Arizona republican., 1920-01-09
G. O. p. VICTORY IN
1920 ELECTION IS
FORECAST BY HA VS.
National Party Chairman
Urges Party to Stand To-
gether AS He Assures
That Republicans Will
Triumph at the Pools

Republican A. ?. Leased Wire1
DENVER Colo, Jan. S.-WilI
n. Hays, chairman of the National
Republican committee, addressing
the Colorado State Central COM
n1ittee, today declared that the
republican party would win the
next presidential election by big
marqin. He said that his con-
clusion was based upon observa-
tons covering a period of 10
months. Certainly, the demo-
Gratis can't beat US" said the
chairman, "but it is possible that
we might beat ourselves" He
made this statement in a plea for
a united party
Mr.. Hays was unsparing in mis- crltl-
cism OF the administration He de-
cIared that government employees were
Yet so thick in Washington you have
20 kick them out of your way He
said that the name of every buyer of
liberty bonds in the United States
WAS on the democratic mailing list
and the governmentare at Wash
ington had been searched by the demo-
cratic party for names to add to the
mailing lists in the forthcoming cam
paign. We We're shut out of the war
jobs, in the main," said Hays, and
now we are excluded from oil these
records which are available 10 the op-
position" He declared that Postmaster
General Burleson had ordered a rural
free delivery census of all adults, and
he predicted that this list would be
used BY the democrats TO flood the
country with campaign literature
The chairman declared that the ad
ministartion was using five carloads of
. paper a day sending out so -ealled
igovernmetn literature, 80 per &nt OF
which is democratic propaganda"
Hays referred to the repubI
can organization Is the real war
party after ALL Iauding the party
for it's "pstriotic endeavor during
the period when civilization was
on trial" "We stood by the pres
dent when he needed aid, and
man will ever accuse the party of
failure in the crisis" he said.
Hesurged Coloardo republicans to
rally 10 the standard of the party.
with emphasis pleading that no
Long Beach. Calf. incident be al
lowed TO enter this campaign The
speaker said that the lack of a hand
clasp at Long Beach. may have been
he small incident which changed the
curse of the nation and upon which
he destiny of the nation rested for
time He referred to a factional
disturbance before the last presidential
election in California. party leaders eX-
plained.
Outlines Plan
Hays outlined the plans for the
forthcoming campaign, explaining the
methods TO be employed in reaching
rom national headquarters TO the
precincts. Declaring that our cards
are on the table, and everything is
open to the world he urged Colorado
republicans to put their shoulders to
he wheel in fight the like OF which
las never been seen in any party in
the worlds history" Pounding the
he hi re
IN this campaign TO win and I pledge
YOU now that / am not talking i'm vain
when ] say that victory Is before us.
Battles are not won at the head
quarters of the generalissimo.' con-
tinued the speaker. but they are won
by the true heart of the soldier in the
front line" Buying liberty bonds
and saving food didn't win the war.
he said by way Of explanation. hut
my hearers, the soldier in the front
line. brave hearted and true. carried
the flag to victory
Hays cited the republican party's
war record in comparison to that of
the opposition. declaring that "oft we
pleaded with Washington TO carry on
when things looked dark for us all,
pIedgifg our loyalty to the old flag"
The republican party stands first for
he faithful. efficient and honest ad-
ministTation of the business OF the
country" Mr. Hays declared in an ad-
dress al a party banquet here today
attended by republicans from all over
Tho Rocky mountain district. The
governors of Colorado. wyoming New
Mexico and Idaho were among men
prominent in the party who heard the
national chairman.
With all our power, continued Mr.
Hays. we will strive to prevent. the
further spread of socialism, and set
This nations feet once more firmly on
The path of progress and along ways
which liberty and order must ever
guard and preserve. To this end we
nave promised a forward stepping as
well as a forward looking program for
abor. for business and for the farmer
and those promises we will keep. We
will not forget that while we fought
2 France TO make certain the rights
IF free government in the world, we
nave a republic TO preserve in this
country, and We are a representative
government and not a bolshevik syn
.opation-''
Mr.. Hays stopped in the middle of
his address and told the audience that
newspaper extra just handed him
contained the information that Will
liam ]. Bryan had split openly with
President Wilson at the Jackson day
banquet at Washington.
There they are, our friends the
democrats" said Hays, holding a wake
FOR Jackson-haIf of them-whiIe the
Dther half are in a back room praying
Tor way to raise funds to win the
coming election This aroused great
laughter.
The presidents strongest appeal to
his party at this time is for the initia-
tive and referendum said HAYS re-
ferring TO Mr. Wilson's Jackson day
address Prolonged applause greeted
The reference by the speaker TO the late
Theodore Roosevelt as the greatest
American who ever Iived.'
A JOKE
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