Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-03-10

Nv Pi'"kionS or equal OppOrcOnfty.
NO one Justly may deny the equality
ol opportunity which made us what
VIC ure. we have mistaken unpre-
Pareuness to embrace 1t to be chal-.
iehge or the reality, and due concern
Tor making all citizens fit for partici-
patton Will give added strength of
cilzenship and magnify our achieve
ment. If revolution insists on over
turning established order let other
peoples make the tragic experiment.
Inere Is no place for 1t In America.
"hen world war threatened civillza-
tion we pledged our resources and our
lives to our preservation, and when
revolution threatens we unfurl the flag
OF law and order and renew our con.
SecratiOn. Ours is constitutional
freedom where the popular will ia the
INV supreme and minorlties are sa-
creuiS protected. Our rcviSions. refor.
nations and evolutions reflect n delib-
crate Judgment and an orderly prog
reSs, and we mean 70 cure our ills. but
never destroy or permit destruction by
force
nad rather submit our Industrial
controversies to the conference tabla
In advance than to settlement tahla
after conflict and suffering The earth
is tnlrStfnG for the cup of good wilt
UNDERSTANDING its fountain source, !
would like to acclaim an era of good
feeling amid dependable prosperity
and all the blessings which attend
Protection Of Industries
lt mas been proved again and again
that we cannot while throwing our
markets open to the world maintain
American standards of living and on
portunity and hold our Industrial emil
nence In such unequal competition.
There Is Turing fallacy In the theory
or bnnished barriers of trade. but pre-
served American standards require our
higher production costs to be reflected
In our tariffs on imports. Today n,
never before when peoples are scekirg
trade reStoratioE and expansion, We
must adjust our tariff to the new or
der. We seek participation in the
worlds exchanges because therein lies
our way to widened influence and the
triumphs of peace. We know full we'll
we cannot sell where we do not buy.
ana we cannot sell successfully where
we do not carry. Opportunity Is call
ing not alone for the restoration, but
for new era In production, transpor,
tntion and trade. We shall answer It
best by meeting the demand of n sur
passing home market by promoting self
reliance In production and by bidding
enterprise, genius and efficiency to car
ry our curgoes I'm American bottoms to
the marts of the world
An America Of Homes
We would not have an America IIv-
ing within aud for herself alone. bur
we would have herself reliant, indc-
pendent and even nobler, stronger nnl
richer. believing In our higher stand
ards, reared through constitutional lib
erty and maintained opportunity, we In
Hitc the world to the same heights.
But pride In things wrought Is no re-
neX of completed task. Common
welfare Is the goal OF our national on.
dcnvOr. Wealth Is inlmical To well
fare; 1t ought to he It's fricndliest
agency. There never can be equality
or rewards or possessions so long rs
the human plan contains varied talents
ana differing degrees of industry and
thrift. But ours ought to be II country
free from great blotchcS OF distressed
property. We ought to find Il way to
guard against the pcrils and pennltIr,
or Unemployment. We want an Amcrl.
ca of homes, illumincd with hope and
happiness, where mothers. freed from
the necessity for long hours Of toll be
yund their own doors, may preside n.
BELTS the hcarthStOnc OF American citi.
ZcnShip. We want the cradle of Amer.
lean childhood rocked under conditions
so wholesome and so hopeful that no
blight may touch II In It's DEVELOPMENT.
and we want to provide that no selfish
interest, no material necessary. no lack
OF opportunity shall prevent the gain.
Ing Of that education so essential to
best citizenship. There Is no short cut
to the making of these ideals into glad
realities. The world has Witnessed
again and again the fntility and thu,
mischief of III considered remedies for
social and economic disorders. But we
are mindful today as never before Uf
the friction of modern induStrIalIsm.
and we must learn its causes and re
duce It's evil consequences by sober nn6
tested methods. Where genius has
made for great possibilities Justice and
happiness must he reflected I'm n prcot.
er common welfare.
Service the Supreme Commitment
Service IS the supreme commitmcn,
of life. would rejoice to acclaim the
| era Of tie Golden Rule and crown i,
with the aUtOcrncy Of service. pledg.
an administration wherein all the
agencies Of government are called TO
serve and ever promote an understands
ing of government purely as an er-
preston of the popular will
! One cannot stand i'm this Drcscncp
and be unmindful Of the tremendous
responsibility. The worlds upheavn,
has been added heavily to our tasks
but with the realization comes tho
| surge of high resolve, ana there Is re-
| assurance In belief In the God pIvcn
destiny Of our republic. If I felt tim,
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