The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-07
ADAMS PLEADS FOR HARMONY
 IN PARTY

charge the broad responsibility that is imposed upon a party when it comes
 into authority, was urged by Chair | man John T. Adams, of the Republi- can National Comimttee, in an ad-
 dress before the Women's National Re- publican Club. MT. Adams said in 1 part:
 "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 bi-party country, perhaps the best
 thing for a woman is to be Republi~
 can partisan; the second best thing, Democratic partisan; and about the l poorest thing she can do. politically, is to be a non-partisan or a woman l partisan. There is about as much logic in the women forming a politi-
 cal 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 wo- mans Republican club, or a woman's Democratic club, either one. we think
 the women are going to justify our confidence, that when they got their political rights" they wouldd recog- nize their political responsibilities. Good Republicans are better Ameri- cans, and they would much rather have the women become Democrats than have them organize under the pale banner of non-partisanship or the factional standard of woman's party.
 greater problems confronted our country than now. nor when responsi- bile 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 i of governbent. rather than by individ- ual or factional interests. Few great
 CT misfortunes could befall our coun-
 try in these trying times than to have our civic energies frittered away in contests among groups, factions, occu- pational 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 sense of responsibility for the party that will favor a proper measure of
 solidarity, of unification. Your po- litical party Will not hold your respect if it fails to keep it's promises. We don't believe that the millions who voted the. Republican ticket 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 1 the sinking of minor and individual differences, in order to discharge the | great, broad, general responsibility
 that is imposed upon party when 1 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 traditions have been of achievements,
 of efficiency, of getting results, of
 doing the job. For two generations
 the nation has never failed to turn to
 our party in any crisis in which there was a compelling demand for these qualities. A little over year ago. after some experience with another leadership, the country turned over to
 us it's full mandate-about the biggest
 task in national rehabilitation that has ever been turned over to any
 party.
 We can take a just satisfaction in
 the ten months of Republican adminis- tration. Our Congress has made
 record in constructive, progressive | legislation that has hardly been equaled by any previous Congress. We have restored peace to our country and have held the world farther on 1 the highway of disarmament than it 1 has ever before travelled in all it's his l tory. | Before us there is opportunity and urgent necessity for further achieve ment. In order to get results there is need for mutual trust and confi- dence; for broadness of vision that