The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-09
Accepts Vice President Nomina.
tion and G. o. P. Challenge.
I. S. Must Either Become
Hermit or Enter League.
IS FOR "GREATER AMERICA"
Declares League Cannot Die
Its Ideals Too Great.
Need More Work and Less Talk
at Washington.

HYDE Park. n. Y, Aug s.-Crovds
began gathering early today in this
aristocratic village for the formal
notifica ton of Franklin d. Roosevelt
OF ms nomination for the vice presi-
dency by the Democratic party
Altho the ceremonies were not
scheduled to start until p. M. the
streets of Hyde Park and Poughkeep-
sic began to show signs of unusual ac-
lvity soon after dawn. The people, as
wen as the two towns were In holiday
attire. Flags were flying from practi-
caiiy every business building and
nome Streets were decorated with
bunting and huge pictures of the two
Democratic candidates could be seen
At spFingwood. the Roosevelt
estate, where the notification was to
take place, the entire household was
astir early.
Roosevelt arrived home late yester-
day from Dayton where he attended
the Governor Cox notification cere-
monies.
Immediately after the ceremonies.
roosevelt will make his arrangements
for his swing thru the west
For Greater America"
A greater America" nationally and
Internationally, was the keynote of
the spt ech of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In accepting the nomination. ReaIiza-
ton OF greatness for America depends.
Roosevelt said, on the solving Of two
great problems by the next national
the world, and the pressing need OF
organized progress at home.'
He declared Governor Cox is pre-
eminently qualified in spirit, training
and experience to meet and solve these
problems properly, "one who can lead
this nation forward in an unhalt!ng
march of progress"
In world problems Roosevelt de-
clared, I'VE must either shut our ewes.
puild an impregnable wall of ars.a-
ments, and live hermit nation or I'VE
must open our eyes and see that mod
ern civilization has become so cou1uIer
as to make it impossible to be in this
world and not of it,
- Moro Work. Less Talk.
As for home problems. he said. Eve
have been awakened by this war into a
startling realization of the shortconl-
fngs of our govern mental machinery
and of the need for the kind of reor-
ganlzation which only a clear thinking
business man. experienced in the tech
nicalities of governmental procedure
can carry out. We need to do things.
not ia talk about them"
He appealed for fairness and gen
erosity in the campaign" declaring
that inasmuch as partisanship was
buried during the war IL should not
now be revived in ancient Bitterness
The nominee asserted that the fsa-
ton knows that the war has been only
half won until to the cry of the
French at Verdun, They shall not
pass" and of the Americans In the Ar
gonne. We shall go thru are added
the words, "It shall not occur again.
To this end. he said. the Democrats
offer peace treaty, which to make
IT a real treaty for a real peace must
include the League of Nations
League Cannot Ddo.
He urged that the American people
be dealt with without vagueness,
double dealing or equivoca ton" on the
league issue. and added:
The league will not die. An idea
does not die which meets the call of
the hearts of our mothers" Peace,
he said, can't be declared by congress.
as war is. He predicted that soon the
United States will take It's seat in the
league
Turning to domestic questions, to
which he devoted much of his speech.
Roosevelt outlined as vital needs the
following:
''Bettering of citizenship thru eIirni-
nation Of iiliteracy, and strengthening
Of immigration laws; improveme ent of
working conditions. especially in con-
gested centers; protection OF child life
and women in industry; extension OF
communications to make rural life
more attractive; development of ma
tional resources; reform of govern
ment by elimination of archaic meth-
ods in congress and the administra-
tive branches OF the government. bet
ter pay for government employees. with
a higher standard of efficiency