Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-06-18
,oOLIDGE AND DAWES

leads of Republican Ticket
Point Toward Victory for
Party.
Tho outstanding feature of the
,btoonth National Convention of
~ Republican party, which has
.+ concluded it's labors was
10 voicing by the delegates of
Io;r faith in Calvin Coolidge. The
o,osident and his running mate,
bos G. Dawes, another striking
yomple of sterling American
nonbood, go before the voters on
nIatform which should win for
tho Republican ticket the votes of
n,ny Democrats. The platform is
free from political bunkum. 1t
+, an honest, straightforward state
mont of the things for which the
Republican party stands.
A brief summary Of the plat
form shows that the President and
his party are pledged to govern
mental economy; to tax reforms
that will still further reduce the
h1rdcn of taxation; that the strict
p,t scrutiny will be made so that
tbe integrity of the Budget Sys-
TEN may be preserved. 1t declares
4 that the Republican administra-
ton slashed S200,000,0O0 from the
cost of government and eliminated
$4,000 employees from the payrolls;
that the Administration lifted the
tax burden some 81 ,250,000,000 per
mnum, at the same time reduc-
ing the public debt by over $780,
100000.
The platform refers to the fact
that in 1920, when the Republicans
took office, that there were about
three million men out of work in
the country and that today there
is little if any unemployment. The
party is pledged to give to the
farmer all necessary government
assistance IN organizing and es-
tabLIshng a system for the COOP
erative marketing Of agricultural
products. 1t promises to aid and
simplify as we'll as the cheapen-
mo, IF O1,1. ,ooorLo+ir,o o,o,1 ,1;o+u;I
uting machinery. 1t promises de-
partmental help in diversified
farming and, if necessary, direct
financial aid during the transition
period Of diversification. There is
also a pledge to continuous and
vigorous efforts to strengthen and
broaden the export markets.
In the matter of railroad rates,
there is a declaration for a revis-
ion with view to- reduce the rates
on agricultural products. Aid for
good highways is urged. The new
migration law is indorsed. In the
matter Of prohibition, there is a
declaration that guilt is personal
and a pledge to publish every in
dividual found guilty Of fraud
against the Government.
There is a declaration to extend
every aid, financial and otherwise,
to the disabled veterans of the
late war There is a provision ask
ing that the President be given
power, in time to war, to draft
every citizen of the United States,
so that capital labor and, in fact,
every resource Of the Nation will
do its part, share and share alike.
This would mean elimination of
the prohteer and the Stacker dur
ing the periods of national strife
The World Court plan is indorsed,
but there is a renewed announce
ment that the United States will
have no participation in the
League of Nations.
The Republican party, through
temporary Chairman Burton, call
ed attention to the fact that dur
ing the Republican Administration
taxes have been reduced, peace re-
stored with Germany; the suffrage
amendment ratified; millions of
dollars have been spent on the dis
abIed soldiers; the tariff has been
revised so as to produce more rev.
enue and lessen taxes; that there
IS lack of unemployment; that
good wages obtain; that more leg
IsIation has been enacted for the
benefit of the farmer than during
any session of Congress for SO
years (even William Jennings Bry-
an has publicly admitted this
tacD; that peace in Europe has
been aided by the Dawes Commits
sion; that the Budget System, a
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