New-York tribune., 1920-06-09

from the right road into the dark and
devious ways which with all nations
LEAD to destruction. We therefore make
our appeal for support t. all who love
America, to all, whatever party name
they happen to bear, who are true to
tae faith of the fathers, to Join with
us in this great work of redemption.
"The defeat oe the present Adminis-
tration and all it means transcends in
importance every other question, and
al immediate and dominant issues arc
bound up with it. Without that de-
feet every chance Of the right scttlc-
ment of the mighty questions before
us, so sorely needed now and not later
Will depart.
Our First Duty as Americans
"The ground thus cleared, it is our
first duty as Americans to reGstablish
certain essential principles which have
been both shaken and invaded shaken
by the shock Of war, invaded by those
who had their ON selfish purposes to
serve even in the hour of the country's
danger.
"The earliest beliefs of men reveal the
trust of mankind in order, as the di-
vine conqueror of chaos and eternal
night. famous poet tells us that
order is heavens first law and his
tory repeats the same injunction. All
the civilization ever built up and treas
ured by mankind has rested upon the
establishment of law and order. Law
and order, the supports Of true liberty,
the firm foundations of prosperity and
progress, have always ruled in the
United States and have been very dear
to the hearts of the American people.
"They must never be weakened or i'm
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that we have carefully built up go down
in ruin and men once more forced into
the struggle against chaos, followed by
the slow and toilsome climb out of the
darkness Of anarchy to the height of
freedom and accomplishment.
ITO maintain law and order and a
stable government where justice rules
and the rights of all men, high and low,
rich and poor, shall be protected, we
must have government of the people,
duly chosen by the people, and never
must there be permitted any. govern
ment by a single man or by group
of men or by an organized minority
4 Tyranny turks in them all and true
freedom withers when they ascend the
throne
One Law in America
There must be but one law in this
country, and that is the law framed by
the men chosen by tho people them.
selves to make the laws. The chief mag
istrnte must understand THAI it 10 his
duty not only to enforce but TO abide
by the laws made by the representatives
Of the people, and when those laws are
once made they must be obeyed until
the people see fit to change them.
"The will of the people, expressed in
lawful manner through the government
OF the United States, must be supreme,
for the government of the United States
can neither suffer revolt nor submit ia
any question Of It's authority on the
part Of any man, or any group of men,
or any minority OF tho people
when free government fails, autoc-
rncy and revolution and tho downfall
OF civilization as We have known it are
at hand. Progress will cease and the
decline TO lower stages Of development
will have begun. True progress mus,
reat upon and proceed from tho sound
principles which sustain all free gov.
| ernrnsnt, and TO such progress the Re.
naIel,ssa mIssaa party Away" pa" been com
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