The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-12

taken charge Of their party and noml'
mated It's candidate, are no more pos.
sessed of the spirit of the hour than
they were in 1912 when they preclpl
tated a revolution within the rank and
file Of a great organization. II further
proof were needed, the action of the
present Congress supplies 1t. Not q
constructive law can be cited. Money
and time were wasted In seeking tC
make military triumph an odlous
chapter in hlstory-and yet Is It not
significant that after two years OF
sleuthful inquiry, there was nothing
revealed In that vast enterprise, carry
ing billions of dollars In expense, upor
which they could base even a whisper
of dishonesty?
"The Mexican situation, trying tC
our patience for years, begins to show
signs of Improvement Not the least
of the things that have contributed tt
It, Is a realization by the people OF
that country, that we have neither the
lust for their domain, nor disposition
TO disturb their sovereign rights
Peace smiles upon the border and In
centlve to individual effort seems to
be making a national aspiration.
Disabled Soldiers.
~ feel deeply that the rehabilitation
Of the disabled soldiers of the recent
war is one of the most vital issues
before the people and !, as a candidate
pledge myself and my party to those
young Americans to do all in my pow.
err to secure for them without unneces.
sary delay, the immediate training
which Is so necessary to fit them to
compete in their struggle to overcome
that physical handicap incurred while
in the service Of their government. !
believe also that the Federal Board OF
Vocational Rehabilitation as far as
possible should employ disabled sol.
diers themselves to supervise the re
Mobilization Of disabled soldiers, be.
cause Of their known sympathy and
understanding. The board itself and
all agencies under II should be bur.
dened with the care Of securing for
the disabled soldier who has finished
his training, adequate employment.
"The women OF America, in emotion
and constructive service, measured VI
during the war to every requirement
and emergency eXacted much of them
----.
They demonstrated not only willing
ness, but capacity. They helped win
the war, and they are entitled to the
privilege of voting as a matter Of right
and because they will be helpful in
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy. 1t requires but one more state
to ratify the national amendment and
thus bring a lon g-delayed justice. /
have the same earnest hope as our
platform expresses that some one Of
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
"Ihere must be an awakened inter.
est in education. The assumption that
things are all right is an error. The
plain fact reveals two startling things,
one, a growing defamation in the ranks
of teachers and the other, the existence
Of five and One-half millions Hitter.
ates. The army of instructors has
been more or less demOralized through
financial temptation from other actiyi.
ties which pay much better. We owe
too much to the next generation to
be remiss In this matter.
Campaign Contributions.
"There will be no attempt In this
campaign to compete by dollars with
our opposition. SO many people have
been in the money gathering bush
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already in hand are more
or less a matter Of general informa
ton. All that we ask is that both
parties deal in the utmost good faltl
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received, the
contributors, and the items Of dis
bursements.
"The sort Of readIustment which will
appeal to our self-respect and ultimate
ly TO our general prosperity, Is the
honest readjustment Any unfair ad.
justment simply delays the ultimate
process and we should remember the
lesson of history that one extreme
usually leads to another. We desire
Industrial peace We want our people
to have an abiding confidence In gov,
eminent, but no REIMBURSEMENT made
under reactionary auspices will carry
with it the confidence of the country.
"The inconvenience incident to the
war have been disquIeting; the failure
of the Republican Congress to repeal
annoying taxes has added to our trou
bles. The natural impulse Is TO forge
the past, to develop new interests, tc
create a refreshened and refreshing
atmosphere in life. We want to for
get war and be free from the troubling
thought of its possibility I'm the future
We want a change from the old world
Of yesterday where international In
trlgue made people mere pawns on the
chess-board Of war. We want a change
from the old Industrial world where
the man who tollcd was assured +
full dinner pair as his only lot anc
portion. But how are we to make tho
changer Which way shall we go? w,
stand at the forks of the road and mus
choose which to follow. One leads t,
q higher citizenship, freer expression
Of the Individual and fuller life fol
all. The other leads TO reaction, thu
rule Of the few over the many and th'
restriction of the average man'i
chances TO grow upward Cunning de
vices backed, by unlimited prodlgal ex