Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-09

sale TO work out their own destiny, to
the end that the sword shall not follow
on the heels of the merchant to the
end that the burden of increasing arm
les and navies shall he lifted from the
shoulders of world already stagger-
ing under the weight of taxation. We
shall take that place. L say so because
III have faith-faitn that this nation
has no selfish destiny, faith that our
people are looking into the years be-
yond for better things. and that they
are not afraid to do their part.
! 1t is a particular pleasure to know
that if we are sustained by the people
in the election, the country will have
as its chief executive a man who has
already amply established his reputa-
tion a successful administrators by
the reorganization of the business
methods of n great state. He is an
engineer statesman. The task before the
national government can also be as
sisted by a sympathetic cooperation
between the executive and legislative
branches, and in this work PARTISAN
ship must not enter.
In the consideration of the needs of
country and the conduct of it's affairs
like to dwell particularly on that part
of Lincoln's immortal phrase which
speaks of Government for the people"
Service on the part of men and women
in the government is not enough. 1t
it must be unselfish service it must be
service with sufficient breadth of view
to include the needs and conditions of
every kind of citizen. of every section
of the land. Such a body Of workers
would make impossible a return to the
conditions of twenty years ago when
men in the halls of Congress and in the
executive branches almost openly rep
resented special interests or consider
ed the obtaining of appropriations for
for their own localities of more
weight than the welfare of the United
States as a whole. Such a spirit Of
unselfshncss would prevent the for
nation of cliques or oliSarchies in the
Senate for the retarding of public bus
mess
Some people have been saying of
late: 1--WE are tired of progress, we
want to go back to where we were be
fore. to 20 about our own business. to
restore normal conditions" They are |
wrong. This is not the wish of Amer |
lea. We can never so back. The |
good old days" are gone past fore-er |
we have no regrets For our eyes are |
trained aheP6---forward to better days |
In this faith L am strengthened by the |
firm belief that the women of this ma
franchise will throw their weight into I
the scale of progress and will be un- |
bound by partisan prejudices and a too
narrow outlook on national problems
We cannot anchor our ship of state in |
this world tempest. nor can we return |
10 the placid harror of long -ars ago.
We must go forward or founoer.
Americas opportunity is at hand.
can lead the world by a great eNaleple,
we can prove this nation a living.
growing thing, with policies that are
adequate to new conditions. In d
thousand ways this is our horu of test.
The Democratic program offers q larg-
er life for our country, richer des-
tiny for our people. 1t is plan OF
hope. In these chiefly let it be our |
aim to build up, rot to tead rown. Ou1
opposition is to the things which once l.
existed. in order that they may never /
return We oppose money in politics. 9
we oppose the private control of ma
tional finances. we oppose the treating
of human beings commodities, we
oppose the saloon-b boSsed city, we op-
pose starvation wages. we oppose rule
by groups or ciiques. In the same way
we oppose mere period of coma in our
national life.
4 greater America is our objective. |
Definite and continuing study shall be
made of our Industrial. fiscal and social
problems. Definite and continuing. ac-
ton shall result therefrOm. and neither
the study nor the action shall be left
to emotional caprice or the opportun4
ism of any groups of men. We need
co-operation of the ablest and the wis
est heads in the land. irrespective of
their politics. SO shall grow
sanely. humanity honorably. haps'ily-
conscious at the end that we handed on
to those that follow us the knowledge
that we have not allowed to grow linn
the light of the American spirit
brought hither three hundred years ago
by the Pilgrim Fathers.
The coming years are laden with sig
nifcance, and much will depend on the
immediate decision of America. This
is the time when men and women must
determine for themselves wherein our
future lies. | look to it for progress.
In the establishment of good and mu-
tual help among nations. in the end
ing of wars and the miseries that wars
bring. in the extension of honorable
commerce, in the international settle
ment which will make it unnecessary
to send again two million of our men
across the sea. 1 look to our future
for progress: in better citizenship. in
less waste. in fairer remuneration Tor
our labor. in more efficient governing.
in higher standards of living
To this future l dedicate myself.
willing. whatever may be the choice OF
the people to continue to help as best
as | am able. 1t is the faith which is
in me that makes me very certain that
America will choose the path of pro-
rress and set aside the doctrines of
despair. the whisperings of cowardice,
the narrow road to yesterday. May1
the Guiding Spirit of our land keep our
feet on the broad road that leads to |
better tomorrow give to us strength to !
carry /;
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