American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-23
ETHICS or POLITICS BY RE-
PUBLICAN CHAIRMAN HAYS.


that some day he may possibly
take a citizens interest In politics"
IL was in 1896 that willie" found
these words written by his father on
margin OF the outside clipping OF
a package OF newspaper extracts de-
bcribing the st. Louis convention that
William Mckinley a. the
standard bearer OF the c. o. p. Willie
fulfilled his fathers hopes so well that
twenty-five years later he arrived in
Washington as chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee with
these principles as a working basis:
There Is no twilight zone in
politics right is right and wrong
Is wrong.
To which party young men may
belong Is Of less Importance than
that they seek the truth. and then
act continuously.
The purpose OF a political organ
ization is 10 elect the candidates
and not TO control the party's nom
nations.
This country Is no accident.
The hands OF God have been in the
making till our shores have be-
come the stepping stones to free
dom. u laws the offspring Of
justice. and our flag an inspira-
ton TO men Of all climes-the
most wonderful government a.
chievement of all history, the mys-
terry Of the ages, the mightiest
miracle OF time.
There must be less p~rofiteering
and more volunteering.
Let there be no peace for the
man who aids the enemies Of his
country by reasonable utterances.
Every man who controls mon
ely. who exercises an influence.
has a responsibility as great and
a duty as definite as the man who
carries a musket.
/ assert there rs but one posi-
Bile rule for a political party Or
ganization-the rights of the in
|diyiduals within the party to par
ticipate Ia the management Of the
party's affairs. and that these
rights shall be held equally sa-
cred and sacredly equal.
II is interesting 70 trace the growth
of the citizens interest in politics
In the young HOosier lawyer. who at
80 stands high in the councils OF the
leaders Of his party. Says a writer In
the Pittsburg Dispatch:
With the exception of a four year
term as city attorney Of Sullivan. In
early in his career. Hays has
held no political office. Throughout
his political career he has continued
a member OF the law firm of Hays &
Hays. Master Willie" graduated al
Wabash College In 1900 with the de-
gree OF b. A., and received from the
same institution In 1914 the degree of
NJ. A.. in course. on the thesis The
Negro Problem" In college he Joined
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and
served as six years as state president
OF his frat"
The Republican chairmen has a
happy home life that he sets great
store by. His two and a half year old
son. he says. Is the chunkiest boy
you ever saw for his age In religion
Hays is a Presbyterian and for many
years taught a class of boys in sun
day school back home in Sullivan"
When you meet MIR. Hays he will
grab your hand in a wise like grip
and he wont let go. either. He has a
regular old fashioned pump handle
shake. and as he rocks clenched fists
up and down he clutches your hand
at "skip~stOp" intervals. so that you
can feel the personal magnetism of
the man p%ulsating from his heart into
yours.
i believe IN the personal relation
ship of man. the expression OF per
sunality. and. above all, keeping the
human element-the heart tOuch-in
everything you say and do" he tells
you Ia his frankest manner with his
most engaging smile. It's a sort Of a
Roosevelt smile. his. showing rows OF
even. pearl-white teeth. Not with a
snap OF the jaw. rather a fifty-fifty
Of the earnest. straightfor-
ward Woodrow Wilson smile and the
vigorous +. X. grin.
This Is the picture | had of the man
who nov seeks TO put the heart into
politics" Further that that. he gives
you that he is just the man to keep
the Bull Moose and the G. .. p. run
Ming smoothly in double harness again
because OF the philosophy he
eXpounds and the brand OF politics
that he eXemplifies.
Hays began laying the foundation
Of a career early. Al ten years of age.
~ lille other boys were playing marbles,
Willie Hays was digging into Black
Ia the law office Of his father.
John T. Hays. To the correspondent
Of the Dispatch the young chairman
said
1T was tough work for a kid. but
my father wanted me TO do it-and |
wanted 10 DO it. By sticking 10 IL I
succeeded in being admitted TO the
bar-that honor came 70 me on the
very day OF my twenty-first birthday.
Prior 10 that. however. l had practised
With the consent of the court.
II. seems was destined then 20
take some part in politics. Before
n years old l was elected a Re
publican precinct chairman. Thus
was thrown into the game Of politics
as a hoy and given the opportunity