Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-12-23
LANDSLIDE in
1920 PREDICTED
GOVERNOR SPR0UL TELLS OF THE
POLICIES OF THE REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY
LEADERS IN A CONFERENCE
Public Has Lost Faith In Efficiency OF
the Democratic Party

Washington, d. C.-Standing out
above all other indications of the
party conferences during and since
the meeting of the national COMMITTEES
and the chairman of the state - saLi-
zat:ol S, is the note of confidence IN /
republican Landslide in 1920
Not since 1904, in the opinion of the
leaders who have been following re-
publican fortunes for twenty years or
more, have party conditions been more
propitious. The men from the Dor
der states told of the swing away from
the democratic administration and to
republican restoration A t. Hert
the national committeeman from Ken
lucky, who helped to carry that state
by 10000 last month was made chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments of the Chicago convention on
the Sth of June. New England, the
middle west and the rocky mountain
region all brought reports of the GER
tain trend away from President vii.
son and his party.
The republican party faces the APP
preaching campaign with devotion and
confidence" said Governor Sproul, of
Pennsylvania. at comes forward to
the contest with clean hands and a
stout heart, convinced that upon the
termination of the issue to be fought
out next year depends not only the
! progress but the safety of the repub-
| lie"
Candidates for the nomination were
discussed as they always are. six
months before the convention but pub
lie expression was confined to the is
sue. Foremost of these will be Amer
icanism This includes the inclination
to remain aloof from determination to
control European affairs, to assert
aggressively our spirit on this CONT
nent, to retain inviolate our constitu-
ton and institutions, to maintain law
and order and to assimilate into a
common language and inspiration, all
of the nationalities of the melting
pot" Secondary issues will be dem
ocratic extravaganza, waste, usurpa-
ton of power, vascillation of policy
and failure to conserve American in
terests in Mexico and in the treaty of
peace
at is essential, however" said Gov
ernor Sproul, that we approach the
next campaign not in the attitude Of
criticism but in spirit of constructive
suggestion. We must lay our plans
to meet the menace to our place and
well-being on our southern boundary
not by high-sounding phrases and i'm
petuous and unprepared military
moves, but by sane and definite pol
icy which will represent the real feel
ing of the American people in dealing
with the arrogant and ignorant enc
mics of the country who are in contro
of the affairs of the Mexican natior
x.rb< now
err or dignity of the United States
But our first duty is to our own peo
pie in meeting the questions which
intimately affect the welfare of ever.
citizen. While we are organizing
hopping up policy to clean out tn
intolerable nests of inefficiency AM
extravaganza in some depal tments o
our national government, we must a
the same time lay our plans for mos
broad-minded adjustment OF our in
| dustrial questions. Some one ha
Y said that this country is now fully DC
o yeloped and that we may now turn tn
b. larger part of our attention to othe
projects, many of which are vague an
In indefinite, and seemingly impractical
How can anyone hold that this countr
is developed when there is so much
do here for our own people2 "
"A must come down out of the mists
the impractical and plant our fe
ei squarely upon the path of national d
r. velopment. The people want reh
o. from the interminable meddling
government departments in their pc
he sonal affairs They want return
20 the people themselves of the powe
~ given to the executive in the time
10 war. The republican party is rea'
IN and equal to the task. With repu
we licans on guard and republican pc
Ne cies in effect we may look forward
,s period of progress unexampled
all our wonderful history"