Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-04

War, and the self-sacrificial spirit
with which they gave their sons to
the conflict even though they believ-
ed that in principle it was utterly
wrong.
She referred to the signing of the
Armistice. and to the knight errant
who after II was signed proposed
that the United States assume for
ever the part of a universal police
scribing for each nations ills"
LET us give thanks" she said
that our legislators refused to
lower the standard of our national
history by meddling with the affairs
of foreign nation. We do not care
to neglect Americas welfare. sacri-
flee her nationalism, and plunge her
into the Quarrels of Europe in order
to earn an empty reputation for be-
ing concerned in uplifting humanity
at large"
In the early paragraphs of her
address Mrs. Wells dealt briefly with
her reasons for being a Republican
in spite of the fact that she is OF
Democratic parentage.
Local, state and national condi-
lions convince the thinking men and
women of today that the Republican
party platform and policies alone
will save us from an orgy of social
ism and internationalism." she said
Both the trend of thought and the
current Of events are away from rep
resentative government and towards
direct government. It was never in
tended by the fathers who wrote our
Constitution that the people should
legislate, interpret the laws or adj
minister justice. They did provide
however. that the people should
choose their legislators, their judges
and their executives. They sought.
also. to render impossible any inter-
ference with the independence of
these representatives. The fathers
expected officials to be as independ-
ent of the voters who select them as
the officers OF a corporation are in
dependent OF the stockholders. We
place our confidence in our repre-
to tell them how 10 vote. The cor
nerstone Of freedom Is the absolute
independence of the representative.
coupled with the unimpeded right
of the people to choose again at
Mrs. Wells gave two instances to
prove how wise was this independ-
enoe OF the representative, calling
attention TO the wisdom OF the SEN
ate in voting down free Silver back
in tho W's whens00 per cent of the
people wanted it: and to the wisdom
of congress in voting to go to war
with Germany when the majority of
the American people would have
been in opposition if allowed to ex-
press a direct opinion.
She touched upon the fine record
made by the Republican party in its
u years OF control.
1T has been the policy OF the Re-
publican party to encourage indi-
vidual effort" she said. Investment
and development Of business. taking
care that all citizens have equal OPP
portunity. and that none become SO
over-powerful as to encroAch upon
the rights of any. Opposed to this
has been the Democratic doctrine OF
paternalism, with it's result of dis
couraging individual enterprise and
initiative. Under paterralism the
government owns and operates the
people instead of the people owning
and operating the government.
a few Republican institutions are
the railway mail service. the postal
savings bank. the parcel post, rural
free delivery and free city delivery.
THE achievements of the Repub-
ncan party in government constitute
the brightest pages in our national
history. Our greatest national ad-
vance has been made during it's years
or ascendency in public affairs. It
mas Always been a party of progress,
neither stationary nor reactionary II
has gone from the fuIfiliment of one
greatest pledge to the fulfillmeut of
another in response to the need of
the public and the will of the people. j."
MRS. Wells paid high tribute to
PRESIDENT Coolidge, who she referred
10 as the slender, silent captain who
IL now guiding our ship of state"
IT YOU did not get a copy of Pres
ident Coolidge's first message to Con-
gress try to do so now, and read IL
now and then" she advised. 1T IA a
masterpiece OF Americanism: and
Will strengthen your faith in God and
man and governments"
Mrs. Wells assailed the presidential
candidacy OF Senator Reed of Nilsson :
"a, excoriating him as one of the most
violent opponents OF the 18th amend :
su@ Inc women OF this country
Will never permit him to be president
OF these United States" she said.
Her closing paragraphs were q plea
Tor team work. What women want
from their government is the same a q
what men want" she said. Both
desire above all the welfare of Amer
lea. we are not q house divided
against itself: that affects man, AZ
fects woman. be it sound financial
prosperity child welfare, Industrial
unrest foreign .shtangisments or a
shortage Of coal. Miner differences
or temperament and training between
the sexes are fast being lost sight OF
IN the big needs Of patriotism. Men
and women love their country equal
~, and the chief concern of each in
the best possible government for this
the best nation on the earth. Let us
remember during the coming cam
paien what Kipling SAID: It ain't the
individual, nor the army as q whole.
out the everlasting teamwork of
every bloomin' soul"
AT the conclusion Of Mrs. Wells