Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-03-11

4 III
world war threatened civilization "
} pledged our resources ard our lives I
its preservation and whom revolution
threatens we unfurl the flag of law an
order and renew our consccratlon. Our
Is a constitutional freedom where tn
popular will Is the law supreme ant
minorities are sacredly protected. Gu
rcvisions, reformations and evolution
orderly progress, and we mean to cur
our ills. but never destroy or perml
destruction by force.
I had rather submit our industrial
controversies to the conference table
1 in advance than to settlement table
after conflict and suffering. The earth
1 Is thlrstng for the cup OF good will
! Understanding is its fountain source
! ! would like to acclaim an era of coon
feeling amid dependable prosperity anc
All the blessings which attend.
Protection of Industries
1t has been proved again and again
that we cannot while throwing our
markets open to the world. maintain
American standards of living and OPP
pcrtunity and hold our Industrial
eminences in such Unequal competition.
There is Turing fallacy in the theory
Of banshcd barriers Of trade hut pre-
served American standards require
our higher production costs to be re-
fected In our tariffs on imports. To-
day. as never before when peoples
are seeking trade. restoration and
expansion we must adjust our tariffs
to the new order We seek partic-
patton in the worlds exchanges, be-
cause 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 successfully where we do not
carry.
Opportunity is calling not alone for
the restoration but for new era in
production, transportation and trade.
We shall answer il best by meeting
the demand of a surprising home
market. by promoting self reliance In
and by bidding enterprise,
genius and efficiency to carry our
cargotes in American bottoms to the
of the world.
AN AMERICA OF HOMES
We would not have an America NV
ing within and for herself alone, but |
we would have her self reliant. indie
pendent and ever nobler stronger
and richer. Believing in our higher |
standards. reared through constitu-
tional liberty and maintained oppor-
tunity. we invite the world to the
same heights. But pride in things
wrought is no reflex of completed
task. Common welfare is the goal of
our national endeavor Wealth is not
inimical to welfare ii ought to be its
friendlest agency.
There never can he equality of re-
wards 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 a way to
rIard against the perils and PEN
alties of unemployment We want
m America of homes, illumined with
hope and happiness, where mothers.
freed from the necessity for long hour
IF toll beyond their own doors, mayi
preside as BELTS the hearthstone of
American citizenship. We want the
cradle Of American childhood rocked
under conditions so wholesome and
so hopeful that no blight may touch
t in its development and we want to
provide that no selfish interest, no ma
erial necessity. no lack of opportunity
hail prevent the gaining of that edu-
alton so essential to best citizenship
There is no short cut to the making r,
f these ideals into glad realities The
yorld has witnessed again and again
he futility and mischief of ILL
onsidered remedies for sicial and
ID,,+
NJ today as never before of the fric-
ion of modern industrialism and we
rnst learn its causes and reduce its
vii consequences by sober and tested
'etNods. Where genius has made for
reat possibilities. justice in a greater L
ofnlmon welfare.
Service The Supreme Commitment (
Service is the supreme commitment {
life. | would rejoice to acclaim the
ra of the golden rule and crown it @
18th the autocracy of service. I f
ledge an administration wherein all
ne agencies of government are called y
serve and ever promote an under p
tandins of govrnment purely as an n
of the popular will "
One cannot stand in this presence !,
nd be unmindful of the tremendous =
asponsibility. The world upheavall :,
as added heavily to our task. But !,
18th the realization comes the surge ~
high resolve and there is reinsurance -
belief in the God-given destiny of -
ur republic. II | felt that there Is :,
he sole responsibility in the execu- - :,
We for the America of tomorrow, I 4,
'ouid shrink from the burden. But =,
ore are hundred million. with com -
ION concern and shared responsibility, =,
nswsrlble to God and country. The W
spublic summons them to their duty ~
nj invite cooperation.
accept my part with single-mind-
iness of purpose and humility of "
brit and implore the favor and guild x
nee of God in His heaven. With =.
'ese I am unafraid and confidently
zee the future. W
] have taken the solemn oath Of Of !.
ce on that passage of holy writ ~
herein It is asked, what doth the ~
ord require of thee but to do Justly ~