Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-18
PLATFORM ON
Which C. 0. P.
Makes STAND
Party's Principles Enunciated by
National Convention at
Chicago.
"UNPREPAREDNESS" CHARGED
Plank Covering the League Of Nations
ls Considered In the Nature Of a
cempromise-strong Stand
on Mexico.

VI WAN&AOOs
Here Is the platform adopted by the
Republican national convention in ses-
sion at Chicago:
The Republican party, assembled In
representative national convention, re-
anirms It's unyielding devotion to the
Soasutution - is OF the United States and
70 the guarantees OF civil, political, and
rengious liberty therein contained. 1t
VIII resist all attempts to overthrow
the foundations OF the government or
principles and ideals, whether these
Attempts be made In the form of in
ternauOnal policy or domestic agitation.
For seven years the national govern
ment has been controlled by the DEM
ocratic party. During that period a
war Of unparalleled magnitude has shak-
en- the foundations of civilization. deci-
mated the population OF Europe, and
left in Its train economic misery and
suffering second only to war itself.
Unpreparedness for War.
The outstanding features OF the DEM
ocrauc administration have been COM
plete unpreparedness for war anu COM
plete uupreparedness for peace.
lnexcusable failure to make timely
preparation Is the chief indictment
against the Democratic administra ton
In the conduct of the war. Had not
our associates protected us, both on land
and sea during the final twelve months
OF our participation, and furnished US
to the very day of the armistice with
munitions. planes, and artillery, this fall
ure would have been punished with
disaster. II directly resulted In unnec-
essary losses to our gallant troops, in
the imperilment OF victory itself, and in
an enormous waste Of public funds lit
orally poured into the breach created
by gross neglect Today IL is reflected
In our huge tax burden and in the high
cost Of living.
Unpreparedness for Peace.
Peace found the administration as un-
prepared for peace as war found It un-
prepared for war. The vital needs of
the country demanded an early and
systematic return to a peace time basis.
This called for vision, leadership and
intelligent planning. All three have been
left 20 shift for itself, the government
has continued on a war time basis
The administration has not demobilized
the army of place holders. 1t continued
a method of financing which was In
defensible during the period OF recon-
struction. 1t has used legislation passed
to meet the emergency of war to con-
tinue its arbitrary and inquisitorial con-
troll over the life of the people In time
of peace, and to carry confusion into
industrial life.
"FIounders HopeIessIy."
Under the despot's plea of necessity or
superior wisdom, executive usurpation OF
legislation and judicial functions still
undermlnes our institutions. Eighteen
months after the armistice, with its war
time powers unabridged, it's wartime
departments undischarged, its wartime
army Of place holders still mobilized, the
administration continues to founder help
lessly.
The demonstrated incapacity of the
Democratic party has destroyed public
confidence, weakened the authority OF
government, and produced feeling OF
distrust and hesitation so universal as
to Increase enormously the difficulties OF
readiustment and to delay the return
to normal conditions.
Never has our nation been confronted
with graver problems. The people are
entitled to know in definite terms how
the parties purpose solving these prob
lens. To that end, the Republican party
declares its policies and program to b'
as follows:
Constitutional Government.
We undertake to end executive au
tocracy and to restore to the people th'
constitutional government.
The policies herein declared will bt
carried out by the federal and state
governments, each acting within It's con
stitutional powers.
Congress and Reconstruction.
Despite the unconstitutional and dicta
torial course OF the president and TN
partisan obstruction OF the Democrati'
Congressional minority, the Republican
majority has enacted a program OF con
5owever' se las been nuIiified by the vindic
tive vetoes OF the president.
The Republican congress has met Tn
problems presented by the administra
tion unprepared for peace. 1t has re
pealed the greater part Of the vexatiou
war legislation. 1t has enacted trans
portation act, making possible the re
habilitation OF the railroad system Q
der the present Democratic administra
tion has been extravagant and wastefu
In the highest degree. The transporta
tion act made provision for the peace
ful settlement of wage disputes, partial
ly nullihed, however, by the president
delay in appointing the wage board ere
ated by the act This delay precipitate
the outlaw railroad strike.
We stopped the flood Of public treas
ure recklessly poured into the lap 9
an inept shipping board, and laid tn
merchant marine. we took frem tn
incompetent Democratic administratio
the administration OF the telegraph an
telephone lines of the country, and re
turned them TO private ownership. W
reduced the cost of postage and increase
the pay Of the postal employees-th
poorest paid OF all public servants. w
retired civil servants, and for an increas
in pay for soldiers and sailors. We RI
organized them on peace footing an
provided Tor the maintenance OF a pow
erful and efficient navy
Passed Suffrage Amendment.
The Republican congress established b
law n permanent women's bureau in u
department OF labor. We submitted
the country the constitutional amen'
fnent for woman's suffrage, and fu
nlshed 20 of the S5 legislatures which ra
fled Il TO date.
Legislation for the relief of the COZ
sumers OF print paper, for the extensiC
OF the powers of the government und
the food control act, for broadenir
the scope OF the war risk insurance aC
better provision for the dwindling nur
ber OF aged veterans of the Civil wa
and for the better support of Il
MANNED and injured OF the great wa
and for making practical the vocation
rehabilitation act that has been enact
by the Republican congress.
We passed an oil leasing and wat
power bill to unlock for the public go
the great pent-up resources of the cou
try; we have sought to check the pr
nigacy of the administration, to reali
upon the assets OF the government, a
70 husband the revenues derived frc
taxation. The Republicans In congre
have been responsible for cuts In the {
Inmates for government expenditure
hearty S3000.0OO00 since the signing
he armistice.
We enacted a national executive bud
4 law; we strengthened the federal
serve act, to permit banks to lend nee
sd assistance TO farmers; we authorfz
financial corporations to develop expt