The Delta independent., 1922-01-20
ExToLs PARTIsANsHIP
IN NEW YORK ADDRESS


IN NEW YORK ADDRESS
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sinking
of minor differences in order to dis
charge the broad responsibility that is
imposed upon a party when it comes
into authority. was urged by Chairman
John T. Adams, of the Republican Ma
| tional Committee, in an address this
evening before the Women's National
Republican Club. Mr.. Adams said in
part: t
"The Women's National Republican
Club sounds good to 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 BIZ
party country, perhaps the best thing
for woman is to be a Republican
partisan; the second best thing, q
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 political
party of their own as in having the
green-eyed, or the red-haired, or the
bald-headed people set themselves up
as political party. Every time we
learn of the organization of woman's
Republican club, or woman's Demo-
cratic club, either one, we think the
women are going to justify our con-
fidence, that when they got their po-
litical rights they would recognize
their political responsibilities. Good
Republicans are better Americans, and
they would much rather have the
women 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 time when
greater problems confronted our coun-
try than now, nor when responsible
leaders faced greater difficulties in the
solution Of those problems. It was
never more important than now that
Americans, when considering public
questions, should be guided by their
views on fundamental principles of
government, rather than by individual
or factional interests. Few greater
misfortunes could befall our country
in these trying times than to have our
civic energies frittered away in con-
tests among groups, factions, occupa-
tional interests, or social divisions.
Just as we feel responsibility to
the nation, which we believe must
lead us into one or the other of the
great political parties, SO we should
have sense of responsibility for the
party that will favor proper measure
of solidarity, of unification. Your po-
litical party will not hold your respect
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 gen.
sinking of minor and Individual diff
ferences, in order to discharge the
great, broad, general responsibility
that Is imposed upon party when it
comes into authority.
Republicans have always had more
of this capacity to submerge the minor
differences for the sake of major and
national accomplishments. Our tradi-
tions have been of achievement, of
efficiency. of getting results of doing
the job. For two generations the ma
ton has never failed to turn to our
party in any crisis in which there was
compelling demand for these quail
ties. A little over year ago, after
some experience with another leader
ship, the country turned over to US
its full maDlate-about the biggest
task in national rehabilitation that has
ever been turned over to any party.
I'VE can take just satisfaction in
the ten months Of Republican admin
istration. Our congress has made
record in constructive, progressive
legislation that has hardly been equal
ed by any previous congress. We have
restored peace to our country and
have led the world farther on the
highway of disarmament than it has
ever before travelled in all its history.
Before us there is opportunity and
urgent necessity for further achieve
ment. In order to get results there is
need for mutual trust and confidence,
for broadness of vision that shall be
able to overlook minor interests TO.
the sake OF great essentials.
I'VE ask nobody to surrender any o
lis right Of individual opinion. WI
recognize that Wyoming is a part o
he United States the same as Rhod,
sland, and that Oregon has the sam,
interest and must have the same voic,
IN questions affecting the nationa
Welfare as Massachusetts. We wan
our historic party to be clearin,
house of absolutely free. unfettered