Evening star., 1924-06-20

The Republican platform, framed
for President Coolidge and his run
ning-mate. quite naturally is accept
discussion by the editors of the ma
tion. For the most part it meets the
wishes of the Republicans of the east
and west. There is disssnson in cer-
tain quarters of the central west,
notably in the agricultural regions.
but apparently on the whole the par
ty critics agree it suits the candidate
who inspired it. The independent
press seems inclined to suggest that
party platforms have begun to out
live their usefulness. The Demo-
cratic attacks are sharp, and the New
York World (Democratic) says the
platform is "a public confession of
the irreconcilable~ differences in the
party for which it speaks"
The Republican viewpoint of the
east may be summed up in the words
of the Springfield Union (Repub-
lican), which suggests that naturally
the platform covers a rather wide
field but in SO far as it declares for
definite principles and policies, it is
sound and consistent with the prin-
ciples and purposes that have become
identified with President Coolidge.
Where it ventures into debatable ter
ritory, it leaves debatable questions
the outcome of which must, Of course.
depend upon the wise policy of the
government and the intelligent pur-
pose of the people" AS the New
York Herald Tribune (Republican)
| able a statement of political policy
as the party has ever had"
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| west is voiced by the Seattle Times
independent Republican,, which says
! the platform lis worthy of the great
| political party for which it will serve
as a pledge of faith" and las nearly
as possible it gives the essence of po-
litical opinion held by the rank and
file of Republicans throughout the
country" The Spokane Spokesman
Review independent Republican,
| adds that lit is untinctured by radi-
| calism or unsound and dangerous pol
| icies." There is in the platform, con-
tinues the San Francisco Bulletin Gn-
| dependent) that which supports the
suggestion that American politics is
on the way to reorganization" In
| answer to the critic who may find the
4 platform weak and uninspired, the
| Chicago Tribune (Republican) de-
\ clares sit is an audit and a prospectus
4 which if accepted as the one and fol-
lowed as the other would tend to keep
| the country proceeding about in it's
| normal fashion and it's accustomed
| comfort" Fair minded critics, the
Minneapolis Tribune Republican,
feels, will say that the platform
| takes the offensive; that it lays down
| a we'll defined program of action for
| the next Congress and for admins
tration in the next four years; that 1t
| adheres in letter and spirit to the
principles and purposes enunciated by
the President" These views are up
| held by the Kansas City Journal Gre
publican) and Sioux City Journal Gre
publican).
Disappointment in that part of the
platform regarding the present tarin
law is expressed by the Lincoln Star
| independently, which says it is quite
easy tqasee who inspired the lauda-
tory paragraphs about 1t, but quite
certainly the people of this agricul-
tural region had no reason for prais-
ing the section referred to- Agree
ing to this. the Omaha World-Herald
| independent, with Democratic lean
ings) insists there are generalities
nlatitudes, sophistical recitals of how
we'll of the farmer Is and how much
has been done for him, assurances
meaningless because vague and in
kdednite-And beyond that nothing