Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
MEXICAN ISSUE
MADE KEYNOTE
BY BYREPUBL|CAN55
Governor SprOuI Attacks Admin
istratiOn's Policy
NOTHING SAID OF LEAGUE
Republic Must Continue to
Manage It's Own Affairs--
No Other Peace Mention

6V ne ASSpCtuttu ETfS0
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-GoNernor
Sproul of Pennsylvania in a keynote
speech at the meeting today of the Re
publican national committee attacked
the administration Mexican policy
and declared the Republican party ap-
preached the coming presidential CAM
paign with confidence that the people
would endorse its policy.
His outline of these included q bet
ter relation between capital and labor,
economy and business management In
administration, firm handling of the
Mexican situation, restoration OF
Americanisn and constitutional gov
ernment and sound solution of the
railroad problem. Referring briefly to
the question of peace, he declared the
Republican citizenship had "endeav-
ored to cooperate in the conclusion of
the matter with only such limitations
as will preserve to this republic its
full right to determine its own af-
fairs" under the constitution.
1--WE must prepare" he said, mot
only to clean up the governmental
mess in which we find ourselves but we
must lay our plans for restoring our
nation to the position of respect which
it once held.
1--WE must lay our plans to meet the
menace to our peace and well being
on our western boundary. NO
chapter in our entire national history
is more disgraceful and humiliattng
than the story of our relations with
Mexico during the past seven years
DEVELOPMENT of national resources
including the public land also was OF
prime Importance. he said. He
pointed to the railroad. question as
forming one of the most difficult
nroblems awaiting solution.
"The rape of the railroads. he
said. Conceived in an unholy lust
for power and partisan advantage.
has left us a. situation whlnh VIII
demand the highest abilities of
sound judgment and forceful man
agement to work out
He asserted the people wanted re-
lief from 1.-The interminable meddling
of government departments In their
private and personal affairs"
IF we will come down out of the
FOOLS paradise of extravaganza and
inefficiency in which we have been
soaring" he said, land get back to
work in earnest, our troubles and
even our debts will soon vanish"
Mrs Medill Mccormick, chairman
of the women's division of The Re-
publican party, said women would
support the Republican party be-
the preservation of nationalism and
liberty" She declared the Republi-
can party had been the pioneer IN
laws protecting children and women
and she predicted that the eleven
Republican states which have not
ratified the suffrage amendment to
the constitution would do so in time
to allow the women of those states
to participate in the next national
election.
The odds for the convention honor
before the meeting convened seemed
to rest with Chicago, but the st.
Louis delegation was keeping up a
vigorous fight and declared they had
chance to win.
Discussion of the probable date
centered about the first of June, with
many of the leaders urging that Tues
day, June s, be selected for the open
ing.
Determination of the convention
place and time was virtually the only
business to be transa cted. Tomor-
row there will be a meeting Of state
chairmen.