Evening star., 1942-02-12
Recess on Politics
Would End Republic,
KeIIand Declares
Indianapolis Women
Hear Author Warn of
'One -Porty System
BY the Associated Press.

'One-Porty System
BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. H.
Clarence Buddington Kelland,
executive publicity director of
the Republican National Com
mittee, said today a wartime
political recess would mean the
destruction of the two-party
system, the erection of the
tyranny of the one-party sys-
tenn and the disappearance OF
the republic"
In a speech before a Lincoln Day
luncheon of the Womens Repub-
lican Club of Indianapolis, the
novelist political leader and Arizona
national committeeman added there
vet were those who advocate such
political recess and political
unity"
mo sane American believes that
elections will be suspended, delayed
or abolished for the duration Of the
war" he went on. There will be
elections. But to state that there
will be elections and at the same
time to urge political unity is to
state an absurdity. If there is
political unity an election is a
farce"
indispensable" in War.
Mr.. Kelland defined politics as
"the sole means by which the COM
mon man can express his patriotism
and his vital interest in the welfare
of his country" and quoted Presi-
dent Lincoln to the effect that "A
man may be loyal to his govern
ment, and oppose the peculiar prin-
ciples and methoAs of the admin
sistration"
He repeated. his recent statement
that the second duty of every citi-
zen of the United States in time of
war is to engage himself vigorously
in politics" adding:
''Politicis is good in time of peace;
In time of war politics is indis-
pensable"
He saia there was "a vast and
important difference between politi.
cal unity aSd national unity"-na-
tional unity being loyalty to the
common state and for the common
welfare" and political unity unity
under the emblem of a single politi-
cal party"
system of Tyranny"
Political unity means that all op-
position, all criticism. dies and a
one-party system aroses-a system
of tyranny upon which there is no
deterrent, no check and no brake
said Mr.. Kelland.
Were there no such thing in the
world today as political unity we
would be at peace, for it is political
unity which has plunged the world
into war. 1t is those nations which
have succumbed to political unity
that have loosed madness and death
upon this planet.
Germany has political unity
italy he's political unity. Japan has
political unity"
Mr.. Kelland said the only check
On any administration was strong,
sincere, able, patriotic opposition
party" and that if an opposition
party consents to sit in silent in
activity during any emergency" the
party in Office would use that emer-
eency to entrench itself in power
and perpetuate itself in ONCE"
"Guise of Patriotism"
That party in power will not de-
clare for itself a political recess; it
will only demand under the guise
of patriotism that the other party
shall declare a political recess" he
went on.
The inevitable result of such a
recess will be the destruction of the
two-psrty system, the erection of
the tyranny of the one-party sys-
TEN and the disappearance Of the
Republic"
THE Republican party will insist |
that this war be carried on to COM !
plete, utter, conclusive military vic
tory" Mr.. Kelland said. The Re-
publican party will oppose with |
every ounce of its intelligence and |
strength any effort on the part of |
our enemies to bring about a
negotiated peace.
The Republican party will be |
satisfied with nothing short of the |
military destruction of our enc
mics, so that they are brought ab-
jectly to their knees to sue for
peace.
"NaZiiSm and Fascism and the
japanese brand of militarism must !
be eradicated from the face of the |
earth utterly and finally" u
If any man, Republican or Demo-
crat, raises his voice in appease-
ment or for negotiated peace. I
shall denounce him and the Re-
publican party will denounce him"