The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-11
The Republicans Take the Field
(Chicago Tibune)

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The Republican national commit
tee has elected Henry p. Fletcher Of
Pennsylvania as Its chairman and has
agreed upon q statement of party
principles equivalent to q platform.
The doctrines expouiaded should meet
the approval of Americans who adj
hered to the party in its best days
and who have seen no reason Why
they should change their convictions
or drop their belief in the worth and
the success Of the republican system
Of representative government, MAIN
tanned by q free people. with guaran-
tee OF freedom and with the right to
work out their own destinies IN OPP
portunities which their country pres
ents.
Within the framework Of American
government as it existed prior to
March, 1899, the Republican party be-
lieves that the security Of the in
dividual American. the well-being Of
the American nation. and the COM
petence Of the American government
can be sustained. People who still be-
lieve and cherish old ideals have q
party to which they can turn and
through which they can see to re-
establish what Is In the process Of be-
Ing modified or lost.
The history Of the country in its
span Of century and half is the
proof the Republican party offers
with the doctrines to which It adheres,
The Democratic party has only the
turmoil Of Is months as evidence to
introduce.
In the world elsewhere there are
many hideous demonstrations Of what
has come to hysterical people sacrifice
ing their freedom, however. limited II
might have been before. to the ex-
cesses Of dominating personalities
The planned society has been plan
ned a half dozen different ways by a
half dozen powerful dictators. each
asserting that he has found the curt
for crazy world. All that the sober
senses can perceive in each instance is
q state Of great excitement, uncertain.
ty. misfortune. and threatening pros
poets. Buster and brutality prevail
where these plans have set masses Of
people goose stepping to the barking
Of top sergeants and brass hats. The
debts Of these people are calamitous
their international relations menac-
ing. their conditions OF life precarious
and their future one Of bankruptcy
or war. or both. Nearly all Of con-
tinental Europe passes in review with
hollow eyes right before some pom.
pous upstart uttertng threats anc
savage tribal cries and waving SOM
absurd totem pole to hypnotic o,
terrorize the multitudes.
It Is done one way under Stain anC
another way under Hitler and anothe,
way under Mussolini. Dollfuss ha
his prescription and there Is anothe
In Rumania. Everywhere it is tn
planned society with the mailed fis,
the conscripted obedience, and tn
war whoop.
American planners say there are no
taking this road. Some Of them know
they are. Others may not know wha
road they're taking. Some are def
initely driving toward . permanen
change. repudiattng everything fun
damental IN the American constitu
tion. Others are running wild, willin
70 take any direction which the
think Will lead to temporary shelter
j Il Ill Of them did nothing but drtl
with the ideas they proclaim, the
must inevitably wash into one Or an
other Of the predicaments In whic
most Of Europe finds itself. The
can bankrupt and they can destro,
but they cannot reconstruct for th
American people . desirable q o.
durable state o. society 70 take Ii
place Of the one they are teariu
dawn.