Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-04-12

- the sssts OF party normals,
prevailing before the Democrat
ic party split on the issue o
pro Evropeapism to which ii va,
led BY President Wilson. tn.
Democrats who joined the Re
publicans in 1920 - settle thai
question on the basis Of ths
principle OF political indepen
dsncs laid down by the founders
of this government have practi'
eally all returned to their own
party. While sS Z matter OF for N
they will protest their allegiance
to Mr.. Wilson, our Democratic
friends will undoubtedly keep the
soft pedal this year o. the qaes
tion which caused the overthrow
OF their party two years ago.
Therefore, the oldtime appreSi.
nately even balance between
2 the two great parties being re
stored, the Republicans will no,
have the easy going In .his
years campaign that they bad
IN the ore in 1920. Though they
are Absolutely Of Democratic
making and the aftermath Of
that partJ's control Of the gov
ernnent for eight years, the
Democratic politicians are lay
ing ths present distressed n
dustrial though now
improving at the door OF the
Harding administration, aud
are voeiferous in their claims
shat the Republican party las
utterly failed in fulfilling It's
Promises to the people. They
are proceeding under that We!
worn truism that falsshoad
plausibly told and persistenhy
adhered 10 under a eioaking O;
the facts. will always win sotae
believers. In the present IN
stance they hope 10 turn enov IL
Republicans from active alIegt
ance 10 their party 10 g're iar
Democrats the victory at the
polls next November. The ke
puh!icaps will have to com =,
this piausible living with The
ligh, OF truth tha. the facts re
,sect. Has the Republican patty
hehtfsi,h with with the people
Ie, us first recall that only
little moi shan year has passed
since th. .Nardiog admn'stfa
,ion took An all bu, wrecked
governmental l>tchinery, oper'
a,ed In un,hink able ex'raTa
gance, waste and g'a''' from
Democratic hands, a.'d ths, the
world was no, made "a Gay
All must admit ,hx, the parry ~
power has fulfilled the condition
tha. brcusht TO it's side ssSersi
million ocrasSc voters III
lg2i-it has backed the country
away from foreign entanE'e'
mes,s ana military alliances
and set il straight again on rs
path OF absolute ard treasured
political In dependence. No dis
sor,.on Or hiding OF that fact can
dim It's light Of truth. 1t - a
promise KEEP, with The American
people Of today as well Az fa'th
sustsined in the principle OF
Americaussm. It's unshaSable viz
tues aud cher,x he'd traditions
Incidental 10 the fuiiillmen' OF
this great pledge and trust 'h'|
Republican party suns ny inuch
else that it has done in keeping
its other pledges 10 tn" people
In the short time in which 1t has
had to do the werk. II has freed
the government from the extra
vagance and waste inauSnra'ed
and maintained under the Wilson
An;nistra.ion and saved the tax
, syers billions: has restored the
IA, {. pa,ue of Liberty bonds; has
dem vnded the payment OF our
toro,, "a war l~ans, which the pro-
ruro, ran. would abandon alto
y.ther. has restrisssd nmigrs'
,,op. has pasa ed uiuch soldier re-
lief ,.rislation. is bringing all cur
hov. hsme from the Rhine, and
;n.;sts that their service there
mus. be paid for by those who
have had it: has mado an az
ranrement uader which our
p.sa, and Arnay costs