The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-29

ganization had been announced T. II.
 Stevens of Etowah county raised the
 point that 1t had been customary for the
 delegates from the different congressional districts to select the members of the
 executive committee from their respective
 districts. Ee launched into speech decrying steam rollers, autocrats and bosses, declaring that we are fighting the great autocrat of Europe and that
 autocrats at home should not be toler-
 ated He subsided, however, when in
 formed that the committee would con-
 suit with and accept recommendations
 made by the different district delega- tions
 RESOLUTIONS
 After a recess of half an hour the committee on resolutions reported the following:
 Resolved. by the republicans of the state of Alabama, in convention assem- bled, That we recognize the justice of the cause for which our beloved coun- try has gone to war with the govern ments of the central powers; that we could have maintained neither our rights TOT our self-respect, nor the respect of mankind had we declined to do so and it is to us a source or great satisfaction that our own necessary self-defense has thrown us on the side of the forces of humanity and against those of cruelty and barbarity; on the side of freedom and against the principle of autocracy in government. It should be to every loyal American citizen cause of Just pride that to our nation, which for nearly century and a half has been the leader in the cause of human freedom in the world. is now given the task of rescuing from destruction all that mankind has for thousand years achieved in the cause of liberty.
 "Resolved further, That. now that Germany has made war on us, no pre- mature or indecisive peace should be entertained for a moment. Germany should not be left in a condition that she can begin making preparations for another war, say 10, 20 or 50 years from now, and thereby compel the bal ance of the world to consume in the maintenance of great armies and nav | ies the wealth. intellect. and energy | that should be employed in restoring | the fearful destruction which Ger | many has brought upon the world | Cur children and grandchildren shall not be forced to fight this war over after a few years of deceptive peace. | We have put our hands to the blow l and we shall not look back. In the l language of that distinguished states man, Henry Cabot Lodge. we say: No peace that satisfies Germany can ever l satisfy us. It cannot be a negotiated |
 we and our allies must dictate it.
 ONLY TWO AIDS
 'Resolved, That there are only two sides to this conflict. Those who are
 not for us, actively and positively, are against us. There is no middle ground and there is in this country no room for the traitor, the stacker, 1 the indifferent, or the soft pacifist. | The republican party was born in a
 wave of patriotism and devotion to | county and only the patriot is well
 come to our ranks. We make our ap- 1 peal only to red-blooded Americans
 who, regardless of party recognize that | tEe cause of liberty and justice is
 worth the sacrifice of both life and property: to those who recognize that | each generation owes to it's posteritv
 the preservation inviolate of it's rights ] and liberties.
 Resolved further, That, while Ge- l claring anew our belief in and devo-
 ticn to the cardinal principles of re-
 publicanism (namely. the security of | life, liberty. property; the pursuit of happiness: the just recompense of in dustry, and intellectual ability; the
 adequate protection of American labor
 against the low paid labor of foreign 1 countries). and reaffirming our plat | form of four years ago, we recognize lthat the question of supreme moment.