Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE
SEEK Frs WERE SPEAK ERS
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platform Of every thinking man and
many amendments are necessary to
bring over only people who ought to
be brought over TO tins country. Our
terrific expenses are also a great
question, for people are groaning UNI
der the burden Of taxes made by the
war Therefore the man who goes
10 congress has a real job on his
hands. The whole world looks 10
the United States, which has one
sixteenth of the population and one
half Of the driving force. The for
tunes Of the world are bound up in
the United Safes. War should be
outiawed just so far ~as possible, but
masmuch as the world has always had
wars to contend with we will probab
~ have them for some time to come.
Our flag is synonymous of liberty,
equality, and fraternity. We must
be the mentor, the teacher of the
world. People must be educated TO
their responsibility, and TO the man
who is chosen for representative, will
come responsibility none of us TO-.
day are willing TO fully appreciate"
Mr.. Bird j. Vincent of Saginaw,
the third candidate for Congress next
poke. He began his remarks by
stating that he had never eXperienc-
cd anything like this afternoon
gathering in all his political career,
but that he considered it a delightful
occasion. He deemed it an honor TO
have voted for woman's suffrage
each time it came up and to have
voted dry also even when it was not
q popular thing to do. lie considers
the liquor question TO be as dead an
issue as slavery, for it is not i'm the
province Of congress TO pas an act on
an issue already decided by am "a
mendment TO sthe constitution. Many
great and pressing questions are now
before the country demanding solu-
ticn. How car we make agriculture
profitable, as il must be made profit
able since the stability of the Whole
country depends upon it? The ques-
ion Of the relation of capitol to Ia
Dor is demanding attention and must
be settled However, the new and yer
dant congressman, going down to
congress for the first time, l. not
going to set the world afire in his
inst term. He plainly stated that he
did not claim TO possess the panacea
to set the world Alright. He did
claim, however, a gooG purpose and
an honest desire TO see these great
problems met honestly and justly.
The United States is suffering at
present, said Mr.. Vincent, from
adulterated Citizenship. We have
whole sections of Italy, Servia, Rus
eia, banded together in the hearts of
cur cities, where the American ideal
is not known and isn't taught This
has brought about an eruption Of
red-flagism, which is dangerous to
cur country. People leave Europe
today and come to this country not
because this country offers a chal-
lenge to the strong as il did in the
beginning of its history, but because
it offers an avenue of escape from
the bad conditions over there.
Europe is squeezing out the weak Of
her people, the restless element
who are not ready or willing to work
to make a home. We must have laws
at once to take care Of these cancer
Gus cores in our great cities and to
prevent the formation Of others
through allowing this undesirable ell
cment to continue to come to our
shores. Instead Of legislation to reg
ulate the amount of immigration
such az we have at present, we
should have Legislation to control the
quality. An analysis Of character
should be made on the other side of
the water. Mr.. Vincent took issue
with Mr.. Smith upon the subject of
war He said, have seen what war
really means with my own eyes. IL
YOU walk the streets of the small
towns and cities of Europe today
you will be impressed by the absence
Of the entire productive clasc. The
men of the most productive age,
from 25 or 40, are not to be found
in Europe today, they are gone. The
civilization of the entire white race
is endangered if war cannot be wiped
out entirely. And it is the Christian
spirit Of the white race that will for
ever Danish the black menace of war,
We won the war, we say, but every
body lost the war Taxes cannot be
materially low erred while we are pay
ing off this enormous debt incurred by
the war Europe suffers more than
we. The major portion Of the taxes
of the world for centuries gone by
have been levied to pay the cost Of
previous wars, or TO prepare for wars
to come. $50 much influence as
have" said Mr.. Vincent, "shall be
brought to bear against war"
IN a few well chosen words, Mrs
King then expressed the thanks and
appreciation Of the Civic Improv,
ment League to the speakers Of the
afternoon for coming to the meeting
and called next upon Mrs. Shepard
who explained the primary ballot,
and upon Mrs. Henry Soule who read
the list of candidates for County Of
fees.