Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29

terest OF all the people, both state
and nation, without fear or favor;
and II IL shall rel compromise It's
independence or its principles by en-
court favor or avoid danger, it would
not; be worthy of further support or
| allegiance.
I'VE recognize that Of late years
there have come into existence in this
state two organizations, one the Non
partisan league and the other the In
dependent Votery' league. This Is
neither, the time nor h place to dis
cuss the merits or dement's of these
counter organizations. AS evidenced
by their names. they r both, nom
p%artisans. The Republican party on
the other hand is strictly a partisan
organization and therefore can never
afford to allow itself to become an
adjunct Of either Of these n~on-parti-
san organizations. 1t speaks for the
policy of a great, nationwide political
party. and If it is to continue It's use-
~fulness. it must never be swerved ~
inch from its absolute and unquadt-
fled independence of any and all 9TH
er organizations or societies, state and
national. 1t must stand upon ITS own
feet. 1t must father its own policies
and be judged by the people Of state
and nation as to whether they are
S sufficiently comprehensive in form
to meet every real issue and suf1-
GENTLY right in quality to assure the
best positive interest Of the country.
So let us be done once n for All
with such dreams and nightmares OF
illusion; let US unite. heart and mind
not only to make our party strong.
and independent, but to keep 1t, X
Caesars wife, above suspicion.
tsrL-H p,-.A1s.on ~~-&u 10S aJwo yu
been the conservatively progressive
party of both state and nation. 1t
stands ever for progress, but for prog
ress along safe and san lines which
is the only real, true progress. 1t
is the natural foe Of Socialism, Boil
sheyism, /. w. W.-ism and all other
dangerous isms. 1t Is the party to
which the people have always turned
when after a temporary deviation
from It's sound principles they have
found themselves in the quagmare OF
party to which the people can always
look for protection Of life, liberty and
property and for the equal rights OF
all under the Law. 1t must never be
dragged down from that pedestal OF
trust and faith This ought to be
a full. complete and satisfactory an
swer to every mans inqufring mind
1t may be that owing to my natural
Nv cautious character, h charge Of
Observation-Disclosures may
have been laid at my door, but the
charge Of ~radicalisn, never
Invites Investigation.
I'VE invite the members of both
these societies as we invite the mem.
bers Of church and club to read the
record Of our party from 1851. te
1920; and If its past course and pres
ent purpose meet with their approval
to then come whole heartedly into
its fold free from the tether cord o.
any other society, no party can bt
: absolutely perfect. 1t must carry thu
/ i~mperfections due to the weaknesses
of human nature. 1t may make err
e rors. Our duty ends only when W.
have made it just as near perfect a
we can
"Mr. Chairman, since last we me-
in national convention we have passed
, through a great war. However nee
essary may be the conflict of diver
! progress, there eve should be {
partisan thought when the wal drums
l call to. arms, and l nay add whel
the terms of peace are to be. ad
2 justed. The battle lines in F1ander
1 and France were incarmined with
e the blood Of brave American boy
: whose political faiths were as diver
4 gent as that Of any Of our part
Y creeds With them it was America
r war, and they fought and died a
Americans. 49,.
Though under the constitutio,
President Wilson, a party leader, be
came the commander-in-chief Of tn
Z army and navy, was a genera
i. shown more loyal support than wa
: our commander by the Republica.
- members of both branches Of con
!, gre@. This war was fought to a fir
: ish by the American soldiers backe
= by all the American people.
- With every heart in h countr
. throbbing in unison with the impuls
of patriotic fervor. with every ma
and every u and every dollar ur
= holding the president, 1 am sure tina
his letter calling upon the America
= people to give him a partisan congres
: came as q shock ITO all who have S
patrioticaaly shouldered the burde
of war.
d "If in this war both great polite;
n parties forgot their craftsmanship, 1t
regrettable that It was not equal
forgotten by the commander-in-chi.
= who had received such unstinted a
legiance.
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