The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
Landslide Like 1904 Predicted For
1920.
Gathering of Political Leaders Pro-
tends Great Victory Over Admin
istratiOn.

Washington, D. c., Jan. Stand
ing odt above all the other indica-
tons of the party conferences during
and since the meeting of the Ma
tional Committee and the chairmen
of the State organizations is the note
of confidence in a Republican land
slide in 1920.
Not since 1904, in the opinion of
the leaders who have been following
Republican fortunes fol twenty years
and more have party condit ons been
more propitious. The men from the
border States told of the swing away
from the Democratic Administration
and to Republican restoration. A. L.
Hort, the national committeeman from
Kentucky, who helped to carry that
State by 10000 last month. was made
chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements of the Chicago convention
on the 9Th of June. New England,
the Middle West and the Rocky
Mountain region all brough' reports
of the trend away from President
Wilson and his party.
1.-The Republican party faces the
approaching campaign with devotion
and confidence" said Governor
of Pennsylvania. at comes forward
to the contest with clean hands and
stout heart, convinced that upon
the termination of the issue to be
fought out next year depends not
only the progress but the safety o.
the Republic"
Candidates for the nomination were
discussed, as they always are six
months before the convention, but
public expression was confined to
the issue. Foremost of these will
be AmeIicanism. This includes de-
tertAination to remain aloof from the
effort to control European affairs to
assert aggressively our spirit on this
continent, to retain inviolate our
constitution and institutions, to
maintain law and order and to as
simulate into a common language and
inspiration all o. the Municipalities of
the" melting pot" Secondary issues
will be Democratic extravaganza
waste, Usurpation of power. vascil-
lation of policy, and failure to con-
serve American interests III Mexico,
and the treaty OF peace.
at is essential, however said
Governor Sproul, that we approach
| the next campaign not in an atti
tude Of criticism but in a 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 sound
ing phrases and impetuous and in
prepared military moves. but by a
sane and definite policy which will
represent the real feeling of the
American people in dealing with the
arrogant and ignorant enemies of
| the country who are in control of
| the affairs of the Mexican nation
and who has no respect for the power
or dignity of the United States. But
our first duty is to our own people
in meeting the questions which in
timately affect the welfare of every
citizen. While we are organizing a
mopping-up policy to clean out the
intolerable nests Of inefficiency and
extravaganza in some departments of
our national government, we must
at the same time lay our plans for
a broad-minded adjustment of our
industrial questions Someone has said
that this country is now fully de-
veloped and that we may now turn
the larger part Of our attention to
other projects, many of which are
vague and indefinite, and seemingly
| impracticable How can anyone hold
that this country is developed when
there is so much to do here for our
own people? We must come down
out of the mists of the impracticable
and plant our feet squarely upon
the path of national development
The people want relief from the in
| terminable meddling of government