The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

take UP the luSks l<ct me repeat TOT
our nation. we shall give no people
Just cause 20 make war upon us. we
hold no national preJudicaS, we enter
tain no spirit Of revenge, awe do not
hate. we DO not coYet, we dream OF no
conquest nor boast OF armed proWess
IT, despite this attitude, war Is again
forced upon us, | earnestly hope way
may he found which VIII unity our in
dfVidual and collective strength and
Consecratc all America. materially and
spiritually. body and soul, to national
defcnse. There is something inherent
ly wrong. something out of accord
with the ideals of representative de-
mocracy. when one portion or our citiT
Zcnship turns IT'S activities to private
gain amid defensive war while another
is lighting, sacrificing or dying Tor
national preservation
4 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 obi igations
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
tendency is TO expect too much of gov
ernment and at the same time do for
1T too little. We need rigid and YET
sane economy, combined with hscal
justice. and il must be attended by
individual prudence and thrift, which
are so essential TO this trying hour,
Task of Readjustsnent.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance OF wars reaction. The eco
nomic mechanism is intricate and its
fered the shocks and Jars incident TO
abnormal demands credit intatlons
and price upheavals. We must seek
the raadjustment with care and cour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels of wage again. because war
invariably readJusts compensations
and the necessaries OF life Will show
their inseparable 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 a
miracle.
Outlines Pnrty's Program.
The call is for productive America
to go on. l spouk for administrative
efficiency, for tightening tax burdens.
for sound commercial practices. Tor
adequate credit facilities, for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural prob
lens, for the omission Of unnecessary
interference of government with busi-
ness, for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business, and Tor more
efficient business in government ad-
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters.
With the nationwide 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.
RevoIutionists Warned.
II revolution insists upon overturning
esta ablished 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,
nd xKrlrn lIf ton NyA
the flag of law and order and renew our
consecration. Ours is a constitutional
freedom where the popular will is the
law supreme and minorties are sacredly
protected. Our revisions. reformations
and evolutons 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 Readjustment.
1t has been proved again and again
that we cannot while throwing our mar
kets open to the world, maintain Ameri-
can standards cf 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 or
peace. We know full we'll we cannot sell
where we do not buy, and we cannot sell
successfully where we do not carry. OPP
but for a new era in produce
tion, 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
10 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-
richer. Believing in our higher stand
ards. reared through constitutional
liberty and maintained opportunity
we invite the world to the same
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 friendlest
agency. There never can be equality
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 country
free from great blotches OF distressed
poverty. We ought to find way to
guard against the perils and penalties
OF unemployment. We want an Amer
lea of homes. illumined with hope and
happiness. whore mothers. freed from
the necessity for long hours OF toll be-
yond their own doors, may preside as
oefits the hearthstone OF American citi-
zenship.
solemn Pledge TO the People.
Service is the supreme commitment
Df life. l would rejoice to acclaim the
IRA OF the Golden Rule and crown IL
with the autocracy OF service. ! pledge |
IN administration wherein all the agen-
lies of government are called to serve,
md ever promote an understanding of
government purely as an expression OF |
he popular will,
one cannot stand in this presence |
md be unmindful OF the tremendous |
'espons ibility. The world upheaval |
las added heavily TO our tasks. but |
With the realization comes the surge |
II high resolve. and there is reassur- |
tnce in belief In the God-given destiny |
II our republic. II / felt that there |
s 20 be sole responsibility in the exec |
Itive for the America Of tomorrow / |
should shrink from the burden. But |
lere are a hundred millions. with COM |
non concern and shared responsibility, |
luswerabie 20 God and country. The |
'epuhlic summons them 10 their duty |
and I invite cooperation.
! accept my part with single minded |
less Of purpose and humility Of spirit |
ina implore the favor and guidance OF |
fod in Ills Heaven with these / am |
Inafraid and confidently face the fu-
ure.
I have taken tho solemn oath of
office on that passage Of holy writ |
wherein IL is asked; What doth the |
ord reuufrp Of thee hut 10 do fugt1w. |