Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 7 | Making Political Capital

I r Making P Political Capital I It I t 4 4 t tt r rA t i A A S THE date for the disarmament conference approaches ches the American people are re reminded reminded reminded re- re minded on one of the weaknesses in our political system Democrats and Republicans are arc considering considering considering consid consid- ering the conference for political effect endeavoring endeavoring endea v- v oring to determine what future partisan capital may maybe ay be he made of it The Democrats think that the proposed plan is not essentially different from the Wilson plan plan- which was Vas so bitterly opposed by the Republicans On this basis they regard the Republican attitude as an effort to steal the clothes of the Jhc Democratic party Republicans are just insistent as that the plan is new and not to be confused with th the league of nations idea as s espoused in Paris All of this can can matter little to the public which at this time is giving no consideration to the forthcoming po political battles of the contending parties Too much official time is given to writing the the record for the next election rather than for the nation and its people Credit lines are valuable When the parties come me mc before the e people the records come with witha or a i them e ri They y a arc e h. h held i accountable cc for tHeir ir fail failures ures UTes and nd due attention is given gilven to their successes The people however VeY must be Nth the final arbit arbiters of cr credit fit in cin in national endeavor nd and preliminary squabbles can do th the country no good Whether the conference plan is Democratic or Republican can make no particular difference What the public is c concerned with i is a a. a safe reduction of arm arms that th the bUrd burden n of taxation may be lifted The Th-e men who are in office e n now w ware are ae expected to make the best possible bargain regardless regardless re re- of their political c complexion They arenow are arenow re renow now all aU representatives s of the American people and the work which is pending belongs neit neither er erto to one party nor the other Disarmament sho should 1 not be defeated for purely partisan purposes nor should its success b be dependent upon political alignment We should enter the conference as asa a a. a nation and should strive for th the ideals set forth without stopping to think of the next elec lec tion If we are going to fight over the he credit now we cannot hope to o attain the charity of purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose which makes disarmament possible e. e