New Britain herald., 1920-07-22


 stinctively, in meeting the difficult questions and weighty responsibili- ties which confront you, think with complete unselfishness of your coun- try and your country's interests first, a high qualification for an exalted of- flee not too familiar to us of late and therefore peculiarly necessary at this moment.
 Faith in Harding.
 You will we are certain, be ever faithful to the finest traditions of the republican party and at the same time. we are equally sure that you are wisely tolerant and open minded, in sympathy with the best movements of the time. looking forward to the future and it's needs but never un- mindful of the great basic princi- pies upon which the builders of the republic laid the foundation of our government. Your public life has shown to us and all your fellow citizens that you believe in the sys- tenn of government designed by the framers of the Constitution. They established a representative democ- racy and had no sympathy with any scheme which would turn the gov ernment of the United States into an autocracy based upon a plebiscite and with all the intervening repre- sentative features disregarded or ef- faced. You have abundantly shown your unwavering conviction that the government of the United States should be one of laws and not of men and that the three branches of that government should all work to- gether in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them severally by the Constitution, for the common pur- pose of advancing the general welfare of the people. The makers of the Constitution intended to coordinate the three great elements of govern ment and strove to guard against either usurpation or trespass by one branch at the expense of the other two. Tn that spirit, we all know well, you will enter upon your great re- sponsibility.
 Faces Big Problems.
 Domestic and economic questions of extreme complexity and difficulty must be dealt with at once in such a way as to meet the needs of the time. We shall not attempt to dis cuss these questions in any detail be- cause we know that you will declare your policies in regard to them in accordance not only with the life- long principles of the republican party but also with the opinions re- gently declared by the republican convention at Chicago. IL is not for us to enumerate them to you, for it is to you that we look to set forth the proper policies to be pursued by the republican party both in the cam paign and when charged with the re-
 
 legislation. Our immediate duty and that of all republicans and all true Americans who are thinking of the problems and perils of the present and of the future is to give you such generous and complete support that when you take up the duties of the great office for which you have been nominated, you will findla house and senate in full sympathy with your purposes and ready to aid you in every way in carrying them to full fillment
 The Mexican Policy.
 ''The present situation, however, brings with it far-reaching questions of foreign policy to a degree never known in our previous history. At our own doors we have Mexico in a
 
 to which our government. has unhap- oily, most liberally contributed. Here is a grave responsibility not to be evaded or escaped. We rightly in- sist upon the supremacy in the Am erican hemisphere of the Monroe Doctrine, which was declared by us in order to guard the safety of the United States and save the New World so far as possible from the wars and misfortunes of the old. We justly demand the abstention of Flu rope from any interference with Am erican questions. but this doctrine of ours brings with it not only it's ben efits but it's duties. The condition of Mexico. owing in large measure to the shortcomings of our govern ment could not well be worse. and we must make up our minds that we not only owe it to ourselves to pro- tect there. as all over the world. Am erican rights and interests so long neglected. but to reach out a help ing hand to the Mexican people 10 the end that law and order may he established in that country which has been plunged into anarchy and cursed with continuous civil war. It is of the highest importance to the United States that Mexico should he both prosperous and peaceful and we must face the fact that without our aid the Mexican people cannot properly or speedily bring about the improved conditions and the reign of law and peace. which. we are convinced, they desire as much as we do.
 That Famous League.