Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16
G. D. P. COMMITTEE
LAUDS ROOSEVELT
Plans Made to Erect Memorial
to Memory of the Late
Ex-President
ADOPTED
Committee Declares For Female Suf-
fringe and Condemns Socialism,
Bolsh evism and Govt. Ownership

Chicago, Jan. 1O.-Declaring for univer-
sal female suffrage by constitutional
amendment and a%pplauding speeches
%condeming socialism,. Bolshevism and
government ownership. the Republican
National Committee to-day conferred
on Will II. Hays, who opened the meet
ing with prayer. what was taken to be
full power to conduct affairs of the party
in it's efforts to defeat the democrats at
the next national election.
Resolutions laudatory, Of Theodore
Roosevelt were adopted and plans were
made at the suggestion of Chairman
Hays to erect a permanent monument to
the decedent by popular subscription.
The democratic national administration
was denounced by committeeman for
what was termed its tendency to social
ism and for placing control of the gov
eminent departments in the hands of the
minority of the South, while the majority
of the North paid 30 per cent. Of the
taxes, as worded by Governor Beck
man of Rhode Island.
It was declared by Chairman Hays
and others that II was too early to con-
slider a candidate for president, but
many names were mentioned in the in
formal talk of committeeman. while a
separate meeting of Illinois republicans
made arrangements to persuade Gov.
Frank o. Lowden to announce himself
as a candidate.
Two women took part in the delibera-
tions as holders of proxies, and their
assistance was sought in all the doings
of the meeting.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick Of Illinois,
chairman of the woman's executive COM
r,ittea rood q 1o,u rapart o,t1ipipr ,,1a NO
for woman organizations in every State
and for the active participation of
women in the national affairs of the
party.
Governor BIrnqu!st Of Minnesota de-
nounced Rolshevism. anarchy and social
ism and said the hope of the country
for the future was in the election of a
republican president. He spoke of the
activity of the Non-Partisan League in
the Northwest and said the sympathy
of the Democratic party had been with
that organization.
Governor Harding of Iowa criticised
the democratic national administration
for it's extravaganza and ineficiency and
referred to w. c.. McAdoo, federal direc-
tor of railroads., as the crown prince"
This IS too big and too great a coun-
try to be ruled by one corner of it,"
said Governor Harding. II hope the re-
publican Congress will see that the rail-
roads are returned to their owners with
out delay"
The committee gave Chairman Hays a
vote of confidence and authorized him to
name an executive and other committees
at his discretion.
After representatives from every State
had delivered addresses on the death Of
Roosevelt. the committee adopted by a
rising vote the following resolutions pre-
scented by ..ational Committeeman John
T. King of Connecticut
1.-THE Republican party mourns the pass
Ing of Theodore Roosevelt. In an hour
of difficulty and danger he has fallen like
a warrior in battle, leaving a place in
national and International leadership
which cannot be filed.
THE truest tribute it is possible to
pay his memory is in the pledge that
his party. the Republican rarity, shall
remain true to the ideals of Americanism
and of special advancement with which
his name will forever be linked and for
which throughout his useful career he
struggled with such heroic and inspir-
ing ardor and devotion.
History will write his name nigh on
the roll of those who. not only of this
nation, but of all the modern world,
wrought greatly in humanity's behalf.
Under the leadership Of Abraham
Lincoln, the Republican party proved
It's loyalty to the nation when charg-
ed with the full responsibility of gov
eminent in a supreme crisis in the
life of the republic.
cUnder the leadership of Theodore
Roosevelt. the Republican party in a
world crisis, proved that as a party out
of power II could rise to the same high
level of devoted service and by its
patriotic course insure complete ma
tional unity in support Of the coun-
try's cause.
above all others. as the European
war came on. his virile voice was heard
arousing Americans to a sense of their
duty and their peril, and to the i'm
perative necessity of subordinating
every other consideration in both pub
lie and private life to the one purpose
of achieving by victory a Just and en-
during peace.
with all his limitless energy and
dauntless courage. his far-reaching vision
his genius for organization and leader
ship, his tremendous force of thought and
gifts of expression, with his breadth of
human interest and human sympathies,
and his remarkable range of personal at
~tainments, the quality In Theodore Roose-
welt which most ennobles a life crowded
with high achievement is that like his
great prototypes in the presidency. Wash
ington and Lincoln. he was ready to la
his all. his own life and me lives OF those
dearer to him, upon the altar Of self-sac-
riice.
"All he had to give he gave to his coun-
try. His gospel of Americanism Is to-
day the heritage of his countrymen.
His message to all patriots, could he
but speak, would be. regardless of the
new made gap in the ranks. Garry on.
Carry on"
Therefore. in spirit of Washington and
Lincoln and Roosevelt. the Republican
party will go forward. ever forward. that
the cause of liberty, fraternity and Amer
lean nationality may be advanced and
government by the people. of the people.
for the people may not perish from the
earth"
REV. THORNTON F. TURNER
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