The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-13
THE NATIONAL SPIRIT
VS.. |NTERNAT|ONAL|SM
ISSUE is CLEARLY DRAWN BE-
TWEEN REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC PARTIES

The republican publicity association,
through it's president, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, jr., has given out the follow
ing statement from it's Washington
headquarters:
1T is fortunate for the future of
the American republic that the issues
between the republican and democratic
parties have become clearly defined
upon vital fundamental principles of
government. Not since the issue was
drawn upon the question of the indis-
solubility of the union has there been
presented a more clearly defined or
more important issue than that pre-
scented today.
''The democratic party stands for
nternationalism-th exaltation of
world interests above national inter
ests-the subordination of the interests
of America to the interests, or sup
posed interests, of the aggregate ma
tions of the earth. The republican
party, having absolute confidence in
the superiority of American institu-
tons and in the ability of the Ameri-
can people to find the best solutions
for social and economic problems, be-
lieves that not only the welfare of
America but the welfare of the world
will be best promoted by leaving this
nation free to work out its own
destiny, through which it will set an
example for emulation by all the rest
of the world.
"As the democratic party would sink
the nation in internationalism, so that
party would sink the individual in So
calism. 1t would paralyze the efforts
of the individual, to equalize the sup
posed interests of the aggregate-at-
tempting to place all upon an equality
OF reward regardless of differences in
effort and accomplishment. The re-
publican party believes that aggregate
advancement is no more nor less than
the sum of individual advancement
and that every reasonable inducement
must be offered to encourage develop
ment of the individual. not at the
sacrifice of the rights and interests
of other individuals but with ultimate
resultant good to all, through the &C
complishments Of the most capable
and most energetic. Encouragement
of individual initiative, enterprise and
effort, as proposed and practiced by
the democratic party must inevitably
retard the development of the whole.
The progress of this nation has been
measured by the attachments of Its
most highly developed individuals in
every line of endeavor-its Websters
and Lincolns and Roosevelts, it's Full
tons and Edisons, its Hills and Harri-
mans, it's Morses and Bells, Schwabs,
B,rrbanks and innumerable other in
dividuals who typify development un-
der the stimulating influences of OPP
portunity. Socialism measures its at
tainments in terms of Bergers and
Liebneckts, and Trotzkys and Lenines.
"As natural accompaniment of its
internationalistic and socialistic pro-
clivities, the democratic party tends
taward paternalsm, government own
ership and free trade. Because of its
nationalism, and in harmony with the
spirit of Americanism, the republican
party believes in protection of Amer
lean producers against unfair COM
petition with cheap products Of other
lands. 1t opposes government owner
ship or operation of industrial enter
prise as calculated to destroy initia-
tive and impede progress.
I'VE shall abandon nationalism