The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-06-24

! we HXed Inc prlCe VI their wheat ant
then left them at the mercy OF every
profteer from whom they are com
PEELED, at any price, to buy their farm
materials and supplies in order tha
they might raise our food, and the war
time policy Of get.all you can and give
nothing in-relurn. The farmer is let
ting his land lay out uncultivated Ioi
lack Of his ability TO secure help at a
price he can afford TO pay.
We hereby pledge ourselves TO the
idea that Washington is just an old
blck number and that hereafter we
must be tied up with all the countries
Of the world in a way that will keep US
fighting their battles and paying their
bills Tor the rest OF our natural or III.
natural existence.
We point with pride 10 our treat
ment Of the disabled soldiers and sail
ors whom we promised to rehabilitt
and TO place in vocational schools for
training, to the end that they might
again become sell'supporting, After
two years Of spending money on salar-
les an excessive publicity, the voca'
tional board had prepared only ESQ Ct
these disabled boys for wage earning
positions and out Of the 100000 who
were manned and lamed and blinded
in the defense Of their country, only
$4,000 have been admitted to train
ing, tho 100000 out Of the 100000
applied for this training. We admit
that we have done our best to make
these crippled heroes feel themselves
10 be paupers and Oeggers in trying
10 avail themselves OF the training
which the Republican Congress sought,
by liberal appropriation, to provide l(r
them.
1t is fitting that, at this great Ma.
tional Convention we point with pride
to some Of the things this present ad-
ministration has kept US out Of. First
oil all, it kept US out Of war. Mr.. Bur.
leson kept us out Of mail, To our
great President, himself, much OF the
credit is due that we are kept out Of
sugar and an exaggerated sense Of
ego has kept us out Of peace.
We declare ourselves in favor oi life
time terms Tor the Democratic presi-
dents. and in case we elect the presi-
dent next November, we pledge our
selves to use every means in our pow
er 10 not only keep him there for life,
but to secure the right for him to
name his own successor, and in case he
should become i'll and unable to per.
form his duties, the business OF the
country shall cease. And further.
more, should the mind Of cabinet
member fail to run along" with the
supreme thinking Of the president,
said cabinet member shall imme dia,ely
be asked to resign.
In the meantime let US proclaim
louder and more loudly that there is
not after all, any real difference in the
two big parties.
But let US also confess and admit
that March does not always 90 out like
a lion or come in like a lamb, and
that We have sort Of presentiment
that March, 1921, will, in all probabil.
ity come marching in ike the 6. o.
P. elephant. In which case we can
always look pious and say Why
doesn't the Republican administration
do something!" Loudly and more
louIly must we proclaim and exclairn
as we watch it gradually and laboriously
steadily and surely bring this country
up and from out Of this present Demo
cratic mess and put i, back 10 the
old time safe, sane, solid foundation
that was built for il on the princi
piles TO which the G. Q. P. has evel
adhered,