The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-16

publican national ~ state ad-
ministratlons since 1910 that has
been issued by a spokesman for the
party. Hon. O.. l. Phillipa. chair
man OF the republican state oofrr
matce. last n,sht delivered y
keynote speech OF the 1922 repuh-
lican state campaign before some
two hundred men and women
gathered nj the republican haf-
mony dinner In the y. NJ G. A.
Declaring that the republican
party OF New Mexico was ready
and willing 10 go before the peo-
Pile upon the record made by the
party's Representatives In cnarge
OF the state and national govern
mcnts, Phillips declared that the
only essential for republican sue
cess was systematic and continuing
republican party organization
work In the state. This work, he
said. he was here to launch, In his
capacity as party chairman until
tho 1929 nominating convention
has been held. The address was
frequently applauded. MIR. Phil
lips said
We are met here tonight to open
the republican campaign Of 1879.
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conferred upon me the honor OF
being your state chairman from
now until the state convention. ]
accept the high horror with full
appreciation OF the important
duties and the high responsibilities
which Il entails.
IN IL fitting and proper tnet ON
an occasion Of this kind. your in
coming chairman should say somo-
thing Of his plans and outline his
program. .
For a year and a few months
the republican party In the nation
aud the present republican state
administration have been In charge
Of the affairs Of the government
In the nation and In our state.
In 1890 the republican party was
swept into power by the greatest
popular majority ever given by our
! American electorate. To a re-
publican president and congress
was delegated the task of solving
the greatest problems that ever
confronted a sovereign nation.
\ These problems were both foreign
\ and domestic. They yer tine TO
suit % the greatest IA IN history
and eight years Of democratic
b~iundering, waste and eNtrnvag-
ancc. Thirty million os the words
bcst manhood and womanhnod
were either dead. or hopeiessly
| crippled and rendered oar. o.
ductive. The nations were stag.
eering under a war debt Of fous
hui Sred thousand million. For
exa APPLE. the debt II Francs
equhlod 60 per cent II her '1la.
wcalth and ,sha was still uoutiru.
Ing 10 live beyond her Eieans. rinr'
olgn currency was dogcraiized-
the rate 81 exchanee was at low
ebh and foreign trade was I'M.
pondble.
No were ztiIl technically at wal
with Germany.
From the Pacific thora cam,
runhhngs foroboding trouble. II
the afdng were grave latent dan
gers 81 future war.
J., A. home we found a public deb
OF twenty-five billion and an IN
funded debt OF three biiiioEs. Gu.
appropriations for the year end
ing June 30, 1919. had been S2i.
oct. 900. 600.
A war time tax measure wa.
rapidly drying up the sources %
revenue. A dcranged credit IA,
caused liberty bonds an municipa
, 10 drop TO Sc. The a%gricultgra
industry. the basic indaatry whicl
Includes almost onc-haif OF GU
population, because OF al all to-
rapid liquidation was ihreatanel
with bankruptcy. Undesirable I'M
: JmiErants seeking TO avoid tn.
! Iburdens OF war-torn Europe. wet
> fiocklng 10 our country--lUrthe
increasing our unemployment an
: making more difficult the problem
Of our own working man an,
: against this f-qd OF immigraiioI
I there was no Jaw affurding adc
I qunte protection. The business Q
? tho country was aiiil In an inflAt
! ed condition The cost icvel wa
: too high. Freight rates were &c
, cidedly 100 high and America
business was struggling agains
necessary decrease In produc.fo
, and transportation costs. The w
! machine whose legitimate furc
lions had ended was SIN runn,a
4 amuck and sapping M financln
resources OF our government.
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