The state herald., 1919-09-05
Back To Sanity.

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Back To Sanity.
va pington, Aug. 3O-"Back I,
sanity must be the aim, effort an,
scco lishment of this country i,
We to avoid the rocks of govern
msn 'estruction,' is the assertio,
,of th Republican Publicity Associ.
a''on q statement given out toda,
tnros its president, Hon. Jona.
tnan scufne, Jr. "Therc must h.
an el Of expediency and return
Ito prrleiple-an end of class favor.
i''sm md return to equality-au
end q personal government and /,
refum;to government by law.
In pur national administration IN
day hysteria rules us in a mad house
oms,s4 action is without plan, with
out deenite purpose, vague as to its
ends. facilitating as to its means. uu
inteiiS hls In attempted assertion of
touey9 destructive in its results, con
sistsne only in maintaining uncer-
ta,ntyS Ss 70 what will happen next.
I'm his campaign for election.
wood4w Wilson assured the country
,, that = legitimate industry would be
injureA but since his first Inaugural
tion fev legitimate industries have
Desa free from fear of governmental
obstruction. At the time of his
nonination and election, he was the
swofn advocate Of the open shop and
the ~ sesmy Of arvanized labor, but
since hh iAaseuration the leaders of
|orgaola3 lAhor have been close and
ap6ey S11etsDsst silllusutlsl advisors.
Wilson'S obstinate opposition to pre-
paredness when the world was at war
was surpassed in folly by his per-
sistence in keeping incompesents in
power when his policy has been re-
versed In freMated haste, millions
were waited upon ir-planes that
ReyVr dew and upon ordnance that
naver fired a shot. Railroad sys-
tens were seized and scrambled in
truly bedlam fashion, while csc,.n
cables were taken over rs a war
measure after an alxaistiee had been
signed. AccuAslatfon of food CON
tinued AFTER peace had become GER
,ar., and the surplus was horded un
III public opinion would no longer per
init. Demand for five year extcn-
sion Of railroad control wns followed
by threat Of immediate returo. The
Presidents declaration ts 1916 for
strict adherence I" the traditional
policy VI ay-.Hsn~ European entangle
qqAAen.s ~~s suddenly Superseded by
'he proposal TAT America bind her
sell 70 Participate in every European
controversy md join in every war
, when called upon to do SO by II lcaguc
! under un- American control. Back
| ing and filing in dealings with Mex
leo have had their counterpart in
dealing with Bolshevism. Full infor-
'mntion regarding the progress of af-
fairs at the peace conference was
promised only to be withheld. The
President appealed to the country in
November, 1918. for nm election of II
democratic Congress and promised
4 will accept your Judgment without
'cavil. The Judgment was against hin
but he has deRed the Republican Ser
nte majority elected by the people o.
yer his protest.
"l,ut why prolong n story thn
would be unbelievable If II were no
n matter of record-a story that II
..humilinting TO the American people II
view Of the pride we justly feel II
such administrations ns those o
! Roosevelt. Cleveland, Mckinley, Lin
!coln, Jackson, Monroe, mud that grcn
est Of Americans, George Washing
ton.
"Thc American people and the A
,mericnn Congress ARE confronted d.
the grave necessity of taking step
to save this government from ute
chaos. Surrender to European nn
! | A sintic diplomacy. surrender to ~
/, demands Of nn organized class wit
organized power, surrender to Amer
) .icnn Bolshcvism,. cannot continue IN
1 American liberty survive. America
= government must be returned to san
I ,ity. however unpleasant the mean
. Ito which we mus, resort"