Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
DOES
NOT Give WORD
ON PRESIDENCY
Frank o. LoWden Refuses TO Talk
Of Candidacy When Cues
toned by Reporter.

date Tor the presidency or the
United States in the Republican
convention.
In fact, when a reporter ques-
toned him as to his ambitions in
that direction, the state executive
Registered CONSERVATION and sur
prise. Then he laughed, but he
said nothing Summing it up, the
governor did not say he would be a
candidate nor did he say he would
not be candidate.
= He was in Davenport to address
The Iowa Bar association meeting
which opened today. In his ad-
dress he said that teachers of false
doctrines and advocates of major
ity rule which conflict and threat
en- the very fundamentals of the
American constitution must be sup
pressed if America is to remain the
guiding light of democracy in the
world.
1.-THE victory is but half won
said TIE governor. for today other
principles of our constitution just
as sacred as those for which we
fought to maintain are assailed and
are equally imperiled. Advocates
of the soviet government are here
in America as they are throughout
the civilized world, and when they
speak of the right of majority rule
they have in mind the destruction,
If necessary, the rights of the mi
snority"
Governor Lowden compared the
principles of the American consti-
tuition with these new secret doc
trines and said It was mistake to
SAY that our form of government
was a government of the majority.
Instead it is government of JUS
=tice, freedom and righteousness.
Doctrine in Iowa.
He compared the wealth, pros
perity and happiness of the people
of Iowa today with conditions in
Russia as they exist under the So
zyiet form of government.
Had this doctrine been import
ed into Iowa from Russia so years
ago would this great state have be-
come the commonwealth that it is
to-day? What Incentive would there
7have been to the hardy pioneers of
"a half century ago to have toiled
and builded ??
Neglected Dnty.
After discussing the brand of
tyranny which gev ems in foreign
countries and which threatens
American unless there is an awak-
ening, Governor LOwden turned to
the question of combating and
overcoming this influence.
Have we neglected our duty in
permitting these people to come in
here from foreign countries and
preach their doctrine of destruc-
ton from every street corner?
There is no danger if we will
only educate our people to what
these new doctrines mean. But we
cannot go on in the same supine
Indifference toward these matters
as We have in the past. OF late
years some of our leading colleges
and universities under the guise of
freedom of thought have compro-
missed on this subject. / under
stand there are some professors,
perhaps unconsciously, who help
the cause along"
The speaker touched upon q case
of a college professor, advocate
of free love and gave vehement ut
terance to the belief that the man
.Rgement of that institution should
have some authority and should in
Fyite the gentlemen Ito go to Russia
and practice his free love"
Urge Figilence.
In closing his address Governor
Lowden declared that the old prin-
cipal of vigilance is the eternal
price of liberty is just as true to-
day as it was 100 years ago, and
urged the American people to ex-
ercise greater vigilance.
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and upon America rests the power
to determine the fate of the world.
If We are going to continue to cher
ish the things that are true we
shall survive this period. The bat
tie is on and the legal profession
owe it to themselves and to the
country to take a leading part.
I'VE shall derive much benefit
from the war if we only keep our
heads. We will save some of the
Brotherhood spirit that has come
out of the conflict if we will keep
our heads. We secured new
sense of brotherhood during the
war and If We are wise we will
keep that sense. But in order to
keep them and serve mankind we
must first preserve our constitu
ZION III iii It's Illnu<1AuSALdIS. AluCA
lea has been self-goyerning coun-
try for $50 years and all the world
is looking to US today. If we fail
here in America there will be fail
ure everywhere A period Of re-
action will follow that will carry
US back to the conditions of cen
turtles long past"
The trouble with Americans, said
the governor, is that they do not
realize the new responsibility and
are making a great mistake in as
Stunning that happy conditions which
have existed in the past will con-
finue to go on as before.
Our flag is an inspiration to the
world. We have a new response
biIity such as we have never had
before and if we fail there is no
spot on earth where forces of self
government can gather"
Elected Honorary Member.
: At the close of his address Gov
ernor Lowden was accorded noisy
demonstration that lasted several
minutes. He was later elected to
an honorary membership in the
state association. Governor Low
den is a former Iowa man, having
graduated from the law school at
the Iowa university. In prefacing
his address he touched upon his ex-
neriences in Iowa and expressed his
gIeasure in again returning to the
1.-5o,., - I,fc n afivo state