The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

we cannot sell we viii operate and
operate aggressively, until Congress
inhibits.
Confessedly this is a contradiction
of the proposal to have less govern
ment in business and more business
in government, but if we cannot get
out of the shipping business in q prac-
tical way and be assured of privately
owned and privately operated ship
ping, it is the business of the govern
ment to conserve our shipping assets
and make for ourself reliance on the
high seas.
Comments on Political Change.
One more thought, little expected
on this occasion, I am sure, but par
ticularly appropriate before a highly
representative body of the American
press. know from experience how
a newspaper man confidently prints
opinions on public affairs. He has
marked advantage, because he is sell
dom called upon to make good unless
he happens to be elected president
and apparently no newspaper man
was ever put to the test heretofore
You have been saying lot about the
failure of Congress and the lack of
team work between the executive and
Congress and many of you have de-
plored that some strong man is not
in the White House to make Congress
do his bidding.
But great change has taken place,
vitality influencing the work of admin
istrative and executive fulfllment.
This effectiveness is no longer infu-
enced by war stress or presidential
personality. The great change has
come about unawares and as molders
OF public opinion you have ignored the
fundamental reason. 1t is the change
in our political system, the rule of
the primary, the drift toward pure
democracy and the growing impotence
OF, political parties. We have gotten
away from the representative system;
we have reached point where the
lack of party loyalty has made party
sponsorship in government less eff
fective than it was. We have come
to the time when a party platform is
regarded by too many men in public
life as even less important than a
scrap of papeEand groups or blocs
are turned to serve group interests
and many individuals serve their own
while contempt for party conference
or caucus has sent party loyalty pref
ty much into the discard
Backs Political Parties.
kaJ mi
were the essential agencies of the
popular government which made US
what we are. I'VE were never perfe ct.
but under our party system we
wrought a development under repre-
sentative democracy unmatched in all
proclaimed liberty and attending hui
man advancement. We achieved un-
Dire the party system, where parties
were committed to policies and party
loyalty was a mark of honor and an
inspiration toward accomplishment.
Nowadays, in many states, party ad-
herence is fiouted, loyalty is held to
be contemplate, nominations for of
flee are often influenced by voters en-
rolled under an opposing party ban
ner and platforms and the insincere
utterances of expediency, influenced
by nominees, rather than by advocates
of principle.
Wants Change in Primaries.
Let no one misconstrue me. l am
not advocating the abandonment of
the primary which gives to every vot-
err voice in nominating men for Of
flee and determining party policy. l
would carefully preserve and safe
guard it against the, old-time abuses
which impelled its adoption, but
wonld make it an agent of indisput-
able party expression rather than a
means of party confusion or destruc-
ton. I like the inculcation of loyal
ty, the pride of association and the
inspiration to accomplishment. Like
the party government where purposes
are reached. in the reasoning of hon
est representation and 1 like a party
which is commissioned to govern to
strive in good conscience and all 10y
atty to keep the pledges which brought
it popular approval
Our drift is toward pure democra-
cy, \and no pure democracy ever long
survived. We talk solemnly and
earnestly about preserving our world
civilization. l have every confidence
in its survival, but it may be assured
only by human kind reaching the
proper appraisal of the secure ave-
nues of twenty centuries of progress.
In our America We have the freest
and best press in the world. In it's
power of today only the press can
sound the warming and reason to that
conviction which will enable us to
play our full part in the work of pre-
servation.