Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

Chairman Lodge. members Of the
notification committee, members OF the
A national committee, ladies aud gentle
men:
The message which you have formally
conveyed brings to me realization OF
responsibility which Is not undercSt-
mated. II is a supreme task TO interpret
the covenant OF great political party.
the activities of which are SO woven
into the history of this republic. and
very sacred and solemn undertaking
to utter the faith and aspirations of the
many millions who adhere to that party.
The party platform has charted the
way, yet, somehow. we have come to
expect that Interpretation which voices
the faith of nominees who must assume
specific tasks.
Believes In Party Government
Let me be understood clearly from
the very beginning. / believe in party
sponsorship in government. | believe
In party government as distinguished
from personal government, individual,
dictatorial. autocratic or what not
In a citizenship of more than 100. =
000, 900 il is impossible to reach
agreement upon all questions. Parties
are formed by those who reach con :
sensus OF opinion. 1t was the intent OF
the founding fathers to give to this re =
public q dependable and enduring popu-
lar government representative in form,
and Il was designed to make political
parties not only the preserving sponsors
but also the effective agencies through
which hopes and aspirations and Convic-
Z tons and conscience may be translated
into public performance.
Popular government has been an in =
spiration of liberty since the dawn of
civilization. Republics have risen and
fallen. and a transition from party to
personal government has preceded every
failure since the world began. Under
the constitution we have the Charted
way to security and perpetuity.
Peoples Will Supreme
y We know it gave to us the safe patti
tn developing eminence which NJ
people in the world ever rivaled. 1t ha!
guaranteed the rule of intelligent. de
lberate public opinion expressed through
parties. Under this plan a masterfu
leadership becomingly may manifest it
influence. but peoples will still re
mains the supreme authority.
The American achievement under tn,
plan Of the fathers is nowhere disputed
On the contrary the American example
has been the model of every republic
(which glorifies the progress of liberty
and Is everywhere the leaven of repre-
sentative democracy which has cxpande,
human freedom. 1t has been wrought
through party government.
No man is big enough to run thi:
great republic. There never has beer
one. Such domination was never IN
tended. Tranquility, stability, depend
ability--all are assured in party spon
sorship, and We mean to renew the as
surances which were rended in the Cata
clysmal war.
Autocracy During War
II was not surprising that We went
far afeld from safe and prescribed
paths amid the war anXieties. There
was the unfortunate tendency before
there was the surrender of Congress tc
the growing assumption Of the executive
before the world war imperiIpd all taC
practices We had learned to believe in
and in the war emergency every safe
guard was swept away.
In the name OF democracy we estab
lished autocracy. We are not com
planning at this extraordinary bestowa
or assumption in war, il seemed tenn
porarily necessary: our alarm is owe
the failure to restore the constitutions
methods when the war emergency ended
Our first committal is the restora
tion OF representative popular govern
ment, under the constitution, throug
the agency Of the Republican party. Ol
vision includes more than chief exec
utive. We believe in a cabinet of high
est capacity, equal to the responsible
ties which our system COntcmplateS, il
whose councils th" Vice President. sec
ond official of tho republic, shall b
asked to participate.
Holds Senate Saved United States
The same vision includes cordia
understanding and co Ordinutod arIili
ties with House of Congress. fres
from the people, voicing the conviction
which members bring from direct con
tact with the electorate, and cordial 20
operation along with the restored func
tions of the Senate, tit to be the create,
, deliberative body Of tho world.
It's members arc the designated scp
tinels on the towers OF constitutions
government. The resumption OF III
Senate's authority saved to this repub
lie its independent nationality whe,
sutocracy misintorpretod the dream Of
world experiment TO be the vision of
world ideal.
Ii is not difficult. Chairman Lodge
to make ourselves clear on the UuestiO
of international relationship. We Re
publicans OF the Senate. conscious 4
our solemn Oaths and mindful Of on
constitutional obligations. when we sa,
the structure Of n world supCrgovern
ment taking visionary form. joined in
becoming warning Of our devotion
this republic. II the torch of consti
tutionalism had not been dimmed, tn
DELAYED peace of the world and th
tragedy of disappointment and Europe
misunderstanding Of America casil
might have been avoided.
Halted Barter OF Independence
The Republicans Of the Senate haIte
the barter OF independent America
emipence and influence, which it wf
proposed to exchange for an ohsrul
and unequal place in the merged gov
eminent Of the world. Our party near
10 hold the heritage of American ma
tionality unimpaired and unsurrenderet
The world will not miSconstrue. "
do not mean to hold aloof. We do ~
mean to shun a single responsibility
this republic 10 world civilization
There is no hate in the America
heart. We have no envy, no suspicion
no aversion for any people in the worl
We hold to our rights and means
defend; aye, We mean to sustain q
rights Of this nation and our Citizel
slike everywhere under the shining su
n Yet there is the concord of amity ar
isesympathy and fraternity in every resC
rims 6ion. There is genuine aspirHtiC
Y \ leyery American breast for a tra1
4 >Afriendship with all the world.
\ ~, we believe the nnspeaksb
\ tyr immeasurable sacrifice
q ia ccnvictions and the as