The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-06-14
RECORD OF G. o. ?.
STANDARD BEARER
tcohiinued from Pare ~

i'aH p'Vp' NJ INV V"bo' uos' h"''
Undertaken TO sign away, by % stroke
OF the pen, the independence won by
the word Of Washington. The spirit
Of answering loyalty TO American
tradition and institutions upheld by'l
every president from Washington Ia,
Roosevelt. mas been superceded by
u vague. misty polysamous, pstriot-
ism that would scatter Its affections
Unfortunately among Benkslese
and Boisbeviki and which would
prove IN unsatisfactory and trouble
breeding 10 international as In do
nestle affairs. From this hopeless
thpgie OF unparalleled inefficisncy,
unheard OF extravsgance, unconstitu-
tionsi usurpation Of power and un-
American bartering away Of nstionAi
Independence. the Democratic party.
" impotent to solve these problems
because I, has srown and fattened on
the very evil policies and practices
which mus, now be wiped out for
ever II the republic In to live.
/ The Republican party here as
#,mbi.d, with the faces Of the heroic
dead looking down upon rs and CON-
mar ding us with mute lips 10 stand
by the principles OF the party and
defend to ihs- -uitermost- every Amer
lean ideal. will 20 forth 20 victory on
/ n platform pronouncing uneQuivocal-
b ly 10 favor Of constitutional govern
m.nt and obedience to law: In favor
OF repeal Of war time legislation not
needed In times Of peace but seized
upon by q power EraspinE sutocratic
administration to perpetuste itself;
I in favor Of legislation to promote
Industrial peace. not by protecting q
poor man because he is poor. but
rather by protecting the upright citi-
zen rich or poor. becaus. be is up
right; In faver of the ratification OF
only such = peace treaty as. while
fully discharglng our obligation 10
other nations. viii at the same time
pFotsc, unelu!vocaliy every American
right and reserve for decision by our
own people exclusively. every Amer
ican question: and In favor Of the
mhintehsn e Of the principle Of an
American protective tariff and an
American merchant marine. These
are b und TO be the dominant issues
Of tn. forthcoming campaign. Then
why not name as our candidate. The
man whose record is the party plat
form. for the record Of Ohio's csndi-
date is the record OF the Republican
I party In the last decade.
/ Made Merchant Marine
He fought for an American mer-
chant marine to carry our commerce
under the American flag 10 all the
ports OF each. while other leaders
wer. skepticai or quiescent; by the
side OF Mckinley and Mark Hanna he
helped bear the heat and burden OF
the day In the struggle for rehabilita-
( tion OF American industry: four years
/ ago ha stood on this platform-the
choice OF both William II. Taft and
Theodore Roosevelt for chairman OF
the convention: and II is only fair to
add that rs member OF the senate
he enjoyed the intimate and oonfi-
dental friendship Of both these great
leaders. He had the honor TO present
TO the senate and to secure the enact
the Roosevelt division for service In
Fran Gnye-legislation which was Gag
erly welcomed by a patriotic people.
but which was not utilized because OF
executive partisan bieotry without a
parallel In all the annals Of war.
thus speak Of his cordial relatio nship
with Col, Roosevelt because II shows
the capacity OF really great men to
overlook minor differences for the
common good-not because ohio ac-
claims him the successor OF Col.
Roosevelt. Roosevelt left no sue
cessor; his mantle fell on no earthly
shoulders; no chieftain remains to
bend the bow Of Ulysses. But his
lofty example will abide. May we
not learn from Il that lesson OF broad
vision and uncompromising Amer
icanism without which party fealty
Is an empty thing and free repub-
lie only fragrant memory. As a
member of the committee on foreign
relations of the ". s. senate. Ohios
candidate had prominent and honor
able part In framing the reservations
to the peace treaty which were adopt
ed by the senate and which will be
,ha ho,,laurnunA In tha fart hc0ming q