American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-07-06

We shall De called upon in our next
general election to vote for one Of the
two men that head the two great par
ties Of our nation. America Is to be
congratulated OH having men OF such
unqueetionable character. VINO aspire
to leadership of our nation. But at
the head of some Of our state tickets
there will be men whose ideals are
not 30 unQucstionable; then the party
name must die that the man Of super
ior fitness shall be elected and the
honor OF the constitution and the flag
be saved. Again II we would purge
our government from graft our ideals
must be raised which calls for the
support Of the church program. The
church program says. III we are to
be prepared for an adequate defense
we must have strong men physically
and morally; and II we are to have
strong men physically and morally we
must destroy and forbid everything q
place within the borders of our land
that would weaken our manhood" We
must have men that can stand the
long marches; that have true eye
to direct the fire of our guns, and
whose minds are strong to act when
they get in tight places such as our
boys experienced the other day in
Mexico. We cannot have these three
qualities In our men II their consti-
tations are weakened by booze, nico-
tine and vice.
We must also conserve our mater
ial resources; we are living too fast
for . prospective war time. Luxuries
are All right for those who can afford
thom but have you stopped to think
how many automobiles are being sold
to the people in America? do not
deny that the automobile has legi-
timate place. but I am persuaded In
my own mind that thousands Of peo-
pie are buying automobiles today
whose financial conditions do not war
rant It. I might speak of other ex-
travagances but suffice 1t to say that
at this time We should eliminate every
unnecessary expenditure. The. rea-
son that Germany has been able to
fght 80 long and so strong is because
she has for years conserved her re-
sources.
We must learn also not to be too
ready to criticise. Personally do
not say that endorse all OF our prcsi-
dents foreign policy, and yet l feel
that our president has known the
hearts of the American people as. We
have not known them. The 5iBUoisi
would have had us at war with Ger.
many and Mexico long sip0s, and
some Of the more conservative have
been somewhat impatient with the
presidents tolerance of the Mexican
atrocities. But--and ] speak now az
one Of the Republican faith-our pres
ident has the misfortune Of having
handed down to him limited heritage
by way Of standing army and army
equipment, and when he called the
other day for the national guard to
make ready to go to the Mexican bor-
der for defense, he found that most oi
our states had not their full Quoto OF
enlisted men, and In spite OF the seem
ing crisis at hand and the dire need
for the troops, as we'll as the efforts
which we made and are being made
to fill up the ranks, we must face ths
fact that In our own state OF Idaho
we are still short from seven to eigh
hundred men. The same thing is trut
In large measure In most OF the
other states, which leads me to believ,
that the Americans do not want Il
fight, but rather want peace, and tha
our president has simply been re
presenting the American people In hi
efforts to keep this nation out OF war
II we had the spirit of patriotism
characteristic of our people in tn,
days OF Valley Forge, ehMexical
question would have been settled loni
ago.
Again we must keep our guns an,
munitions OF war at home. In an ad
dress made two months ago, or there
abouts, ! made the statement tina
somewhere we would have to meet tn
guns and ammunition that we wer
selling to other nations. ! now AS
the question, has not my prophec
come true? Did not our own boy
meet the guns and the ammunition I
our sorrow the other day at Carrizal
1t is fact to be deplored that Mex
leo possesses two machine guns to ou
one and most Of the guns that she no.
has were purchased In America.
AS to more ships and larger ones,
am willing with the aforesaid cond
tions having been met to leave thi
question in the hands Of congress.
Lastly, we must fear God. TIL
Bible, which Is the most reliable {
ancient history, records many inc
dents Of where vastly superior force
and with more destructive instr,
ments OF war were defeated by II
arms Of the people who feared Go
read In the sacred word, "Blesst
is that nation whose God is the Lord
and my prayer TO God is that God ms
be our God; that we may be adequat