Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-01-19
CHAIRMAN ADAMS EXTOLS
PARTISANSHIP

upon a party when it comes into au-
thority, was urged by Chairman John
T. Adams, of the Republican National
Committee, in an address this even
! ing before the Women's National Re-
publican Club. Mr.. Adams said in
part:
"The Woman's National Republican
| Club sounds good to Repu lican
who believes in our system of govern
ment. Those who have been party
men all their lives are maturity in ia
vor of women being party women. In
our bi-party country, perhaps the best
thing for women is to be Republican
partisan; the second best thing,
Democratic partisan; and about the
| poorest thing she cal do, politically,
| is to be non-partisan or woman part
izan. There is about as much logic
| in the women formin political par
| ty. Every time we earn Of the Or
ganization of woman's Repub lean
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 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 bipartisan
ship or the factional standard of
woman's party.
There never was a time when
greater problems confronted our
country than now, nor when respon-
sible leaders faced greater more inn
portant than now that Americans,
when considering public questions,
should be guided by their views on
fundamental principles Of government
rather than by individual or fractional
interests. Few greater misfortunes
could befall our country in these try
ing times than to have our civic ener-
gies frittered away in contests among
groups, factions, occupational inter-
ests, 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 party that will favor
a proper measure of solidarity, of I'M
ifcation. Your political party viii
not hold your respect if it fails to
keep itspromises. We don't believe
that the millions who voted the Re
publican ticket a year ago were united
as to all details of party policy. But
we do believe that here was sufficient
community of general aim and pur-
pose g warrant the sinking of minor
and Individual differences, in order to
discharge the great, broad, general
responsibility that is imposed upon a
party when it comes into authority.
Republicans have always had more
of this capacity to submerge the min
or differences for the sake of major
and national accomplishments. Our
traditions have been of achievement,
of efficiency, of getting results, Of do
ing the job. For two generations the
nation has never failed to turn to our
party in any crisis in which there was
compelling demand for these qualit-
les A little over a year ago, after
some experience with an other lead
ership, the country turned over to US
its full mandate about the biggest
task in national rehabilitation that
has never been turned over to any
party.
eve can take just satisfaction in
the ten months of Republican admin
istration. Our Congress has made
a record in constructive, progressive
legislation that has hardly been
equaled by any previous Congress.
We have restored peace to our coun-
try and have led the world farther
or the highway of disarmament than
it has ever before travelled in all it's
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 confd-
ence; for a broadness of vision that
shall be able to overlook minor inter-
ests for the sake of great essentials.
"We ask nobody to surrender any
of his rights of individual opinion.
We recognize that Wyoming is part
Of the United States the same as
Rhode Island, and that Oregon has the
same interest and must have the same
voice on questions affecting the nat
ional welfare as Massachusetts. We
want our historic party to me clearing
house of absolutely free, unfettered,
and Embossed individual judgements.
We ask only that measure of genera
sity and tolerance that will make pos
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