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administration. and the strug-

present NATURALIZATION. anu lhe ohus
giles between the President and ms
party leaders in Congress are to-day
merely struggles as 10 whether the ma
ton shall see its governmental repre-
sentatives adopt an attitude OF little
more or a little less hypocrisy, and fol
low policy of slightly greater or
slightly lesser bsseness.
"All that they offer US is choice be
tween degrees Of hypocrisy and degrees
of infamy But disgust with the IN
manly failure Of the present admins
tration | believe does not. and know
ought not. TO mean that the American
people will vote in spirit OF mere pro-
test
"They ought not, and ! believe they
will not, be content merely 10 change
the present administration for one
equally timid. equally yacllatlng.
equally lacking in vision. in moral in
tegrity. and in high resolve. They
should desire, believe they do desire
public servants and public policies sig
nifying more than adroit cleverness, IN
escaping action behind clouds OF fine
words, in refusal TO face real internal
needs, and in complete absorption OF
every faculty, in devising constantly
shifting hand TO mouth and day TO DAY
measures for escape from international
duty. By the abandonment OF national
honor. measures due 90 sheer dread OF
various foreign powers tempered BY
sometimes harmonizing and sometimes
conflicting dread Of various classes OF
voters. especially hyphenatcd voters at
home.
Would Clarity Policies.
ave must clarity and define our poll
cics. We must show that our BELIEF m
our governmental ideals IS 50 real that
we wish 10 make them count IN the
world at large. and to make the neces-
sary sacrifice in order that they shall
count surely. We OF this great Repub-
lie have contribution 10 make 10 the
cause of humanity, and we cannot make
IL unless we first show that we can
secure prosperity ad fair dealing
among our own men and women.
81 believe that in n crisis so grave 1t
is impossible too greatly 70 magnify
the needs Of the country, or too strong
~ 10 dwell on the necessity OF minim-
ling and subordinating the desires Of
individuals The delegates who 20 20
Chicago will have it in their power 10
determine the character Of the admin
istration which is 20 do or leave undone
the mighty tasks OF the next four years.
That administration can do an incalcu-
liable amount 10 make or mar our coun-
try's future.
"The men chosen to decide such a
question ought not 10 be politicians OF
average type and parochial outlook.
still less should they be politicians
controlled by sinister influence from
within or without. They should be the
very best men that can be found in our
country, whose one great mission
should be TO declare in unequivocal
terms for a programme OF clean-cut,
straightout, national Americansm, in
deeds not less than IN words and IN
internal and international matters
alike, and 20 choose as a candidate
man who will not merely stand Tor
such 2 programme before election, but
will resolutely and in good faith put 1t
through if elected.
These men should be men OF rugged
independence, who possess the broadest
sympathy with and understanding OF
the needs and desires of their fellows.
Their loyalty should be neither TO
class nor to sections, but 10 the WHOM
Of the United States and the people
that dwell therein. They should be
controlled By no man and no interest
and their own minds should be open.
June is loug way off. Many
things may occur between nov and
then. It is utterly impossible now and
now with any degree OF certainty who
should be nominated at Chicago. The
crying. the vital need now is that the
men who next June assemble at Chi
cago from the forty-eight states and
mingle the views OF the entire country,
shall &C: with tie sane and lofty de-
votion to the interest of our nation as
a whole which was shown by the orr
einsl Continental Congress. They
should approach their task u1hamp-
cred by any pledge, except to bring TO
its accomplishment every ounce OF
courage, Intelligence and integrity
they possess