Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-14

E hsV VI .UOt ~ At-fC IA - ~sasAs
! Zee county. feel very proud Of NJ.
fiies and the. work he has done.
| Now the time has come when ths
question Of suffrage 70: women Is q pas,
: issue. and the sooner forgotten the bet
! ter. for we are all Republicans first
last and always, and hope ne may be
aDie 70 show eur good men Of the state
j Of Maine that although we have no idea
J Of revoiutioni1ing anything. our earnest
desire IL to cooperate in every way
I possible. and In 20 doing possibly to
The strength Of a party depends on
, the spirit within II ard think the Re
! publican party mas a right to expect
much from The women. and they IN sufr
should strive 20 keep their thoughts
their motires and Their ideals 50 high
, tina. they will be credit TO the party
| which has always stood for the hishss:
principles.
Quoting from Mr. Hays. the chairman
Of the Republican National Committee
The Republican party offers the won.
part. Of the future. and It's supreme
| motif always will be the honest pa.
/ t-iotic and intelligent ef,or. to promote
and safeguard the best interests Of the
country and it, citizens"
! Women come into the party not az
; women but as voters. entitled to par
| ticipate and participating as other vo..
| e:s- They are not TO be separated noI
segregated bl: assimu.ated a1d anal.
| sa1nated.''
| Let me express my gratitude to yo'l
all n coming 70 this conference. hope
Il Is the beginning Of q great man. in.
] :erssting meetings. know we shall
oil get great deai o. help and inspir4.
! :ion for the great work that is ahead 0:
! us. and I hope no one will leave Al.
eusta with any doubt or with ques-
ton that has no. been answered.
! won't take more Of your time for
! tesl that our other speakers have mucil
! 10 give you. 1t gives me greater pleas.
tire than can express 70 present 10
sou our very muci, respected friend and
STATE Hartman. Mr.. Frank J. Ham.
Chairman Frank J. Ham
Chairman Ham confessed 20 the uov.
committee Of women on State politics
, but his long training with men stood
him in good stead ami he stressed some
OF the more impor:an, points to re-
member IN the science. art and game
| OF politics. He congratulated the par.
! - on the choice OF tie women selected
az county members OF the advisory
committee. say'ng that they had beea
! chosen. first. because they are Repub-
leans and. second, because they have
the interest and the time 70 devote q
the Campaign work. He pointed GU!
| that the amount Of worl: to be done
will be greater than ever before because
. the women who are not yet active and
the men who are still skept.cal mus,
be aroused and educated TO the new
order Of politics
| He particularly stressed the fac. tina,
women cannot count r they elect 70 b.
| independent voters" They mus. a!isn
! themselves with a party. because GU.
| system is the party eystem. As &c
choosing ones party ne deemed Il only
| necessary to look over the records O.
the two parties and the choice will b
soon made.
On the general subject OF po.!tica
principles he spoke as follows:
What vie need IN this country f.
not less politics. but more attention
to politics. There must be two srea,
political parties. and both should be
strong ana Write. II political party
does not stand for those things which
will bear the severest scrutiny It Is
not entitled to succeed and it will not
endure. Let the two political parties
determine their acts solely By hoH
they can contribute most to the
country's good, ard let the individual
membership give that attention &c
their paIty's affairs which is due tbs
only instrument through which al
individuals can apply their patriot
ism.
! There is no zone Of twilight in pol.
itics. Right is right and wrong IL
wrong. and the same strict standard
Of righteous conduct must obtain al
in any private business or p-ores.
sional matter. With our politics en-.
tirely on this basis. living our patri.
otism daily, we will do a citizens
fun duty. and not until then.
have no use for the individual
who 10 too busy to take part IN pol
titles. He has no just complaint te
l'nake-he Is riding On anether's tick.
ct. It is passing strange indeed tina,
men have to be urged to exercise the
first privilege Of q sovereign citizen
ship--thc right to help govern them
selves. For this right this nation
vas founded: Tor this right the Unior
was preserved; for this right patriots
have labored since the foundation o.
the Republic: and that this fiRh,
might be for all men everywhere we
fought in France and drenched the
plains OF Europe with our blood.
! I say there must be an awakened
sense Of civic duty as the glorified
result Of our experience Of fire and
blood, otherwise we have lost tbs
most important lessons OF this war
Hundreds Of thousands OF men and
women arose in q spirit of conse.
Grated service and unselfishly carried
the burden OF war work at home and
abroad. l urge that this army of pa
triots now realize that they have q
duty in peace as we'll as 10 war, tina,
the nation needs their continuing de.
votion and that they owe this con-
tinuing service to their eountry'a
welfare. We are the freest govern
ment in the world. but our strength
rests only in that patriotism which
moves us every day TO discharge the