Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-03-11

add 10 the resolution with which we
take up the task Let me repeat for
just cause to make war upon us. we
hold no national prejudices, we enter
hate. we do not covet, we dream OF nc
conquest nor boast OF armed proves.
II, despite this attitude, war Is again
forced upon US: ! earnestly h9,pesa way
dividual and collective strength and
cOnsecrate all America, materially ana
spiritually body and, soul, to national
defense. There Is something Inherent
" wrong, something out OF accord
with the ideals Of representative de-
mocracy, when one portion Of our cit-
zenship turns its activities TO private
gain amid defensive war while another
Is lighting, sacrificing or dying for
national preservation.
A regret for the mistakes OF yester-
day must not. however. blind us to the
tasks of today. War never left such
an aftermath: Discouraglng Indebted
torn nations and these obligations
must be provided for. No civilization
can survive reputation. We can re-
we will We can strike at war taxa
ton, and we must. Our most dangerous
tendency is to expect too much OF gov
II too little. we need n rigid and yet
sane economy combined with fiscal
justice, and II must be attended by
are so essential to this trying hour,
and reassuring for the future.
Task OF Reimbursement.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance Of wars reaction. The eco
nomlc mechanism Ia intricate and Its
parts interdependent and II has sur
fered the shocks and Jars incident to
abnormal demands, credit mutations
and price upheavals We must seek
the readjussment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall sl, know the
invariably readjusts compensations
and the necessaries OF life will show
their inseparable relationship, but we
must strike for normally to reach
stability. All the penalties Will not
be light nor evenly distributed There
is no instant step from disorder to. or
der. No altered system VIII Work
miracle.
Outlines Party's Program.
The call Is for productive America
efhciency. for Tightening tax burdens,
for sound commercial practices, for
adequate credit facilities. for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural prob
LENS for the omission of unnecessary
interference of government with bust
ness. for an end to governments eX-
pertinent in business. and for more
efficient business in government ad-
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters.
with the nationwide induction of wom-
anhood into our political life we may
ment, her intelligence and her influence
to exalt the social order We count upon
her exercise OF the full privileges and the
performance of the duties of citizenship
&c speed the attainment of the highest
state
Revoiutionists Warned.
II revolution insists upon overturning
established order, let other peoples MAKE
the tragic experiment There is no place
for II In America. When world war
threatened civilization we pledged our re-
sources and our lives to its preservation,
.,rl,. Int TOR A -.
the flag OF law and order and renew our
conservation Ours Is a constitutional
freedom where the popular will is the
law supreme and minorites are sacredly
protected. Our revisions, reformations
and evoiutioE- refle.,t a deliberate judg-
ment and an orderly progress, and we
mean TO cure our ills, but never destroy
| or permit destruction by force.
Tariff REIMBURSEMENT.
II has been proved again and again
that we cannot while throwing our mar
| kets open TO the world. maintain Ameri-
can Standard of living and opportunity,
and hold our Industrial emiaeirce In such
unequal competition. To-dy. as ne7er be-
| fore. when peoples are seeking trade
! restoration and expansion, we must ad-
! just our tariffs to the new order. We
! seek participation In the worlds eN-
! changes, because therein lies our way to
! widened influence ana the triumphs OF
: peace. We know full well we cannot sell
where we do not buy, and we cannot sell
| successfully whnre we do not carry, OPP
! portunity is calling not alone for the
! restoration, but for new era In produc.
! ton. transportation and trade; We snail
answer IL best by meeting the demand
! of a surpSSJi ng home market by pro-
! noting selr-reiance In production and by
bidding enterprise, genius and efficiency
| to carry our cargoes In American bot
! toms To the marts Or the world.
Americas Highest Ideals.
| We should lov have an America Nv
| ing within and for herself alone, but
| we would have her self-rellant. indie
pendent and ever nobler. stronger an-'
! riche,. Believing in our higher stand
ards, reared through constitutional
! liberty and maintained opportunity
we invite the world to the same
! height. But pride in things wrought
mon welfare is the goal of our national
! endeavor. Wealth Is not inimical TO
welfare, 1t ought to be its friendliest
agency. There never can be equality
! of rewards or possessions so long as
the human plan contains varied talents
and differing degrees of industry and
thrift, but ours ought to be country
| free from great blotches of distressed
poverty. We ought TO find a way to
| guard against the perils and penalties
| OF unemployment. We want an Amer
happiness. where mothers, freed from
| the necessity for long hours OF toll be-
yond their own doors. may preside as
bents the hearthstone of American citi-
zenship,
solemn Pledge 10 the People.
Service is the supreme commitment
of life. | would rejoice to acclaim the
era OF the Golden Rule and crown II
with the autocracy OF service. l pledge
an administration wherein all the agen-
cies OF government are called 10 serve,
! and ever promote an understanding OF
government purely hs an expression OF
the popular will.
one cannot stand in this presence
and he unmlndful OF the tremendous
responsibility. The world 'upheaval
has added heavily to our tasks, but
with the realization comes the surge
OF high resolve, and there is reassur-
ance in belief in the od-given destiny
of our republic, II l felt that there
is to be sole responsibility in the exec
utive for the America of tomorrow.
should shrink from the burden, But
here are hundred millions, with com
mon concern and shared responsibility,
answerable to God and country, The
republic summons them to theN duty
and / invite cooperation.
accept my part with single minced
ness OF purpose and humility OF spirit
ana implore the favor and guidance OF
God in His Heaven. With these l am
unafraid. and confidently face the flu
ture,
have taken the solemn oath OF
Office on that passage OF holy writ
wherein II is asked; What doth the
Lord require OF thee but to do Justly
and to love mercy, and to walk hum
bly, with thy God" This l pledge tC
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