The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-02
| home. II also revealed the heart OF Amer
| lea as sound and fearless and beating in
| confidence unfailing.
| T.sL Rafore Nation.

home. it also revealed the heart Of Amer
lea as sound and fearless and beating in
confidence unfailing.
supreme Task Before Nation.
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 and
add to the resolution with which we
take up the task Let me repeat for
our nation, we shall give no people
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 or no
conquest nor boast of armed prowess.
| II, despite this attitude, war is again
forced upon us. ] earnestly hope way
may be found which will unity our In
dividuA and collective strength and
consscrate all America. materially and
spiritually. body and soul. to nationa!
defense There is something inherent
ly wrong, something out or accoro
with the ideals of representative de-
mocracy when one portion OF our clti-
zenship turns its activities 10 prlVate
gain amid defensive war while another
is fighting, sacrificing or dying LOT
national preservation.
A regret for the mistakes of yester-
day must not. however. blind us to the
tasks of today. War never iett sueh
ness confronts us like all the war
torn nations. and these obligations
must be provided for. No civilization
| can survive reputation. We can re-
dnce the abnormal expenditures. and
we will. We can strike at war taxa
ton. and we must. Our most dangerous
tendency is to expect too much OF gov
eminent. and at 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, which
are SO essential to this trying hour.
and YeaSSurinR for the future.
Task Of REIMBURSEMENT.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance OF wars reaction. me eco
nomic mechanism Is intricate and Its
parts interdependent. and 1T has sur
fered the shocks and jars incident to
| abnormal demands, credit mutations
the readjustment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
| old levels Of wage again. because war
| invariably readjusts compensations
| their inseparable relationship. but we
must strike for normally to reach
| stability. All the penalties will not
be light. nor evenly distributed There
der. No altered system will work
| miracle.
The call is for productive Am ne RI q
efficiency, for tightening tax burdens,
| for sound commercial practices. Tor
adequate credit facilities. for sympa-
t-.thetic concern for all agricultural prob
T lens, for the. omission of unnecessary
| 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 intuitions, her refine
| 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
4 state.
RevoIutionists Warned.
If revolution insists upon overturning
| established order, let other peoples make
| the tragic experiment There Is no place
| for 1t 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 CONSTITUTIONAL
| law supreme and minOrities are sacredly
| protected. Our revisions. reformations
| and evolutions reflect deliberate JudS-
| mean to cure our ills. but never destroy
| or permit destruction by force.
T. Tariff Readlustment.
| It has been proved again and again
| that we cannot, while throwing our mar
can can standards cf living and opportunity.
| and hold our Industrial eminence In sucn
unequal competition. Today. as never be-
fore. when peoples are seeking trace %
| just our tariffs to the new order We
seek participation in the worlds ex-
eh CHANCES , bssasss thsFSa Xss Eh
pea39 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 a new era In produc-
4 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
| +, carry our cargoes In American bot
toms to the marts OF the world.
| Americas Highest Ideals.
/ We should not have an America liv-
| 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 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
i OF rewards or possessions SO long a.
4 the human plan contains varied talents
md differing degrees of industry and
1 thrift, but ours ought to be country
| free from great blotches of distressed
| poverty. We ought to find a way to
| snard against the .perils and penalties
4 OF unemployment. We want an Amer
| lea of homes. illumined with hope and
/ happiness. where mothers. freed from
i the necessity for long hours Of toll be-
| yond their own doors. may preside AZ
| BELTS the hearthstone OF American citi-
/ zenship
Solemn Pledge to the People.
Service IL the supreme commitment
| Of life. / would rejoice to acclaim the
i era of the Golden Rule and crown II
| with the autocracy Of service. pledge
4 an administration wherein all the agen-
/ cies of government are called to serve
i and ever promote an understanding OF
/ government purely AZ 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-
i ance in belief in the God given destiny
i Of our republic. II / felt that there
/ is to be sole responsibility in the exec
| utive for the America of tomorrow.
/ should shrink from the burden. But
there are a hundred millions. with COM