Evening journal., 1918-10-22

ably backed by Senator Pondexer and Others will
nnd that there is nothing partisan about It, 1t is
senaly American. broadly constructive in It's vision
with possible Interior thought partisan advantage
Moreover, the Republican resolution embraces the
aferwar needs OF every class and OF every phase of
life and industry in America. II founded on the broad
principle that new nation must be built out OF the
ashes OF war, that while reproduce in the
future the conditions that existed before the war that
we must not lose or forsake any Of the good that we
have been obliged temporarily sacrifice in our conse-
Grated purpose OF achieving superlatye military VIC
tory.
1t aims specifically TO guard the interests Of the
laborer the farmer. the business man. the professional
and the interests OF each his manifold relations
to his fellows 1t seeks to safeguard every freedom Of
opportunity that has existed in America while II
opens visas Of freedom heretofore unknown While
thinks in terms Of the nation regards the nations
great enterprises, the shpbuldng railroad operation
and II aims to adapt their intensified war rea-
tons to the quick changes of peace that dollar viii
be lost small business bankrupted no large busi-
man embarrassed, no laborng compelled to
meet the terror Of unemployment, no laborng woman
unjustly denied the of livelihood which war has
In many instances forced upon her
Above all, It seeks TO open adequate fields Of oppor
tunity for the millions OF young men who have fought
the great fight the loss of which would have meant
loss Of everything, and the winning Of which would
mean the winning OF nong unless those who had had the
most to do with achieving it granted in the
era every advantage and every opportunity which they
temporarily foreswore that they might carry on the flag
of the Republic.
The Republican resolution does not consider that the
solution OF these problems forming the very Of
the countrys necessities should be left this time TO
one party. II provides that the best brains the best
perences the best visions of both parties be utilized in
properly considering every phase very iot and % OF
evidence that may be brought forward the experience
Of other countries as we'll in the experience Of
own 1t provides that the best and most complete light
may be shed upon these questions before they
settled to the end that when they are settled the
program upon which the nation enters in respect TO
reconstruction will not be a program OF experiment
habaked program of part theory and part undgested
practice; but that may be instead the enlightened
twentieth century program of that nation whose ability
force wealth should make it the first leader Of the
world.
There is but one way in which the solution OF the
Reconstruction problems be made nonpartisan That
is by making them bipartisan. They only be made
bipartisan the coming Congress Republican. Other
wise il the coming Congress is not Republican and the
overman Bill or similar measure put through by the
Democrats Reconstruction will be party problem or
possibly even less than a party problem; possibly
problem for certain limited influence within the Demo-
cratic party. But II the Republican plan for handling
the Reconstruction problem can be made law and
guaranty OF this VIII occur only III tie elecuon VI
Republican Congress then not only the best Republican
brains but also the best Democratic brains in Congress
would be utilized in determining ways and meansf
insure the nations social and economic future
In pulling this vast load called Reconstruction, it
may again be said that Uncle Sam has two horses Under
the Overrnan Bill he may only one; the Republican
resolution would harness both the horses to the load
and then cracking the public whip above their backs,
would call upon both to which could pull the harder
Ast as the Republicans have strven and now striving
to aid in hauling the countrys war load.