Evening journal., 1920-03-01


p3snous appeal 20 the voters OF tn
y country 10 elect Democratic Congress
out which appeal was resented b!
thousands OF voters and ~ the opinion
OF many persons materially helped IL
The election OF the present Republican
!, Congress. During the course Of tho
banquet saturday night, Mr.. Hays was
notified by a local newspaper reporter
hst President Wilson had signed the
railroad bill. 20 both OF his visits TO
Wilmington arc identinsd with some
Important Incident IN connection with
the President.
Mr.. Hays congratulated fhe club on
snch turnout nearly one year before
The election and said 70 was signifl-
cant. lie laughingly remarked that on
bis previous visit TO Delaware II hap
pened TO be on The day when presl-
dent Wilson issued his appeal sor a
Republican Congress"
Fae speaker congratulated the Re.
publican party OF this State on the ele-
va'lon or senator Ball and a'so on The
/ election OF Or. Layton 90 Congress AT
his point Mr. Hays also paid a high
I tribute 20 ile work Of General DUPONT
as a member OF the National Commit
tee. He said. III is my duty TO elect
the candidate and moi In any sense 10
select him"
Then speaking Of General duPonts
work ne stated that there was no mem
Der Of the Naal0nal COMMITTEES whom
every one on the committee trusts
as much as General dupont There Is
no one. he said, who is always so Will |
ing to do so much, without expecting |
anything in return"
I'VE know nothing about ihe local |
situation" said Mr., Hays. Il know not
What the word faction means. / hope |
you are altogether"
on several occasions Mr. Hays left
his set speech TO touch some other ap-
propriaie topic. lie paid tribute 10
The women OF the country. In this con-
necton he SAID in 1870, whether the
suffrage amendment Is ratified OF no.
although he hoped " would be. there
would be ii,Oo9 l73 women who viii
have a vote and tha as a matter of
practical politics he thought IL was the
business OF The Republican party to see
hat IL gets iis share OF that vote. IL
have an abiding faith in the women OF
The country IN 1920"
The National Chairman also paid a (
tribute 20 the soldiers and said the
Republican party would not forget le
What It owes the soldiers who w0n the
war.
Mr. Hays announced during his adj :
dress that he had Just received infor- {
nation that President Wilson had J
signed The railroad bill. 81 d'd not know {
whether or not he was going to sign I
The bin and ] think besides himself I
here was only one other who id y
pointing heavenwardl Il heard OF a \
woman who remarked on one occasion .
hat IL was a shame ihe President had I
gone 5000 miles away but there We're q
,thers who thought a man who volun- :
arlly went 1000 miles away from Bur- q
eson and Tumulty deserved some
'redlt." j
The speaker caused hugh when ne r
tated that 10 had been said Wilson's n
lame would go down In history with a
George Washlngton's. "It was wise r
10Y" he continued, "whO picked out p
hat ship that Wilson sailed for Paris a
m" o
~ didn't know Bainbridge Colby was a
diplomat" some one recently re- n
marked, Mr.. Hays said. The reply was
He Is not. The President don't want "
diplomat, he wants doormat. n
Mr.. Hays speech follows: Il
Political parties are not instruments n
or individuals 10 use for personal ag- e
Political parties afford 81
he means by which thinking men and n
yomen first promulgate and then apply p
rlnciples for the control OF The IN l.
uences which surround the place they m
MI their home Hence the reason. the c,
trongest Of all reasons, for The in al
crest OF women IN politics. tl
During ihe war every a.t OF the Re- pt
party in state and nation was g,
etermIned solely by how II could con- W
'lbuie most 20 the sum total Of war
ood In that crisis. with The control ar
T The government IN other hands, the ci
epublcan party, true TO is traditions, cl
ccame the war party OF the country "a
lsisiing upon the right OF q full par Al
clpation. giving 10 the limit. Of our SO
0od and our treasure stnnding inn IA
ova3la against an inconclusive peace, IN
ld crying continually % the party IN OF
over. Carry onl Carry onl Nrry ca
In the trying times ahead the Repub- Sc
can party shall determine It's every 10
CD by how It can contribute most to trl
le c0untry's welfare. There has not its
zen and VIII not be any geography, tr,
Dllticai Or physical m the patriotism llt
ghis country. Is Is no time for NJ IN
e things. for getty jealousles, carping Sc,
Iucisnis. pullngs or haulings but an
,arlessly. in a spirit Of patriotism
ith our eyes solely on the country's DO
elfare The Republican party can and str
IN solve the problems. We altribute vc
)nesty Of purpose 60 The opposition s9i
I'd our message 10 them Is that each Wi
lsty make 10 rs business 10 see SEE
hich can so the farther IN develop na
x plans ond executing purposes for h
e welfare Of The people and the glory wo
the Nation Lei this ne the real op
'niest between political parties in this on
,untry. for
There are two natural Inquiries res s
ON women new In politics 81 What MI
,es The Republican party offer the rec
omen? i2l What does the Republi- let
Ia party stand for9 ii,
rhe Republican party offers The fai
omen everything we offer the men ihr
he only Just rule for a political party ali
that the rights OF participation in oti
e Management OF the party's affairs err
ust be and remain equally sacred -
I'd sacredly equal. The Republican fic
omen In the country constitute one an,
M OF The party's membership. In ca,
any sta'es this has Ions been so. In an,
e presidential campa'gn OF 1920 ii Is ma