Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-01
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I stand for adequate feder.,
mems Compensation laws, deals" ofk'
only with the employees Of sov.-. not
but with those employees who .- neaf
gagged in interstate commerc. ~ ea'
subject to the hazard of injury an
those activities which are u,th,. 1at
sphere Of the constitutional AMIN. Ms
Of Congress may be dealt with unsaE
suitable law.
acknowledgements,
We propose to promote by ev
ticaoie means our agricultural 80
ests, and we include in this prorr.~
effective system of rural credit.
favor the wise conservation Of nr w
ural resources. We desire not or1,. aI'
they shall be safeguarded, but th., mat
shall be adequately developed ana .ues
to the utmost public advantase ussa
National Trusteeship-The ph;,;.
We turn to other considera,,a,
important policy. One of the.. ~
attitude toward the Philippians. our
1 may say. is not a question =. 1aA
interest. We have assumed in,." a'
tional obligations which we shou,s
permit ourselves to evade. A hrs.., not
trust is not an admissible Amer,c.sa
icy, though our opponents havs w. W''
to consider it such. We shou,d .s ~a
lister government in the phu;N a'a'
with a full recognition of orr ,n,
tional duty. without partisanshin a
the aim of maintaining tho h-M
standards Of expert administrot,asn sues
IN the interest OF the Filipinos. Tbi. "
matter of national honor
Woman Suffrage
endorse the declaration in tho
form in favor Of woman suffras. e
not consider it necessary To
arguments usually advanced on tn. oa'
side or the other. as my own conv,c,,.a
proceed from a somewhat different no,-
of view. Some time age, a consido,s.,. 4'
Of our economic conditions and tans."
cies, OF the position of women in s.;,s,
occupations. of the nature and conr.. =.
the demand, led me to the conc,v.,s"
that the granting of suffrage to wom.a
is inevitable. Opposition may delav Nv.
in my judgment cannot defeat THE r,,.
ment. Nor can l see any advan,a,. :.
the delay which can possibly orsst -.
disadvantages which are necessarily ,,.,
dent to the continued agitation. F.o,,
should be squarely met We shall h,r..
constantly intensified effort and q An,
tinctly feminist movement constantly
perfecting its organization to the suhv.r
sion of normal political issues. We ,b,p
have struggle increasing in bit,arn.,,
which l believe to be inimical to our ri.
fare. If women are to have the vo.s =,
! believe they are. it seems to me entir..
ly clear that in the interest of IN. nuh.
lie life of this country the contest shou,,
be ended promptly. l favor the vote 70,
women.
Administrative EHieiency-civI Ser.
vice laws-Budget
Confronting every effort to imnrov,
conditions, is the menace of incompeten,
administration. 1t is an extraordinary
notion that democracy can be faithfully
served by inexpertness. Democracy
needs exact knowledge, special skill And
thorough training in it's servants.
have already spoken of the disregard
of proper standards. in numerous in.
stances, in appointments to the diplo.
matte service. Unfortunately there Ia,
been similar disregard of executiy.
rpGnnn IN {~t~
portant administrative positions In Oh,
domestic service. Even with respect to
technical bureaus the demands of sci.
ence have been compelled to yield to
the demands of politics
We have erected against importuni.
ties of spoilsmen the barriers of thu
civil service laws, but under the pres.
ent Administration enactments proyid
ing for the creation of large numbers
of places have been deliberately r..
moved from the merit system. The
principles of our civil service laws hav.
been shamelessly violated We stand for
fidelity to these principles and their con-
sistent application. And. further. It 1.
our purpose that administrative chief
shall he men of special competence smi,
nently qualified for their important worn
Our opponents promised economy
but they have shown a reckless ex.
travagance. They have been wasteful
and profligate. 1t is time that we had
fscal reform. We demand a simple
business-lke budget l believe 1t is
only through a responsible budget
proposed by the Executive, that We
shall avoid financial waste and secure
proper administrative efficiency, and
a well-balanced consideration of new
administrative proposals.
We live in fateful hour. In a true
sense, the contest for the preservation
Of the nation is never ended. We must
still be imbued with the spirit Of heroic
sacrifice which gave us our country
and brought us safely through the days
OF civil war. We renew our pledge u
the ancient ideals of individual liberty,
or opportunity denied to none because
or race or creed, of answering loyal
w. We have vision of America pre-.
pared and secure; strong and just;
equal to her tasks: an exemplar of the
capacity and efficiency of a free peo-
pie. l endorse the platform adopted b.
the convention and accept its nomina'
ton.