The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
UP TO REPUBLICANS,
DECLARES BUTLER
To Bring to an End the "Veritable Orgy
, of Waste, Extravaganza and Ad-
ministrative Incompetence"
of the Present Admin
istration.

Philadelphia, Nov "A. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president Of Columbia
university, in an address here last
night before the Union league, declared
that upon the Republican party rests
the responsibility of bringing to an end
the yeritable orgy of waste, extrava-
gance and administrative incompetence
that has marked the course of the pres
ent administration"
Enumeratmg the various crises
through which the American nation
has passed, DR.. Butler said the people
would face another crisis in 1920
brought about by those who have lost
faith in America and who no longer
believe in or who do not understand
the principles of the Declaration OF In
dependence and of the constitution of
the United States" Such men, he said,
proclaimed their preference for the po-
Utica philosophy of Leninc and a
Trotzky to that OF a Washington, a
Hamilton, a Webster or a Lincoln, but
the American people, he declared, will
meet and surmount this crisis as they
have those that have gone before"
The speaker, analyzing the history
Of the Republican party, said that in
its making there had gone four sets Of
influences, viz: "the strong and con-
struetive nationalism of the American
governments founders, the passionate
American zeal of Henry Clay, the NOR.
al idealisP of Abraham Lincoln and
the broad human sympathy Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt If the party remained
true to its principles and ideals, he said
and exerted itself TO meet face to face
the people of the United States who
may be troubled or in doubt, the future
Of this country will be secure and the
great problems that are awaiting solu-
ton viii be solved in the general in
terest and in way to promote the
progress Of our nation and of the race
DIR. Butler asserted that once the
american people understood the is
sue" they would rise in their might to
overwhclm the enemies of America :"
The issue, he said, was "the preserva-
ton" Of the American form Of govern
ment, with its Incompatible blessing Of
liberty under law, and its fundamental
principles of equality of citizenship,
equality of opportunity and the right
to hold and dispose of ones own gains
The Democratic administration he
charged with "trifling" with that is
sue by giving posts of honor and au-
thority to those who hold and teach
doctrines in fiat antagonism TO the
principles on which our government
rests" He said the administration had
"eyen commissioned men Of that type
to carry on more or less authoritative
negotiations with revolutionaries in
other lands" DR.. Butler particularly
stressed what he termed "the admin
istration's incessant harping upon dis
tinction between a people and their
government declaring it was IAN in
sidious suggestion that has helped to
spread the seeds Of disorder throughout
the world
The administration was also charged
with having permitted the industrial
problem to take such a form "as di-
rectly menaces our political institu-
tions" He said that when the Adam
son law was placed upon the statute
books in September, 1916, sin response
to what the Democratic managers be.
lieved a political necessity, a false step
was taken that has never been wholly
retraced
DIR. Butler declared the Industrial
problem must be met and solved on
American lines and in accordance with
American principles of government and
of social organization and not by the
violent overthrow or violent modifica-
ton of our government and our social
order" He said no particular group of
citizens had the legal or moral right to
point a pistol at the head of the re,
public
Referring to the league Of nations,
the speaker said, americans have long
urged and beyond question would glad
" welcome true society of nations
and not any attempted international
substitute for independent and self
governing cooperating peoples" He
said that, first, however, the American
people must "set their own house in
order"