The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-19

The party In power says Politics is
adjourned, ANA the proceeds to
practice tn" most powerful partisan
politics ever attempted by .ny polit-
zeal party IN any period or la n
place without particularizing, per
NIT me 10 cite the notorious conditions
recently aggravated first IN Miscon-
vim, then IN Michigan. aud SO on, ap-
pareutly, al in%finitu!n.
There viii always be political ION.
tests. \ fair contest FOR political
" Is no less an antiscptic in war
line than Ia peace times. Ia fact. Ia
war times We require, oven more than
In peace times. the most careful scru-
tiny OF the principles und OF the AN
didates which are TO rule us.
what we need In this country is not
less politics. but more attention to
politics. II IL lust as essential that
"a vigorous ind~ividualistic thinking
shall he fairly registered in the No
vcmber elections as 30 rs that our in
diyidualistic, vigorous fighting shall
triumph on the French battle fields,
While our boys In Europe with their
rifles are defending the right ~ man
every where to govern himself, their
ftthc:s and their brothers viii uso
that right at home At the ballot box
Tho individual rights of an Amcri-
can citizens are and must bc exactly
~ NV ANAA AAhA . W. Wv
members OF the Republican party are,
namely, to participate in tn" party's
affairs OF a basis that must always
remain equally sacred and saCredly
equal
enowod organization ~ this. Dur
party has no yesterdays. We do not
care how a man voted In 1912. 1919 o.
1915 nor his reasons for 80 doiug
Whatever his ticket may have bcon t.
his affair, not ours. The great work
before w is too vital for us to con.
slider anything but the present and
the future. Al who are viii Us now
aud who wish To share with US that
work are entitled to idcnticaliy the
same consideration.
What u ~Itcpubiican Victory WI
Mean.
the renewed party declares hat
while It's principles are essential ana
must be adhered 10. the character OF
its men who are 10 hold office ~ of
prime importance The party pledges
that every candidate shall be a man
~upremcly pro.Amrricau. believing IN
one flag and one people for this coun-
Try Every candidate Will be one who
viii repudiatr every vote not wholly
luyal and d%euouncc ans support not
wholly patriotic he viii hs willing
to give hig all and the couutrS's all
for the most vigorous prosecution OF
~ q NAAa f' w wv - ~ SNt1HN
for "A peace by victory and we viii
ne. er permit q traffic In principles,
Finally { must say that ! trust
there may he no allegations from
either one side or the other concern
ing ~disloyalty IN the coming campaign.
ANY such allegation viii give a totally
false imp ession Of conditions In this
country To the enemy. And the man
or the committee. or party who starts
anything ike that VIII be guilty, in
the very act, OF the worst Kind OF dis
loyalty.
a Republican victory this fan Will
mean primarily one thirg, an ever
increasing vigorous prosecution OF the
war. \ Republican Congress means
q war congress which win be q war
rlnty of it's own performance and "a
guarantee OF a complete fulfiiment NJ
duty by every department OF the gov
eminent. Every Republican vote cast
ia another nail In the kaiser's coffin,
every Republican Congressman elect
ed IN another stone piled on his tomb.
I hope and trust that the party In
power VIII work by the same oxen.
iGt there he no contest In this
try n Ia anything that touches the
war. between any individuals on he
tween u political parties, except
sucb n contest In effort ~ may dis
cover who can serve IA the best and
who can give ~ the most.
Such Is the broad, clear, steady via-
ion OF the renewed Rcpuhlicani3m. l.
offers the American nation a hts,ory
Of potent achievement 10 which n re
mains consistently adf and a
prcss Il of loyal and unselfish d,ro-
ton OF which It ~ justly proud It's
future, guaranteed by it's past, under
written by It's present, VIII measure
MS steps forward by the new needs
Of the nation,