The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-25
WOMEN TOLD join
POLITICAL PARTY

differences in order to discharge the
broad responsibility that is imposed
upon a party when it comes into au-
thority, was urged by Chairman John
T. Adams, of the republican national
committee, in an address this evening
before the women's national republi-
can club. Mr.. Adams said in part:
"The women's national republican
club sounds good 10 a republican who
believes in our system of government.
Those who have been party men all
their lives are naturally in favor of
women being party ms In our
bi-party country, perhaps the best
thing for a woman is to be a repub-
lican partisan; the second best thing,
a democratic partisan; and about the
poorest thing she can do, politically,
is to be a n~on-partisan or a woman
partisan. There is about as much
logic in the women forming a poll
tical party of their own, as in having
the green-eyed, or the red-haired, or
the bald-headed people set themselves
up as a political party. Every time
we learn of the organization of a
woman's republican club, or a wom-
ans democratic club, either one, we
think the women are going to justify
our confidence, that when they got
their political rights" they would
recognize their political responsible
ties. Good republicans are better
Americans, and they would much
rather have the women better demo-
Gratis than have them organize under
the pale banner of non-partisanship
or the fractional standard of a wom-
ans party.
There was a time when
greater problems confronted our coun-
try than now, nor when responsible
leaders faced greater difficulties in
the solution of those problems. 1t
was more important than now
At1Ab HI IA@dO0t WHICH, GOllS4QCItA1A
public questions, should be guided by
their views OF fundamental principles
of government, rather than by indi-
vidual or fractional interests. Few
greater misfortunes could befall our
country in these trying times than to
have our civic energies frittered away
in contests among groups, factions,
occupational interests, or social divis-
ions.
"Just as we feel a responsibility to
the nation, which we believe must
lead us into one or the other of the
great political parties, so we should
have a sense of responsibility for the
party that will favor a proper meas
ure of solidarity, of unification. Your
political party viii not hold your re-
spect If it fails to keep its promises.
We don't believe that the millions who
voted the republican ticket a year ago
were united as to all details of party
policy. But we do believe that there
was sufficient community of general
aim and purpose TO warrant the sink
ing of minor and Individual differ.
ences, in order TO discharge the great
! broad, general responsibility that il
! imposed upon a party when it comes
? into authority.
Republicans have always had NOR,
of this capacity to submerge the min
or differences for the sake of majo
and, national accomplishments. Ou
traditions have been. of achievement
2 of efficiency, of getting results, O
b doing the job. For two generation
the nation has never failed to turi
to our party in any crisis in whic'
there vas a compelling demand fo
these qualities. A little over a yea
ago, after some experience with ar
. other leadership, the country turne
over to US its full mandate-abou
the biggest task in national rehat
d ilitation that has ever been turne
over to any party.
E. eve a take a just satisfaction
e. the ten months of republican admin
e istration. Our congress has made
lie record in constructive, -progressiN
to legislation that has hardly bee
equaled by any previous congress. "
as have restored peace to our counts
in and have led the world farther on Il
We highway of disarmament than it h
er ever before travelled in all it's histor
lg Before US there is opportunity an
IL urgent necessity for further achiev
ID, ment. In order to get results the
: is need for mutual trust and con1
in dence; for a broadness of vision th
he shall be able TO overlook minor /
ng terests for the sake of great esse
nC fiaIg.