Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-23

encourages development. to Speef
i II to a foremost position as a com
r monwealth, rugged in citizenship
4 and rich in mineralized resources
3 These things / can only mention
9 Within becoming limits one can no
2 say more. Indeed, for the presen
= many questions OF vast importance
: must be hastily passed. reserving q
: fuller discussion to suitable occas.
ion as the campaign advances.
What He believes In.
| believe the budget system vii
, effect necessary helpful reforma.
ton, and reveal business method.
to government business.
| believe federal department
, should be made more business like
and send back to productive eff.
fort thousands of federal employees
who are either duplicating work
or not essential at all
believe in the protective tariff
policy and know we will be calling
for its saving Americanism again.
believe in a great merchant
marine--I would have this republic
the leading maritime nation of the
world.
| / believe in a navy ample to pro-
tect 1t, and able to assure us de-
Iendable defense.
| believe In small army, but
the best in the world. with a mind
fitness for preparedness which Will
avoid the unutteraele cost Of or
Previous neglect
believe In our eminence IN
trade abroad, which the govern
ment should aid. in expanding, both
in revealing markets and speeding
cargoes.
/ believe in establishing stand
ards for immigration, which are
concerned with the future citizen
ship OF the republic, not with mers
| man-power in industry.
l believe that every man VINO
dons the garb of American citizen
ship and walks In the light of
| American opportunity. must be-
come American in heart and soul.
| l believe in holding fast to every
| forward step in upshackling child
labor and elevating conditions OF
| womans employment.
| believe the federal government
should stamp out lynching and re-
move that stain from the fair name
of America.
l believe the federal government
should give its effective aid in
solving the problem of ample and
becoming housing of its citizen
ship.
l believe this government should
make it's liberty and victory bonds
worth all that its patriotic citizens
paid in purchasing them,
! believe the tax burdens inn
posed for the war emergency must
be revised to the needs of peace,
and in the interest of equity in
distribution of the burden.
Guarantees To Negroes. ~.
believe the negro citizens of
America should be guaranteed the
enjoyment of all their rights, that
they have earned the full measure
of citizenship bestowed, that their
sacrifices in blood on the battle.
fields of the republic have enti-
tied them to all of freedom and
opportunity, of sympathy and aid
ness and justice demands.
| believe there is an easy and
open path to righteous relation
ship with Mexico. 1t has seemed to
r that our undeveioped, uneor-
Il in and .nfirm p llicy has made
us culpable party to the govern.
mental misfortunes In that land
Our relations ought to be both
friendly and sympathetic; we
would like to acclaim a stable gov
eminent there, and offer neigh
borly hand In pointing the way to
greater progress. 1t would be SIM
pie to have plain and nefghborly
understanding, merely an under
standing about respecting our bor-
ders, about protecting the lives and
possessions of American citizens
lawfully with the Mexican domin- !
ions. There must be that under |
standing, else there can be no re-
cognition, and then the understand.
ing must be faithfully Kept.
Many of these declarations de-
serve a fuller explanation, with
some suggestions of plans to en-
phasize the faith. Such express
s'oii WIZ ioiio" Az uuo ti'iN,
promise you.
A Constitutional President.
/ believe in law enforcement. II
elected | mean to be constitution
al president, and It Is impossible
to ignore the constitution. unthink-
able to evade the law when our
every committal is to orderly gov
eminent. People ever will differ |
about the wisdom of the enactment
of law--there is divided opinion
respecting the eighteenth amend
ment and the laws enacted to make |
it operative--but there can be no
difference of opinion about honest |
law enforcement.
Neither government nor party |
can afford to cheat the American |
people. The laws of congress |
must harmonic with the constitu- |
ton. else they so are adjudged to |
be void; congress enacts the laws, |
and the executive of government |
is charged with enforcement. We |
cannot nullify because of divided |
opinion, we cannot jeopardlze or
derby government with contempt |
for law enforcement Modification |
VI lCpCdl 10 liiS ti6ilt VI u IiVC pNo~
pie. whenever the deliberate and |
intelligent public sentiment COM
mands, but perversion and exasion |
mark the paths of the failure Of |
government itself.
Though not in a partisan sense,
must speak of the services of tie
men and women who rallied to the |
oolors of the republic in the world |
war America realizes and appre-
ciates the services rendered, the |
sacrifices made and the sufferings |
endured. There shall be no dis !
tinction between those who know |
the perils and glories of the battle |
front or the dangers of the sea,
and those who were compelled to |
serve behind the lines, or those who |
constituted the great reserve of a /
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