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Second Highest
Office in Land
Now a Sinecure
Republicans Urged to Pick
Running Mate Who Will
Be Second in Ability
Only to the Candidate
130,000 Salary Proposed
?x ?Officio Cabinet Member
as Right-Hand Man of
the Executive Suggested
?jo the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Five Presidents of the United
States have died while in office; that
is to -_y? ons ?f every five elected was
??.weeded by his Vice-President. In
view of the potential importance of the
Vice-Presidency indicated by these fig
Bre?, it is imperative that both the
government a?ad the parties take par?
ticular care to make the duties and
emoluments of the office commensurate
vft? its significance and to nominate
as candidates therefor men second in
ability only to Presidential nominees
fieci-elves.
The Vice-President should be the
Chief Executive's right-hand man and
principal adviser. He should bo an ex
oScio member of the Cabinet; a rela?
tionship of this sort would constitute
as excellent step toward coordinating,
administration and legislation. The !
Vice-President should also be em
powered?as one of your correspondents !
hss proposed?to assume the position
of the President in the event of the
latter, illness or incapacitaron.
It would be but fair to emphasize:
?he dignity and moment of the office ?
by increasing the salary to at least :
,30,000; not only would this be^ more
adequate to meet the living expenses !
of so high an official, but the electorate :
would'be more inclined to consider the ;
Vice-President's importance.
Political parties have in the past !
regarded the office as a cul-de-sac, and !
????nable chiefly as a vote-attracting ?
medium through the favorite son proc?
ess. This situation has been produc- .
?ave of dangerous consequences in our
history. ?Andrew Johnson, selected by
the Republicans in 1864 to c.iptur? :
some of the Southern vote, succeeded
to the Presidency after the assassina?
tion of Lincoln, and his Administration '
was so unsatisfactory that he was im?
peached, coming within a single vote :
of being removed from office.
The Republican party should now
take care that its candidates for the
two highest offices in the land be in
accord on all major matters of policy, ;
and that both be men of exceptional
capacity and sterling merit.
J. W. FRIEDMAN,
26 New York Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Protect the Philippines
We condemn the Democratic party ;
for wanting to liberate the Philip- |
pine Islands and leave them to the !
mercies of the autocratic world, be
fore they are ready for it. The
Filipinos themselves object to this;
therefore we postpone the withdraw?
al of ?American sovereignty until the.
Filipinos are capable of safely ex
ticising the franchise.?Emmett S.
Wdi .". Eox 452, Stigler. Okla.
? To th? Editor of The Tribune:
! Sir: Whether we fought the war
; to make the world safe for democ?
racy or democracy s"afe in the United
! States is perhaps more a matter for
history than for party programs, but
what that democracy wo fought for
is, how real it is and how it can bo
made more real is the most vital
! question before tho American people.
| Is the will of tho people ruling this
country to-day? Can the will of the
i people be. ascertained, and can it b?
a trained and intelligent will?
Most of us agree that the mere fol
' lcwingof political parties or leaders
, is not a satisfactory revelation of the
| will of the people. Th_ "big stick"
rule of the individual is ceasing to
be regarded as the most efficient
J method in politics, as in business.
It is through groups that important
business of all kinds is now accom?
plished; groups where minds can
, meet, where each makes his contri
? bution and where the result is a
! new creation from a new unit. The
prevalence of committee organizatior
in all forms of activity, the confer?
ence method of settling disputes, shop
committees in industrial differences,
i the councils of defense in our war
? work?all show success as the re
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Would End Waste
Of People's Money
New Yorker Wants Repub
lican Party to Sweep Ou
Washington Next Marc)
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Time was when the public di
not particularly caro how much ou
representatives in Washington spen
But that was before the word billio
became an every-day word arou?*.d th
national capital. Expenditures hav
become so lavish on the part of ou
lawmakers that every man, woman an
child feels their effect now.
There should be a thorough house
cleaning in Washington next March b
the Republican party. By that I d
not mean that Democrats should b
swept out and Republicans put int
their places. I mean that every offic?
holder who cannot give a good accour
of his stewardship should be removed
every office that is -not absolutely ne<
cessary should be aboiished. It has bee
pointed out that there is duplicatioi
triplication and then some in- many ?
the government departments. Wh
should that be?
Who says our government cannot 1
run on a business basis? Why do v,
send our American engineers abroad 1
put some foreign governments i
shape, but cannot find one who wi
put our own country into good rui
niiig o raer 7
Why not pick a business man fc
President and not a politician, state
man or professor? Pay him what a re:
suit of the meeting as .equal, of a
group with opinions ana knowledge,
seeking the solution of a problem
all aro concerned in.
The start has been made in apply?
ing this method in bringing about
a community decision of the ques?
tions affecting political life. Whether
as .social units, school centers, forums
or neighborhood organizations, or
this very Tribune contest, all agen?
cies which bring the various ele?
menta of a community together as
equals to discuss questions affecting
the life of all are contributing toward
the development of real democracy.
Just so far as such group meetings
can be formed from various walks
of life, just that far will they con?
tribute to the advance of our form
of government.
The national government can ma?
terially assist in this development
through tho stress laid by the bu?
reaus of education and immigration
on the freer use of school facilities
and the welcoming of the foreign
born. It is the place of tho Repub?
lican party to lead in this vital move?
ment toward a democracy more real
in the wider influence of every in?
dividual.
WILLIAM G. ROBINSON.
53 Horace Street, Bridgeport, Conn.
' executive cets in in the business world
?$100,000, or even $200,000?and let
him see to it that those under his su
j pervision earn their salaries. An ex
. eceutive who cannot oversee his depart
I ments deserves to be "fired," and so
with the $200,000 salary should go an
'? understanding that the President is
; apt to go the same way if he betrays
hi.?, trust.
But, shucks! What am I talking
about? If anything like that ever hap
poned we would not have any Bolshe
viki, and that would be a sad thing
for the agitators and uplifters!
JULIUS REICH,
121 Vermilyea Avenue, New York.
?Selection of Party Leader
As Important as Platforms
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Almost as important as a sound
| and constructive platform is the selec?
tion of that type of citizen to be nomi
! nated for President who has certain
qualifications to lead this country
through the next four years of social
unrest.
We must have a strong, straightfor?
ward and earnest type of citizen. ITe
should not only be competent but pro?
gressive, able to understand, to sym?
pathize with and to keep up with the
great movement of the times. The
people are tired of the official who
plays a purely political game and makes
the public weal subservient to party
politics. JOSEPH C. BENDER.
1989 Prospect Avenue. Bronx.
Deportations Defended
Open conspiracy against a. friendly
nation and open "drives" for finances
to further hostilities should ha for?
bidden under drastic penalties, de?
portation at least for offenders.- X.
60-Year Record
Of Party Bears
Its Own Appeal
Achievements of the Past
Held as Best Guarantee
Republicans Gin Give
in Impending Campaign
America Always First
Led by Wise Counselors, It
Has Given Government
the Best of Everything
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The record of the Republican
! party for more than sixty years is the
j highest recommendation that can be
I given in its favor. It was in the little
i hamlet of Ripon, Wis., that the first
j steps were taken to bring into cx
? isteiice the Republican party.
The name Republican was adopted
! at a state convention of the new party
; held at Jackson, Mich., on July C, 1834,
j and ?by other Western state conven
| tions on the 13th of the same month,
j The party was founded in the cause of
i human freedom and its record is one
j of unwavering allegiance to the teach
ings of the Fathers of the Republic,
'. devotion to American aims, ideals and
| institutions and the upholding of the
! honor and glory of the American flag.
In every crisis the Republican party
has taken a firm stand for the interest?
' of the whole American people and ha?
promoted a spirit of national unity. In
1896 it stood as the unwavering cham?
pion of the gold standard and carriec
1 the country on that issue. It has stood
in every national convention for th<
, maintenance of the principie cf pro
, tection to American indus?ies.
It has stood for the highest standarc
: in the selection of the diplomatic ant
: consular officers. It has given to tin
nation the mighty Lincoln, the illus
; trious Grant, the martyred Gariield, th<
j sainted McKinley and the indomitable
! Roosevelt.
It has given to the country the ver*
, highest type of public officials in thi
! Cabinet places and has been the firn
: upholder of the civil service system
: It has stood for America first, las
; and all of the time. It believes that lh?
j American form of government is th<
I greatest ever devised.
It has been the upbuilder of our na
i tional resources and the champion o
i right. J. J. M.
.-T
Fight "Reds" With Truth
Education Is Called the Bigges
Need in America To-day
j To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As a nation we are old enoug
to know that we cannot make good cil
izens merely by legislation. Socii
panaceas are bein?_r more and more ret
ognized as impracticable and hopeles;
ly visionary. The faulty individual cit
izen must be our starting point in r?
construction. And the crying need fc
our individual citizens is education.
. The only way to combat, Bolshevisi
is to fight it with its own weapon
propaganda. The best propagand
agait?st Bolshevism is the truth: tr
tr'utn about our country and the 1 rut
about its enemies.
T. S. MATTHEWS.
Some Suggested Planks
; Among the mass of suggestions for planks in the Republican
platform are the folloiving:
No Government Ownership
It will be the party policy to
oppose the extension of government
ownership and to as speedily as pos?
sible effect the liquidation of the
government's interest in the many
enterprises and lines of business
entered into by the government dur?
ing the war period.- M. W.
Educate Foreigners
The Republican party believes that
American people cannot be truly
citizens unless we work together, and
to do this wo must have education.
We therefore pledge ourselves for
the_ enactment of a law to have all
foreigners taught the English lan?
guage and habits.? Mary A. Knapp.
Howells, N. Y.
Equal Rights for Women
Equality of sex and special legis?
lation for women's rights are ex?
pected with Republican victory.
Non-equal laws will be abolished;
men and women will receive equal
pay for c jual capacity?in the work?
shop, the office, on the farm or in
any vocation or occupation at
Conditions of the
Platform Contest
The Tribune invites you to writ?
planks for a Republican platform
and to write letters about planks
proposed by other readers through
its columns.
For the best planks and letters
The Tribune offers these priz-.1;:
For the beet phirtk.$,r?00.00
For the second best plank. . 250.*0
For each of the eight nest
beet planks ..,. 100.08
For the best letter a dally
prize of . 10.00
For the best letter In the
whole competition . 100.00
The Tribune will make up a plat
f>rm of ten planks to bo determined
by your votes. The ten issues re?
ceiving the most votes will be tha
planks. The ten planks that be?st
express the chosen issues will be
selected for t?c prize awards.
Each plank is limited to 100 wouls.
Of two planks or letters of coual
merit the shorter will be chosen.
Every plank ?nd letter must bear
the name and address of the sonder,
although a nom de plume will bs
published if the writer desires.
The contest will close at midnight,
April 30, 1920. Manuscripts will not
be returned.
The judges of the contest will be
three of The Tribune's editors. They
will base their decisions on sound
thinking ar.d brevity, clearness r.nc
strength of statement.
L _1Z_
! tempted. By working side by side
on an equal basis the united labor
would result in more prosperity,
contentment nnd independence and
i make this land what it is known to
i be, viz., one of liberty, equality and
j freedom. ? Mrs. II. Primrose Cor?
coran, 11A Raleigh Place, Flatbush.
No Entangling Alliances
The Republican party reaffirms its
steadfast belief and trust in the
honored doctrine of President Wash?
ington?that the United States enter
I no entangling alliances, but travel
its own path through the destinies
' of nations, unhampered by any for?
eign government:-.?H. Michelson,
; ?--7 Pox Street, New York City.
Administrative Efficiency
Peace, prosperity and perpetuity
of the American Republic. The vital
! issue is administrativo efficiency
i and straightforward, unswerving
/ honesty. More important than all
I else is the selection of a standard
bearer who exemplifies the platform
i and who can be trusted, because of
| his long record of integrity and fidel
' ity, to fulfill every pledge given
j to the people.?I. E. Gedney, 127
' Hancock Street.
Means of Avoiding War
; We are in favor of an international
, cooperation that will give logical
j promise of precluding wars or, if
i assurances of honorable peace are
indefinite, that will render less
? probable the occurrence of war; but
such cooperation must be established
without any surrender of sover
, eignty by the Unite, States.?"J3y
1 George."
An Industrial Commission
Capita!, though abundant, is sub?
servient to labor which is in demand
: The one must be encouraged by lib
' eral returns, the other not overcxact
ing in its demands. The powei
to adjust difficulties to be vested ir
an industrial commission of capital
labor and the government, wit!
power to break up unlawful com
binations, check profiteering, allow i
fair return to capital and libera
: wage to labor. The findings of sucl
; a commission to be binding on all
J. F. M.
An End of Dictators
History demonstrates that the Re
' publican party is the peculiar re
; pository of tho republican form o
i government. Upon the achievement
; o;' Hamilton, under the protection o
i Lincoln, always, the Rep?blica
! party has safeguarded those essen
? tials that preserve the separation o
\ the branches of government whic
'? alone guarantees a republican forn
We deplore the strange changes c
the past Administration in the er
croaching imposition of the Exect
tive. Republican government cannc
'?? tolerate dictators. We demand tl'
presf ? ? ttion of the fundamental sei
? aration of the branches (executiv
judicial aa.d legislative) an.l the r<
; sponsibilities of all?E. T. R., Bu
. falo, N. Y.
Arbitration Urged
As Simple Remedy
In Labor Disputes
Closer Spirit of Co-opera?
tion Between the Work?
ers and Capital Advanced
as a Remedy for Unrest
i To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: All efforts should be made to build
! up and foster a closer spirit of co
j operation between labor and capital. In
1 this respect both have in the past been
wanting, and our present troubles un?
doubtedly are due to this fact. Neither
can succeed without the other, and be?
fore a full measure of success can be
attained cooperation must take the
place of the hostility and rivalry so
prevalent to-day.
Where both are honest and sincere
the means will be found, between them?
selves and without outside assistance,
of arriving at a mutually satisfactory
solution of present troubles. In cases
' where this result is not secured, espe
j cially in such cases where the general
public is directly and vitally affected.
the matter should be submitted to a
board of arbitration, properly consti?
tuted and appointed?by the President,
if a matter affecting interstate com?
merce, and by the Governor, if of
i purely local or state interest?the de*
! cisi?n of which board shall be binding
? for a definite period of time to be de?
cided upon.
Refusal to comply with the decision of
; this board should be followed by prose
i cution, and upon conviction by fitting
; punishment of the officers of the or
' ganization so offending, such punish?
ment to be imposed and meted out as
in the case of all refusing to comply
with an order of the court.
The skirts of labor unionism are not
entirely unsullied by autocratic ten
' dencies. Since slavery and serfdom
were abolished no organisation with
the exception of those of labor has had
the temerity to dictate to any man as -
I to what he should and should not dc.
i nor the effrontery to use all means poa_
[ sible, mental, moral and physical, to
' constrain him to follow such autocratie
j dictates. Such an attitude by any
I class all freemen should resent and op
l pose, while still granting to labor all
| to which it is justly entitled.
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