Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
Rannes Republican Congress for
Failure to AmeHo,ute High
Taxes Brought On by War:
Money Ciuen to G. o. p Campaign, With
Definite Idea of Gaining Service in
Return, Nominee Declares.

| lIuSldSff anu their SuSldlutu lDhEs-
| try, which carried many of them to
the heavy burdens of toll. form an
/ undying page in the annals of the
! time. while the touch of the mother
/ heart in camp and hospita- gave
sacred color to the tragic picture that
! feeble. words should not even at
J tempt to portray They demonstrated
! not only willingness but capacity.
| They helped win the war. and they
are entitled to a voice in the read
| juStment now at hand. Their in
| tuition. their sense of the shumani-
! tartan in government. their unques-
J toned progressive spirit will be help
! full in problems that require public
judgment. Therefore they are en-
| titled to the privilege of voting as q
| matter of right and because they viii
be helpful. in maintaining wholesome
| and patriotic policy. II requires but
one more state to ratify the national
amendment and thus bring long
delayed justice. ! have the same
I earnest hope, as our platform ex-
| presses, that some one of the re
naming states Will promptly take
| favorable action.
Attacks Hardfng's
Conception of Presidency.
Senator Hardfng's theory of the
great office to which he aspres. put
ting a thoroughly fair interpretation
on his own words, is that the govern
| ment of this country. so far as ii is
kembodied in the executive. should be
what he is pleased to call govern
| ment by party as in contrast with
! the exercise by the President of his
own best final Judgment under the re-
| SponSibility assumed by his solemn
oath of office, taking into considera-
ton the views Of others. of course. in
arriving at that final judgment. but
recognizing no group of any kind, not
l 10 f.,s l. Il
formance of the particular duties in
question, and not subject to impeach-
| ment, as he is, in case of serious mall
! feasance in the performance of those
| duties. The latter is the conception
of the presidency held by Washing
ton, John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
son in initiating our great experiment
| il political and personal freedom UNI
der the Constitution. 1t is the con-
ception held by Lincoln and Roose-
| Welt, by Cleveland and Wilson. and all
other Presidents of the past to whom
history has assigned a significant
place in the normal growth of our
| free institutions. 1t is the concep-
| ton of the presidency to which, in case
| of success of the democratic party in
| the coming election, my own best eff
| forts shall be dedicated. with a SOL
emn sense of responsibility to the
Power above. to the people of the
| United States as whole, and to the
sacred oath of allegiance to the Con-
| Stitution and the laws. There is, and
will always be, a useful place for
parties in the conduct of a free gov
eminent; but any theory of gov
eminent by party" which must weak
en- this solemn sense of personal re-
SponSibility, or alter its traditional
direction and turn it toward party or
| faction, can only accentuate the pos
sible evils of party and thwart its
possible advantages.
am sincerely grateful to the demo-
cratic party for the opportunities of
public service which il has brought
! to me in the past. and for the willing
ness which it has shown to extend
those opportunities TO a still greater
| field; but / am glad to say that it has
| always recognized that my official du-
I ties were to the people as a whole.
| and has in no case attempted to in
terfere, under preteXt of party respon-
| sibility, with my right of personal
| judgment, under oath, in the perform
| ance of those duties.
| There must be an awakened inter
est in education. The assumption that
| things are all right is an error. There
| is more or less of a general idea that
! because our school system generally
is satisfactory. and in most instances
excellent. sufficient progress is being
made. The plain fact reveals two
startling things. one, growing deci-
! NATION in the ranks of teachers,
and the other. the existence of five
and one-half million illiterates. 1t is
| true that 100000 of these are for
eign born. The army of instructors
has been more or less demoralized
through financial temptation from
other activities which pay much bet
ter. We owe too much to the next
generation to be remiss in this mat
ter. Very satisfactory progress is
being made in several states in the
teaching of native-born illiterates.
The moonlight school in Kentucky
has, in fact, become a historic in
Stitution. The practice has spread
into other commemorative, and bands
of noble men and women are render
ing great service. There should be
no encroachment Wy the federal gov
eminent on local control. 1t is the
healthful. reasonable individualism of
American national life that has en-
abled the citizens of this republic to
think for themselves. and. besides.
state and community initiative would
be impaired by anything approach
ing dependence. The central govern
ment, however. can inventory the
possibilities Of progressive education,
and in helpful manner create an en-
larged public interest in this subject.
No Attempt to
Compete in Dollars.
There will be no attempt in this cam
paign to compete by dollars with our
opposition SO many people have
been in ,he money-gathering bust
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already in hand are more
or less a matter of general informa-
ton. All that we ask is that both
parties deal in the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received. the
contributors, and the items of dis
bursements. The public judgment in.
elections should be rendered after the
fullest hearing possible Each side
has the right TO properly present It's
case. This is a legitimate expense
There is no narrow dividing line be-
tween the legitimate and illegitimate
in political campaigns. one contem-
plates the organization and main
tenance of such facilities as are
necessary to advise the people of the
facts bearing upon the issues; the
other carries the deliberate purpose
to interfere with the honest render
ing of a verdict. How MISGUIDED
some of our people are. Recognizing
that readjustment must be made, they
believe that they will fare better II
they cast their fortunes with those
with whom they dealt on the base OF
campaign contributions IN days gone
by. They do not sense the dansets
that threaten The sort of readJust-
ment which will appeal to our SELF.
respect and ultimately to our general
prosperity is the honest readJust-
ment. Any unfair adjustment simply
DELAYS the ultimate process, and we
ho,,l.l remember the lesson of history
thai one extreme usually leads to an
other.
our people to have an abiding conf
dence in government, but no read
iustment made under reactionary aus
nices will carry with il the confidence