The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19

They demonstrated not enly Wiling /
ness. but capacity. They helped win
the war. and they are entitIse e the
privilege Of voting a. . matter Of right
and because they will be helpful n
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy. II requires but one more state
to rstify the national amendment and
thus bring a Iong-deIayed justice.
have the same earnest hope ~ our
plstform expresses that some one Of
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
There must be an awakened inter-
est in education. The assumption that
things are all right Is an error. The
plain fact reveals two startling things.
one. a growing defamation 10 the ranks
OF teachers and the other. the existenceb
of Ave and one-half millions Hitter
ates. The army Of instructors has
been more or less demoraIized through
financial temptation from other activi-
ties which pay much better. We owe
too much to the next generation to
be remlss In this matter.
Campaign Contributions.
'sThere will be no attempt In this
campaign to compete BY dollars with
our opposition. SO many people have
been In the money gathering bush
ness for the reactlonary cause that
the millions already In hand are meke
or less a matter Of general ipforma-
tion. All that we ask II that both
parties deal In the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received. the
contributors, and the items Of dis
bursements.
"The sort of readjustment which will
appeal to our self-respect and ultimate
ly to our general prosperity, Is the
honest readjustment. Any unfair ad-
justment simply delays the ultimate
process and we should remember the
lesson of history that one extreme
usually leads to another. We desire
Industrial peace. We want our people
to have an abiding confidence In gov
eminent, but no reimbursement made
under reactionary auspices will carry
with II the confidence of the country.
''The Inconvenience incident to the.
war have been disquieting; the failure
of the Republican Congress to repeal
annoying taIes has added to our trou-l
bles. The natural impulse Is to forget
the past, to develop new interests, to,
create q refreshenei and refreshing
atmosphere In life We want to for
get war and be free from the troubling"
thought of Its possibility in the future
We want a change from the old world
of yesterday where international in,
trigue made people mere pawns on the
of war. We want a change
from the old Industrial world where
the man who toiled was assured n
full dinner pail as his only lot and
portion. But how are we to make the,
change? Which way shall we GOT We
stand at the forks of the road and must
choose which to follow. One leads to
a higher citizenship, q freer expression
of the individual and a fuller life for
all. The other leads to reaction, the.
rule Of the few over the many and the
restriction Of the average mans
chances to grow upward. Cunning de-,
vices backed by unlimited prodigal ex-
penditures will be used to confuse and
to lure. But l have an abiding faith
that the pitfalls VIM be avoided and
the right road chosen.
The leaders opposed to Democracy
promise to put the country hack tot
normal This can only mean the So
called normal of former reactionaryi
the outstanding fea-,
lure Of which was a plttance for farmt
produce and a small wage for a longi
day Of labor. Ny vision does not turn
to the normal desired byi
the senatorial oligarchy, but to a
future in which all shall have a normal i,
to cultivate higher stat
ire amidst better environment THANH
hat OF the past. Our view Is toward
he sunrise of tomorrow with its
progress and Its eternal promise Of
better things. The opposition standsi
n the skyline Of the setting sun, look.
ng backward, to the old days of re-.
lction.
Il accept the nomination of our par
y. obsdient to the Divine Sovereigni
II all peoples, and hopeful that byi
rust In Him the way viii be showu!
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