Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-28
REPUBLICANS PRESENT
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT

CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
Few party platforms, whether nation
al or state. can claim any great reader
interest" and none ever has become
''best seller" The platform adopted at
the Republican convention in chicago
as its 1914 campaign bible lsnt
thriller" Neither will similar lnstru-
ment to be written next month by the
Democrats be unless they depart from
the true and tried verbiage. Why IN the
last few such declarations the Democrats
even abandoned the proverbial we view
with alarm" opening phrase. Come TO
think of it. maybe the COP flashed those
words as a starter back in the B.N.D.
era. 1t must be admitted the Democrats
always have had the edge on the Repub-
6cans in the matter of wOrd-slinging.
The campaigner out in the hustings,
however, would have poor shedding IN
enthusing his audience were he content
to read or repeat his partys platform
word for word.
This year, it appears, more so than
ever before, the Republicans economlzed
on words Here and there 1t Is appar-
emf the writer's of the document wanted
to insert some cuss words but were re-
strained. 1t might have been better had
they delved into the files of the Bull
Moose convention back in 1912 and grab
bed onto some of Teddy's best phraseol-
ogy.
Governor Warren in summarizing his
KEYNOTE speech set out six points that
read with snap, and tell more IN few
words than the platform itself He prom
ised that when the party is called upon
to act by the people it will:
Make any sacrifice to achieve
victory "even one day sooner so our
boys can come home" and see to 1t
that they are cared for when they
do come home"
2.-Promote peace in industry by
stimulating good will between man.
agement and labor.
3-Function through established
law land not through the caprice OF
bureaucratic regulation.
4.-COnduct government openly
''where the people can see, discuss,
and decide
5.-Make wise, careful use of the
peoples money and see that taxes
are just.
6-Be guided by the constitution.
Americas own interests must not
be neglected, he emphasized, because
"a better world for others must be-
gin with us
We must, he said make and guard
the peace so wisely and so we'll that
this time will be the last time that
American homes are called to give
their sons, and daughters to the
agony and tragedy of war
The Democrats probably will improve
on the "readability" of their declara-
tions over the COP But it is a cinch
they will not reproduce any of their
boresome and dense directives issued by
high paid bureau chiefs. They have the
knack of using homespun language that
makes good reading" no matter what
it means as a declaration of principle
People still like to read about the "de-
mocracy of Jefferson and Jackson" even
when neither of those rock-ribbed Bour-
bons would recognize a word of the new
deal chatter We shall wait with eager
ness the coming of July 19 when the
Democrats gather to go through the mo-
tions the Republicans just have finished
But the prosy COP platform does not
signify that the convention did not pro-
duce the enthusiasm to carry on till No
vember After all, the platform is the
party's challenge to the party which has
been in power II years and there is
much of serious thought and considera-
tion in its words The platform merits
the study and thought of the American
people. Our two-party system calls for
respectful attention to the parties dec
larations of principles. Most assuredly
NJTr NJTp WAV