Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-03-10


 just cause to make war upon us. we hold no national prejudices, we enter tain no spirit of revenge. we do not hate. we do not covet. we dream of nc conquest nor boast of armed prowess.
 lf despite this attitude. war Is again forced upon us, l earnestly hope a way may be found which will unify our in diVidual and collective strength and consecrate all America. materially and spiritually. body and soul, to national defense. There is something inherent ly wrong, something out of accord with the ideals of representative de- moeracy, when one portion of our citi- zenship turns it's activities to private gain amid defensive war while another is fighting, 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. Discouraging indebted torn nations and these obligations must be provided for. No civilization can survive repudiation. We can re- duce the abnormal expenditures. and tion, and we must. Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of gov ernment, and al the same time do for it too little. We need a rigid and yet sane economy. combined with fiscal justice. and it must be attended by individual prudence and thrift, whscb are so essential to this trying hour. and reassurinE for the future. Task of Rendiustment.
 The business world reflects the Ais l turhance of wars reaction. The eco 1 homie mechanism is intricate and it's l parts interdependent and it has suf- l fered the shocks and jars incident to 1 and price upheavals We must seek 1 the readjustment with care and cour- l age Perhaps we never shall know the l old levels of wage again. because war l invariably readjusts eompensations l and the necessaries of life will show their inseparable relationship, but we stability. All the penalties will not be light, nor evenly distributed There l is no instant step from disorder to or l der. No altered system will work miracle.
 Outlines Party's Program. The call is for productive America to go on. speak for administrative 1 efficiency. for Tightening tax burdens, l for sound commercial practices, for 1 adequate credit facilities. for sympa- l thetic concern for all agricultural prob interference. of government with busi- ness. for an end to governments eX- | pertinent in business. and for more efficient business in government ad-
 Duty Before Women Voters. With the nationwide induction of wom- anhood into our political life we may count upon her munitions, her refine 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 citlzenship to speed the attainment of the highest
 RevoIutionists Warned. If revolution insists upon oyerturning established order, let other peoples make the tragic experiment. There is no place for it in America. When world war threatened civilization we pledged our re- sources and our lives to its preservation, and when revolution threatens We unfurl the flag of law and order and renew our | consecraHon. Ours is constitutional freedom where the popular will is the law supreme and minortties are sacredlY l protected Our reViSionS. feformatOns and evolutions reflect a deliberate judg- ment and orderly progress. and we mean to cure our ills but never destroy l or permit destruction by force.
 Tariff Read justment.
 It has been proved again and again that we cannot, while throwing our mar l kets open to the world. maintain Amerl- can standards of living and opportunity l and hold our industrial eminence in such l unequal competition Today, as never be- 1 fore, when peoples are seeking trade restoration and expansion, must ad- just our tariffs to the new order. We l seek participation in the worlds eX- l changes, because therein lies our way to widened influence and the triumphs of peace. We know full well We cannot sell where we do not buy, and we cannot sell 1 successfully where we do not carry. Op- 1 portunity Is calling not alone for the 1 restoration, but for new era in produc- ton, transportation and tsade; We shall 1 l of surpassing home market, by pro- noting self-reiance iN production and by bidding enterprise, genius and efficiency l to carry our cargoes in American bot toms to the marts of the world. America's Highest Ideals.
 We should not have an America liv- 1 ing within and for herself alone, but we would have her self-reliant. inde- 1 pendent and ever nobler, stronger aud richer Believing in our higher stand ards. reared through constitutional l liberty and maintained opportunity we invite the world to the same height. But pride in things wrought l Is no reflex of a completed task. Com mon welfare is the goal of our national 1 endeavor. Wealth is not inimical to welfare. It ought to be its friendliest agency. There never can be equality l 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 way to guard against the perils and penalties 1 of unemployment. We want an Amer | ica of homes, illumined with hope and happiness. where mothers, freed from the necessity for long hours of toll be- yond their own doors. may preside as befits 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 1t with the autocracy of service. 1 pledge an admin stration 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 be unmindful 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- l ance in belief in the God given destiny of our republic. If l felt that there is to be sole responsibility in the exec utiVe for the America of tomorrow, l | 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.
 1 accept my part with single minded ness of purpose and humility of spirit and 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 l office on that passage of holy writ wherein 1t is asked: What doth the 1 Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk hum bly with thy God" This I pledge tc God and country.