The Connecticut labor news., 1924-06-28
DAWES NOMINATION WITH
 COOLIDGE, IS SLAP IN FACE
 FOR LABOR BY G. O. p. GANG
Oppose 12-Hour Dav.

prominence as republican dogma.
 A new world disarmament confer
 ence is proposed.
 As regards labor, the platform ac-
 cepts with gtace the cli1d-1abor amend
 ment to the Constitution and urges its
 passage by state legislatures Repub-
 lican efforts are pledged to the e1inl-
 ination of the 12-hour day and the
 seven day week in industry. A scientific readjustment of railroad
 rates is promised for the encourage ment Of agriculture and basic indus l tries.
 The heart of the program is con- tained in the plank against any form of government ownership or. control of industry
 Agriculture is dismissed with promise "tos take whatever steps are necessary to bring back a balanced condition between agriculture, indus try and labor, which was destroyed by the democratic party through an un- fortunate administration of legislation passed as war time measures The humor of the document Is con tained In the pledge reaffirming re- publican devotion to orderly govern ment, whereupon the late unpleasant ness of Daugherty, Denby, Doheny ct al, is covered in the following words
 Dishonesty Not Political"
 Dishonesty and corruption are not political attributes. The recent con- gressiona1 investigations have ex-- posed instances in both parties of men in public office who are willing to sell official favor and men out of office who are willing to buy them in some cases with money and in other cases with in fuence
 "The sale of influence resulting from the holding of public position" Ca slap at McAdoo) ''or from association while in public office or the use of such in- fluence for private gain or advantage, is a perversion' of public trust ana prejudicial to good government. It should be condemned by public opin- ion and forbidden by law" / "We demand the speedy, fearless and impartial prosecution of all wrong doers. without regard for political affiliations or position, but we declaer no greater wrong can be committed against the people than the attempt to destroy their trust in the great body of the public servants. Admitting the deep humiliation which all good citi- zens share, that our public life should have harbored some dishonest men, we assert that these undesirables do not represent the standard of our nationa integrity
 9Th egovernment at Washington Is served today by thousands of earnest, conscientious and faithful officials and employees in every department It Is a grave wrong against these patriotic men and women to strive indiscrimin- ately to besmirch the names of the innocent and undermine the confidence of the people in the government un- der which they live. It IS even a graver wrong when this IS done for partisan purposes or for selfish ex- ploitation."
 The platform winds up in flourish for Claw and order,r plea that the c. O. P. was always the party that stood for "women's suffrage" and then the final peroration is a paradox of amusing proportions.
 The declaration is made that a gov ernment functions best when the chief executive is supported by majority Tn the congress of the same political faith It then urges to elect a republican president and a republican house and senate, in the face of the fact that President Coolidge and the present re- publican congress have been at swords points on most every important issue and his veto was overridden Tn the instance of the soldiers bonus.