Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-04


trial peace, with its rewards,
widely and generally distributed
amid the inspirations of equal OPP
NO one justly may deny the
and opportunity which
made us what we are. We have
mistaken unpreparedness to en-
brace it to be a challenge of the
reality. and due concern for max
ing all citizens fit for participa-
ton will give added strength OF
citizenship and magnify our a
chievement.
IF revolution insists upon Ov-
erturning established order, let
other people make the tragic ex-
pertinent. There is no place for
it in America. When world war
threatened civilization we pled2-
ed our resources and our lives to
its preservation, and when revo-
luton threatens we unfurl the
flag Of law and order and renew
our conservation. Ours is a con-
stitutional freedom where the
popular will is the law supreme
and minorities are saCredly pro-
tcCted. Our revisiOns. refOr1na-
tons and evOlutions reflect a de
liberate judgment and all orderly
progress, and we mean to cure
Our ills, but never destroy or per
NIT destruction by force.
Il had rather submit our indus
trial controversies to the confer
cncc table in advance than to a
settlement table after conflict and
suffering The earth is thirsting
for the cup of good will. Under
standing is its fountain Of course.
| would like to acclaim an area OF
good feeling amid dependable
prosperity. and all the blessings
which attend.
Protection For Industries
1T has been proved again and
again that we cannot, while
throwing Our markets open t.
the world. maintain American
standards OF living and opportun-
ity and hold our industrial cmin-
cnCc i'll such unequal compete
ton. There is a Turing fallacy
i'll theory of banishcd barrier of
trade, but preserved American
standards require our higher pro
duCtiOn costs to be reflected in
our tariffs on imports. Today as
ncvcr before, when peoples arc
seeking trade. restoration and OK
panslon, we must adjust our tar
ifs to the new order. We seek
our participation in the worlds
exchanges, because therein lies
our way to Widcncd influence and
the triumphs of peace. We know
I'LL well we cannot sell where we
do not buy and we cannot sell
successfully where we do not
carry.
"Cpportunity is calling not
alone Tor the restoration. but for
a new era i'll production, trans
portation and trade. We shall
it best by meeting the de
mand of surprising home mar
ket, by promoting self-reliancc if
production and by bidding enter
prise, genius and efficiency to car
~ our cargoes in American bot
70 =,
An America of Homes
I'VE would not have an Ameri-
ca living within and for herself
alone. but we would have her self
reliant, independent and ever no.
bier, stronger and richer. Be
lieving in our higher standards.
reared through constitutional lib
erty and maintained opportunity,
we invite the world to the same
heights. But pride in things
is no reflex Of com
pleted task. Common welfare is
the goal of our national endeavor.
is not inilnical to 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 and differing degrees
and thrift, but ours
ought to be a country free from
great blotches of distressed pow
erty. We ought to find way to
guard against the perils and pen
alties of unemployment. We
want an America of homes, illum-
ined with hope and happiness,
where mothers, freed from the
necessity for long hours of toll
beyond their own doors, may pre-
side as BELTS the hearthstone of!
American citizenship. We want
the cradle of American childhood