE congratulate the Republican
party upon the great number of wise
statesmen who are now defending
the principles advocated by the foun-
ders of our party, and who are now
upholding the honor OF this country
and defending II against interna-
tionalism. and to whom we may look
for safe and sane leadership-such
great leaders as Hiram w. Johnson
of California. Frank o. Lowden CT
Illinois. William Borah OF Idaho.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
and others.
TIVE hereby declare that we COM
mend the course OF the senate OF the
United States and a great majority
of our Republican senators, and es-
pecially the course Of Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts, in their de-
fense of America for Americans and
for the independence of this country.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to
surrendering to any international
administrative body the political or
national independence of this ccun-
try.
I'VE are willing to do our full
duty in the future as we have in the
past to other nations of the world,
but we refuse TO permit any combin-
ations of nations of the world to die
tate to this country what IL shall or
shall not do.
I'VE emphatically declare against
the incompetency and extravaganza
that has marked the administration
OF the Democratic party for the past
eight years. And we declare in favor
of the strictest economy and good
business judgment in the manage
ment OF municipal affairs. of the ma
tion. the state. counties. cities. towns
TO the end that taxation of the in
dividuals may be reduced to the
lowest possible limit. and make the
burden OF taxation resting on the
common people as light as possible.
I'VE invite the women of the coun-
try to join us in the great crusade
OF Americanizing and sharing with
us the responsibilities OF govern
ment.
I'VE. ask them to join the party
that stands for all the best things
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government. and the promotion of
those ideals that make good citizen
ship.
WE favor legislation that will
guard the interest OF our soldiers
aad sailors of the late war and de-
mand that every promise or pledge
made to them by the national gov
ernment be sacredly fulfilled.
I'VE favor the continuance by the
government OF the United States OF
the soldiers war risk insurance now
In force, with such amendments as
Will protect his dependents.
I'VE hereby declare that we are
opposed to requiring the insured sol
diers to change their policies from
government insurance To ordinary
life insurance as written by old line
Me insurance companies. thereby in.
creasing the burdens OF the insured
I'VE deplore and denounce the hy-
poracy and incompetency OF the ma.
uonal Democratic administration Ia
les failure to prosecute unpatriotiS
and unlawful profiteers in the com
nedities OF trade. and especially in
the neoessaries OF life. We denounce
the explanation by this national ad.
ministration OF the farmer in its
hypocritlcal pretence of reducing the
high cost OF living. We denounc,
their shifting to the farmer the bur
don OF the reduction without fore.
lag every other line of trade and
commodities. to do likewise
I'VE demand the deportation of ev.
cry alien enemy red who menaces the
security and stability OF the govern
nent and the wiping out of existence
Of every organization of this nation
Of such enemies to society and the
enforcement OF stringent laws to pun
ish sedition and |. w. Wism
I'VE denounce the administration
In allowing the aliens who had taken
out their first citizenship papers to
renounce them in order to escapa
the draft In the late war And we
aNAbhhNN ouNb hAA'ha NhO dlf kulliN
OF Ieuouncing their first citizenship
papers for the purpose of escaping
the draft.
I'VE favor such legislation as shah
deny citizenship in this country TO
such guilty persons.
I'VE denounce the fayoritism OF the
present secretary Of war and the
president in the conduct OF the late
war in making appointments and is
suing commissions to incompetent
persons. for its infamous favoritism
10 guilty conscientious obiectors.
we denounce the Democratic ad-
ministration OF this state for its cor
rupt extrayagant and incompetent
conduct of the public business OF
the state
I'VE denounce the present gov
ernor of this state for his violation