Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-19
UNcOMPROMlSlNG DECLARATION
OF PROHIBITION FEATURE OF
cHAiRMAN'S SPEECH.
STRONGER FOREIGN
POLICIES DEMANDED
Advocates Permanent Highways Which
May Be Made Possible Without In
crease in Taxation, Amendment OF
the Primary Law, and Woman's SUI
frase-Dee!ares Against Militar'sn'.
Special to Times Republican.

special u L llllSss- 'tb4hNS't''
Des Moines, July 19.-An uncompro-
missing declaration in favor Of pronlol-
ton vas the feature paragraph OF the
address delivered here today TO the re-
publican state convention by Burgess
W. Garrett. temporary chairman OF the
convention and clerk of the Iowa su
preme court. Cheers greeted the an
nouncemcnt by the speaker that no
act OF the republican party ever Will
bring the saloon back to Iowa.
In his address the speaker also de
clared for a stronger foreign poilcs
both as regards Mexico and the rest OIL
the world, good roads, amendment OIL
the primary law, womans suffrage ana
against mllitarism.
Mr. Garrett said in part:
The republican party presents 10
the American people in its candluate
for president a man whose impulses
throb in unison with the best interests
of humanity. In its candidate
for governor it presents man
who has ever been true TO the cardinal
tenets of republican faith ana
above all government of the people, by
the people, and for the people. And
with Hughes, Harding and Harmony as
our watchword the republican party
will roll up the largest majority in No
vember that has ever been given re-
publican ticket in Iowa.
The republican party found the ma
ton in bankruptcy--witht two treasur-
les and not a cent in either In the
face of democratic opposition at every
a.,I
tablished the gold standard. 1t found
thirty one states and added seventeen.
It found government inconsequential
and with little influence among the ma
tons and left the nation leading the
world
Failure of Democratic Policies.
When the present administration
assumed control of the government, no
nation was so influential in the capitals
OF Europe as the United States. Today.
after months of 1emporizing, Vaciliat-
ing and writing of notes, American
diplomacy has become 'by-word and
a kissing in foreign capitals. In the
language of the Chicago platform, the
dignity and influence Of the United
States can not be preserved by phrase
making, by performances in language
or by attitudes ever changing in an
after TO secure groups of votes The
present administration has destroyed
| our influence abroad and Inundated us
| in our own eyes The dignity Of the
nation can not be preserved nor the
lives of our citizens protected thru in
cessant writing Of notes filed with
aphorisms, epigrams and platitudes
Little wonder the price of paper has
advanced What we need most today
in our foreign relations is a return to
the strong and virile diplomacy of
John Hay and Elihu Root. After the
fourth of next March we will have such
diplomacy.
facilitating Mexican Policy.
Equally puerile, weak and vaciilat-
ing has been the policy of this govern
ment toward Mexico. AS her first
friend and elder brother the great re-
public owes it to those ignorant and
benighted people to save them from
themselves. This can not be done by
playing fast and loose with the Mexican
people. In our dealing with Mexico
We must maintain the high standard
set at the close of the Spanish Ameri-
can war in our rela tons with Cuba and
the Philippines. We must deal with
these benighted people in the interest
of humanity.
In its individual relationship, no
nation has the same incentive to neu-
trality as has this republic. Since 1920,
2s,00O.0o0 immigrants have arrived in
our ports. We now have on our shores
representa- tives of sixtyf five national
tiles, speaking seventy three languages
and dialects If we were going to take