Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-23

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which T 90 woven into the history of
this republic, and q very sacred and
solemn undertaking to utter the faith
and aspirations of the many millions
who adhere to that party. The party
platform has charted the way. yet,
somehow, we have come to expect
that Interpretation which voices the
faith of. nominees who must assume
specific tasks.
the very beginning. I. believe in party
sponsorship in government. I believe
IN party government as distinguished
from personal government, individual,
dictator1al, %autocratic or what not. In
a citizenship of more than a hundred
millions it is impossible to reach
agreement upon all questions. Parties
are formed by those who reach a con-
sensus OF opinion. It was the intent Of
the founding fathers to give to this
republic a dependable and enduring
popular government, representative in
form. and 1t was designed to, make po-
littcal parties not only the preserving
sponsors but also the effective agen-
ctes through which hopes and aspira-
tions and convictions and conscience
may be translated into public perform
Ance.
Popular government has been an in
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civilization. Republics have risen and
fallen. and a transition from party to
personal government has preceded ev-
cry failure since the world began. I'm
DER the constitution we AVE the chart
ed way to security and perpetuity. We
know it gave to US the safe path to a
developing eminence which no people
IN the world ever rivalled. It has guar
anteed h rule of intelligent, DELHI
crate nI1h1ic nninion oYnrocuaS, thru,
parties. Under this plan a masterful
leadership becomingly may manifest
Its influence, but a peoples will still
remains the supreme authority.
The American achievement under
the plan Of the fathers is nowhere dis
puted. On the contrary the American
example has been the model Of every
republic which gioriies the progress
OF liberty, and is everywhere the leav-
q expanded human freedom. It has
been wrought through party govern
ment. n
No man is big enough to run this
great republic. There never has been
one. Such domination was never in
tended. Tranquility, stability, depend
aotlty-al are assured to party spon-
sorshtp. and we mean to renew the as
which were rended in the
cataclysmal war.
1t was not surprising that we went
Tar afeld from safe and prescribed
paths amid the war anxieties. There
was the unfortunate tendency before;
there was the surrender Of congress
to h growing assumption OF the ex-
ecutive before the world-war imperil-
led all the practices we had learned
to believe in; and i n the war emergen-
cy every safeguard was swept away.
In he name of democracy we estab-
ltshed autocracy. We are not com
planning at this extraordinary bestow-
al or assumption in war. it seemed
temporarily necessary; our alarm is
over the failure to restore the consti-
tuttonal methods when the war
emergency ended.
Our first committal is the restorp-
ton OF representative popular govern
ment. under the constitution. through
the agency Of the Republican party.
Our vision includes more than a chief
executive. we believe in a cabinet OF
highest capacity, equa4.to the respon-
stbilities which u system contem:
plates, in whose councils the vice pres
ident, second official Of the republic,
shall be asked to participate. The
same vision includes a cordial under
standing and co-ordinated activities
With a house Of congress, fresh from
the people,; voicing the convictions
which members bring from direct con-
tact with the electorate. and cordial
cooperation along with the restored
functions of the senate, ft to be the
greatest deliberative body of the
world. Its members are the designated
sentinels on the towers Of constitution
al government. The resumption Of the
authority saved to this re-
public its Independent nationality,
when autocracy misinterpreted the
dream OF a world experiment to be the
vision Of a world ideal.
II is not difficult, Chairman Lodge,
70 make ourselves clear on the Dues
oon OF international relationship. We,
Republicans Of the senate, conscious
OF our solemn oaths and mindful of
U constitutional obligations, when
we saw the structure Of q world super
government taking visionary form,
joined In a becoming warming of our
devotion to this republic. II the torch
OF constitutionalism had not been
dirnmed. the delayed peace Of the
world and the tragedy OF disappoint-
ment and Europe's misunderstanding
OF America easily might have beer
avoided. The Republicans of the cen
ate halted the barter Of independent
American eminence and influence,
which 1t was proposed to exchange FOR
an obscure and unequal place in the
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party t hold the heritage Of
American nationality unimpaired and
unsurrendered.
world will not misconstrue, We
do not mean to hold aloof. W. do NOT
mean to shun a single responsibility
OF ! republic to world civilization,
There is no hate in the American
neart. We have no envy, no suspicion,
no aversion for any people in the
world. We hold to our rights, and
means 10 defend, aye. we mean to sus-
citi1ens alike. everywhere under the
shining sun. Yet there is the concord
OF amtty and sympathy and fraternity
IN every resolution. There Is a senu-
Inc aspiration in every American breast
o z tranquil friendship with all the
world. -,
More. We believe the u~nspeakable
sorrows, the Unreasonable sacrinces,
the awakened convictions and the as
pir1ng conscience OF human kind must
commit h nations Of the earth to q
new and better relationship. n. mead
not be discussed now what motives
plunged the world into war, II need
not be inquired whether We asked the
sons Of this republic to defend our
national rfGhts, ,As2I believe we did. 81
to purge the old world of.the accumu-
lated Ills OF rivalry and greed, the nc
rifles will be in vain IL We cannot &c
claim q new order, with added.securt-
tysto civilization and peace maintain
~one may readily sense the con
science Of our America. / nm sure /
understand the purpose Of the 5domi-
ant group OF the senate. We were not
7 seeking to defeat q world aspiration.
We We're resolved to safeguard Amert-