Republican farmer., 1920-08-13

splendid. hope of days of peace for l future generations, peace by Reso- | lution of Congress is an insult and a 1 denial of Our natioaa: purpose.
 Today we are offered a seat at the | table or the family of nations to the 1 end that smaller peoples may be truly | safe to work out their own destiny, 1 to the end that the sword shall not follow on the heels of the merchant, | to the end that the burden of fn- creaslng armies and navleS snail be lifted from the shoulders of world already staggering under the weight of taxation We shall take that place. l say so because I have fa1th-faith that this nation has no selfish destiny. faith that our people are looking in to the years beyond for better things, and that they are not afraid to do their part.
 The fundamental outlook on the associations between this Republic and the other Nations can never be very different in character from the principles which one applies to our own purely internal affairs. A man who opposes concrete reforms and improvements in International rela- tions is of necessity a reactionary, or at least a conservative in viewing his home problems.
 We can we'll rejoice in our great land, in our great citizenship brought h1ther out of many kindredS and tongues, but to fulfill our true destiny we must be glad also for the oppor- tunity for greater service. So much calls to us for action, and the need is so pressing that the stacker of peace is a greater menace than the stacker of war. Progress will come not thT0uVh 10 tal h1If the doerS.
 It is for this reason that I am es- pecially happy in the pledges given in the platform of the Democratic party. That document is definite. It is solemn pledge that, given the authority, our party will accomplish clear aims
 Among the most pressing of these national needs I place the bettering of our citizenship, the extension of 1 teaching to over 5,0o0,o00 of our pop 1 ulation above the age of ten who are 1 illiterate, the strengthening of our | immigration laws to exclude the phy- sically and morally unfit, the improve l ment of working conditions especially i in the congested centers, the exten- sion of communications to make ru- | ral life more attractive, the further 1 protection of child life and of wom-
 
 action. If we raise the standard of l education, of physical fitness, of moral sense, the generations to come | will have no difficulty in coping with l the problems of material economies So also with regard to the further 1 development of our natural resources | we offer a constructive and definite 1 objective. We begin to appreciate | that as a nation we have been waste I fIIl of TTo
 merely thrift by saving, but thrift by the proper use of what we have at | hand. Our efforts in the past have 1 been scattered. It is now time to un- der take a we'll considered co-ordi- | mated plan of development, so that 1 each year will see progress along de- l finite lines. The days of "pork bar reT' legislation are over. Every dol lar of our expenditures for port fa- | cilities, for inland waterways for
 flood control, for the reclamation of swamp and arid lands. for highways, 1 for public buildings, shall be expend- cd only by trained men in accordance
 with a continuing plan.
 The golden rule of the true pub
 lie servant is to give to his work the
 same or even higher interest and ef- ficiency that he would give to his :. private affairs. There is no reason
 
 l Government should not at least ap-
 proximate that of we'll conducted pri-
 vate business. Today this is not the case. l may be pardoned if I draw
 on my experience of over seven years in an administrative position to state
 unequivocally that the governmenta | machinery requires reorganiza ton The system, especially since the war
 has become antiquated. No mere | hI16c 6cpnt A 1 will correct the faults.
 First of all the methods of the leg l 1slative branch of the National gov ernment, especially in the uppe, House requires drastic changes I , is safe to say that the procedure O. , the Congress has progressed less witt the times than in any other bushes body in the country. Yet it is upo1 , the Congress that every executive de , partment must wait Appeals to tn, I House and Senate in the last session fell on apparently deaf ears g In the administrative branch als, : great changes must take place. Tn g functions of the departments shoul, f be redistributed along common-sens V lines and methods provided to stan 3 oardlze and prevent duplication of eff S fort Further, it is high time tha t government employment be place,
 
 : guard of civil service the saIarie k must approximate those paid in nri f Vate employ. Today we are face, !. with the fact that the majority O Il the most efficient government em = ployes leave the service when the f are becoming most valuable The les $ use1ul remain. Many millions of dol e lars could be saved to the taxpayer by reclassification of the service h
 a1f of
 s t1on and by the rigid elimination q Il those who fail to measure up to It n1gh standard. All of this also ha II been called to the attention of tn - present Congress without result an e congress only can authorize tb r. remedy.
 r. II IS particular pleasure to kno, e that 1T we are sustained by the peo pie in the election, the country wi " nave as it's chief executive a ma