The state herald., 1919-11-14
LAWLEssMEss DEFEATED IN
MASSAC ACnUSETr8 .'DUT~FlehI
IS STILL ON.

The Republican Publicity Associa-
ton through its President, Hon.
Jonathan Bourne, Jr. today gave
out the following statement from its
Washington Headquarters.
"The fight against lawlessness and
disorder has been won in Massachu-
sets by the reelection Of Govor-
nor Coolidge by plurality of 1875
900. The good people Of the Bay
State who stood so Loyalty by the
man who stood Loyalty by them, are
to be commended and congratulate
ed. But this is no time to make
commendation and congratulations
an occasion for delay and diver
sion. The fight is still on in every
section of the United States. The
forces of lawlessness and disorder
are organized and aggressive.
They seem to have abundant finan-
cial resources at their command and
their aggressiveness sets an exam
pie for advocates Of better cause.
Unfortunately the advocates of
law and order have not in all states
and communities leaders courageous
and able. Too frequently men
in positions of leadership wait un-
til the battle has been fought and
then align themselves with the win
ner. They dislike the burden, the
inconvenience and the dangers oi
The fight. and lack the courage to
cast their lot with the rank nnd file
of civic righteousness until they
find out whether righteousness is
popular. There are thousands of
public men in America today who be
lieve in the right of any man to. take
employment in any legitimate indus
try without first paying tribute to
labor union, but who lack the cour
age to declare that conviction to all
the world. They are Of the "gum-
shoe, "Pussy- foot" style of politi-
clan us useless TO u progressive ma
ton as a camp follower to an army.
''But Governor Coolidge is not
alone. although his company may
-bs relatively ssnslt. Here and there
through out the land are men who
take sides as soon as the issue il
drawn, without waiting 70 find out
which side is most popular. There
were 80 Republican Senators who
did not put their ears to the ground
before declaring for Americanism
as against internationalsim. There
was in their action the same charac-
ter of decisiveness manifested by
Patrick Henry when he exclaimed
II care not what course others fol-
lows but as for me, give me liberty
or give me death. Because those 80
Senators will back their words with
their votes, the independence of the
United Safes will be reserved to
this generation and to all posterity.
"The fight and the victory in
Massachusetts are but incidents in
the great battle that is in progress
all over the United States for the
npholding OF government laws-tht
preservation of the Constitution, the
enforcement of statutes, and the
protection Of the individual In his
right to life, liberty, and the pursuit
Of happiness. Bolshevism has been
checked but not defeated. Men
who have catered TO bolshevism still
hold positions of power in the ma
tion. They continue to shake first
the fist and then the finger. They
are Us uncertain and undependnble
now MS ever. II the good people of
America want this nation preserved
ms truly representative government
they must rally TO the support of
men who take n prominent and clear.
ly defined stand ON the side of law
and order-on the side of American.
ism and constitutional government
relegating 10 the realm of the for.
gotten men, of whatever party, who
strive to be all things 10 NIL men
ready to compromise with principl,
or sell the American birthright 70,
u mess Of pottngc'.
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