New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
REPUBLICAN PARTY
 COUNTRIES SAVIOR
Such Is Opinion Expressed by
 Will Hays


 of the country's affairs" Will H. 1 Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, in an address 1 before the state republican conven- 1 tion here today, pleaded for, pa l triotism in peace as we'll as war; and 1 asserted that the country has, slip ped along under this democratic ad- 1 ninistration. without any adequate l thought of the problems that would [ confront us until the shock of peace
 was here, just as we did before we 1 entered the war;
 Outlining the principal things for i which his party stands, MT. Hays said:
 c. O. P. Is Cure-AH. 'FI suggest that above all things the republican party stands first for honest, efficient, and economical bus mess administration of the country's affairs. It was form erly said that, Honesty is the best policy mat ter of business. Honesty is the best
 policy as a matter of morals. In like
 manner there is but one kind of suc- cessful politics, of faithful, efficient, honest, and economical, administra-
 ton. The only successful politics in the situation today is to find out what is best for the country and do lt itics for what they can give and not what they can get. t-I suggest the republican party stands for the development and exc cution of a plan for the reduction of taxes, with the repeal of taxes which kill initiative, and the spreading of war debt over a large number of years.
 "I believe there shall be developed a better relation between labor and capital, with justice to both and with justice to the public the third side of the triangle. which must not be forgotten.
 For Law and Order. We feel that there shall be an administration of law and order everywhere in the nation. ''The party shall measure it's steps forward by the new needs of the na- ton with eyes always ahead, but with
 it's feet always on solid ground Asserting that there are two na-
 tural inquiries from women new in
 politics, "What does the republican
 party offer the women? and What
 does the republican party stand for?'
 Mir Hays declared:
 '~The republican party offers the
 women everything we offer the men.
 
 party" he added, ''is that the rights of participation in the management Of the party's affairs must be and remain
 equally sacred and Sacredly equal. The
 republican women in the country con
 stitute one-half of the party'S mem
 bership. In many states this has long
 been so. In the presidential campaign
 of 1920 it is my very earnest hope
 and weIl-founded judgment that it
 shall be so everywhere.
 There is to be no separate wom-
 ems organization created within the
 party, except and only in those cases
 where such an arrangem ent may be needed temporarily as an efficient aid in the complete amalgamation which is our objective.
 Rights for Women. "To the women and to men alike the party offers the right of a political self-deternination, and that is the an- swer to the second query, What does the party stand for?'" Holding that there must be in this country two political parties and both must be strong and vfri1e,'' MT. Hays said s'I do not ask that all women be- come republicans.
 '"To which party you belong is of less consequence than that you belong to some party he said. "I would
 rather a woman join with our oppon- ents than belong to no party" Of patriotism in politics he declar- ed: 1T have no use for the individual who is either too busy or too good to help. He has no just complaint to make whatever happens. He is rid ing on another's ticket. I have abiding faith that there will be an awakened sense of civic duty as by product of this war; Expressing the belief that the coun- try's problems are largely economic ones MT. Hays pointed out that the industrial difficulties in this country, which he said, at the moment seem to be overwhelming, '*can be and I have
 explicit faith will be solved in one way-by finding exact justice and en- forcing it.
 For Federal Regulations. The republican party" he said, from it's inception has stood against undue Liberalization of industries and l activities. There must be strong fed 1 eral regulation, but not government ! ownership
 Referring to the American soldiers ! in the war with Germany, Mir. Hays said:
 1 EtThe republican party will never forget the debt we owe to the soldiers who have won this war. We used to l hear: Food will win the war, Liberty l bonds will win the war, thrift stamps ] will win the war They did not. They | all helped to win the war, but the war 1 was won by the fighting men at the l fighting front, and in no other way ] And the partys appreciation of our 1 soldiers will be remem bered.'' { U