Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY MUST ACHIEVE
New Jersey Senator-elect Writes of Obi
cations Imposed by the Congressional
Elections of Last November.

to prevent such overlapping by benz
nciat comparisons.
business system Of financing gov
eminent means saving-no waste.
Absence of waste is economy Econ
omy in government is a minimum OF
expense e with a maximum Of servios:
which. OF course. is the equivalent OF
| reasonable taxation. And lower taxa
| ton means a better wage and i'm
proved living conditions. 1t is dim
cult for people to share profits with
those who are working for them when
they have to give all their earnings
, to the government in the form OF ex-
| cess taxes and income taxes With
government properly run the burden
of taxation would be reduced. leaving
more to be distributed among the
workers.
To Save Debt Interest.
1t is absurd to assume that any Con.
gress, whatever its political complexion.
can pass upon appropriation bills run.
ming into the billions Of dollars with any
| direct knowledge Of whether they are
| are justified or not. The inability or
the government to function successfully
during war times as well as times OF
peace should be tie final note which
VIII definitely assure the adoption OF
| this business system.
The time has come for reorGanizatIou.
The possibilities OF such q system could
! be elaborated on without limi: II givas
absolutely no improper concentration OF
power, as Congress. under the Constitu-
! tion, is the final arkiter. Il permits the
President to he the executive ;aspfra-.i
ton. and. where important matters of
policy and consolidation are Under COM
temptation. to sit as the head o. the
budget board and himself become &C.
quainted. as he should be. with the ec-
| Invites OF the government he is sworn
| to administer
1t will readily be seen by investiRa-
ton OF what has been accomplished In
, smaller governmental units that by
adopting this policy without fear or ia
vor. eliminating and consolidating boards
and commissions. the actua; saving In
expenses, not to speak OF the great i'd
vantage in proper functioning and adj
ministration, will reduce, right from the
start. the expense of the government 90
ma terially that the public will ask why
1t has been SO long neglected. And the
answer will be easily forthcoming. Sim
and determination insisted upon this or
ganization. The actual money that can
be saved will pay interest on every war
debt that the nation has negotiated.
We have laid much stress here on the
actual saving of money. but just az inn
portant, and, in fact, more 50, IL tho
opportunity that such a reorganization
and such modern system OF financing
and administration will provide for max
ing possible real business results. A
government has been properly styled
the people," The peoples business II,
therefore. the most important. The
possibilities 1t holds for actual benefit
to all classes of citizenship il without
parallel in any private enterprise. A
representative government can go to
almost any limit not denied by the Con-
stitution-and that Is a broad instru-
ment when 1t relates to the happiness
and prosperity and helping Of the peo.
pie.
Appeal to the People.
Just think of the opportunity that has
been wasted! Perhaps, now, 1t will Be
easier to embrace the opportunity than
heretofore. because of a change u
political complexion in Congress and
the popular demand created BY "a
enormous expense Of war.
II the republican party win, In .
strong statement, present to the people
OF this country that, eager to justify
| Der. it is preparing to bring about such
a reorganization OF the peoples busi-
| ness. and that its platform. to be adopt6a
at the national convention. will, in d.
candidates will be pledged to work out
the details. and its Congress to putting
them into practical effect-if the re-,
publican party does this. there can b.
no question as to what the next verdict
Of the American voters will be, simplysa
expressed last November.
AS private business in America has
become broader and stronger, and a.
we have become the bankers of the
world because OF the energy of our
individual business interests, so the
people have gradually looked forward
to the time when their government
would cooperate and be responsive to
this business note. Let the republic
an party be the party opening up this
new era OF business in government:
At the same time, it need not and
should not neglect the great humane
responsibilities which Americas ~po-
sition In the world place upon her
the social uplift evolved from every
day life. The republican party has
spect In practical and lasting man.
ner. 1t Is so much easier to develop
collective bargaining and peaceful
association between employer and
employe when business Is good, when
the government is cooperating, rath-
abounds.
Such a party program no. man or
collection of men can successfully
combat s;ah It is a platform dealing
idealism, with appreciation of the me-
cessities and opportunities Of the gov
eminent and governed, rather than
tneorlzing on utopian hopes and at
the same time encouraging boishe.
vfsm. chaos and disorder
Talk Alone Is Futile.
Perhaps platforms of the past deal
ing alone with the social strucfura
nave been little overworked when
the natural desire of all men to inn
prove their fellowman is not backed
UP ny the practical cooperation that
Ewes every man the Opportunity he
ioeas alone, did not bring US the sys-
tenn of workmens compensation, reg.
ulation OF the industries in the in
h tetess or lie and limb and health.
ton OF the injured in work and All
such proper and necessary results OF
a responsive government that func-
They came through attention to the
practical side. through the appIica-
ton of business methods to correct
principles OF government, through an !
adjustment OF personal rights and
pride of opinion, but on humane con.
sideration for the health, happinsss
and freedom of all. The American
people have no desire to be depend
ternalistic government shall go fur
Their than to look after the afiicted
and unfortunate. Because Of the 500
lidity OF our institutions and gov
ernmental relationship to them, All
men ask merely to be given an oppor-
tunity to reach the goal Of their
greatest ambitions through them
selves alone. q!
The American people, given some
measure of these Opportunities in the
past, have arisen to the highest ma
tional position. in the world. The