Free Speech and Alien Agitation

We demand that every American citizen shall enjoy the ancient and constitutional right of free speech, free press and free assembly and the no less sacred right of the qualified voted [sic] to be represented by his duly chosen representatives; but no man may advocate resistance to the law, and no man may advocate violent overthrow of the government.

Aliens within the jurisdiction of the United States are not entitled of right to liberty of agitation directed against the government of American institutions

Every government has the power to exclude and deport those aliens who constitute a real menace to its peaceful existence. But in view of the large numbers of people affected by the immigration acts and in view of the vigorous malpractice of the Departments of Justice and Labor, an adequate public hearing before a competent administrative tribunal should be assured to all.

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Chicago: "Free Speech and Alien Agitation," Republican Party Platform of 1920 in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), P.236 Original Sources, accessed October 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L87M3QK4FBAXVIQ.

MLA: . "Free Speech and Alien Agitation." Republican Party Platform of 1920, in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), P.236, Original Sources. 30 Oct. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L87M3QK4FBAXVIQ.

Harvard: , 'Free Speech and Alien Agitation' in Republican Party Platform of 1920. cited in , Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), P.236. Original Sources, retrieved 30 October 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L87M3QK4FBAXVIQ.