Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-08
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mount issue of the campaign; and
A. That Theodore Roosevelt is the
man OF the hour.
Country Needs Man.
what this country needs now is
a man." announced Mr.. Robins. In
the course of his speech he said:
Nov as we are met again in nation
al convention there comes to us once
more common knowledge that in
1912 we sounded forth trumpet that
shall never call retreat. And we know
that we are here to write record
that shall witness alike to the faint
hearted and the skeptcal and to the
great army still faithful to the cause,
! that our vision is yet undimmed and
that our standards have not been
furled.
but the noblest common heritage
OF America is not her natural wealth
nor are her best traditions found in
the chronicles Of her commercial
greatness. We may well confess that
under other FLAGS, even under other
national Ideals, American ingenuity,
industry and courage might have
achieved greater material welfare for
all her people, and with her vast nat
ural resources she might well have
done away with that grinding poverty
/ that is now unknown in many less
favored lands. We may take just
pride in the lesser achievements of our
I people in developing the physical re-
sources Of a continent. but not there
lies the true greatness of America.
The Priceless Heritage.
Selfish business and politics never
listed in the assets of America her
most valuable possession, the priceless
heritage which alone is worth the
sacrfflcial cost of preparedness to de-
fend against the world-her demo-
cratic soul. In this time it should bel
all too plain that we stand alone
lamong the great nations not dominate
ed by the ideal of Caesar. We have
or ruthless master men. confident of
their right and ability to rule their
/ fellows, but they do not rule us yet.
gram to meet the practical needs fori
national action in this time of havoc
and horror in other lands. And it Isl
well that we should approach our task
with the vision of a better day We
may well resolve that no worse day,
with havoc and horror in our midst,
shall be known to MS or to the com
ing generations and that we shall
wisely plan to preserve in peace our
great inheritance.
Military Defense Not enough.
"a competent program for national !
preparedness must comprehend and
meet the social, economic and spirit I
ual needs of the people. Mere mill
tary preparedness alone is inadequate /
fer the safeguarding Of the nation /
life even in time of war The final
issue Of the titanic struggle that now
convulses Europe will be decided in
the homes, workshops, fields and lab
oratorics of the peoples now at war. /
Any program for national security in +
time of war that does not involve So /
cial and economic security in time of /
peace is false to the needs Of the ma
tons life, and arouses suspicion as to
the good faith or intelligence of its
advocates.
The great nations at war have de-
Neloped an organized cooperative in
dustry capable of economic produce
tion, unprecedented in the history of
International commerce. To meet
these new economic weapons i'm The
markets of the world American in
dustrial life must undergo complete
reorganization The old wastes must
be eliminated and the old methods
America must be
to hold her share of the
worlds trade. The old g-rolling de-
vices of special interests using tariff |,
schedules as a public commission for
private plumber are as destructive to l
national welfare as they are lntolera-
BILE to the national conscience. We |.
must speedily prepare to deal with
these problems, particularly with that
Of the tariff, with scientific non
partisan machinery of government,
functioning for commercial advantage I
Of all the people.
Partfsanship Secondary.
1--WE believe that the need and on {