Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-06
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this republic to restored normalc
in the world must come through
the initiative of the executiv
branch of the government, but tn
best OF Intentions and most care
fully considered purposes woul'
fail utterly IL the sanction ant
the cooperation of congress wer,
mot cheerfully accorded.
PLEDGES Co-oneration
An varv sura wa sball have M
confIict ~ oninion about constitu
tiouai duties or autboritv Durine
thaanviotias ~ war when naces.
s,tv seemad comneIIinp there wer.
.vcos.;vo oranta of authority and
an oxtraordinarv concentration nj
powers in the chief executive. The
repeal of war time legislation and
the automatic expirations which
attend the peace proclamations
have put an end to these emer-
gency measures, but l have the
wish to go further than that.
want to join you in restoring, in
the most cordial way, the spirit OF
coordination a~d cooperation,
and that mutually of confidence
and respect which is necessary IN
representative popular govern
ment.
Encroachment upon the func-
tions OF congress or attempted dc
tation Of Its policy are not to be
thought Of, much less attempted,
but there is an insistent call for
harmony of purpose and concert
of action to speed the solution OF
the difficult problems confronting
both the legislative ana executive
branches OF the government.
Wants Platform Supported.
n 10 worth while to make allu-
sion here n the character of our
government mindful az one must
be that an address to YOU is no
Less message to all our people.
for whom Won sneak most inti-
matelv Ours ia a popular gov
ernment through political parties.
wa divide along political lines.
ana | would ever ever have it so.
! do not mean that partisan prefer
ences should hinder any PUBIC
servant In the performance OF
conscientious and patriotic offi-
cial duty. We saw partisan lines
utterly obliterated when war I'M
periled, and our falth IN the re-
public was riveted anew. wei
ought not find these partisan lines
obstructing the expeditions soiu-
tion OF the urgent problems OF
peace.
Granting that we are funda-
mentally a representative popular
government, with political parties
the governing agencies, l believe
the political party in power should
assume responsibility decide upon
policies in the conference which
supplements conventions and elec-
tion campaigns, and then strive
for achievement through adher-
ence to the accepted policy.
Dutv tn Nation First.
There js vastly rreater secur;tv
Immensely more - the national
viewnoint mnch larger and
nrompter aocomnIisbment where
our divisions are along marty
lines in the broad and loftier
sansa than n divide peopranh;cal.
ly or according to pursuits, or per-
sonal following. For century
and a third, parties have been
charged with responsibility and
held to strict accounting. When
they fail they are relieved OF au-
thority and the system has brought |
us to a national eminence no less
than a world example.
Necessarily legislation is a mat
ter of compromise. The full ideal |
is seldom attained. In that meet
ing of minds necessary to insure
results. there must and will be ac-
commodations and compromises,
but In the estimate of convictions
and sincere purposes the supreme
responsibility to national interest
must not be ignored. The shield
to tho high minded public servant
who adhercs to party policy is
manifest, but the higher purpose
Is the good OF the republic as
whole.
Congratulates Congress
n would he unsracious N with
hold ackpowledyemopt NJ tho raal-
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