Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-26


on, republicans upheld the hands OF
the administration. forgetting party
considerations. and gave their vote IN
| support of war measures far more
| generously than did their politica! op-
| ponents Yet an autocratic admins
tration repaid this loyalty with the
demand. in the campaign Of 1918, that
| republicans be removed from every
position of influence and power! Tina,
demand the country rejected. It was
the first time in the history Of this
nation that an administration had
been defeated in the midst Of a for
eign war. That defeat would have
been ample admonition to any admin
istration not entirely absorbed in Its
| own peculiar policies and purposes
/ But 1T apparently was UNDECIDED by
the powers at Washington. Neglect
ing the acute domestic situation, the
| administration suddenly conceived an
| interest in foreign affairs that con-
trasted impressively with it's lack OF
| concern for them in the period before
we were drawn into the war.
Budget Measure Vetoed.
$50, while immediate and practical
concerns were being neglected. while
our own country were forgotten. the
administration was devoting itself to
the chimera of a world reorganization.
The republican Congress, that had
been elected in the autumn of 1918,
attempted to, and did. initiate meas
ures to set US on the right track once
more. 1t devised a budget system in
the hope of putting an end to the
Treasury deficit and bringing economy
and system into our national finances.
But the President vetoed that meas
ure. The administration went right
on spending vast sums in excess OF
our revenues, offering no constructive
inspiration or leadership. apparently
forgetting our domestic difficulties In
it's engrossment with the chimera of
world reconstruction.
This, in a word, is the record of
the administration, now about to re-
tire from power. which seeks to have
it's policies perpetuated. The country
will decline to give its confidence and
its mandate to that party or those
policies. It remembers that the re-
publican party fought the civil war
the nation. 1t believes that the re-
publican party is capable Of repeat
ing that service. and, because it so
believes, 1t is going to return the re-
publican party to power.
Says Nation Ii Determined.
'%The nation is determined to be
done with democracy under the mere
guise of democratic forms; it is de-
termined that there shall be no re-
turn to the old order. The plain peo-
pie. who, on the whole, have been
not only convinced that they are en-
titled to remain on this new plane,
but that they must rely upon the con-
structive abilities of the republican
party to keep them there. 1t is our
purpose to accomplish exactly this.
gestion Of revolution or disintegra-
ton, we do stand for every measure
of evolution and development that
tends to carry the masses of the
nation forward and upward.
During the campaign now about
posed in it's platform, and developed
in the utterances of its leaders, "a
program which contemplates equal
opportunity for all. 1t recognizes the
vices of exploitation and profiteering.
It has declared for wise and practi-
ton in production and marketing. 1t
recognizes that, in all measures to
preserve equality of opportunity. there
must be a recognition of the fact that
greed and cunning must be held In
check If we are to insure that true
every opportunity to share in the adj
vantages that the community can ex-
tend to its members.
1.-The republican party purposes, in
the realm Of international affairs. such
an association of nations as will most
effectively further the aspiration for
world wide and permanent peace
without sacrificing any part of the
independence Of the American nation.
It believes that America can and must
bear its full part in the responsible
ties of the world, but it always be-
Iieves that America alone must decide
what that part shall be. It goes to
the people assured that they will rec
ognize its superiority as an instru-
mentality of administration, and that
in the election now impending they
will give it the certificate of their
confidence and trust"