Arizona republican., 1920-06-09
Sen. Lodge Scores Dem Ocratic Rule
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m the mere trifIes of life. in dress. in aHuusements, in pleasure seeking, in Lhe greed Tor money and the reckless ness or expenditure and, what is in- dnitely more serious. in the diseonfent MAtn all forms of government or con- trol and in the readiness and eagerness 10 destroy even the fundamental prin- clples of free and orderly civilization without which law and order. organized soclety, the possibilities of progress and the chance for happiness cannot e4lSt- This state Of mind born of the war IS the grayest obstacle in the es- sential work of restoring a shattered world and making the great victory a blessing to mankind Tn order to sue ceed at all we must understand the mental and moral condition We must allow for it. We must be very patient We must steady our nerves. We must pc tolerant and above all, open minded. We must call on our common sense and self-restraint. The complex prob- lem cannot be evaded and it must be neait with in such a way as to preserve ehe foundations of society and enable us. those once secured. to advance steadily. never hurriedly but always in order, toward every reform, every i'm provement, every form of true progre ss which will help mankind It is a gi- gantic task fo any government or any party No party and no government Can succeed unless they face 1t brave l4, looking facts always in the face and determined to do their best-never promising what they cannot perform ana never yielding to the facile tempta- tions of momentarY success.
 A Party's Failure
 One of our great political parties has failed to meet-nay, is in a considera2l measure responsible for, the perilous conditions of the hour. The only other organized political force strong enough to grapple with the encircling dangers Is the Republican party. If that 600 fails and breaks down the Russ iafl descent into barbarism will begin 10 draw near. Such end is inconcsiv- able with the American people nut they must realize the peril and drive It back into the darkness whence it comes. We, keepers of the Republican faith, must therefore succeed We must not know defeat when the great re- sponsibility comes to our hands. To the service of 1860 we must add like service in 1920 No larger victory at any time could be won by any political party. We must both earn and deserve 1t. We did not fail in the Civil War. We shall not, must not fail now.
 Tn order to render to our country the service which we desire to render and which we can accomplish in large measure, at least, if we undertake it with all our ability and in a disinter- ested public spirit. we must have the opportunity for service. That oppor- tunity can only come through our being entrusted by the people with both the legislative and the executive authority. To this end MT. Wilson and his dynasty, his heirs and assigns. or any body that is his, anybody who with bent knee has served his purposes, must be driven from all control, ttcnt all influence upon the government Of thefUnited States. They must be driven from office and power not because they are Democrats but because Mir. Wilson stands for a theory of administration and government which is not Ameri- can. His methods. his constant if in- direct assaults upon the constitution and upon all the traditions of free government, strike at the very life of the American principles upon which our government has always rested. The return of the Democrats to power with MT. Wilson or one of his disciples still the leader and master of a great party. traditions and principles, would be a long step in the direction of autocracy for which MT. Wilson yearns and a heavy blow to the continuance of free representative government as we have always conceived and Nenerated it. The peril inseparable from Sir. Wilson and his system goes far beyond all party divisions, for it involves the funda- mental question of whether the gov ernment of the United States shall be
 
 whether it shall be q free representa- tive government or that of d dictator ship resting on a pleDiscite carried by repeIlent methods. aIr. Wilson and the autocracy he represents, and all whicF those who believe in his doctrines anc share his spirit represent, must be put aside and conclusively excluded from any future control. Bear this well 1T mind throughout the campaign, for ! is the first condition of our ability tC
 <r. ,sfzU f7sar r~g~x us forward to true progress and tC wiser laws. It is the path of Wash ington, of Lincoln and of Roosevelt from which Mr. Wilson has sought tC drag us. We can only regain 1t b1 once and for all condemning the mar and his associates who have thus en- deavored to turn us from the righ road into the dark and devious way! which with all nations lead to destruc tfon We therefore make our appea for support to all who love America, tt all, whatever party name they happel to bear, who are true to the faith of tn fathers to join with us in this grea work of redemption. The defeat of tn present administration and all it mean tranScends in importance every othe question and all immediate and dom Inant issues are bound up with i Without that defeat every chance O the right settlement of the might questions before us, so sorely neede now ana not ldltlt VIII pal
 Our First Duty As Americans
 The ground thus cleared, it is ou first duty as Americans to reestablls certain essential principles which hay been both shaken and invaded-shake by the shock of war, invaded by thos who had their own selfish purposes [ serve even in the hour of the country danger
 The earliest beliefs Of men reveal tn trust of mankind in order, as the di vine conqueror Of chaos and eterns night. A famous poet tells us tha sorder is Heavens first law and his tory repeats the same injunction. A inc civilization ever built up and treas ured by mankind has rested upon th esta ablishment of law and order. La and order, the supports of true libert inc firm foundations of prosperity an progress have always ruled m tf limited States and have been very des to the hearts of the American peopl They must never be weakened or m haired unless we are ready to see a that we have carefully built up go dow t -,1ir and men forced once more 1n1