The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-11

cred our portion Of hateful s%elnshness At
home. II also revealed the heart Of Amer
lea - sound and fearless and beating In
confidence unfailing.
Supreme TASK Before Natioo.
Of our onward. normal way. Recon.
s.ruction. Yeadjustment, restoration
Az those must follow ! would like TO
has hasten - them n. to Tighten ~. the : TsIts an. md
take up the task. Let me repeat for
,ur nation We shall give no people
Just cause to make war upon US. We
y no =, rit OF evenge. We do not
hate, We do not covet. we dream Of no
inquest nor boast Of armed prowpss.
forced upon Us. earnestly hope . way
may be found which will unity our In:
dividual and collective strength and
consecrate All America materially and
spiritually. body and soul. to national
defense There Is something inherent
~ wrong something out OF accord
with the ideals Of representative de-
nocracy when one portion OF our citi-
zenship turns ITS activities to private
gain amid defens e war while another
4, fighting sacrificing or dying for
national preservation
4 regret for the mistakes OF yester-
dav must not however blind us to the
tasks Of today War never left such
an aftermath ~DiscoHrasing Indebted
torn nations. and these obligations
= ust b. provided for No civilization
can survive population. 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
!, too little We need a rigid and yet
sane economy combined with fiscal
Justice. and II must be attended by
individual, prudence and thrift. which
IVA - n~a1~ti,l - thio trvjnO hnIr
Task Of Re,diu>tmcnt.
The business world reflects the ais
romic mechanism is intricate and its
parts interdependent. and 1t has suf-
tered the shocks and jars incident To
and price upheavals. We must seek
the readjustment with care and conr-
q : Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels Of wage again. because war
and the necesspries Of life will show
their tnseparable relationship, but we
must strike for normally 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. | speak for administrative
.Nciencv for tightening tax burdens,
" SouEu CotIIUltI 1ldl ~ w
adequate credit facilities. for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural prob
lens. for the omission OF unne cessary
interference Of government with bust
ness. for an end to governments eX-
pertinent in business. and for more
efficient business in government ad-
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters.
With the wide induction of wom-
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.
Revolutionists Warned.
II revolution insists upon overturning
established order. let other peoples ma 9
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 fac Of law and order and renew our
freedom where the popular will Is the
law supreme and minorities are sacredly
protected. Our revisions, reformations
and evolutions reflect a deliberate judg-
ment and an orderly progress. and we
mean to cure our ills. but never destroy
or permit destruction. by force.
Tariff REIMBURSEMENT.
1t has been proved again and again
lHdl VIC MI WIN AZ ~
kets open to the world. maintain Amerl-
can standards of living and opportunity
and hold our industrial erninence 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
p%ortunity is calling not alone for the
restoration, but for a new era In produc.
answer 1t 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 American bot
toms to the marts Of the world.
Americas HiRhest Ideals.
We should not have an America Nv
ing within and for herself alone. but
we would have her self-reliant. indie
pendent and ever nobler. stronger az"
r'cher. Believing in our higher stand,
ards, reared through constitutional
liberty and maintained opportunity.
We invite the world to the same
height. Rut pride in things wrought
is no reflex OF a completed task. Com
mon welfare is the goal of our national
endeavor. Wealth is not inimical to
welfare. 1t ought to be its friendliest
Of rewards 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
FIRE. 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 long hours of toll be-
yond their own doors. may preside as
behts the hearthstone OF American citi-
xenshtp.
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 OF
! government purely as an expression Of
the popular will.
One cannot stand in this presence
and he u~nmindful Of the tremendous
responsibility. The world upheaval
has added heavily to our ia ks. 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. II l felt that there
Is to be sole responsibility In the exec
utive for the America Of tomorrow. !