Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-10
Roosevelt Acceptance
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civilized men so interviewer with the
lives of other men in other countries
as to make it impossible to be in this
world and not Of it We must sec
that it is impossible to avoid except
by monastic seclusion those honorable
and intimate foreign rela atoms which
the fearful-hearted shudderingly ms
call by that devils catchword inter
national complications"
Govt. Machinery Inadequate
As for our home problem, We have
been awakened by this war into q
startled realization OF the archaic
shortcomings of our governmental ma
chinery and of the need for the kind
of reorganization which only a clear
thinking business man. experienced III
the technicalities of governmental
procedure can carry out. Such a man
we have. One who has so successfully
reformed the business management of
his own great state is obviously cap
able of doing greater things. This is
no time to experiment with men who
believe that their party can do no
wrong and that what is good for the
selfish interests of a political party
j
we'll. l as a citizen believe that this
year We should choose as President
proved executive. We need to do
things; not TO talk about Them.
American Spirit
Much has been said of late about
good Americanization. 1t is right
that il should have been said, and i.
is right that every chance should be
seized to repeat the basic truths IN
DERIVING our prosperity and our ma
tional existence itself But lit would
be an unusual and much to be wished
for thing il in the coming presentation
of the issues new note IF fairress
and generosity could be struck. Little
ness, meanness. falsehood. extreme
parts are not in accord
with American spirit. l like to think
that in this respect also We are moving
forward.
Asks We Be Definite
Let US be definite. We have passed
through q great war-an armed con-
hict which called forth every effort
on the part the whole population.
Inc war was won by Republicans as
I well as by Democrats Men OF all
parties served in our armed forces.
Men and women of all parties served
the government at home They striy-
60 honestly as Americans. not as mere
partisans. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike worked in administrative
positions. raised Liberty Loans ad-
ministered food control, toiled in mu-
milton plants, built ships The war
was brought to a successful conciu-
sion by a glorious common effort
one which in the years to come will
be national pride. l feel very GER
tain that our children will come to re-
gard our participation as memora BILE
for the broad honor and honesty
which marked it. for the absence of
unfortunate sea ndal. and for the
splendid unity of action which ex-
tended to every portion of the nation
It would. therefore, not only serve
little purpose. but would conform III
to our high standards if any person
should in the heat of political rivalry
seek to manufacture political advan-
tage out of a nationally conducted
( struggle. We have seen things on too
large a scale to listen in this day to
rifles. or to believe in the adequacy
Of trifing men.
Big Men Needed
II is the same vision of the bigger
outlook of national and Individual life
which will. l am sure, lead us to de-
mand that the men who represent US
in the affairs of our government shall
be more than politicians or the errand
boys of politicians-that they shall
subordinate always the individual
ambition and the party advantage to
the national good. In the long run
the true statesman and the honestly
forward looking party will prevail.
Even as the Nation entered the war
for an ideal, 80 it has emerged from
the war with the determination that
the ideal shall not die. 1t is idle to
pretend that the War Declaration Of
:. April 6, 1917, was a mere act of self
defense, or thatt the object of our par-,
ticipation was solely to defeat the
military power of the Central nations
of Europe. We knew them as a ma
ton, even as we know today. that
success on land and sea could be but
half victory. The other half is not
"oH yet. 10 the cry Oh the french at
Verdun: They shall not pass" the
cheer of our men in the Argonne:
We shall go through''-we must add
this 1T shall not occur again." This
is the positive declaration of our own
wills; that the world shall be saved
from a repetition of this crime To
this end the Democratic party offers
Treaty of Peace, which, to make it
a. real treaty for a real peace MUST
, include League Of Nations; because
this peace treaty if our best and brav-
est are not to have died in vain must.
be no thinly disguised armistice de-
vised by cynical statesmen to mask
their preparations for a renewed of
! greed-inspired conquests later on
Peace" must mean peace that will
| last. A practical, workable, perman-
! ent, enforcible kind of peace that will
hold as tightly as the business con-
tracts of the individual. We must in
deed be. above all things. business
like and practical in this peace treaty
making business Of our The League
, of Nations is a practical solution Of
a practical situation. 1t is no more
perfect than our original Constitution.
(which has been amended IS times and
will soon we hope be amended the
| 10Th, was perfect. 1t is not anti Ma
tional. it is anti-war. No SUPER
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