The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-20
The Republican Platform

Recently criticized what others besides myself
slider wishywashy less meaningless sections of tn
platform Montana democratic party At time tn
platform adopted by the republican party at it's state
had been made public. At least copy of ha
reached The Voice Now however, through the courtesy
of the executive staff of the party of has bee
supplied
republican platform divided into sections On
foreign policy and the other purports to outline tn
attitude of the party domestic affairs.
section devoted foreign policy quotes the estate
Principles Policies and Detectives of Republican Mem
beers of issued last December and sets these fo
determination of foreign policy 1t reprinted
order give the readers of The Voice opportunity to udg
for themselves if it is worthwhile 1t reads follows
eve support the United Nations Organization for In
ternationa peace We look with particular hope to the
General Assembly the town meeting of the world
wherein the organized conscience of mankind shall find
effective expression in behalf of peace with justice
eve believe in fulfilling to the greatest possible degree
pledges small nations that they shall have the
right choose the form of under which they
will live and that sovereign rights and sefgovernment
those who have been forciby deprived
them We deplore any desertion of these principles
eve will seek to find common policies with the other
great powers But reject greatpower domination of
the world and the thesis that world peace requires to
seek Justice for the weaker people of the world
1--WE advocate ultimate international agreements to
stabilize military establishments We demand dip
lomacy at home and abroad and free communication
throughout the world
eve consider that the maintenance of strong, solvent
free America the basis of greatest contribution to
the world order"
With these "glering generaites no one perhaps can
been given to them in the session of since these
evidence, that those who presumably put these
principles policies and obectves into higsounding words
had made anv effort to ransmue them into action The
publican party may be challenged to show where single
of the sentiments quoted
made any constructive move to accomplish their purposes
Under the heading of Domestic Affairs that the
fundamental domestic issue in the nation today is between
the American system of free enterprise and state
ship which destroys initiative and regiments the people, and
that the party is against bureaucats whose
reasonable orders and dreces hamper production and reard
business"
is course, typical example of political bombast
and appeal to ignorant prejudice Just what bureaus do
they propose eliminated bureau is finally nothing but
the executive agency carrying out duties designated for by
by the of the people, the
rendous bureaucrat selected to certain
called for by that law There lot of them admittedly
but which bureaus do the republican party leaders mean
friends of yours Mr. Voter Do want to get that good
customer with large family who working good salary
for of the bureaus fired from the job Mr. Groceryman
Mr.. Landlord or Mr. Drygoods Merchant?
The platform condemns the waste and extravaganza of
the present national administration" Naturally This would
have been the democratic platform this if there had
been republican national administration 1t pledges its
candidates the reduction of expenditures for useless boards
and bureaus Which ones? The platform doesn't say but
judging by the actions of the republican representatives in
last the price control the Fair Employment
Practices Committee the labor board other
by for the good probably the
the party had in mind.
The zenith of generalization is attained in the platform in
it's discussion of labor 1t states ha legislation affecting
their employer and empoyee relations should have for it's
the protection of each in his proper rights privileges and
mmunes all recognized clearly in this industrial age
The question which Immediately every informed
emnovee GLOW much consideration has been oven o tbe
proper rights privileges and immunities of the workers by
the majority of the republican members in the congress- And
the record that question Their
all been favor of the employer Has republican
member of introduced fought for of
protecting these proper rights privileges and i'm
munites of the worker? Again. the record No.
The platform naturally enough speaks highly of the
qualifications and aanments of the candidate the
and the candidates for its ticket 1t states that
Gales Econ has record the state senate OF outstanding
the state The Voice has been publishing and will
continue publish examples of this record of service and it
shows complete subsevence to the special interests of the
and not the state whole 1t speaks glowngy of
he cline record of Wesley DEwart in congress- Do the
publcans consider right vote out of his ten
the interests of all of the people of the nation
fine record? can't believe that the people of the second
congressional district will so consider it.
The platform says kind things about Barney v
Rankin but fails to state what valuable service aside from
working for veterans legislation be expected of him
should be elected Nor be remarked here has any
been outlined publicly for himself by this candidate
In of the closing paragraphs of this document it
tated eve depor and resent the efforts of influences
the state to control elections in Montana The question
Do the republicans depore and resent the EFF st