Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-11

Supreme Task Before Nation.
Our supreme task is the resumption
of our onward, normal way. Recon-
struction, readjustment, restoration
all these must follow. I would like to
hasten them. to tighten the spirit and
add 10 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 of no
conquest nor boast of armed prowess.
If, despite this attitude. war is again
forced upon us / earnestly hope q way
may be found which will unity our in
dividual and collective strength and
spiritually. body and soul to national
defense. There is something Inherent
ly wrong, something out of accord
with the ideals of representative de-
zenship turns its activities to 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
ness confronts us like all the war
torn nations, and these obligations
must be provided for. No civilization
can survive reputation. We can RE-
duee the abnormal expenditures. and
we will. We can strike at war taxa
ton, and we must. Our most dangerous
eminent. and at the same time do for
1T too little. We need a rigid and yet
sane economy, combined with fiscal
Justice and 1t must be attended by
Individual prudence and thrift, which
are so essential to this trying hour,
and reassuring for the future.
Task of Reimbursement.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance Of wars reaction. The eco
nonic mechanism is intricate and its
parts interdependent,. and It has suf-
"a Ch nnIF IA
abnormal demands, credit mutations
and price upheavals. We must seek
the readjustment 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
miracle.
The call is for productive America
efficiency. for tightening tax burdens,
for sound commercial practices for
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 goyernMents ex-
pertinent in business and for more
efficient business in government ed
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 Dher influence
to exalt the social order. We count upon
her exercise of the full privileges and the
&c speed the attainment of the highest
state.
RevoIutionists Warned.
If revolution insists upon overturning
established order, let other peoples make
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 a constitutional
freedom where the popular will is the
protected. Our revisions, reformations
and evolutions reflect deliberate judg-
ment and an orderly progress, and we
mean to cure our ills. but never destroy
or permit destruction by force.
Tariff ReadIustment
It has been proved again and again
that we cannot, while throwing our mar
kets open to the world maintain Ameri-
can standards of living and opportunity,
and hold our industrial emi2ence In such
unequal competitions Today as ne9er be-
fore. when peoples are seeking trade
restoration and expansion, we must adj
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
portunity is calling not alone for tRe
restoration, but for new era in produce
ton, transportation and trade. We shall
answer 1t best by meeting the demand
of a surprising home market, by pro-
noting self-rehance in production and by
bidding enterprise, genius and efficiency
xz4va nnNrn lWl ANRan &frnasN ks.A.
toms to the marts of the world
Americas Highest Ideals.
We should not have an America 1iV-
we would have her self reliant. inde-
pendent and ever nobler, stronger ans
richer. Believing in our higher stand
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
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
free from great biotches 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. iliumined with hope and
the necessity for long hours of toll be-
yond their own doors. may preside as
BELTS the hearthstone of American eiti-
zenship
solemn Pledge to the People.
Service lis 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-
eies 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 be unmindful of the tremendous
responsibility. The world upheava1
has added heavily to our tasks, but
with the realization comes the surge
of high resolve. and there is reassur-
anoe in belief in the God-glven destiny
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
here are hundred millions, with COM
mon concern and shared responsibility
answerable to God and country. The
republic summons them to their duty