East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-14

The man who swears allegiance to
America enrolls himself in the ranks
OF those who are pledged to freedom,
To opportunity to justice and 20 hu-
man progress.
| High above every other issue that
this convention offers to the Ameri-
can people we must therefore write
| INndication Of American loyalty Sc
cure in our conviction that America
comes first with every American, con.
tident that the great warm heart of
the Republic beats true and strong,
convinced that the stars of the hea-
Nens are not more firmly fixed in tho
armament than the stars of Ameri-
cas- flag are shrined in the hearts OF
Americas citizens, We must call up
on our countrymen to show their de-
votion and their loyalty not to a dem
ocratic president, but to the presi-
dent Of the United States.
Domestic Politics.
1t is more than cOincident that an
administration which has steadfastly
maintained the peace and the honor
of the nation, should have sought with
equal energy and equal success the
Internal progress and domestic pros
perity which is the natural product
Of tranquility and fair dealing.
1t is not surprising that an admin-
istratton which has jealousy guard
ed the national rights of the United
states should have cherished with
equal zeal the individual rights of its
citizens. It is natural that an admin
istration which has stoutly asserted
the ancient freedom of our commerce
on the seas should have labored with
equal sincerity for the new freedom
of opportunity on Americas soil.
Four years ago the people of this
country entrusted their government
to a man and to a party who prom
ised that they would llberate the ma
tion from the chains Of industrial ty-
ranny, who pledged themselves to
break down the barriers behind which
special privilege sat entrenched; who
NhSobVu thVlhSSlNSS u tiuuuClpdte
business, to throw wide the gates of
lawful enterprise to restore to the
men and women of America the paths
of progress which had been choked
and blocked by long years of invisible
government.
That promise has been kept that
pledge has been redeemed. To-day the
prosperity which the nation enjoys
bears witness that democracy has kept
the faith. Today the gates of OPP
portunity are open; the hosts of spe-
cial privilege stand disarmed. Today
the forces of government are encour-
aging, not blocking the full expression
of the nations progress. Today the
business men, the artisan and farmer
find themselves free to enjoy the
fruits of their labOrs, unhampered by
the sinister power of special privi-
lege or the selfish oppression of 'in-
visible government"
To attempt to describe the myriad
ways in which this new spirit Of GOV.
ernment has found expression would
necessitate a review of every national
activity, a compendium of every de-
partment of the national government.
We must content ourselves here with
a brief consideration Of the great
landmarks which chart the change
from government for the fortunate
few to an evenhanded government in
the interest of all
Federal Reserve Act.
The first of these is the Federal
Reserve Act which freed the bust.
ness man and the farmer from the
financial domination Of the money
changers and lifted the menace of
panic from our industrial life.
Five times during the past thirty
years, at periods when industry was
flourishing and crops were abundant,
the purse strings of the country have
frightened without apparent reason
and the nation has been devastated
by panics.
Business men had seen the patient
work of years swept away in a night.
Farmers had watched their homes
sold over their heads. The widow
and the orphan the threw woman and
the mechanic had found themselves
defrauded Of their pittances as they
beat upon the closed doors Of insolv-
.cnt banks. Paralysis had fallen up
on the nations Industries Armies of
the unemployed had marched from
factory to factory begging for work
Bread lines and soup kitchens had
sprung up in every city of the land
and within their financial fortresses