Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-03-11

Our supreme TASK Is the LesunpelO"
s siTp theee must }oiiow would like to
70 se1s1 w tn Mheh @ we
take up the task. Let me repeat Tor
our nation, we shall give no people
just cause to make at War upon ma u.s. en+ere
tain no spirit of revenge, we do not
hate. we do not covet: we dream OF no
conquest nor boast Of armed prowess.
forced re- ae upon u.s. , earnestly hope a way
may be found which will unity our in.
dividual and collective strength and
,consecrate all America. materially an9
defense. There is something inherent
" wrong, something out OF accord
with the ideals Of representative de-
zenship turns its activities to private
gain amid defensive war while another
Is fghting, sacrificing or dying Tor
A regret for the mistakes of yester-
day must not. however. blind US to the
tasks Of today. War never left such
an aftermath: D,scG1r s an t theep wer-
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
IT toe t snd W at the heed rigid e ana
justice, e' and It must be attended BY
are e'v so esse paus to this trying hour.
and reassuring for the future:
Task Of Readjustment:
The business world rejects 1 1me eco-
parts interdependent. and it has SUI
fered the shocks and jars incident to
k,von Ac
and price upheavals. We must seek
the readjustment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
and the necessaries of life will show
their inseparable relationship: but we
stability: An the penalties wil1 , not
is no instant step from disorder to- or
der. No altered system will work a
Outlines Party's Program.
The call is for productive America
to 60 ON dGa {ax
for sound commercial practices, for
adequate credit facilities. for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural prob
interference of government with busi-
ness, for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business. and for more
eficient business in government ad-
Duty Before Women Voters.
With the nationwide induction of wom-
anhood into our political life we may
count upon her ier neE
to exalt the social order. We count upon
her exercise Of the full privileges and the
performance of the duties OF citizenship
to speed the attainment Of the highest
Revolutionists Warned.
If revolution, insists upon overturning,
established order, let other peoples make
foe it It IN Amsrea Wien Wor1d
threatened civilization we pledged our re-
sources and our lives to its preservation:
the ane faS Of law and ORDER snd rsnew our
conservation. Ours is constitutional
freedom where the popular will is the
our rs
and evolut!ons reflect 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.
It has been proved again and again
that we cannot, while throw ing our mar
kets open to the world, maintain Ameri-
and hold our industrial eminence in such
unequal competition. Today, as never be-
fore. when peoples are seeking trade
just our tariffs to the new order. We
seek participation in the worlds ex-
changes, because therein lies our way to
peace. We know full well we cannot sell
where we do not buy and we cannot sell
successfully where we do not carry. OPP
restoration, but for a new era in produce
ton, transportation and trade: We shall
answer it best by meeting the demand
noting self-reliance in production and by
bidding enterprise, genius and efficiency
to carry our cargoes in American bot
America. Highest Ideals.
We should not have an America lfv-
ing within and for herself alone: but
pendent and ever nobler stronger aas
richer. Believing in our higher stand
ards, reared through constitutional
We invite the world to the same
height. But pride in things wrought
is no reflex Of a completed task. Com
mon welfare is the goal of our national
welfare. It ought to be its friendliest
agency There never can be equality
of rewards or possessions SO long as
the human plan contains varied talents
thrift, but ours ought to be country
free from great blotches of distressed
poverty. We ought to find way to
of unemployment. We want an Amer
lea of homes, illumined with hope and
happiness. where mothers, freed from
the necessity LOT ioiiS HOuTS VI tOl Oe-
yond their own doors, may preside as
BELTS the hearthstone of American citi-
zenship.
Solemn Pledge to the People.
Service is the supreme commitment
,of life. I would rejoice to acclaim the
era of the Golden Rule and crown it
with the autocracy of service. l pledge
an administration wherein all the agen-
cies OF government are called to serve.
and ever promote an understanding of
government purely as an expression OF
the popular will.
One cannot stand in this presence
and he unmindful Of the tremendous
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 GOd-giVen destiny
Of our republic. If I felt that there
is to be sole responsibility in the exec
utive for the America of tomorrow, I.
should shrink from the burden. But
here are a hundred millions. with COM
mon concern and shared responsibility,
.answerable to God and country. The
republic summons them to their duty
and I invite cooperation.
. I accept my part with single minded
ness of purpose and humility of spirit
God in His Heaven. With these I am
unafraid. and confidently face, the fu-
ture.
have taken the solemn oath Of
Office on that passage <of holy writ
wherein it is asked: What doth the
Lord require of thee but to do justly.
and to love mercy, and to walk hum
God and country. ,-..-.
Cor,oo no,,oroi%%oo ,,oovnhoro dn MT ho.