The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22

il Republican nomination for pres
ident.)
h Chairman Lodge, members Of the
I1otAn cation committee. members Of
the national committee, ladies and
skentlemen:
81 The message which you have for
sinally conveyed brings to me q
stealization Of responsibility which
- not underestimate. 1t Is SUI
ttreme task to interpret the cove
s1ant OF q great political party, the
Activities of which are SO woven
into the history OF this republic, and
~ very sacred and solemn UNDER
taking to utter the faith and as.
sDifAti0ns Of the many millions who
adhere to that party. The party
s1latform has charted the way, yet,
S6omehow, we have come to expect
that Interpretation which voices
The faith Of nominees who must as
aume specific tasks.
Il Let me be understood clearly
from the very beginning. l believe
in party sponsorship in govern
ment. I believe in party govern
mont as distinguished from per-
4Onal government, individual, dicta-
t0rial, autocratic or what not. In
= citizenship of more than a hun
4red millions AZ y impossible to
! zach agreement upon all questions.
Parties are formed by those who
reach consensus of opinion. 1t
vas the intent Of the founding
Athers to give to this republic de-
Aendable and enduring popular
government, representative in form,
md 1t was designed to make pOlit-
Hcal parties not only the preserving
Aponsors but also the effective
6gencies through which hopes and
y aspirations and convictions and
v conscience may be translated into
4 public performance.
A People are Supreme.
Popular government has been an
1hspiration Of liberty since the
dawn Of civilization. Republics
Nave risen and fallen, and transit
xton from party to personal govern
nent has preceded every failure
vince the world began. Under the
c0nstitution we have the charted
way to security and perpetuity. We
snow it gave to us the safe path to
y developing eminence which no
people in the world ever rivalled.
Il has guaranteed the rule of in
telligent, deliberate public opinion
oppressed through parties. Under
mis- plan q masterful leadership be-
0omingly may manifest its in
uence, but peoples will still re-
mains the supreme authority.
America Model Of Liberty.
The American achievement un-
der the plan Of the fathers is no
where disputed. On the contrary
the American example has been
The model OF every republic which
4 glorides the progress Of liberty,
md is everywhere the leaven. Of
III representative democracy which
4 ms expanded human freedom. II
j has been wrought through party
i government.
No man " big enough to run this
/ ereat republic. There never has
II beer one. Such domination was
L hever intended. Tranquility, stabil-
4 ~, dependability-All are assured
Il IN party sponsorship, and we mean
/ 10 renew the assurances which
\ pended In the cataclymal war.
HID Democracy Bears Autocracy.
\ 1t was not surprising that We
\ gent far afield from safe and pre-
H 1cribed paths amid the war
Il 4nxieties. There was the unfortu-
H Aate tendency before; there was
4 he surrender OF congress to the
growing assumption Of the execu-
live before the World war imper-
He'd all the practices We had
barnet to believe in; and in the
/ war emergency every safeguard
\ NAs swept away. In the name Of
/ Gem0crAcy We established autoc-
EtAcy. We are not complaining Il
lAis extraordinary bestowal or as
enption in war. It seemed temper
any necessary; our alarm 10 over
1 fhe fAilure to restore the constitu-
| t1onal methods when the war
enereoncy ended.
11st Restsre Popular RalA
6 Our 0fSt committal 10 the restor-
1M8a Of representative popular
Ekovofnment, under the constitution,