Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

on his inability to attend the ban | quet.
 He then introduced as the "beacon 1 light" of the Republican party, Will 1 H. Hays, who after referring to his good friend John T. King" spent 1 l 5 minutes in eulogizing the National committeeman from Connecticut. | Mir. Hays turned the conclusion of his speech into a Victory loan rally at which $137,00O was collected, Walter B. Lashar making tho first | subscription "as Democrat" for 1 $5O,00O. MT. King then subscribed l s5O,O0O and $1,0OO came from MT. Hays, most of the subscriptions were | for $1 900 or over and none were un- der $500.
 /, The National Chairman said in | part:
 "Gov. Wilson, my good friend John l T. King and my Representative l friends of Connecticut, I am very | human in this matter-very human in extending my depth felt gratitude | to this occasion and to the party which functions to better it's oppor- l tunities-better and better each year. l Mans patriotism was stirred dur ing the war-it must be stirred also in times of peace. To make and keep |
 tereat the people Of the country in politics is the problem for a. political ] party-and this the Republicans have already done and will always do. I plead for government functions 1 through the interest Of the people in elections-I plead in practical inter | est of people in their country. The Republican party has been the party of the nation with ali possibilities The Republican party through the war shows to contribute some good to contribute most to the sum total | of the country. There is only one kind that will succeed-and that is the good honest men who are able to hold office in administration.
 .I am delighted to be present at the first political meeting where wo-
 mer are present and I say with
 Knowledge of present conditions that
 iE the next election there will be
 14,947,333 women voting for presi-
 dent of the U. S. I propose to look after them. Those women are natur- ally Republican because they are right in their want for a voice in the government. There is no doubt about
 the capacity of the women-the war has shown us without a doubt what
 the woman is capable of. There is
 not a family in the nation where wo-
 men have not earned rights during
 the war. Honor to women who guard
 the earth with the roses of Heaven!
 The Republican party is the party
 of the future or there is no need for
 any party. We are entitled to have
 a forward looking standing for labor
 and the farmer, both of which shall
 have voice in the nation. Those
 who go about the country seeking
 what they can destroy are the l. W.
 w. and they should be dealt with ac- cordingly.
 , Let us not forget-as we move ahead we mag forgot that we have a republic to preserve-that we are a representative government and not a
 Bolshevik syncopation. We will watch the ancient landmarks that no
 harm may come to the nation and
 we will keep our eyes up to Him
 from whose hands centuries fall like
 grains of sand.
 "The war is finished for the sol ] die~, but for nobody else. For us there is the problem to vindicate
 honor and to, make certain forever that man shah have right to govern , himself If the United States had
 lost the same number in proportion
 to the population killed in France
 we would have every man that was
 called to the colors killed.
 , They say Wilson's name will be , linked with that of George Washing ton when they go down in history l it was a wise guy who picked out that . ship he sailed on.
 Mayor Wilson then introduced ) John T. King. publicly proclaiming l him King. and ending by shouting l Long Live the King
 . MT. King spoke as follows: I have the highest regard for the
 newspaper printed for the welfare of . the people, but those who fight quietly and then come out with the ' poisoned pen and ink into the open to crihcise and modest and assail for . no ot3er reason than that one belon-