The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-19

/ have mentioned lies something which
one naturally hesitates to drag on
into the liSht. There are some thing
too sacred for public parade, ever
though a man belongs to the people
When you find man, however, wit,
qualities such as we have sketched
YOU inevitably ask for the secre
What is the dynamic back of TIL
moral fiber, this bitter self contro
this sense of the value of things, thi
instructive understanding of work
this quiet patience with the ages?
at is his sense of the spiritual. No
one can read his speeches without
realizing that to him religion is essen
tial to life. I am speaking in the
hroadest and most comprehensive
terms. ! am not discussing theology
but religion. There are at least few
fundamental spiritual realities which
are the common possession of men,
He firmly believes religion to be neces-
sary to the ideals of America.
"He asserts that most of all there
is need of religion. From that source
alone came freedom. Nothing else
touches the soul of man. Nothing else
iustifies faith in the people, TOlera-
ton in religion is among our most
notable achievements in this country.
The vital realities of religion alone
can satisfy the deepest needs of the
human spirit 1t is reassuring to know
that this man believes in a personal
power greater than man; In emergen-
cies, with Washington and Lincoln,
he will know that the issue lies in
another hand.
Here, then, is the man. He follows
right and truth to their logical conclu-
sions He gathered it all up in an ad-
dress he delivered year ago at a col
lege commencement. He said, We do
not need more national development, we
need more spiritual development. We
do not need more intellectual power,
we need more moral power Wo de not
need more knowledge, we need more
character. We do not need more gov
eminent, we need more culture. We
do not need more law, we need more
religion. We do not need more of the
things that are seen, we need more of
the things that are unseen
what America must learn is pre-
cisely what this man is saying so
clearly and forcefully. 1t has a ring
to it which will permeate the world.
He has been successful In politics, be-
hn hoo DIN
swerably honest. The hardest thing
In the world to defeat is sheer charac-
ter. Some American politicians still
have great lesson to learn. The first |
mark Of public servant is not solely |
The desire to know what the people |
want, but the purpose to help the peo-
pie want what they ought to have.
1T Is not too much to affirm that |
he people of the United States have
intense longings which they do not en-
irely understand and which by the
'ery terms Of the problem they cannot
ocus and express. l believe this man
loes comprehend these intense yearn-
ngs of the people and that quietly and
he IL putting them forth
q sharp, incisive utterances.
Rated az "Conseruafiue" !.
I'm America we have the curious
ractice of classifying men. We at
empt to put labels on them and I'M
CINE that thereby we have settled
We have unusual facility
] this method because we rarely pause
D agree on any definition Of the terms.
''As a matter Of fact It is not the
leanfng of the term that gives us con-
ern. It is the implication # carries,
s flavor or it's color We say a man
q conservative, a liberal or q radical
nd for us the term carries praise or
pprobrium, depending entirely upon
ur own point Of view. Now, this mans
mericnnism comes to lofty express
on In what some have praised and
hers have criticized as his 'conserva-
sm.' Let us examine the actual facts.
"He uses the past for the future. He
no mere worshiper Of the past as
Ie past 1t has meaning chiefly as
Tide for the future. He recognizes
early the evils Of dead, CONCEALED,
His emphasis is on the
ays to come. He is concerned chiefly
,out our tendencies Therefore, he
lys, We review the past, not IN order
lat we may return to 1t, but that we
ay find in what direction, straight
Id clear, It points in the future. His
q sane forward-looking conservatism.
'He does not concede that the pres
It clamor for change proves that our
ational principles are false or that
If governmental organization is weak.
nanges must come. Every sane per
N recognizes that. The real question
ncerns the causes of our discomfort
i'd the sources Of our evil. Immedi-
ely to destroy existing institutions,
cause human frailties continue to
list and human nature is not speed
2 reformed, Is scarcely to be called t
[se leadership. To destroy is easy, t
It to achieve freedom is hard. b
TN fact, he holds that there are gen. t
ne grounds for optimism. 1t Is easy r
complain and to overlook the great