Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Our supreme task is the resumption
Of our onward, normal way: Recon
struction, readjustment, restoration
all these must follow. l would IKE TO
hasten them. to tighten the spirit ana
add TO the resolution with winch we
take up. the task. Let me repeat Tor
our nation, we shall give no people
just cause to make war upon US, we
hold no national prejudices, we enter.
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, earnestly nope way
may be found which will unity our IN
dividual and collective strength ana
consecrate all America, materially ana
spiritually, body and soul, to natlonal
defense. There is something lnherentz
~ wrong, something out OF accord
with the ideals of representative oe-
mocracy, when one portion OF our clIi-
zenship turns its activities TO prlVate
gain amid defensive war while another
is fighting, sacrificing or dying TOT
national preservation.
A regret for the mistakes of yester-
tasks Of today. War never left such
an aftermath. Discouraging indebted
ness confronts us like all the war
torn. nations. and these obll}gatilo2ns
can survive. reputation. We can re,
duce the abnormal expenditures, and
we will. We can strike at war taxa
ton. and we must Our most dangerous l
tendency is to expect too much OF gov
eminent, and at the same time 40 Tor
it too little We need a rigid and yet
sane economy, combined with 1sG ;s.l
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. me eco
nomic mechanism is intricate and It's
parts interdependent, and IT has sur
,1,1 foW
abnormal demands, credit limitations
and price upheavals. We must seek
the reimbursement with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the e
old levels of wage again, because war
invariably readjusts compensatlons
and the necessaries of life will snow
their inseparable relationship, but we
must strike for normalcy to reach
stability. All the penalties will not
be light, nor evenly distributed There
is no instant step from disorder to. or
der. No altered system will work
miracle.
Outlines Party's Program.
The call is for productive America
to go on. I speak for administrative
efficiency. for tightening tax , burdens ms
for sound commercial practices, Tor
adequate credit facilities, for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural PROP
lens, for the omission OF unnecessary
interference of government With busl-
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 intuitions, her renne-
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.
RevoIutionists 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 Ine
law supreme and minorities are sacredly
protected. Our revisions, reformations
and evolutiops reflect deliberate judg-
ment and an orderly progress. and we
mean to cure our ills, but never destroy
or permit destruction by force.
Tariff Readjustment.
1t 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 ana 6XDduSlOIlp VIC uuSI dO-
just our tariffs to the new order We
seek participation In the worlds ex-
changes, because therein lies our way 10
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. OPP
portunity is calling not alone for the
restoration, but for new era IN produc.
ton transportation and trade. We shall
answer it best by meeting the demand
of 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 narts of the world:
Americas highest Ideals.
We should not have an America Nv-
ing within and for herself alone, but
we would have her seIf-reliant. inde-
pendent and ever nobler, stronger ana
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 completed task Com,
mon welfare is the goal of our national
endeavor. Wealth is not inim1cal to
welfare. It ought to be its friendliest
agency There never can be equality
of rewards or possessions so long as
and differing degrees OF industry ana
thrift, but ours ought to be q country
free from great blotches OF distressed
poverty. We ought to find way to
guard against the peri4s 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 cit1-
zenship.
solemn Pledge to the People.
Service is the supreme commitment
of life. / would rejoice to acclaim the
era of the Golden Rule and crown 1t
with the autocracy of service. ! pledge
an administration wherein all the agen-
cies of government are called to serve:
and ever promote an understanding or
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
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, 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 1 invite cooperation.
I 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 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 num-
bly, with thy Cod" This I pledge to
God and country.