Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-22

portunity, must become American in
| heart and soul
| l believe in holding fast to every
| forward step in unshackling child Ia
Dor and elevating conditions OF Wom-
| ans employment.
I believe the federal government
should stamp out lynching and re-
| move that stain from the fair name
of America
I believe the federal government
ing the problem of ample and becom-
ing housing of its citizenship.
Open Path to Mexican Peace.
I believe this government should
make its liberty and victory bonds
worth all that it's patriotic citizens
paid in purchasing them.
1 believe the tax burdens imposed
for the war emergency must be re-
vised to the needs of peace, and in
the interest of equity in distribution
of the burden.
I believe the negro citizens of Amer
lea should be guaranteed the enjoy
ment of all their rights; that they
have earned the full measure of Cit
izenship bestowed; that their sacri-
fees in blood on the battlefields of
the republic have entitled them to all
of freedom and opportunity, all of
sympathy and aid that the American
spirit of fairness and justice demands
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path to righteous relationship with
Mexico. 1t has seemed to me that our
undeveloped, uncertain and inf1rm
policy has made US a culpable party
to the governmental miSfortuneS in
that land. Our relations ought to be
both friendly and sympathetic; we
would like to acclaim stable gov
eminent there, and offer q neighborly
hand in pointing the way to greater
progress. 1t will be simple to have
a plain and neighborly understanding,
merely an understanding about re-
speeding our borders. about protect
ing the lives and possessions of
American citizens lawfully within the
Mexican dominions. There must be
that understanding. else there can be
standing must be faithfully kept.
Many of these declara tions deserve
a fuller expression, with some sug-
gestions of plans to emphasize the
faith. Such expression will follow,
in due time. I promise you.
Duty to Enforce Law.
believe in law enforcement. If
elected I mean to be a constitutional
President, and it is impossible to ig-
more the Constitution, unthinkable to
evade the law, when our every com
initial is to orderly government. Peo-
pie ever will differ about the wisdom
of the enactment of a law-there is
divided opinion respecting the eight
eenth amendment and the laws enact
ed 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 harmo-
nize with the Constitution, else they
soon are adjudged to be void; Con-
gress enacts the laws, and the ex-
ecutive branch of government is
charged with enforcement We can
not nullify because of divided opin-
ion; we can not jeopardize orderly
enforcement. Modification or repeal
is the right of a free people when
ever the deliberate and intelligent
public sentiment commands, but per-
version and evasion mark the paths
to the failure of government itself.
Though not in any partisan sense,
must speak of the services of the
men and women who rallied to the
colors of the republic in world war
America realizes and appreciates the
services rendered. the sacrifices
made and the sufferings endured.
There shall be no distinction between
those who knew the perils and glories
of the battle front or the dangers of
the sea- and those who were COM
PEELED to serve behind the lines, or
those who constituted the great re-
serve of grand army which awaited
the call in camps at home.
All were brave, all were sacrifice
ing, all were sharers of those ideals
which sent our boys thrice-armed to
war. Worthy sons and daughters,