The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11


struction. readiustment, restoration
All these must follow / would like to
hasten them. TO tighten the spirit and
add TO the resolution with which we
take up the task. Let me repeat Tor
our nation, we shall give no people
inst cause 10 make war upon US, we
hold no national prejudiees we enter
tain no spirit OF revenge, we do nos
hate. we do not covet, we dream OF no
conquest nor boast of armed prowess.
II. despite this attitude, war Is agaiR
forced upon us. ! earnestly hope wa5
may be found which win unity our in
dividual and collective strength and
consecrate all America. materially and
spiritually body and soul. TO national
defense There is something Inherent
iy wrong, something out Of accord
with the ideals OF representative dc
mocracy when one portion Of our clti-
zenship turns its activities 10 private
gain amid defensive war while another
Is fighting sacrificing or dying for
national preservation.
regret for the mistakes OF yester-
day must not, however. blind US TO the
tasks of today. War never left such
an aftermath. Discoaraging indebted
ness eonfronts us like all the war
torn nations, and these obligations
must be provided for. No civilization
duce the abnormal expenditures. end
we will. We can strike al war taxa
ton. and we must. Our most dangerous
tendency is 10 expect too much OF gov
eminent. and at the same time DO for
IL 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
are so essential 20 this trying hour.
and reassuring for the future.
Task Of REIMBURSEMENT.
The business world reflects the dis
turDanra Maria raaEfiau The eCO-
nomic mec hanism is intricate and its
parts interdependent. and IL has sur
fered the shocks and jars incident to
abnormal demands, credit mutations
and price upheaVals We must seek
the reimbursement with care and uour-
age. Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels OF wage again, because war
invariably readjusts corporations
and the necessaries of life VIII show
their inseparable Relationship, but we
must strike for normally 10 reach
stability All the penalties viii not
be light nor evenly distributed There
is no instant step from disorder 10 or
der. No altered system viii work a
miracle.
Ontlines PsFty's Program.
The call Is for productive America
TO go on. speak for admnis!T
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 bust
ness. for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business, and for more
tefticlent business in government adj
ministration.
Duty Before Women Voters
With the nationwide induction OF wom--
anhood into our political lie we may
count upon her munitions, her refine
d h.4F M ~ IIan sA
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.
Revoiutlonlsts Warned.
II revolution insists upon overturning
esta biished order, let other peoples make
for II 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 nag OF law and order and renew our
conservation. Ours is constitutional
freedom where the popular will rs the
law supreme and minorities are sacrcdly
protected. Our revisions. refOrmations
and evoiutions reflect deliberate ludg
ment and an orderly progress. and We
mean to cure our his. 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 10 the world maintain Arneri-
can standards Of living and opportunity,
and hold our Industrial eminence in such
unequal competition. Today. as never he
fore, when peoples are seeking trade
restoration and expansion, we must au-
just our tariffs to the new order. We
seek participation In the worlds ex-
changes. because therein lies our way To-
ed fnH NJ ff.. al he ~
peace We know fun well We cannot sell
where we do not buy, and we cannot sell
where we do not carry OPP
portunity Is calling not alone for the
restoration, but for new era In produc-
ton, transportation and trade. We shall
answer Il 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, hut
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 10 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 Ia not Inimical to.
welfare. II ought 10 be It's friendllest
agency. There never can be equality
OF rewards or possessions so long as
the human plan contains varied talents
nd differing degrees of industry and
thrift. but ours ought 20 be country
free from great blotches OF distressed
poverty. We ought 20 find way to.
guard against the perils and penalties
OF unemployment We want an Amer
sca of. homes, illumined with hope and !.
happiness. where mothers freed from
The necessity Tor long hours OF toll be-
yond their own doors. may preside as
BELTS the hearthstone OF American cit-
zenship
schema Pledge &c The People.
Service Is the supreme commitment
Of life. / would rejoice 10 acclaim the,
era of the Golden Rule and crown "
with the autocracy OF service. ! pledge
an administration wherein all the agen-
nies Of government are called 60 serve.
and ever promote an understanding OF
government purely as an expression OF
the popular will.
One cannot stand In this presence
and be unmindful OF the tremendous
The world upheavai
has added heavily TO our tasks but
with the realizatcn comes the surge
3f high resolve, and there II reassur
nee In belief In the G0d-given destiny
Df our republic. II felt that there
Is 10 be sole responsibility In the exec
utive for the America of tomorrow {
should shrink from the burden But
here are a hundred millions. with COM
mon concern and shared responsibility.
10 God and country The
republic summons them TO their duty
and ! invite cooperation
] accept my part with single minded
ness Of purpose and humility 81 spirit
and implore the favor and guidance OF
God IN His Heaven With these ! am
nnafraid. and confidently face the fo-
lure.
I have taken the solemn oath az
u &c on that passage Of holy writ
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