Evening star., 1924-06-11
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June ia proposed
platform embodying the views of the
before the republican resolutions COM
mittee by the delegation from Wis
conSin.
1t declares the paramount issue to
be the rescue OF government and in
dustry from the grip of private mo-
nopoly: pledges a housecleaning in
the government departments at
Washington, and proposes reform of
railroad, tax. tariff, banking, conser-
walton and agricultural legislation.
Public ownership OF railroads and
water power is advocated. the Mellon
sional action is demanded 20 promote
and protect farm co-operatiye organi-
cations and to lower farm freight rates
Text of Platform.
The text OF the platform follows:
The great issue before the Amer
lean people today is the control of
government and industry by private
monopoly.
For a generation the people have
struggled patiently in the face of re-
peated betrayalS by successive ad-
ministrations. to free themselves from
this intolerable power which has been
undermining representative govern
ment.
Through control Of government.
monopoly has steadily extended it's
absolute dominion to every basic in
dustry.
In violation Of law, monopoly has
crushed competition. .stiied private
initiative and independent enterprise,
and without fear of punishment now
exacts extortionate profits upon every
necessity OF life consumed by the
public.
Equality Wiped Ont.
The equality of opportunity pro-
claimed by the Declaration of 1nde-
pendence and asserted and defended
by Jefferson and Lincoln as the heri-
tage of every American citizen has
been displaced by special privilege
for the few, wrested from the gov
ernment of the many.
That tyrannical power which the
American people denied to a king,
they will no longer endure from the
monopoly system. The people know
control of the economic life of the
nation and preserve their political
liberties. They know monopoly has
its representatives in the halls OF
Congress. on the federal bench and
in the executive departments: that
these servile agents barter away the
nations natural resources, nullify
acts of Congress by judicial veto and
administrative favor, invade the peo-
pies rights by unlawful arrests and
unconstitutional searches and seiZ-
ures, direct our foreign policy in
the interests of predatory wealth, and
make wars and conscript the sons OF
tho common people to fight them.
Usurpation BY Courts.
The usurpation in recent years by
the federal courts Of the power TO
nullify laws duly enacted by the
legislative branch of the government
is plain violation of the Constitu-
tion- Abraham Lincoln, in his first
inaugural address, said:
The candid citizen must confess
that If the policy of the government
upon vital questions affecting the
whole people, is to be irrevocably
Court, the people will have ceased to
be their own rulers, having to that
extent practically resigned their gov
eminent into the hands of that emf
nent tribunal"
The Con stitution specifically vests
all legislative power in the Congress,
giving that body power and authority
to override the veto Of the President t.
The federal courts are given no
authority under the Constitution to
veto acts of Congress Since the fed
oral courts have assumed to exercise
SuCu veto po~eI, II Is nIlA1 Lf1dt
the Constitution shall give to the
Congress the right to override such
judicial veto, otherwise the court will
make itself master over the other
coordinate branches of the govern
ment The people themselves must
erciae of legislative power by the
federal courts
Condition OF Agriculture.
Tho present condition Of American
agriculture constitu teS an emer ergency
of the graveSt character. The Depart
ment of Commerce report shows that
during 1923 there was a steady and
marked increase in dividends paid by
the great industrial corporations The
same is true Of the steam and electric
railways and practically all other
large corporations
On the other hand, the Secretary
Of Agriculture reports that in the
fifteen principal wheat growing states
moro than los. 900 farmers since 1920
have lost their farms through fore
closure or bankruptcy: that more
than 122, 900 have surrendered their
property without legal proceedings,
and that nearly $4,000 have retained
possession of their property only
through the leniency OF their cred
itors making g. total of more than
100000, or 20 per cent OF all farmers.
who have virtually been bankrupted
SlnC0 lSGU III tneSo Ill lCch SIdSoc d10uC-
Almost unlimited prosperity for
the great corporations and ruin and
bankruptcy for agriculture is the
direct and logical result Of the pol
ioies and legislation which Debated
the farmer while extending almost
unlimited credit to the great corpor-
ations; which protected with exorb-
liant tariffs the industrial magnates,
but depressed the prices OF the farm
crs' products by financial Juggling
while greatly increasing the cost of
what he must buy; which guaranteed
excessive freight rates to the rail-
roads and put a premium on wasteful
management while saddling an un-
warranted burden onto the backs of
the American farmer; which permit
ted gambling in the products OF the
great detriment of the farmer and
to the great profit of the grain
gambler.
Awakened by the dangers which
menace their freedom and prosperity,
the American people still retain the
right and courage to exercise their
sovereign control over their govern
ment. In order to destroy the eco
nomic and political power Of monop-
oily, which has come between the
people and their government, we
pledge ourselves to the following
principles and policasa:
Il We paedee 4. complete house