River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-10

just cause TO make war upon US We
hold no national prejudices, we enter
tain no spirit of revenge, we 90 not
hate, we do not covet. we dream OF no
conquest nor boast of armed prowess.
If, despite this attitude, war is again
forced upon us, Il earnestly hope way
may be found which will unity our In
dividual and collective strength ana
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 ue-
mocraey. when one portion of our citl-
zenship turns it's activities to private
gain amid defensive war while anotner
is fighting. sacrificing or dying LOT
national preservation.
A regret for the mistakes of yester-
day must not. however, blind us TO tne
tasks of today. War never left sucn
an aftermath. Discouraging indebted
torn nations. and these obligations
must be provided for. No civilization
can survive reputation. we can re-
duce the abnormal expenditures. ana
we will. We can strike at war taxa
ton and we must Our most dangerous
tendency is to expect too much or gov
eminent, and at the same time do for
it too little We need rigid and YET
sane economy. combined with fiscal
justice. and ii must be ATTENDED by
individual prudence and thrift. which
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
parts interdependent. and it has suf-
fered the shocks and Jars incident to
abnormal demands. credit limitations
and price upheavals. We must seek
the readjustment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels of wage again. because war
invariably readjusts compensations
and the necessaries of life Will snow
Of in rah "A
must strike for normally to reach
stability. All the penalties will not
be light, nor evenly distributed. There
is no instant step from disorder 10 or
der. No altered system will work
miracle.
Outlines Party's Program.
The call is for productive america
to go on. l speak for, administrative
efficiency, for Tightening tax burdens.
for sound commercial practices. Tor
adequate credit facilities, for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural prob
lens, for the omission of unnecessary
interference of government with ousi-
ness, for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business, and for more
efficient business in government al
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters.
With the nationwide induction of wom-
anhood into our political life we may
count upon her intuitions. 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 citizenship
to speed the attainment of the highest
state.
Revolutionists Warned.
If revolution insists upon overturning
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
conservation. Ours is a constitutional
freedom where the popular viii is the
law supreme and minoriues are sacredly
protected. Our revisions, reformations
and evolutons reflect 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 throwing our mar
kets open to the world, maintain Amerl-
can standards Of living and opportunity,
and hold our industrial eminence in such
unequal competition. Today, as never be-
fore, when peoples are seeking trade
restoration and expansion, we must adj
just our tariffs to the new order. We
seek participation in the worlds ex-
changes, because therein lies our way to
wdened influence and the triumphs of
peace. We know full wei! We cannot sell
where we do not buy, and VIC cannot sell
successfully where We do not carry. OPP
portunity is calling not alone for the
restoration, but for a new era in produce
ton, transportation and trade; We shall
answer it best by meeting the demand
of a surprising home market by pro-
noting self-reliance in production and by
bidding enterprise, genius and efficiency
to carry our cargoeS in American bot
toms to the marts of the world.
Americans Highest Ideals.
We should not have an America Ifv-
ing within and for herself alone, but
we would have her self-reliant, inde-
pendent and ever nobler. stronger and
richer 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
is no reflex of a completed task Com
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 a country
free from great blotches of distressed
poverty. We ought to find way to
guard against the perils and penalties
| of unemployment. We want an Amer
| lea 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
| 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 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-
ance in belief in the God given destiny
| of our republic. If 1 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 a hundred millions. with COM
| mon concern and shared responsibility,
answerable to God and country. The
republic summons them to their duty
and / invite cooperation.
/ 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 / am
| unafraid, and confidently face the flu
ture.
I have taken the solemn oath of