The Washington times., 1924-08-15

without success.
Honest Government.
There are those who would dis.
regard all this for an undertaking
to convince themselves and others
that the chief issue OF this cam.
paign is honest government. In
all my studies Of political history
cannot recall an administrator
which was DESTROYS Of q dishonest
and corrupt government that, for
the purpose Of checking extrava.
gance, ever undertook to introduce
a budget system. to cut down
taxes, to purge the payrolls, to
make enormous reductions in the
public debt, and to lay firmer
foundations for the peace Of the
world. That is not the way Of
dishonesty.
The Government II sound. But
individuals charged with wrong
doing are being prosecuted. The
people Of this country hate COR
ruption. They know my position.
They know the law win be en-.
forced.
wherever there have been sus.
plcions Of guilt, involving members
Of any party, have caused them
to be Investigated and presentation
made to the grand jury. If the
evidence warranted, those sus.
pected OF crime have been indicted;
and without favor, but without
malice, they will be tried on the
charges returned against them.
Wherever 1t has appeared that the
property Of the Government has
been Illegally transferred and held.
action has been brought for its
recovery and will be pursued to .
final judgment.
No government was ever able to
prevent altogether the commission
of crime, but this Government,
under my direction, Is doing the
best It can to detect and punish
any and all wrongdoing. The laws
Of the land are being, and viii
continue to be-. enforced. / pro.
pose to use every possible effort
to resist corruption in office. The
American Government must be
clean.
Foreign Policy.
Many principles exist which
have tried to represent and pro-
pose to support. I believe in the
American Constitution. I favor
the American system Of individual
enterprise, and am opposed to
any general extension Of Govern
ment ownership and control.
believe not only in advocating
economy in public expenditure.
but in its practical application
and actual accomplishment.
believe in q reduction and reform
Of taxation, and shall continue my
efforts in that direction. am in
favor Of protection.
favor the Permanent Court
and further limitation Of arma-
ments. I am opposed to aggres.
sive war. I shall avoid involving
ourselves In political controversies
in Europe, but shall do what I
can to encourage American citi-
ZenS and resources to assist in re-
storing Europe, with the sympa-
thetic support Of our Government.
I want agriculture and industry
on a sound basis Of prosperity
and equality. / shall continue to
strive for the economic, moral,
and spiritual welfare of my coun-
try. American citizens will de-
eide in the coming election
whether these accomplishments
and these principles have their
approval and support.
The domestic affairs Of our
country appear to me to be by
far the chief concern. From that
source comes our strength. The
home market consumes nearly
all Of our production. Within our
own boundaries will be determined
to a very large degree the eco
nomic welfare and the moral
worth Of the American people.
These are plain facts. but there
are others equally plain.
Nation Of Responsibility.
America, under Providence, has
come to be a Nation Of great re-
sponsibility. It exists as one Of
the family Of nations. We can
not be isolated. Other peoples
exist all about US. Their actions
affect US, and our actions affect
them, whether we will or no.
Their financial condition is not
ana can not be entirely separated
from our financial condition. But
the final determination Of our re-
lationship to other countries rises
into higher realm.
We believe in the brotherhood
Of man, because we believe in
the fatherhood Of God. That Is
our justification for freedom and
equality. We believe in the law
of service, which teaches US that
we can improve ourselves only by
helping others. We know that
these principles are applicable
alike to our domestic and our
foreign relations. We can not
live unto ourselves alone.
The foreign policy Of America
can, best be described by one
word-peace. Our actions have
always proclaimed our peaceful
desires, but never more evidently
than now. We covet no territory:
we support. no threatening mill.
tary array; we harbor no hostile
intent. We have pursued, are
pursuing, and shall continue to
pursue with untiring devotion the
cause Of peace.
These ideals we have put into
practical application. We have
sought to promote peace not only
by word, but by appropriate &C.
ton. We have been unwilling to
surrender our independence. We
have refused to ratify the cove
nant Of the League Of Nations.
But we have co-operated with It
to suppress the narcotic trade
and promote public health.
We have every desire 20 help;
but the time, the place, and the
method must be left to our own
determination. Under our Con.
stitution we can not foreclose the
right Of the President or the Con.
gress to determine future prob
lens when they arise. We must