The Yale expositor., 1919-02-27

Lansing.-When the future looks
back upon the Republican state con
vention of 1919 it will regard the
nomination of candidates for state
officers as the least important phases
of that gathering.
Convention, the first spring state
convention in the United States, was
the first held since the closing of the
world war and IL emphasized above
everything else the utter inability of
the ruling party of great Republican
state TO reconcile its ideas and views
of Americanism and patriotism with
those expressed by the chief execu
tive of the nation.
In unmistakable, even hot language,
The Republicans of Michigan, men and
women alike, declared that America
came first, that the chief executive Of
the nation in pursuing visionary AID
impracticable idealistic objects was
sacrificing the interests of America to
the dream of internationalism.
Americas Duty is at Home.
This great convention, the largest
held by the Republican party in many
years, and the first in basis of absolute
equality, with equal voice, declared
solemnly that the nations greatest
duty lies at home; that the dangers
to American liberty and American
prosperity are of more Importance
nf hn CT Mt
questions in which America has no di-
rect interest.
The resolutions, extremely com
prehensive in scope. recite in frank
language the attitude of Republican
Michigan toward the administration
that is bending every effort to bolster
its hold on the national government.
Newberry Defense AppIauded.
This justification of the costs of the
Newberry campaign committees ef-
forts to place their candidate on some
where near a par with his worldwide
advertised opponent at the fall cleo
ton, was greeted with tremendous
outburst OF applause.
The ever-popular Pat Kelley also
made a speech, although not on the
program. The calls of the convention
were so insistent that Chairman Read
halted business and Congressman
Kelley made brief patriotic address.
Charlotte Woman Honored.
To Mrs. Murl H. De Foe, of Char
1f No oil
the honor of being the first woman in
the state to assist in the drafting Of
q Republican platform.
Governor Urges More Roads.
"Michigan's greatest present need
is good roads and then more good
roads," Governor Albert +. Sleeper
told the convention this afternoon.
With good roads, he said, the com
monwealth would become the great
est tourist state in the union.
A tribute was paid by the governor
to the women of Michigan i'm welcom-
ing them to their first political con-
Yention in the history of the state.
The governor reiterated his belief
that the state constabulary should be
made permanent.
OF the proposition to bond the state
for $50,000,000 for permanent high
ways, which will be submitted to the
voters at the election in April, the
governor said
This is u big proposition. but $780,
10000 is a small sum compared with
the total valuation of our state, and
1t is not intended that the whole
amount shall be spent at once. 1t
will be spread over a generation. In
the meantime it will not take long for
a lot Of 1t 20 come back to us, II we
build the right kind of roads.
81 am also of the opinion" Gov.
ernor Sleeper added. that our pro-
hibitory liquor laws need strengthen
ing. hope the Legislature will take
the necessary action"