Arizona republican., 1920-03-18
'C. ]. ?. STANDS FUR HONESTY AND EFFICIENCY HAYS
National Chairman Pleads For Patriotism In Peace and Urges Efficient Ad- ministration of the Coun- try's Affairs

ROANOKE, Va. March 17.-In one of the stormiest scenes that ever attended a political gathering in the state, Virginia republicans in convention here tonight elected four delegates at large and four
 aIternates to the national con-
 vention in Chicago and instructed them to support Governor Frank O. Lowdcn or Illinois for the presl-
 dentiaI nomination. The oPposi-
 ton fought for uninstructed dele
 gates.
 ROANOKE, Va. March 17.-De' ciaring the republican party stands first for honest, efficient and eco- nomical business administration of ihe country's affairs Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, in an address before the state republican convention here today, pleaded for patriotism in peace as well as war" and asserted that the country has slipped along under thls democratic administration without any adequate thought of the problems that would confront us until the shock or peace was lsere, just as We did before we entered the war"
 Outlining the principal things for which his party stands. MT. Hays said:
 What The. Party Stands For.
 '.I suggest that above all things the
  est efficient and economical business administration of the country's af- fairs. It was formerly said that hon eSty is the best policy as a matter Of Eusiness Honesty is the best policy as a matter of morals. In like manner there is but one kind of successful pol itics. of faithful. efficient. honest and economical administration. The only successful politics in the situation to- day is to find out what is best for the country and do it first. We want more nen in politics for what they can give and not what they can get.
 I suggest the republican party stands for the development and exc cution Of plan for the reduction of Kill initiative and the spreading of var debt over a large number of years.
 Capital And Labor
 I believe there shall be developed l better relation between labor and cap .fal with justice to both and with jus Zee to the public the third side of the t. iangie. which must not be forgotten.
 We feel that there shall be an ad- ministration of law and order every- where in the nation
 The party shall measure it's steps forward by the new needs of the ma ton with eyes always ahead, but with its feet always on solid ground
 VI pdIFloIlSm Tn politics he declarec.
 T 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 riding on an- others ticket. I have an abiding faith that there will be an awakened sense of civic duty as a by-product of this war
 Patriotism Tn Peace
 Expressing the belief that country's problems are largely economic ones, MT. Hays pointed out that the industrial difficulties in this country, which he said at the moment to be overwhelm- ing, can be ane I have explicit faith will be solved in one way by finding exact justice and enforc- ing it.
 The republican party, he said. from it's inception has stood against undue federalization of industries and activities. There must be strong fed eral regulation, but not government ownership
 Referring to the American soldiers in the war with Germany, MT. Hays said:
 The republican party will never forget the debt we owe to the soldiers who have won this war. We used to hear: Food will win the war, Liberty bonds will win the war thrift stamps will win the war They did not. They all helped to win, but the war was won by the fighting men at the fighting front and in no other way And the party's appreciation of our soldiers will be remembered"