The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-07
ICOx'S SPEECH
 OF ACCEPTANCE

(Coptinued From Page Seven.) with the electorate and tell the plain truth as to the amounts received, the contributors, and the items of dis 'bursements- The public judgment in elections should be rendered after the fullest hearing possible. Each side has the right to properly present it's case This is a legitimate expense. There is no narrow dividing line be- tween the legitimate and the illegi- htimate in political campaigns. One contemplates the organization and maintenance of such facilities as are necessary to advise the people of the facts bearing upon the issues; the other carries the dehberate purpose to interfere with the honest render ing of a verdict How misguided some of our people are. Recognizing that readjustment must be made, they be- 1ieve that they will fare better if they cast their fortunes with those with whom they dealt on the base of campaign contributions in days gone by. They do not sense the dangers that threaten. The sort or readjust- lment which will appeal to our self respect and ultimately to our general prosperity, is the honest readjust- ment. Any unfair adjustment simply delays the ultimate process and we
 
 tory that one extreme usually leads to another. We desire industrial peace. We want our people to have an abiding confidence in govern ment, but no readjustment made un- der reactionary auspices, will carry with it the confidence of the coun- try. If I were asked to name in these trying days the first essential over ehadowing every other considerati ton, fl ha i,, government. It would be nothing less than a calamity if~the next admins tration were elected under corrupt auspices. There is unrest in the country; our people have passed through a trying experience. The European war before it .ongulfed us, aroused every radical throb dn a ma tions,. of a. composite citizenship. The conflicf.in which we participated car ried anxieties into every community and thousands upon thousands of homes were touched by tragedy. The Inconvenience incident to the war have been disquieting; the failure of the Republican Congress to repeal annoying taxes has added to our trou- hles The natural impulse is to for get the past, to develop new inter ests, to create a refreshened and re- freshing atmosphere in life. We want W troubling thought of it's possibility in the future. We want the dawn and the dews of a new morning. We want happiness in the land, the feeling that the square deal among men and between men and governments is not to be interfered with by a purchased preference. We want a change from the old world of yesterday where in- ternationai intrigue, made the people
 &t, I ~1 war. We want a change from the old industrial world where the man who toiled was assured "a full dinner pail" as his only lot and portion. But how are we to make the change Which way shall we go? We stand at the forks of the road and must choose which to follow. One leads to a higher citizenship, a freer ex- pression of the individual and a >ful- Ter life for all. The other leads tc reaction. the rule of the few over the many and the restriction of the ave. rage mans chances to grow upward - Cunning devices backed by unlimited prodigal expenditures will be used te confuse and to lure. But I have ar abiding faith that the pitfalls will bt avoided and the right road chosen The leaders opposed to Democraci promise to put the country "back tc normal" This can only mean the SO called normal of former reactionar, adinistrations, the outstanding featur, of which was pittance for farm produce and a small wage for a lon: day of labor. My vision does not tur1 backward to the normal" desired b, the senatorial oligarchy, but to a flu ture in which all shall have a norma opportunity to cultivate a higher sta ture amidst better environment thai that of the past. Our view is towar, the sunrise of tomorrow with it progress and its eternal promise o better things. The opposition stand in the skyline of the setting sun looking backward, to the old days O reaction.
 I accept the nomination of ou
 o~ obedient to the Divine Sover
 pact VI peoples. and hopeful tha