Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06

A. Republican Party of 1924 in an
c-.t,aordinary address which he re-
oootIv made. 1t was national mes
80 Tbis. he argued, was first of all
80 of opportunity for all the So
Hi thinking people to gather within
ty', nartv fold but to secure this end
5ec1ared that the party must
-, itself responsive to the needs
% +be Deople. 1t must first and al
C,io,.s stand as a party in which all
- neople can gather without dis
tinotior as to race, creed, or cOndi-
49,, of life as a party of equal op-
ortrnitv. eio% And it must be respon-
sive to the great humanitarian needs
% The neOple. 1t is too big to be a
One-issue party, even though that is
sne is the tariff, the Importance OF
S,,hich is admitted by all, it must, IN
sbort as he put it to be responsive
to appeals which cannot (be tested
on cash register"
E0ually striking was his deelara-
+ion that the party can only grow
tbrough loyalty of all the members
- marty principles, and can only live
tbrongh party discipline. Blocs and
sao+ions. he said, have injured in
e+ead of helping the people. The par
-, wants all new suggestions but
Z tbosa who submit such plans must
ba willing to accept majority rule.
Referring to the recent action OF the
eonate in eliminating certain men
from the party rolls, he said THIS
was not done through feeling OF per-
sonaI bias but solely because par
tv cannot function which does not
control it's own representatives ana
This he said was the real reason Tor
the Senate action. Long experience
hos shown that a two party system
ie necessity for the real admins
tration of the government LOT Cne
welfare of the people as a Whole.
The more striking features OF MS
speech are here given:-
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The greatest Matchmaking lnhu
ence which has made our federaI
Government virile and enduring is
fhe two party system. The two great
nolitical parties are the sole agen-
cies for formulating national poll
cies. -. o1i
This brings us again to the reall-
,otion of the need and value or par
tv solidarity, and party responsible
ifv in the conduct of public AFFAIRS.
Probably no public man was ever
more opposed to party government
than was George Washington YET
Wasbington's sense of duty to the
whole country led him to consent 10
hold the position of leadership IN the
Federal Party.
Unless I have misread the signs OF
the times. we have now open to us
an opportunity, not only TO increase
+he strength and influence OF our
Marty throughout the nation, but al
so to secure from citizens in gener-
al a greater participation than ever
in political activities an opportunity
not only to increase the total u ouI
votes, but to keep the cOnhcenc9 anu
support of those who have aldeu III
the great result of November fourth'
1 There are millions OF voters 10
Adav. and 1 am speaking Of adV1sedly,
who have no fixed political home, and
recognize no party control.
Aroused by their experiences III
the campaign to a realization thaC
right political thinking rs as lmpoT-
tant as right living, they are stand
ing at the political cross roads.
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With Affiliations nominal rather
than actual with parties which stood
indifferently by, they turned to our
standards and severed old party ties
bv voting direct for Calvin Coolidge.
These are the people who l believe
can he brought into formal affilia-
+iOn with us. But we cannot ignore
the fact their votes in the main were
cast for Coolidge-the man rather
than Coolidge-the Republican. we
must prove to them, that our party
is worthy of the President and that
the President is typically product
of our party. IL,
The campaign gave us, not only
converts. but it quickened and
strengthened the respect and conn-
dence in Republican prlnclples
among a great number of our own
people who were Republicans III
thought rather than deed.
There must be a shelving Of petty
and personal ambitions and the
adoption of an attitude of unswerv-
ing loyalty to the principles Of the
party. and an ambition to serve ana
a generous submission to discipline.
One of the important readJust-
ments must be a more general IN
derstanding, that after all, we are
only members, not the owners OF
the Republican Party.
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The country today calls for lead
ership practical in it's manifesto
tions. but idealistic in it's ambitions
We cannot ignore this, even if we
would.
We must recognize that while our
party is not relieved of any OF its |
obligations to persist in its de-
mand for the reduction of national
expenditures and the development OF |
efficiency in government, it must be |
ready to forward and sustain with
equal enthusiasm sound humanitar-
ian movements for the betterment of
all the people in the country.
On the tariff for example, we
stand pledged to the people. But I'M
portant as that issue is to the Amer
ican workman, we must develop a
strength. of political resources so
that without abating one jot OF our
loyalty to that plank of our platform
we will be able to give generous rec
ognition and aid to those measures
which touch our people spiritually.
Our party is too big to be dominated
by any one plank, and that thought
must be driven home and by definite
action on our part if we are to win
to our side those whom we are seek
ing.