Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-18

hasten Fhem 10 tighten the Spirit ana
/ add 70 the resolution with which we
/ take up the Task. let me repeat for
| our nation. we shah 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 OF no
| conquest nor boast OF armed prowess.
IT, despite, this attitude war Is again
Il forced upon as, / earnestly hope a way
/ may be found which via unity our In
| dividual and eOllective strength and
/ consecrate all America, materially and
spiritually, body. and soul TO national
/ defense. There is something Inherent
i " wrong something out OF accord
with the ideals Of representative de-
mocracy. when one portion OF our citi-
zenship turns its activities to private
/ gain amid defensive war while another
/ lis lighting. sacrificing or dying for
national preservation
A regret for the mistakes of yester-
| day must not, however, blind us to the
/ tasks of today. War never left such
! an aftermath Discouraging indebted
ness confronts us like all the war;
torn nations and these obligations
/ must be provided for. No civilization
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
tendency is to expect TOO much of gov
eminent. and at the same time do for
sane economy, combined with fiscal
justice, and IL must be attended by
individual prudence and thrift, which
are so essential to this trying hour.
anC reassuring for the future.
Task Of REIMBURSEMENT.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance Of wars reaction. The eco
nomic mechanism is intricate and its
parts interdependent, and It has sur
fered the shocks and jars incident TO
abnormal demands credit mutations
and price upheayals We must seek
the readjustment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels Of wage again because war
invariably readIusts compensations
and the necessaries of life will show
their inseparable relationship, but we
must strike for normally 10 reach
stability. All the penalties win not
be light. nor evenly distributed Ihere
is no instant step from disorder to. or
der. No altered system will work q
miracle.
Outlines Party's Program.
The call is for productive AmericG
to go on. I speak for administrative
eficienoy, for tightening tax burdens,
for sound COMMERCIAL practices, for
adequate credit facilities, for sympa-
thetic concern for ali agricultural prob
lens, for the omission Of unnecessary |
interference of government with bust
ness, for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business and for more |
efiicient business in government adj
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters.
With the nation wide induction Of worn-
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.
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
freedom where the popular viii Is the |
law supreme and mlnorities are sacredly |
protected Our revisions, reformations
and evolutions reflect deliberate jude-
ment and an orderly progress, and wa
mean to cure our ills, but never destroy
or permit destruction, by force
Tariff REIMBURSEMENT.
1t has been proved again and again
that we cannot while throwing our mar
kets open to the world, maintain Amert'
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 ad-
just our tariffs to the new order. We
seek participation In the worlds ex-
changes, because 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. OPP
portunity is calling not alone for the
restoration, but for new era IN produce
A. s.faft aud IA ia hnn
answer II 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 A6erican bot
toms to the marts of the world
Americas Highest Ideala.
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 ana
richer Believing in our higher stand
ards reared through constitutional
liberty and maintained opportunity,
we invite the world to the same
hersht But pride in things wrought
ts no reflex OF completed task. Com
mon welfare Is the goal of our national
endeavor. Wealth Is not inimical to
welfare. It ought to be Its friendliesf
agency. There never can be equalit!
of rewards or possessions so long a.
the human plan contains varied talents
and differing degrees of industry and
thrift, but ours ought to be country
free from great blotches of distressed
poverty. We ought to find a 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 iong 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 II
with the autocracy of service. / 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 ne 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 ! felt that there
is to be sole responsibility In the exec
uriVe 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,
l 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 fu-
ture.
have taken the solemn oath Of
office on that passage Of holy writ