Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-08-19

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 q long-delayed Justice
have the same earnest hope as III
platform expresses that some n OF
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
'aThere 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 activi-
ties which pay much better. We W
too much to the next generation to
be remiss in this matter. j.
Campaign Contributions.
"There will be no attempt in this
campaign to compete by dollars with
Jul opposition. So many people have
been in the money gathering busk
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already in hand are more
or less q matter Of general informa-
ton. All that we ask Is that both
parties deal in the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received, the
contributors, and the items Of dis
bursements.
'The sort of readjustment which will
appeal to our self-respect and ultimate,
ly to our general prosperity, Is the
honest REIMBURSEMENT. Any unfair ad-
justment simply delays the ultimate
process and we should remember the
lesson Of history that mi 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 1t the confidence Of the country.
"The Inconvenience incident to the
wal have been disquieting the failures
Of the Republican Congress to repeal.
annoying taxes has added to our trou-
bles. The natural impulse is to forget,
the past, to develop new interests, to-
create a refreshened and refreshing
atmosphere In life. We want to for
get war and be free from the troubling,
thought Of its possibility in the future
We want a change from the old world
Of yesterday where international In
trigue made people mere pawns on the
chess-board Of war. We want a change
from the old Industrial world where,
the man who toiled was assured "a
full dinner pail as his only lot and
portion. But how are we to make the
changer Which way shall we 60? We
stand at the forks Of the road and must.
choose which to follow. One leads to
a higher citizenship, a freer expression
Of the individual and a fuller life for
all. The other leads to reaction, the
rule Of the few over the many and the,
restriction of the average mans,
chances to grow upward. Cunning de-
vices backed by unlimited prodigal ex-
%penditures will be used to confuse and
to lure. But I have an abiding faith
that the pitfalls will be avoided and
the right road chosen.
aThe leaders opposed to Democracy.
promise to put the country back to-
normal This can only mean the So
called normal Of former reactionary
administrations, the outstanding fea-
ture of which vas a pittance for farm
produce and a small wage for a long.
day of labor. My vision does not turn.
backward to the normal desired by;
the senatorial o%ligarchy, but to al
future in which all shall have a normal
opportunity to cultivate a higher stat,
ure amidst better environment than;
that of the past. Our view is toward
the sunrise Of tomorrow with its
progress and its eternal promise Of
better things. The opposition stands
in the skyline Of the setting sun, look
ing backward, to the old days Of re-;
action
II accept the nomination of our par-
ty, obedient to the Divine Sovereign
Of all peoples, and hopeful that by,
trust in Him the way will be shown
for helpful service" !