The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-05-07
FIRST GUN OF CAMPAIGN
FIRED BY THE CHAIRMAN

State Chairman Henry Welsh IN
opening the convention delivered this
talk;
we are met today 90 take an Inn
purtunt part In movement fraught
with great future benefits to our ma
ton ana 90 our state. This movement
~ for mo- less purpose than that ~
selecting a man who IL sure Go become
the CHIEF executive ~ the freeHt % all
peoples, constituting one uI the gr9at-
est nations ON earth, nuF own dear
United States. To be numbered
amongst these who have a part ~ the
great work o. truly un honor ana while
% vuuferH n precious privilege d like.
wise Imposes mumrntuuh obligations,
While proceeding with this worthy
labor We should Hu demeHn ourselves
that the results ur our efforts shall
DulmiuHte Boo most prudent choice.
I believe that d Is the desire ~ all
the assembled delegates that We proc
coed mort eagerly with this weiEhty
undertaking su let uH post Dur wise
dom Ca guard over our personal feet
inEs in order that We may bee free
from amy Influence that might mar
the hope We entertain uf accomplish
ms tho most perfect days work ever
performed hy delegates ~ our party
in utnh,
During our deliberations today IL
win be- well Tor ms 60 bear In mind
that the welfare 81 our party trans
pcnda iu the scale OF Importance the
desires and ambitions ~ any Cnndi
date who today seeks hunors here. This
feeling should inspire us with an un-
ulterahle determination 20 make our
lahors of this dag accord with the un-
selfish devotion "a the nations vel
fare shown hy the great and tender
suuled LINCOLN while carrying ON his
great task of redeeming our country,
Like the calm Grant we should take
inspiration from our countFy'H needs
aud cease not 20 push on I'LL the task
be- well done,
Hour Of Need Here.
The spirit which moved men in
those days sim lives Ia the hearts ~
millions at Americans who Will, IL nee
easary, stand against the menace and
dangers ~ TO-DAY as firmly as the men
Of siNty-one stood against the would
he destruyers at our land In the days
OF Lincoln. In those days our country
needed redeeming our marty found
the man to redeem h, cur govern
ment now needs a new redemption
ana this convention rs a part Of the
force commissioned 90 find a new re-
deemeT u may not now be neCes-
sary tu appeal 10 arms, yet the same
spirit that neryed the men uf sixty
one must inspire us II We intend a.
restore our cuuntry's government a.
iJs proper constitutional functions.
"NeNer since the day that Lincoln
Was called a. the White House has
there heen greater need al repuhli'
can president than now Never was
the Clamor OF our people founder for
"a change of administration than now
never was such clamOF more justified
than now, The people of this Laiior
want an executive who will subordin'
ate his personal wishes 10 out nations
welfare, rather than utilize his pow
ertul presidential prerOgatiyes TO cap
italize his personal ambition. With
almost unanimous acclaim the py 1plt
Of our land are calling for an eNecu'
tive who viii use his wisdom 10 see
his efforts 10 supply the wants Of oui
people before seeing and attempting
To supply the wants Of the peoples OF
Europe and Asia al the expense OF
our q eHsury.
Their. are other traits that oul
people ARC now insistant that our ma
tons executive shall possess, some
of these are proper reverence fOi
limitations OF his executive functions
under the constitution, together witt
wholesome regard for the customs
and traditions OF our people which
have been held almost as sacred al
the constitution itself by our mos
eminent statesmen since the estab
lishment of our government until the
advent OF President Wilson.
Scores Wilson's Course.
THE wise and Trustworthy advice
given us by Washington, all our pre-
vious helmsmen have used as q char
by which they steered our ship o.