, 1922-01-13

cbairman John t. Adams of the Republican national
committee, addressing the Women's National hepuo-
liran club extoned partisanship in politics ard party
responsibility in government and gave the women
members Of the party much good advice out OF the ae-
emulation of wisdom, the result Of a life times serv-
ice In the Republican party. Chairman Adams said:
'The Women's National Republican club sounds
good to 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
women. In our bi-party country, perhnpS the pest
thing for q woman is to be a Republican partisan; the
second best thing, a Democratic partisan; and about
the poorest thing she can do, politically, is to be a
non-partisan or a woman partisan. There Is about as
much logic in the women forming a political party OF
their own, as in having the green-eyed, or the red
haired, or the bald-headed people set themselves up
as u political party. Every time We learn of the or
eanization Of a womans Republican club, or a wom-
ans Democratic club, either one, we think the women
IRE going to justify our confidence, that when they got
their political rights they would recognize their po-
Itical responsibilities. Good Republicans are better
Americans, and they would much rather have the wom-
en- become Democrats than have them organize under
the pale banner of non-partisanship or the fractional
standard of a woman's party.
"There never was a time when greater problems
confronted our country than now, nor when respon-
sible leaders faced greater difficulties in the solution
Of those problems. 1t was never more important than
now that Americans, when considering public ques-
lions, should be guided by their views on fundamental
principles Of government, rather than by individual or
~sactional interests. Few greater misfortnues could
befal our country in these trying times than to have
our CIVIC energies 1rlttered away IN contests among
groups, factions, occupational interests, or social
divisions.
"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 n sense of
responsibility for the party that will favor a proper
measure of solidarity, of unifcation. Your political
party viii not hold your respect il it fails to keep It's
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 sinking of minor and individual differ
ences' in order to discharge the great, broad, general
responsibility that is imposed upon a party when 1t
comes into authority.
Republicans have ALWAYS had more Of this capacity
to submerge the minor diferenc-- for the sake of ma
;l ana national accomplishment : Our traditions have
on ooing the JOB. For two generations the nation has
never iahed to turn TO, our party in any crisis IN
"mcn there was a compelling demand for these quail
ties. A little over a year ago. after soma avna5sana
wIth enother Leadership. the country turned over to us
us iul mandate-about the biggest task In national