Evening journal., 1920-03-01

ana only in those cases where such al
arrangement may be needed temporar
ly as an efllcieng aid In the complet,
amaisamaiion which Is our objective
ITO women snd 10 men alike IN,
pa ~ Offers the right OF a nolitica
self-determlnatl0n and that is tbo an
sWer TO the second query. what doe.
lhe party stand for7" WEhin the Re.
publican party there Is and must b,
iull politlcel self-determnation. Il 4
entirely up TO the party-membershjr
10 say what me party's purpose shai
'se' wlat its policies shall become Thl.
fundamentally Is what we offer ths
Women-the chance 10 express Them.
selves We have no hard and fast sel
Of rules, no unalierable list Of dor.
mas Mhch we present 10 women and
say There Is u is. Take il or leave
u. instead. we Offer the open forms
m the party organization which Is AL
ways open 10 conversion from within
WIN ms complete participation II is
your problem os much as 70 Is the
problem OF the men TO determine what
the party stands for, and thus YOU
work out The answer 10 your own in
quiry.
Party programs must always be sub
ject TO amendment and change bv fhe
responsible living thought expressed
within the rerty by men and women
alike. Through u all, however. must
run the supreme motif. and in the ne
publican party that supreme motif Is
and always shall be the honest. patrl-
otic and INTELLIGENT eifort 20 promote
and safeguard the best interests Of the
Republic and lbs citizens.
u plead for a patriotism in peace as
well as IN war. ] Insist THAI we have
not merely that patriotism born OF ex-
tremitles. which burns In ghe souls Of
men only when their country is in dan
ger, but the patriotism Of good citizen
ship, ot The flreslde, the plow the
mart. In low places and In higa
places, in season and out Of season.
Lev US have the patriotism which
moves men and women.>to make their
coun.ry's welfare their own business
and IN prossic times Of peace Interest
themselves continually IN the practical
politics Of their community. Good
government can be attained in no other
way.
1T is indeed passing strange that men
and women have to be urged to exer-
else the first privilege OF q sovereign
cltizenship-the right 20 help govern
themselves. Yet urged they must be.
And it Is because Of that fact that
eovernmental-cvils develop. Government
functions through individuals. These
individuals are elected by the processes
Of practical politics, a sequence which
can not be avoided. We can have, bet
ter government only II we interest our
selves in politics, IN the selection Of !
hose 20 when this government Is en- :
trusted. in having thought and voice in /
ts operation, and In making our coun- I
.ry's affairs our own business. II a po- !
itlcal party does not stand FOR those
.hines which VIII bear the severest d
scrutiny 10 Is not entitled 70 succeed, /
md it VIII not endure
There must be in This country two
political parties, and both must be
strong and virfe. DO not ask that all
women become Republicans. I shall he
iatsfed with a large majority. Ta
which party you belong is Of less con
sequence than that you belong 70 some
larty. that you seek FOR the truth, find
9 and then act and act continually.
would rather q woman join With our
opponents thsn belong 20 no party.
me OF the first truths most important
or this laree group Of new.voters 90
ealize Is that their efforts for rlghs
hings in government can be made ef-
cctive only through organization Then
et individual membership in the party
live that attention 10 the partys ar
airs which Is due the Instrument
hrough which and only through which
II individuals can apply their patri-
tism in actual participation in gov
rnmental affairs. II
"There Is no twilisht zone in poll
les. Right is RIGHT and wrong is wrong.
nd the same strict standard Of morals.
dul,y and justice must obtain as ink'
ny prlyeie business or professional {
natter When We get our politics en-
rely on This basis. when we live our
atrlolism daily, we Will do a citizens
ull duty. and not unit, then | repeat I
ave no use for the individual who Is (
ither too busy" or too good TO
elp. lie has no just complaint TO make, .
happens lie is riding on an
Tiers ticket have an abiding faith
nat there will be an awa~rened sense /
Z civic duty as one OF the bv-products
I this war. Hundreds Of thousands OF
nen and women. who had no inciIna-
ion. and thought they had not time to
ale the slightest interest in their gov {
-nment, have arisen in the most splcn-
id Split and have unsolfshlv carried ,
he burden Of the war work. II some
msil part Of the same intsras. in their /
oun'ry can be ma'nt9lned Il some ,