Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-12

A"oJ "ciHohSlIdtcu not only Wiling
ness, but capacity. They helped win
the war, and they are entitled to the
privilege of voting as a matter Of right
and because they will be helpful frs
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy 1t requires but one more stata
to ratify the national amendment and
thus bring long-delayed justice. |
have the same earnest hope as our
platform expresses that some one q
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
There must be an awakened inter-
est in education. The assumption that
things are all right Is an error This
plain fact reveals two startling thingA
one, growing defamation in the ranks
OF teachers and the other, the existence
OF five and One-half millions Hitter.
ates. The army Of instructors hax
been more or less demoralized through
financial temptation from other activi-
ties which pay much better. We owe
too much to the next generation t.
be remiss in this matter.
Campaign Contributions.
"rhere will be no attempt In this
campaign to compete by dollars witt.
our opposition. SO many people have
been in the money gathering buSt
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already in hand are mOrs
or less II matter Of general informs
ton. All that we ask Is that bOta
parties deal in the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plata
truth us to the amounts received, tina
contributors, and the items of dis
bursempntS.
"The sort of reimbursement which will
appeal TO our selfrespect and ultimate
~ to our general prosperity, Is tho
honest reimbursement. Any unfair ad
justment simply delays the ultimate
process and we should remember the
lesson Of history that one extreme
usually leads to another. We desire
Industrial peace. We want our people
TO have an abiding confidence in gov
eminent, but no REIMBURSEMENT made
under reactionary auspices will carry
with 1t the confidence Of the country.
"rhe Inconvenience incident to the
war have been disquieting; the failure
of the Republican Congress to repeal
annoying taxes has added to our trou-
bles. The natural impulse Is to forget
the past, to develop new interests, TO
create q refreshentl and refreshing
atmosphere In life. We want to for
get war and be free from the troubling
thought of it's possibility in the future
.,,,t Oh, 81, Ill a
Of yesterday where international in
trigue made people mere pawns on tho
rhess-b0ard of war. We want a change
from the old industrial world where
the man who tOiled was assured a
full dinner pair as his only lot and
portion. But how are we to make the
change? Which way shall we 60? We
stand at the forks of the road and must
choose which to follow. One leads to
higher citizenship, freer expression
of the individual and a fuller life for
ALL The other leads to reaction, the
rule Of the few over the many and the
restriction of the average mans
chances to grow upward. Cunning de-
vices backed by unlimited prodigal ex-
penditures will be used to confuse and
to lure. But l have an abiding faith
that the pitfalls will be avoided and
the right road chosen.
THE leaders opposed to Democracy
promise to put the country back 10
normal This can only mean the So
called normal of former reactionary
administrations, the outstanding tea-
ture of which was a pittance for farm
produce and small wage for long
day of labor. My vision does not turn
backward to the normal desired by
the senatorial oligarchy, but to a
future In which all shall have a normal
opportunity to cultivate higher stat
ure amidst better environment than
that of the past. Our view Is toward
the sunrise Of tomorrow with its
progress and its eternal promise of
better things. The opposition stands
in the skyline of the setting sun, look
ing backward, to the old days of re-
action.
~ accept the nomination Of our par
ty, obedlent to the Divine Sovereign
OF all peoples, and hopeful that by
trust In Him the way will be shown
for helpful service"