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Show I i Text of Cox's Notification Address At Dayton ' , 1 Chairman Robinson. .in Members of ! th Notification Committee: The message, which you hrlns from the Kn-at onfereno- of progr. s-u . I thought KMemblod under i In fo Hiiplren of the Democratic party In-splren In-splren within me a pride and m m -preclatlon which I cannot voice At th name time I am mindful of the responsibility which this function now officially places upon me. As I meas-ure meas-ure my own limitation the task aln :el of us should be approached With more ihnn feeling of diffidence if I wore not strengthened and re.ssuie.1 bj H the fmlh and that one Iuih on:. H practice true fidelity t. con U la not the difficult thing to know H n hnt ire ought to do; tin- ehse of H right and wrong has been given with Dlvthe equality. The mistakes of hls-tory hls-tory are the result of weaknfeU in the1 Hi f.iee of tempting Interest I thank God, therefore, that I Lake up the standard of Democracy a free unfettered by promises and happy in the consciousness of untrammeled op- portunlt. to render a service In the name of government that will hold HH for it the confidence which It di - I si it VK.IIT THIN Kl N-We N-We are In ft time which calls for :uulght thinking, straight talking and, straight acting. This is no time for wobbling. Never in all our history ha more been done for government. Never was sacrifice more suulinie The-most The-most precious thing ol hnrt and. home were given up In a eplrll which I guarantees the perpetuity ': oui institutions in-stitutions If the talth Ij kept with ihOie who served and suffered The itar of our republic is drenched In j blood and team, and he who turns' away from the tragedies and obligations obliga-tions of the war, noi consecrated to ft ense of honor und of duty which re- slats every bac suggestion ol personal or political expediency, is unworthy I at the- esteem of hlt countrymen. I cot IISE CHARTED. The m n and women v. no h expressed ex-pressed pollcj at the San FrancWco convention charted our course In the open seas of the future sensed t lit- j spirit of the hour ami plirav.il it with clarity and courage, it is not noces-i sar' to read ana reread the Demo-1 ratlc platform to know Its meaning, j it is a document clear m Its analysis I of conditions and plain In lh pledge of service made lo tile public, it i ii-rles ii-rles honesty of word anu intent, IToud of the leadership ;mi :ichlcv e mi nt oi th party in war, Democracy faces unafraid the problems oi peace, indeed, in-deed, Its pronouncement nas but to' be reaji along with the platform framed by Hi publican leaders in or-1 der That both spirit and purpose AS tney dominate tne opposing organization! organiza-tion! may be contrasted On the one' hand we see pride expressed in the nation's glory and a promise or set - I vice easily understood. On tin. other, I captious, unhappy spirit ini the treatment treat-ment Of subjects vital to the present and the future. In term?; thai have completely contused t lie pul Hi mind, it was clear thai tn. senatorial oolli -archy had been gien Its own way. In tne selection of ine presidential candidate, but it was surprising that it was able to fasten into ths party platform the creed of hate and i.iiter-' nes.H and the vacillating poll) that possesses it. V Ml II WW V I Vll. Ii I in the midst, oi war the present i senatorial cabal, led by Senators j Lodge. Penrose and Smoot, v. us 1 J formed. Superficial evidence oi loy-'i -J alty to the president was deliberate In order that the great rank anJ file of their paii, taithiui and patriot! to the verj core, might not be of-1 fended. But underneath this mis- i leading exterior conspirators planned i and plotted, with bigoted teal nn victory to our arms the) delayed and obstructed the works of peace. If deemed useful to the work m hand no artifice for Interfciing with OUT con-' utttutlonal peace -making authority I h was rejectee! Before tlie country j I knew. ea befon thes. men them-' I selves knew tne details oi t ie composite com-posite plan, formed ut the peace taule. they declared their opposition i0 it. Before the treaty was submitted toi the senate In the manner thi Constitution Consti-tution provides, they violated every custom and every consideration of decency de-cency by presenting a copy of the document. procured unblushlngly i from enemy ha ml.- .md passed It Into the printed record ol senatorial pro-' cecdtngs. From that hour dated the enterprise of throwing the whole subject sub-ject into a technical ulscussion. in or- j der that the public might be eon-! fused. The plan has neve;- changed In Its objective, but the method ha.. At the outset there was the careful Insistence that there was no desire to interfere with the principle evolved and formalised at Versailles. Later, tt was the form and not th. - it. si ,,. , that profeM.vdly Inspired attack But pictense was futile when pi sal later came forth that clearly emascu-. lated the battle principle of the whole peaco plan. It is not necesurv to recall re-call the details of the controversy in the senate. Senator Lodge finally' crystallised his ideas Into what were known us the Lodge reservations, und when congress uujourned these reservations res-ervations held the support of the so-1 called regular Republican leadi ra I From that time the processes have been interesting. Political expediency! in Its truest serine dwarfed slderatlon either of the public Inter- i j est or of the maintenance of the honor hon-or of a great political party, 1 ne exclusive question Was h.w to avoid a rupture In the Republican organisation. organi-sation. The country received with In-, ' to say the least, the announcement announce-ment from Chicago, where ut-ilona! ut-ilona! i invention was assombleiTthiit ' a platform plank, dealing with the subject of world peace, had been, drawn, leaving out the Lodge reset-, vationa, and yet remaining agreeable I to all Interests, meaning thereby, the lxdge rcservatlonlsta, the rnlld reser-1 vationlsts and the group or Kepubll-I can senators that openly opposed the' league of nations In any foi no As the platform made ni definite commllal of pollc) and was, in fact, so artfully phrased as to make almost any deduction possible. H passed through the convention with practical' unanimity. Senator Johnson however, whoso position has been consistent md whoso opposition to the league In an) shape Is well known, withheld his support of the convention's choice until the candidate had stated the' meaning of the platform, and an- nounced definitely the policy that' "ould be his. If elected. The Republican candidate has spoken and his utterance calls forth the following approval from Senator Johnt on . ' Yesterday in his speech of acceptance accep-tance Senator Harding unequivocally took his stand upon the paramount issue is-sue In this eampulgn the League of Nations. The itepubllran party stands eommltteii by its platform. Its stan-lard-bearer has now accentuated that platform. There can be no misunderstanding misunder-standing his words. " Senator Harding as the candidate of the party, and Senator Johnson are as ne on this question, and. as the latter expresses it the Republican party Is un mined both b platform In the abstract ab-stract and by Its candidate In speclfi-atlon. speclfi-atlon. The threatened revolt among Naders of the party Is averted, but the minority position as expressed In the senate prevails as thu of the party. in short, principle, as avowed In support of the l odge reservations or of the, so-called mild reservations has been surrendered to expedient ' II HIDING QUOTi i Senator Harding makes this new pledge of policy In behalf of his party "I pmmlsp yru formal and effective peace so quickly as a Republican con-gr con-gr n can pass ''s declaration for a Republican Re-publican executive to sign." This means but one thing a separate separ-ate peace with Germany' Thl.s would be the most disheartening dishearten-ing event in civilisation since the Russians Rus-sians made their separate peace with Germany and infinitely more unworthy un-worthy on our part than It was on that of the Russians. They were threatened threaten-ed with Stavatlon and revolution had swept their country. Our soldiers fought Bide by side with the Allies Po eompi te was the coalition of strength and purpose that Oenera) Foch was i given supreme command and every soldier In the allied cause, no matter; what flag he followed, recognized him as hi chief. Wc fought the war to-j gether, and now before ihe thing Is through It Is proposed to enter Into a I separate peace w.th Germany! In good: faith we pledged our strength with our jcssoelatcH for the enforcement of terms upun offending powers, and now! it is suggested that this be withdrawn. Suppose Germany recognizing the first break in the Allies, -proposes something some-thing we cannot accepi Does Senator Harding intend to send an army to Germany to press her to our ternjs? Certainly the allied army could not be expected to render aid. If on the other hand Germany should accept the chance we offered of breaking the bond it would be for the express purpose pur-pose of Insuring n tlerman-American alliance recognising that the Allies In fact, no nation In good standing would have an thing to do with either of us This plan would not only be a piece Of bungling diplomacy, bul plain, unadulterated un-adulterated dlshones;v as well LODG1 ST I EMI N i "o less an authority than Senator Lodge saidi before the heat of recent Controversy, that to make peace except In company with the Allies would ''brand us everlastingly with dishonor, and bring ruin to us." And then after peace Is made with i German;. Senator Harding would, hoj says hopefully approuch the nations of Kurope and Of the earth which makes us a willing participant in thej Conseoration of nations to a new relationship.' re-lationship.' In short. America, refusing to enter the LeagUe of Nations (now already) established by twenty-nine nations . and bearing and deserving the eon-j t'-nipt of the world, would submit an I entirely new project This act would either be regarded as arrant madness or attempted International bosSIsm, The plain truth li, that the Republican Repub-lican leaders, pbsessed with a determination determi-nation to Win the presidential election! have attempted to satisfy too many 1 1 - j vergent views Inconsistencies, inevitable inevit-able und r the circumstances, rise to haunt them on every hand and they find themselves arrayed In pi.b'te thought at least, against a great principle. prin-ciple. More than that, their conduct Is opposed lo the idealism upon which then- partv prospered in other days i illustrating thetf observations by conefete ficts, let It be remembered i that those now Inveighing against an interest In affairs outside of America, r-nl lolona ProlHum U'llor... I ..nmna- BUred terms for not resenting the In- Vaslon of Belgium in 1SH They term ihe League of Nations a mllltar alll-I ance, Which, except for their opposi- J Lion, would envelop our country when' us a matter of truth, the subject of i League of Katlons, has claimed the i best thought of America for years, and the League to Enforce Peace was presided pre-sided over I" so distinguished a Re-' publican as Ex-President Taft, who,' before audiences In every section advo-cati advo-cati d the principle and the plan of the present League They charge exp rl-mentatlon rl-mentatlon whin we have a i historical decedent the Monroe Doctrine, w hich Is the very essence of Article N of the ersailjes covenant. Skeptics viewed Monroe's mandate with alarm, pre-! dieting recurrent war3 In defense of! Central and Fouth American states.! whose guardians they alleged We need not be. And et not a shot has been! fired in almosi one hundred years in 1 this hemisphere. They hypocritically claim that the League of Nations Will result In our boys being drawn Into! military service, but they fail to realize that every high school youngster In the land knows that no treaty can I override our Constitution, which re-! serves to Congress, ancl to Congress alone the power to declare war. They I preach Americanism with a meaning of their own 'Invention, and artful 1) appeal to a selfish and provincial spirit forgetting that Lincoln fought a war over the purely moral question of slavery, and that McKlnlcv broke the i iters of our boundary lines, spoke the freedom of Cuba, and carried the torch of American idealism to the the benighted Philippines. They lo3e memory of Garfield's prophecy that America, under the blessings of God-given God-given Opportunity, v..ul.l by her moral leadership and co-operation become a Messiah, among the nations of the .- ?. rt li ; IFTHFVL riMl s These are faithful times Organized government has a definite dutv all over the World. The house of civilization civili-zation Is to be put In order The supreme su-preme issue of the century Is before US and the nation that halts and delays de-lays Is playing with fire The finest impulses of humanity, rising above national na-tional lines, merely seek to make ano-horrible ano-horrible war impossible Under the old order of International anarchy war came overnight, and the world wax on fire before we knew It. It Biolfenj ur senses to think of anothet. We saw one conflict Into which modern mo-dern science brought new forms of di iti U tlon In great jruns. submarines, airships, and poison gnses. It s no secret sec-ret that our chemists had perfected, when th" contest came to a precipitate close, gases so deadly that whole cities could be wiped out. armies destroyed, and the crews of battleships smothered smother-ed The public prints are filled with the opinion of military men that In future wars the method, more effective than gases or bombs, will be the employment employ-ment of the germs of disease, carrying pestilence and destruction. Any nation prepared under these conditions, as Germany was equipped in 1914. could conquer the world In a year. It is planned now to make thla Impossible A definite plan has been agreed upon The League of Nations is in operation. A very Important work, under Its control. Just completed, was participated In by the Hon. Lllhu Root. Secretary of State under the Roosevelt administration At a nied-lug nied-lug of the Council of the League of Nations February 11. an organising 'ommlttee of twelve of the most eminent emi-nent Jurists In the world was selected. The duty of this group was to devise plan for the establishment of a Permanent Court of International Justice, Jus-tice, a a branch of the League This us.gnmnt has been concluded by unanimous action. This augurs well :.u world progress The question Is whetb'r we shall or shall not Join 'n this practical and human movement. I'n-Mdenl W ilson, as our repre.-en'.aUve at the peace table, entered the League in our name, in so far as the executive authority permitted Senator Harding, as the Republican candidate for the presidency, proposes In plain words that we remain out of It. As the Democratic candidate, I favor going In Let us analyze Senator Harding's plan of making a German-American pcac- and then calling for a "new relationship relation-ship among nations," assuming for the purpose of argument only, that the perfidious hand that dealt with Germany Ger-many would possess the power or In- , fluence to draw twenty-nine nations away from a plan already at ork, and Induce them to retrace every step and j make a new beginning This would en-tall en-tall our appointing antoher commls- slon to assemble with those selected by the other powers With the Versailles Versail-les instrument discarded, the Whole subject of partitions and divisions of territory' n new lines would he reopened. re-opened. The difficulties In this regard, 1 BJ any fair mind appreciates, would be greater than they were at the peace session, and We must not attempt to Convince ourselves that they did not trv the statesmen at that time. History; will eay that great as was the Al- lied triumph In war, no less a vie- I tory was achieved at the peace table j The Republican proposal means dishonor, dis-honor, world confusion and delay. It WOUld keep us In permanent company with Germany. Russia Turkey find Mexico. It would entail, In the ultimate, ulti-mate, more real injury than the war itself The Democratic position on the question, as expressed In the platform. Is: DEMOCR TI( position We advocate Immediate ratification of the Treaty without reservations i which would impair its essential integrity in-tegrity but do not oppose the acceptance ac-ceptance of any reservations making clearer or more specific the obligations of the United States to the League as-1 soelatcs." The first duty of the new administration adminis-tration clearly will be the ratification of the Treaty. The matter should be approached without thought of the bitterness of the past The public verdict ver-dict will have heen rendered, and I ;ini confident that the friends of world peace ;v It will be promoted by the League, Will have n numbers the constitutional con-stitutional requisite to favorable sena-l sena-l .rlnl action The captious nia say that our platform reference to reservations Is vague and Indefinite Its meaning In brief. Is that we shall state our Interpretation of the covenant as B matter of good faith to our associates and as a standing In the future Tho point Is, lhat after the people shall have spoken, the League will be In the hands of Its friends in the Senate, Sen-ate, .md a safe index as to what they will do Is supplied hy what reservations they have proposed In the past. Some months ago. In a contributed article to the New York Times. I expressed my own opinion of the situation as it then was. I reproduce it here "There can be no doubt but that some senators have been conscientious In their desire tn clarify the provisions of the Treaty. Two things apparentlv have disturbed them. First they wanted want-ed to make sure that the I eague was not to be an allance. and that Its basic bas-ic purpose was peace and not controversy. con-troversy. Second, they wanted the other powers signing the Instrument to understand our constitutional limitations limi-tations beyond which the treatv-mak-Ing power cannot go. Dealing with League might have been stated h, these two questions in order. It has always seemed to me that the Interpretation In-terpretation of the function of the those words; In giving its assent to this trea'ty, the Senate has In mind the fact that the League of Nations which It em-bodles em-bodles as devised for the sole purpose of 'maintaining peace and comity among the nations of the earth and preventing the recurrence of such des-ructive des-ructive conflicts as that through which the world has just passed. The cooperation co-operation of the United States with the League and its continuance as a member thereof, will naturully de- i , ..1 upon the adherence of the League Lea-gue to that fundamental purpose.' "Such a declaration would a; least express the view of the United States and justify the course which our nation na-tion would unquestionably follow if the basic purpose of the league were ;.r any time distorted It would also appear to be a slmplei matter to pro-Ode pro-Ode against any misunderstanding In the future md at the same time to meet the objections of those who believe be-lieve that we might tie nVitlng a con-tioversy con-tioversy over our constitutional rights, by making a senatorial addition In words something like these: " It will of cours..- be understood that In carrying out the puroose of tho le.'.Rue, the government of the United States must al all tunes act in strict harmony with the terms und Intent of the I'nlted States constitution which c.nnot In any way be altered by tho treaty-making power.' OTHER PROF1 ISA S. 'Unquestioned friends Of the league have made other proposals, uur piat-foi piat-foi in Clear 1) lays no bar agulnst any udditlons that will be helpuil, but it i speaks in a firm resolution lo stand against anything thai umtuios tho vl-Ital vl-Ital principle. We heat it said that Interpretations are 'Unnecessary, Thai may ue true, but they will at least bo reassuring to many of our citizens, who leel that In signing the treaty, there should be no mental reservations that are not expressed in plain words, ii. s a matter of good faith to our associates asso-ciates Such interpretations possess tne further virtue of supplying a base upon which agreement can be rcach- ieo, and agreement, without Injury to the covenant. Is now of pressing loi-portance. loi-portance. It was ihe desire to get i things started, that prompted some members of the senate to vote for the Lodge reservations Those who conscientiously con-scientiously voted for them In the fl-! fl-! nal roll calls realized however, that the acted under duress, In that a politically po-litically bigoted minority was exercising exercis-ing tho arbitrary power of its position I to entorce drastic conditions. Happily the voters of the republic, under our I system of government, can remedy jthat situation, and I have faith that they will, at the election this fall. Then organized movement will be enabled to combine Impulse and facility In tho making of better world conditions The ugtncles of exchange will automatically automatical-ly adjust themselves to the opportunities opportuni-ties of commercial freedom. New life ;and renewed hope will take hold of every nation. Mankind will press a I resolute shoulder to the task of readjustment, re-adjustment, and a new era will have diwned upon the earth, DOMESTIC PKOBLL31S. Wc have domestic problems to be settled. They are most pressing Man conditions growing out of the war will not and should not continue. Tho w"ork of readjustment will call for our best energy. Ingenuity, unselfishness ,ynd devotion to the Idea that It is the j general welfare we must promote. One of the first things to he done Is the repeal of war t.-uces. The entry of America into the world war projected our people into an unparalleled financial finan-cial emergency, which was faced with a determination to make every sacrifice sacri-fice necessar to victory. BllllonB in liberty loans subscribed by patriots regardless re-gardless of their financial condition were Instantly placed at the disposal of the government, and other billions were gladly paid Into the treasury through many forms of taxation. To have paid by current taxes more than ore-third of the expense of the greatest great-est war In the history of mankind, Is .i icflectlon on the high sense of national na-tional duty with which we of America view- the obligations of thltf genera-1 tlon. Immediately following the arm-i istlce. measures to modify onerous, anu annoying taxation should have I been taken and the Republican con-1 grcss In which all tax laws must orlg-1 lnale. and which for almost two years has exclusively held the power to! imellorate this condition has not made a single ef'fort or passed a single law to lilt from tho American people a load of war taxation that cannot be I tolerated In a time of peace. Federal j ticxatlon must be heavily reduced, and It will be done at once if a Demo-j ciatlc administration Is chosen In No-' vcinber. Without hampering essential national administrative departmental by the elimination of nil others and strict economy everywhere, national taxes can bo reduced In excess of two billion dollars yearly Annoying consumption con-sumption tuxes, once willingly borne, now unjustified, should be repealed The Incomes from war-made fortunes, those of non producers and those derived de-rived from industries that exist by unfair un-fair privilege may be able to cany1 their present load but taxes on the earnings of tho wage-earner, of the salaried' and professional man. of the agricultural producer and of the small tradesman should be sharply modified I believe that a better form of luxa- ! tlon than the so-called excess profits tax may be found and I suggest a mail t::x, probably one to one and one-half pe r cent on the total business j of every going concern. It is to bo' understood that tho term ' business ' I a; used does not Include income received re-ceived by Wage-earners, salaried men, agriculturalists and the small business i man who Should be exempt from this! tax. The profiteer and some of the hlghl) capitalized units have used thei excess profits tax as a favorite excuse lor loading on the consumer by means! ol highly Inflated selling puces many times the amount actuallv paid the government A necessary condition to1 the national contentment and sound I business Is a Just proportion between i fait profits to business and fair prices to the consumer. It is unquestioned that the enormous expansion of public and private credit made necessary .is; S part pf war financing, the diversion ot the products of many Industries from their usual channels, as well as' the disturbance to general business caused by the withdrawal of millions of men from producing fields, all con-: tributed to the rise In prices. Reversion Rever-sion of these various agencies to al irrcrc stable condition will tend toward a recession in the enormously inflated 1. 1 . .vent prices of many comiuodlt les ;:tnl property values and ihere aro now evidences that a sane adjustment Is not far distant. Ucep pntrlotlc sentiment sen-timent enthralled our people during the war and slight attention was given lo the enormous economic changes that were, then in progress and when observed these changes were generally accepted as one of the trials necessary to be endured and they were submerged sub-merged In the thought and purpose for Victory. While millions of free men, icgnrdless of wealth or condition, were giving of their blood and substance, many corporations and men seized the very hour that civilization lay pios-trate pios-trate to secure for themselves fortunes rung from the public and from tho .government, by the levying of pre that in many cases were a c.ime. Under Un-der present taxation law s much capital is drawing out of Industry and finding investment in non-taxable securities. This will cease If the changes suggested sug-gested arc made. PROGRESS E I HOUGHT, In the- analysis of governnlent. ;is I the events of toauy enable us to pene-ti.ite pene-ti.ite the. subject, we see the difference differ-ence between the old and the pro-igresSlve pro-igresSlve kinds of thinking. The bellet oi the reactionaries Is lhat gove-rn- ment should not function more widely than It did in the pojt, but they seem I to forget that the fundamental of our plan 13 equal rights for all and special privileges for none. Modern lite has I developed new problems. Civilization i otitinues to build along the same basil ba-sil lines and aluulstlc as we muy all i . disposed to be, tho fact remains that except for the ecnangt Of prod-; prod-; ucls between individuals, commercial units and nations, our development I would be- slow All of this gl'OWtn goes I ori under the protection of und with the encouragement of government. -Th least, tncrciore. that might bo 'rendered unto government for this continuous service Is a policy of fair-dealing fair-dealing Too often the genius of man prompts him to play for governmental advantage, and the success which has di n achieved In this particular, has I let to the formation of groups which (seek this very advantage. We arc a i busy people, preoccupied In too large considerations, and wc have not recognised rec-ognised as We should, that the failure oi government to prevent Inequalities has made It possible for mischievous .spirits to develop prejudice against the ; Institutions of government, rather than against administrative policy There Ilu a very' important difference here, i This difference bears directly on profiteering, profi-teering, which Is today the most sln-lSter sln-lSter influence In American life It Is not a new thing In America. The tribe of profiteers h.ii simply multiplied under un-der the favoring circumstances of war. Ji'or years, large contributions have I been made to the Republican cam paign tund foi no purpose except to I buy a governmental underhold, and I to make illegal profits as the result ' of preference. Such largesses are today to-day a greater menace to our content-Iment content-Iment and our Institutions than the! ountless temporary profiteers who lure making a mockery of honest business busi-ness but who can live and fatten onlj 1 In time of disturbed prices If I am1 called to service as piesldent means' will be found. If they do not already exist, for compelling these exceptions j , lo the great mass of square dealing; American business men, to use the tunic yardsticks of honesty that governs gov-erns most of us in our dealings with I our fellownicn. or In language that I they muv understand, to suffer the I penalty of criminal law. G. O. P. l l SD8 There i3 another reason for the fab-uious fab-uious contributions to the present Republican Re-publican campaign fund. Much money, I of course, has beon subscribed In proper partisan zeal, but the great 'bulk has been given with the definite Idea of gaining service In return Many! captains of industry, guided by a most dangerous Industrial philosophy, be-' I HOYS that In controversy between em-! j ployer and employe their will should bo enforced, even at the point of the I bayonet 1 speak knowingly I have) passed through many serious Indus- trial troubles I know something of I their psychology, the stages through which they pass, and the dangerous attempts that arc sometimes made to 'end them. Disputes between Vlabor I nnd capital are Inevitable. The disposition dispo-sition to gain the best bargain possible characterizes the whole field of cx-. cx-. change, whether It be product for I product, or labor for money, if strikes are prolonged public opinion always settles them. Public opinion should determine de-termine results tn America. Public opinion Is the most Interesting characteristic charac-teristic of a democracy, and It Is the jreal safety valve to the Institutions of a free government. It may, at limes, be necessary for Kovernment to Inquire In-quire Into the facts of a tie-up, but I facts and not conclusions should be submltted. The determining form of unprejudiced thought will do the rest Durlnr this process governmental 'agencies must give a vigilant eje lo gBB the protection of life and property, and maintain firmness but absolute Impartiality. This is always the real test, but If official conduct combines courage and fairness our governmental governmen-tal Institutions come out of these af-fnlrs af-fnlrs untarnished by distrust This is not an academic observation. it Is the mere recital of experlt nee Unrest has boon rclnforci-d in no small degree by the Kr.-at mass of unassimllatcd D liens Attracted by an unprecedented unprecedent-ed demand for labor, they' have come to our shores by the thousands. As they have become acquainted with the customs and opportunities of American Ameri-can life, thousands of them have become be-come clllzens and are owneis of their own homes However, the work of assimilation too long was merely automatic auto-matic one million six hundred thousand thou-sand foreigners born in thin country cannot read or write our language Our Interest In them In the main has been simply as laborers, assembled in the great trade centers, to meet tho 'lcmaml of the hour. Without home or community ties, many have been more or less nomadic, creating the problem of excessive turnover, which has perplexed manufacturing plants. But this has not been the worst phase of the situation. Unfamiliar with law. having no understanding of the principles prin-ciples of our" government, Ihey have fallen an easy pre to unpatilotlc anel designing persons Public opinion has had no Influence upon them, because thev have been Isolated from the currents cur-rents of opinion, all duo to their POl being able to read or wrlte-our wrlte-our language It Is the duty of the federal government to stlm-Ul stlm-Ul itS the work of Americanization Americaniza-tion on the part of church, school, community, agencies, state governments govern-ments and industry Itself In the past many Industries that have suffered from chronic restlessness have been the chief contributors to their own troubles Tho foreij-ner with European Euro-pean standards of living was welcome but too often no .'tt nipt was made to educate him to domestic Ideals for the simple reason that it adversely affected af-fected the leelger. It has been my observation ob-servation lhat the man who learns our language yields to a controlling public pub-lic opinion and respects our laws, besides, be-sides, In proportion as his elevotlon to American life develops his Interest In the Impulsive processes of revolution revolu-tion diminishes. Wc must be patient in the work of assimilation and studiously studi-ously avoid oppressive measures In the face of mere evidence of misunderstanding misunder-standing We have a composite nation. The Almighty doubtless lntendcel It to be such. We will not, however, develop devel-op patriotism unless we demonstrate the difference between despotism and elemocraey The necessity for the drastic dras-tic laws of war days is not present now, and we shoulel return at the earliest opporsunlty, to the statutory provisions passed in time of peace for the general welfare. There Is no condition con-dition now that warrants any infringement infringe-ment on the right of free speech and assembly nor on the liberty of the press. Th'- greatest measures of In dividual freedom consistent with Unsafely Un-safely of our institutions should bi ig'ven Excessive regulation causes manifestations that compel restraint, i The police power, therefore, is called j to atlon because the legislative authority au-thority actoei unwisely. 9TR Nt. SfEASl RES A forbearing policy is not the proper one for the deliberate nemy of our I Institutions. He Is of the kind thai knows conditions abroad and here. iThe difference between autocracy and democracy is weli marked In his mind He is opposed to rrovernment in any form and he hates ours because It appeals ap-peals to those whom he would convert j to his creed Any policy of terrorism lis fuel to his flame of anarchy. Those whom he seeks to arouse In time realize rea-lize the difference between his and ihelr mental attitude, so that when the law lays hand upon his wilful menace to government, the purpose of it becomes be-comes plain to them. Official contempt con-tempt for the law Is a harmful exhibition exhi-bition to our people. It is difficult to follow the reasoning of any one who would seek to make an Issue of the question of lav. -enforcement. The executive ex-ecutive obligation both national and state, on assuming the oath of office 'Is to "preserve, protect and defend the consitutlon of the I'nlted States." The constitution on Its essence, Is the llcenso ami limitation given to and placed upon the law-makng body The legislative branch of government Is subjected to the rule- of majority The public official who fails to enforce the law. Is an enemy both to the constitution constitu-tion and to the American principle of majority rule. It would seem qulto unnecessary for any candidate for the presidency to say that he does not Intend In-tend to violate his oath of office Any one who is false to that oath Is more unworthy than the law violator hlm- self. - IN'.M VOTIOS Morals cannot easily be produced by statute The writ of injunction should not be abused Intended as a safeguard safe-guard to person and property. It could easily by abuse cease to be the protective protec-tive device It was Intended to be. ORGANIZED LABOR Capital develops Into large units without violence to public sentiment or Injury to public interest the same principle should not be denied to labor. la-bor. Collective bargaining throuKh the means of representatives selected by the employer and employes rosp'c-tlvely. rosp'c-tlvely. will ho helpful rather than harmful to the general Inte rest. Besides, Be-sides, there Is no ethical objection that can be raised to It. We should not, bv law abridge a man s right either to labor or to quit his employment However, neither labor nor capital shoulel at any time or In any circumstances, circum-stances, take action that would put In Jeopardy the public welfare- We need a definite and precise statement of policy as to what business men and worklngmen may do by way of combination and collective action. The law is now so nebulous that it almost al-most turns upon the economic prede-llctlons prede-llctlons of the Judge or Jury. This does not make for confidence In the courts nor respect for the laws, nor for a J healthy activity In production and distribution. dis-tribution. Ther surely will be found j ways by which co-operation may be encouraged without the destruction of! enterprise The rules of business should be made more certain so that on a stable basis, men may move with confidence. D B. EMPLOYER Government, however, should provide pro-vide tho means In the treatment of Its employes, to keep In touch with conditions and to rectify wrong. It Is needless to sav that in order to be con- slsten facts should at all times justify i the pre-supposltlon that the government govern-ment employes are properly compensated compen-sated HELD LABOR The child life of the nation should be conserved. If labor In immature! vears Is permitted bv one generation! it Is practicing unfairness to the next. FARM PROBLEMS Agriculture Is but another form of) Industry. In fact It Is the basis of Industry' because upon It depends the food supply The drift from county-side county-side into the eity, carries disquieting portents. If our growth in manufacturing manufac-turing In the next few years holds Its present momentum. It will be necessary neces-sary for America to Import foodstuffs It therefore devolves upon government through Intensive scientific co-opera- lllon to help In maintaining us nearly as possible the existing balance between be-tween food production nnd consumption consump-tion Farming win not inspire tmii- vidua) effort unless profits. :ill things (Considered are equal to those- In oth r activities. An additional check to de-Iplete de-Iplete ranks in the fields would be the I establishment of modern state rural school codes The federal government hnuld maintain active sponsorship of .this Rural parents would be lacking I In the element which makes clvUlz-i-jtlon enduring If thev did not deslr for their children educational opportunities oppor-tunities comparable to those In the cities. The ,irice the consumer pays for the foodstuffs Is no Indication Indi-cation of what the producer re-jcelves re-jcelves There are too many turn-lovers turn-lovers between the two. Society and Koverprnent. particularly local and state, have been remiss In not modernising modern-ising local marketing facilities Munl-' Munl-' cipaltl'es must In large measure In-j In-j terest themselves In, If not directly , control community markets. This Is a m uter of such Importance that the federal rovernment can profitably cx-j cx-j pend money and effort In helping to evolve methods and 10 show their virtues. The farmer raises his crop and the price which he receives Uj I determined by supply and demand. ; His products In beef and pork and produce, pass Inlo cold storage and ! ordinarily when they reach the e-on-: Burner tho law of supply and demand does not obtain. The preservation of , foodstuffs by cohl storage Is a boon to humanity, and it should be encouraged. en-couraged. However, tho time h is COmC I for Its vigilant regulation and Inasmuch Inas-much ns It becomes a part of Interstate commerce, the responsibility is with I tho federal government Supplies are ' gathered from the farm In times of I plenty They can easily be fed out to the consumer In such manner as to keep the demand in excess of that part of the supply which Is released from storage. This Is an unfair practice prac-tice and should bo stopped. Besides, there should be a time limit beyond which perishable foodstuffs should not be stored. Every successful modern 'business enterprise has Its purchasing, producing and selling departments. The farmer has maintained only one. the producing department It Is not only fair that he be enabled both to purchase and to sell advantageously but It Is absolutely necessary because Ihe has become a compctltoi with the manufacturer for labor He has hi en unable to compete In the prist and his help In consequence has been insufficient insuffi-cient Therefore the right of co-operative purchasing anel selling In the modern view, should be removed from all question Agricultural thought has not been sufficiently represented In af-! af-! fairs of government. Mnny of the branches of the government which deal remotely or directly with the soil and Its problems and Its possibilities would be more. valuable to Ihe gener.il welfare If the practical experience jf the farmer were an element in their i administration. To he specific, the Interstate In-terstate Commerce Commission, th? Fed ral Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission and the unitad States Tariff Commission are administered adminis-tered by business men. Does anything contribute more to the making and success of railroads than the farmer or to the creation and prosperity of the banks or to the stability of manufacturing manufact-uring and trade units, or to the agencies agen-cies interested In exporting" V I BR Tl N WTv ! Our objective should be a decreased decreas-ed tenantry, with the period of oc-CUpancy oc-CUpancy uncertain, the renter strips lgild "f il-s fertile elements, and each year diminishes our national assets. Under the operation at the Federal Rc rve and the Farm Loan nets, encouragement en-couragement has coms to thousands I I who find that Industry, character and intelligence are a golden security to . J the peoples hanker, the government ." i of the United stater. Multiply our "V j homi .. k n ; ind you e 111 ni w-.iv- of the seditious agitator more dlf-flCUlt dlf-flCUlt P.rlng Into the picture of Ame- I rlean life more families, happily a 1 part of garden and flowers all their I own and you will find new streams I running Into the national current of I patriot, sin Help to equalize the bur- I dens of taxation by making the holders p 'of hidden wealth pay their share with those whose property Is In sight. In short, remove the penalty Imposed up- d 'on home-building thrift and thou- I ; sands of contented households under the shelter of their own roof, will I 'look upon government with affection, I ! recognizing that In protecting It. they M protect themselves. There are more I home owners In America than ever be- I ' fore. The prosperity of the country H under Democratic rule has been wide- H ly ellffus'd. Never before has the great H j moss of the people shared In the bles- H rlnvrs o plenty. There Is much to be H ) done, however. In multiplying our H I home owners. Nothing will bring more I golden return to the welfare f the , republic. - Moui LAND I N Hops Common pruelence would suggest that wo Increase to our utmost, our rue. i of tillable land The roe be- t tween incre ased consumption and ad- ! ded acreage has been an unequal one. i VE Mo lern methods i f oil Irt itmi nl Jv' ; been helpful but they have their llml- qBla (tatlons. There are still vast empires in extent, in our country, performing 1 n0 Service to humanity. They require ;onIy the applied genius of men. to cover them with the bloom and harvest of human necessities The government I 't to the task of Irrigation projects. Every dollar spent will yield compen-siting compen-siting results. TR 1N8PORTATIOX, Any discussion of the question of .food supply leads very quickly to the Closely related matter of transporta-tlon. transporta-tlon. There Is on one thing which brings us so intermittently to critical (Continued ori Following Page) . -- , j Text of Cox's Notification Address At Dayton . ! 1 (Continued from Preceding Pace) conditions than the Insufficiency of our transportation facilities. Both the railroad and the public arc to blame. 'There ha.s been no material addition ad-dition to the total mileage in the last ten years, and the increase in terminals termin-als has been much less than required. At the beginning of the war, the rolling stock whs Badly reduced and made-1 L,uate. The public had not gion in: pay for service, sufficient revenues on j which credit could be allowed by the i banks. Moral assistance was withheld because of railroad politics that did not bring approval. Many ot these cor- porationi bad made themselves a part Of political activities, local, state and; national. Then there were more r les sporadic instances of Stock-Watering BtW,' operations, and the exploitation of utll- -yr lty properties for personal gain. Abuses Abus-es were not general, but they were fc sufficlenl i" bring the entire iailroad H systems of the country in disrepute. L 'i he :-! : v. ,". v. hen the transportation lines were taken over by the government, they were barely able to limp through the taalC of the day. Unity In operation, the elimination of the long haul, and the merging of cvry mile of track und terminal ter-minal and every car and engine Into a co-ordinated plan of operation, cn-t cn-t abled the government to transport troops and supplies, at the same time affording, under great stress, a satls- , factory outlet for our industries It should be remembered In this connection connec-tion that except for the motor truck , which supplemented transportation by: i j rail, and except lor the great pipe fl l. nes v.nich conveyed oil tor co-m-1 I mercial purposes, we should not, in all. probability have been able to throw b our deciding strength Into the balance I , and win the war Any attempt to dls-J credit the federal operation of rail-3 rail-3 roads during the years oi grave emer-j j gency Is uniair. in the case of those I who know the facts it Is insincere j Joo much tunnot le saui in praise ; of those who directed this work, nor i of the men who physically operated iff lines under the ui . con- HT i dltlons of poor equipment, liut all of I J . - this Is water over the wheel The I problem oi the railroads is still with I us. 'i he government and the public L should render eery co-operation in the utmost good taith, to give tnor-ough tnor-ough k-si to private ownership. The 1 railroads have had their lesson Gov ernment regulation is accepted now as not only a saxeguard to Ule public, but as a conserving process to the utility. util-ity. Financial ereuit is necessary to physical rehabilitation and it snoula be sufficient for rhe penous of maximum max-imum ucmand. e should not lusei sight, however, oi the vest possibilities possibili-ties of supplementary service by uu-' ter. The Ureal Lil.es and St. Law-' rence navigation project, particularly, I snould clauu the interest of the government. gov-ernment. About one-third of our stales would be supplied with an out-' let for every ton oi mcir exports The opportunity to make the lake narbois great ocean ports o entry Is inspiring to contemplate, la trie crop-moving period, the call on the railroads is' staggering. Urulu piles up In me ele-i Vators. With stagnation more or less general, the farmer sells his product; under the most unfavorable condl-tlons condl-tlons The truckage and the terminals In middle states particularly, are clog-j ged with this traffic una Interference with local movements oi freignt is In-cvltable In-cvltable The solution would be sim-l plified bj utilizing the waterways. Aside from this the accruing grain li from cery crop would be a consieier- A i atlon for the reason that tho price ff of grain In this country is made by LJ the Chicago market and It is deter-1 I mined by the Londcm quotations. The f price in the British metropolis is aj stated figure less the cost of trans- portatlon. The routing of these com-' modltles by water would effect a saving sav-ing of approximately eight cents a1 bushel, which means that American! grain would net j-st that much more. NEEDED KE FORMS. For more than forty years before Woodrovv Wilson was elected president presi-dent In 151-'. a reform of our banking bank-ing and currency system had been almost universally demanded and had been jear after year dcierred or refused re-fused by the stand-pat element of the Republican party in obedience to orders. or-ders. Tho contiol of money and Interest In-terest rates had long been held by , favored groups ho wi ro thus able to dominate markets, regulate prices, favor friends, destroy rivals, precipitate precipi-tate and end panics and in short, through their financial, social and po-1 litical outposts, be the real rulers of Ami rii 1 he Federal j was originated, advocated and made a law by a Democratic president and I congress, against tho bitter protests of the Republican ttand-paiters, who almost without exception oted against it. Among these men are the fanill-! lar names of Senators Lodge, Penrose and Smool, tho inside senate cabal responsible for the existing status In I the leadership of their party. The' federal reserve act Is admitted to be the most constructive monetary 1 g-Ulatldp g-Ulatldp In history. At a stroke III ti n.-fei tmI the p..vv. r over money and' credit and all they represent, from' one fiiianclr.1 district out Into the keeping of the people themselves and! instead of one center lo Which all paid tribute, there are twelve citadels of financial freedom where every citizen has an equal right and where the' principle that the credit of American j business shall be free la the basis of. administration. Bvery litlzen should be alert to ?uard this rreat lnslitu- tlon which Is I1I3 guarantee of credit' independence. It .mould be kept from( the- hands of those who have never been Its friends, and wno b ohanges in a few obscuie phrases could translate trans-late it into a greater power for evil thMi It ever hus been for good. It is almost unnecessary to speaMc of the federal reserve system in connection with the winning ot the war, as, next to the consecration of our manhood und womanhood itself, the greatest tactor wua ihe marshalling Into one unit through the federal reserve banks' of the stupendous wealth of Ameilca I To those of vision who look out be-J yond our shores into that commercial domain wncre we are so Justly en-! titkd to (nter In u ttmo of pence, la-; I tent power of the federal reserve system sys-tem can be seen promoting In every quarter of the globe an feVer-Widening How of Amcilcan commerce. S e will soori have a merchant' murine fleet of ll.OOU.uUO tons aggregate, every ship Hying the American .ia and carrying carry-ing in American bortums the prod 11 ts 01 mill and nunc and .factory and farm. This would seem to be x guarantee guar-antee of continued prosperity. Uur lacimies for exchange and credit, however, in foreign parte, should ue enlaiged and under tho t.-'j'jrul r-' pvi system, banks should be established In important trading centers 1 am impressed also, with the Importance of improving, if not reorganising our consular service. The increase in foreign for-eign trade would seem to demand it 'liiis suggcjts anotner change. Uur ambasBauors to foreign countries hitvi had OSSlgni d to them a military and a naval attache, 'ihe staff should be enlarged bo mm to include an otiicor of the government whose exclusive duty would be to ma.co obsei 'vatlon and rijoi t iJevelopme-nt und improvement improve-ment ui educadional and social jrob- lems senelallv 1 , m ;c vl BUREAI S. Government bureaus during the jvar I had close contact with the business organization of tne country That experience ex-perience revealed the modern rued of l.i eorgaiHzation uioug purely business lines, 'ine advantages of a democra-CJ democra-CJ in government need not Le recounted, recount-ed, it has been held by experts tnal it involves tne disadvantage of disbursements, dis-bursements, authorized by the lawmaking law-making power without sufficient Know -edge Oi tne need ol the Service, or ine possibilities of extravagance, 'ihe answer to ima is the ouugci t.s-ici.i t.s-ici.i No succeosiui business enterprise enter-prise 01 any size- can operate without It. Fof a uuudred years, tne ledcrul unit, and tne states as wel!,' made appropriations without ucieiTiiining ijte ultie.euco between ueparuiient need ana caprice, i't mo sauie ume, paying little mention to tne relation us between income ana ex-1 pcusc. Many of tne states have adopted adopt-ed a budget System, and w llh a sue- 1 cess that carries no exception, de-pur'tmehtaJ de-pur'tmehtaJ responsibility nus been I centered, and economies have been ef-. (ected. Tne uime can be done by the ic-derui government The system will' reveal at once, as ll did in the states, '; a vast surplusage of employes It' awakens Indivlaua interest, encour-1 uges greater effort, and gives opportunity oppor-tunity for talent to assert itself. The noimul course of least resistance, develops de-velops In government bureaus a hard-pan, hard-pan, vvhieli retards pi ogress. When; the reorganization is mude. pay should I bo Commensurate with service Man) federal departments whoso ramlflca-j Lions touch the country generally, have lost valuable men to business This has badly crippled postoffiecs, the, rallwa) mail service and other braiiches. I 1 am convinced after considerable study of the subject that tho expense ,of tne government can, without loss j of efficiency, be reduced to a maximum maxi-mum of four billion dollars, including includ-ing sinking fund und interest ou the national debt. When we enter the I league of nations, we should at the Isume time diminish our cost for arma-Inient arma-Inient To continue expenditures in cither the war or the navy depart-iirents depart-iirents on a vast scale, once our membership mem-bership in the league Is assured, would fleem to be a very definite refutation jo: the advantages of the world plan .vvr.lch we believe It possesses. An ap-i pealing fundamental In the league' nic-fhod. is the reduction of arma- menta We cannot afford to do it un-l I til otner nations do likewise, li' we I do not enter the league, hundreds of millions of dollars must bo spent for1 armaments if wc go In, and i believe1 the people will Insist on it, then we! can count on economics. PRIDE IN VICTORY. I Since the last national convention .of the two greaj parties, a world war has been fought, historic, unpn edi rued ru-ed Kor many, many months, civilisation civili-sation hung In the balance In the de-I Bpalr of dark hours. it seemed as! I though a world dictator was Inevitable, Inevita-ble, and that henceforth men and wo-1 men who had lived In freedom would i tend at attention, In the luce of the drawn sword of military autocracy:! The very soul of America was touched lad never before with 'a fear that our! liberties were to be taken away. What! America did. needs no reiteration hen It Is known of all men. History will I a. claim It poets will fiml It un In-1 Bplratlon throughout the uges And yet there Is not a llne In the Itepub-'llcan Itepub-'llcan platform that breathes an emo-jtlon emo-jtlon of pride, or recites our mitionul 'achievement. In fact. If a man from I Mars were to depend upon tho Kepub-lican Kepub-lican platform or It3 spoken Interpretation, Interpre-tation, by the candidal!' ol lhat party. 1 as his first means of information, lie' .would not find a syllable telling him tbat the war had been won. and that 'America had saved the world. How I ungenerous, how ungracious all of this, lis. how unfair that a mere group of' lenders should so demean themselves j In the name of the party of Lincoln and McKinley and Roosevelt. The discourtesy to tho president Is an nffalr of political Intrigue History v iii make it odious. As well might it hn directed at a wounded soldier of the war. One f-II In the trench, the strength of the other was broken In the enormous labors of his office. But ' others were ignored the men and1 ! women who labored at homo with nni (Industry and skill that words cannot! r count' What of th.- Inndr tlmt moved mov-ed the lathe by day and the needle by night0 Whnt of tho organizationsI superbly effective, that conserved food .ir.d fed the world thai carried nourishment nour-ishment to the very iront trench in the face of hell's furies that nursed I mounded bat k to life- - thai buried the dead in the dark shelter of the night that inspired business men and artisans of all parties to work in har-mcnyY har-mcnyY What of the millions of men women and children of all creeds, religious re-ligious and otherwise, who stood In too lanks as firm as soldiers overseas, over-seas, undivided by things they once 'juiirreled about? What of the government gov-ernment Itself confirming th taith of our fatners as sufficient lo meet the storms of time." Why the sneor .a labpr with the veiled cnarge that It was B mere slacker" The spectacle Is Sufficient lo convince any unpreju-diced unpreju-diced man that the Kep.ibilcan lead-eis lead-eis who have taken charge of their : parly and nominated its candidate, are i no more possessed of the. spirit of the ! hour ilian the were in when iiiey precipitated a revolution within th. lanu and file of a great organize organi-ze oa ll further proof were needed, the action ot the present ! ongress sup-pin sup-pin s it. Not a constructive law can be cited. Money and time were west- d In seeking lo make u military triumph tri-umph an odious chapter In history and yet is it not significant lhat after two euis ot Bleuthful Inquiry, there Was nothing revealed In that vast en-1 en-1 le-rprise, carrying billions ol dolluis in I expense, upon which they could base oven a whisper of dishonesty'.' MJEXICAJi SITUATION. The Mexican situation, trying to our ptttlence lor years, begin- lo show signs oi Improvement, s'ot tho least Oi tne things mat have contiibuted to It, is a realization by the people of taat country, that we have neither the lust lor their domain, nor disposition to disturb their so.eieign rights. 1'eace smiles upon tne border and incentive lo individual etioil seems to be making mak-ing u national aspiration. I injur TO V XKS. I Man;, elements liav.- made our republic re-public enduring; not the least of which is a sustained gratitude. Tne richest traditions of our land aro woven from historic threads that ten the bravery of our soldiers of every war. They make the- ilrst Impressions of history upon the minds of our children and b.nd the hearts of generations together. to-gether. Never in all time will the j ei formanco of our soldiers In the 11.1c war be surpasacd. from farm, 1 .1 .-si und factory they gathered to-gethei to-gethei in the Lrulninjg camps from countryside and city men whose i;.;ii;.s were calloused by labor, others v nose Shoulders showed the stoop of Office task the blood of ninny nutlons flowing in their veins and the same j impuise 1 an 110111 the front trench in i.uiupu back to the first duy In truln-nig truln-nig e must not forget that war bieaks Into the plans ef young men, and their first chart of lift Is In a sense more important than any calculation later on. In college and shop In every calling, they were building the base for their careers. Thousands of them by the circumstances of injury or the disturbance ol domestic conditions which wur always brings, were compelled com-pelled to change their whole course of life. Wc owe a debt to those who died and to those tho honored dead left dependent. Wo owe a debt to the wounded, but we must realize that eonslderable compensation Is duo those also who lost much by the break in their material hopes and aspirations aspira-tions Tho genius of iho nution s mind and the sympathy of its heart, musl inspire Intensive thoughtful effort, to assist those who saved our all. 1 1 leel deeply that the rehabilitation of I the doablcd soldiers of tne recent j war is one ol l lie most vital Issues' before the people and I, as a candl- j date, pledge myself and my party to' those young Americans to do all In ! my power to secure for them without unnecessary delay, the immediate 'training wnieh is so necessary to fll them u eon,ietc in their snuggle to overcome that physical Handicap Incurred In-curred while in tne service of their ! government. I believe also that the I federal Hoard of Vocational Rehabilitation Rehabili-tation ns far 'as possible should em-I em-I ploy disabled solmers themselves to supervise the rehabilitation of disabled dis-abled soldiers, because of their known sympathy and understanding. The board iuelf and all agencies under It I should be burdened with the caro of 1 scurlng for the disabled soldier who! 1 has finished his training, adequate I employment These men will inspire! I tutare generations no less than theyj 1 have themselves been Inspired by the. heroes of the past. No greater force i for natrlmlc elfnit uraa f,.ini,l u'hnn wo were drawn Into the late conflict than the example and activity of our veterans of previous wars. L'nder the colors they loved, gathered the soldiers sol-diers of the past bringing quickly to their support the new army of the republic. Response In the southland by veterans who wore the gray inspired in-spired the youth with a zeul which aided greatly In the quick mobilization of our forces. ru USE FOR WOMEN, The women of America, in emotion and constructive service, measured up during the war to every requirement, and emergency exacted much of them. Their initiative, their enthusiasm, and their sustained industry, which carried car-ried many of them to the heavy burdens bur-dens of toil, form an undying page in the annals of the time, while the touch of the mother heart In camp and hospital, gave a sacred color to trie tragic picture that feeble words should not even attempt to portray They demonstrated not only willingness willing-ness but capacity. They helped win the war. and thev are entitled to a voice In the readjustment now ut hand. Their Intuition, their sense of the humanitarian in government, their unquestioned un-questioned progressive spirit will be hi I ; 1 1 u I In problems that requlrei pub-lie pub-lie judgment. Therefore they are entitled en-titled to the privilege of voting a3 a matter of right and because they will bo helpful, In maintaining wholesome and patriotic policy. It requires but one more state to ratUy the national amendment and thus bring a long-delayed long-delayed Justice I have the same earn- St hope .is our platform expresses, that some one of the remaining stales will promptly take favorable action. ANSWERS HARDING. Senator Harding's theory of the great office to which he aspires, putting put-ting a thoroughly fair Interpretation , on his own words, Is that the government govern-ment of this countr, so far as it Is embodied in the executive, 3hould be w hat he is pleased to call ' govern-! govern-! ment by party," as In contrast with the exercise by tho president of his own best final Judgment under the re-' re-' bponslbillty assumed by his solemn oath of office, taking Into consider-, consider-, alion the views of others, of course, I In arriving at that final Judgment, I but recognizing nu "Up "f anv kind. . not sworn, as fie Is, to the faithful performance of the particular duties in question, and not subject to Im-' Im-' pcaehment, an he Is. In ease of serious malfeasance In tho performance of thodo duties. Tho latter Is the conception con-ception of the presidency held bj Washington. John Adams and Thomas Jeficrson In Initiating our great ex-pi ex-pi rinient In political and persona! freedom under the constitution. It Is the conception held by Lincoln and Roosevelt, by Cleveland and Wilson, and all other presidents of the past to whom history has assigned a sig-nlficant sig-nlficant paco in the normal growth of our tree Institutions it is th conception of the presidency to which, in case of success of the Lemovratlc party in the coming election, my own best efforts shall be dedicated, with a solemn sens of responsibility to the i'ower above, to tne people of the Lntted States as a whole, and to the sacred oath of allegiance to the constitution con-stitution and the laws. There Is, and will always be, a useful place for parties par-ties l.i tlie conducr of a free government; govern-ment; but any theory of a 'government 'govern-ment by party," which must weaken this solemn sense ol personal responsibility, respon-sibility, or alter Its traditional direction direc-tion and turn it toward party or fac- tlon, can only accentuate tho possible .evils of partj, and thwart its possible advantages I am sincerely grateful to the Democratic party for the op-poitumties op-poitumties of public service which 11 has brought to ma in the past, and for the willingness which it has shown to extend tnoso opportunities to a still greater field; but 1 am glad to say that it lias always recognized tiiat my oiiiclul duties were to tho people as j a whole, and has In no case attempted attempt-ed to inteiferC; under pretext of party responsibility, wltn my right of personal per-sonal Judgment, under oath, in the performance of those duties. BOlT EDIC TI There must be an awakened Interest Inter-est in education. The assumption that things are all right is an error There is more or less of a general idea that because our school system generally Is satisfactory, and in most instances excellent, that sufficient progress pro-gress Is being made. The plain fact icveala two startling things, one, a . growing decimation in tho ranks of I teachers and the other, the existence lot five and one-hair million llllter- ates. It is true thai l.eoo.ODO of these aro foreign born. Tho army of Instructors In-structors has been more or less demoralized de-moralized through flnanclul temptation tempta-tion Horn other activities which pay I much better. Wc owe too much to j the next generation to bo remiss In , this matter Very satisfactory pro-, pro-, gress Is being muae in several states I in the teaching of native born II liter -I ates. The moonlight school In Kentucky Ken-tucky has, in fact, become a historic I institution. The practice has spread into other commonwealths, and bands of nobie inch and women are rendering render-ing great service. There should bo no encroachment by the federal government govern-ment on local control. It Is ihe healthful, health-ful, reasonable individualism of American Am-erican national life that has enabled the citizens of this republic to think tor themselves, and besides, state and community Initiative would be Impaired Im-paired by anything approaching dependence. de-pendence. Tho central government, however, can Inventory the possibilities possibili-ties of progressive education, and in' helpful manner crcato an enlarged! public interest In this subject. ( kMPAIGN FINDS. There will be no attempt in this campaign to compete by dollars with our opposition, bo man) people have' been in the money-gathering business! for the reactionary cause that the mil-I lions already In hand are more or less' a matter ot general Information. All that we ask Is lhat both parties deal In the utmost good faith with the elec-torate elec-torate and tell the plain truth as to; the amounts received, the contributors: and the Items of disbursements. The! public Judgment In elections should be! rendered after tho fullest hearing pos- J slble. Each side has the right to properly prop-erly present its case This Is a legitimate legiti-mate expense. There is no narrow dividing di-viding line between the legitimate and Illegitimate In political campaigns and maintenance of such facilities as are necessary to advise the people of the facts bearing upon the Issues, tho other carries tho deliberate purpose to Interfere with the honest rendering of a verdict. How misguided some of our people are. Recognizing that readjustment re-adjustment must be made, they be- llevo that they will fare better if they cast their fortunes with those with whom they dealt on the baae of campaign cam-paign con,rlbutloiis In days gone by. I They do not SL-nso the dangers that threaten. The sort of readjustment I Which will appeal to our self-respect und ultlmatelj to our general prosperity, prosper-ity, Is the honest readjustment. Any unfair adjustment simply delays the! ultimate process and wo should re-' member the lesson of history that onol extreme usually leads to another. We desire Industrial peace, Wu want our people to have un abiding confidence In government, but no readjustments made under reactionary auspices, will curry with it tho confidence of tho country. If 1 were asked to namo In these trying las the first essential overshadowing every other consideration, considera-tion, tho response would be confidence In government. It would be nothing less than a calamity if tho next administration admin-istration were elected under corrupt auspices. There Is unrest In the country; coun-try; our people have passed through a trying experience The European war beforo It engulfed us. aroused ev-eii ev-eii racial throb In a 11:1 1 Ion of compos-He compos-He citizenship. Tho conflict in which we participated carried anxieties Into) every community and thousands upon thousands of homes were touched by tragedv. The Inconveniences Incident to the war have been disquieting, the failure of tho Republican congress lo repeal annoying taxes has added to our troubles. The natural impulse Is to forget the past, to develop new In terests to creato a refreshened and refreshing atmosphere In life Wc want to forget war and be free from the troubling thought of Its possibility possibil-ity In tho future. Wc want Iht dawn and tht. dews of a new morning We want huppiness In the land, the feeling feel-ing that tho square deal among men and between men and government is not to be interfered with by a purchased purchas-ed preference. Wo want n change fi om the old world of yesterday where international intrlcue, made the poo-plc poo-plc mere pawns on the chessboard of war ',. want a cliango from the old Industrial world where tho man who tolled way assured "a full dinner pall" a.'! his only lot and portion. Bui hov are we to make the change.' Which way shall we go? We stand at the foi ks of the roud and must choose which to follow une leads to a higher citizenship, a freer expression of the individual and a fuller life for all. The other leads to reaction, the rule of the few over tho many and the restriction of the average man's chances to grow upward. Cunning devices dev-ices backed by unlimited prodigal expenditures ex-penditures will be used to confuse and I I to lure. But I hav e an abiding faith that the pitfalls will be avoided and I the right road chosen. Tho leaders I opposed to democracy promleo to put I the country buck 10 normal." This lean only mean the so-called normal of 'former administrations, the outstanding outstand-ing feature of which was a pittance for farm produce and a small Wage fo. a long day of labor. My vision does not turn backward to the "normal" desired by the senatorial oligarchy, but to a future in which all shall have a normal opportunity to cultivate a higher stature amidst better environment environ-ment than lhat of tho past Our view is toward the sunrise of tomorrow With its progress and its eternal promise prom-ise of better things. The opposition stands In the skvllne of the sotting sun, looking backward, to the old days of reaction. 1 accept tho nomination ot our party, par-ty, obedient to tho Divine Sovereign 01 all peoples, and hopeful that by trust In Him tho way will be shown for helpful service. |