WORLD RELATIONS AND .PROGRESS AT
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America.", nationally and irt-
; was the keynote of the
here today of Franklin IX
t. In accepting the Demo
initiation for vice president.
ion of. added greatness for
depends, Roosevelt said, on
lving i of two , great problems
ext national administration
lations with the world and
need of organized pro-
home." He said;
IDEALS iSAME AS COX'S
I accept the nomination for the office
of vice president with humbleness and
with a dfD wish to give to our beloved
country tjhe best that is in me. No one
could receive a higher privilege or op
portunity than to be thus associated
with -men and ideals which I am conft-
soon receive the support of the
of our citizens.
I could not conscientiously aa
I had not come to know by
the closest intimacy that he who is out
selection for the presidency, and mho :
my chief andfyours, is a man possessed
of ideals which are also mine. He will
Rive to America that kind of leadership
wntch wall make us respect him ana
bring fuifther greatness to our land. In
.lames mj. cox I recognize one wno can
: lead this; nation 'orward in an unhalting
march on progress.
TWO GftEAT PROBLEMS
Two great problefns will confront the
"next administration; our relations with
the world and the pressing need of or-
fcanized jprogress at home. The latter
ncludes a systematized and intensified
I development of our resources and a
' progressive betterment of our citizen
ship. These matters will require the
guiding iand of a president who can see
his country above his party, and who.
having a clear vision of things as they
are.: has! also the independence, courage
anikil to guide us along the road to
things ai they should be without swerv
ing one footstep at the dictation of nar
row partisans who whisper "party" or of
selfish interests that murmur "profits."
; MC8T HE OF WORLD It I3T IT
In oujr world problems, we must
either shut e-ur eyes, sell our newly built
merchant marine to more far-seeing for
eign powers, crush utterly by embargo
. and harassing legislation our foreign
trade, close our ports, build an impreg
nable wall of costly armaments and live,
as the Qrient used to live, a hermit na
tion, drejamlng of the past: or, we must
open our eyes and see that modern civ
ilisation j has become so complex and the
lives of fcivilized men so interwoven with
the Uvea of other men in other countries
as to make ; it impossible to be in this
world and not of it. We must see that it
is impossible to avoid except by monastic
seclusion those honorable and intimate
foreign I relations which the fearful
hearted i shudderingly miscall by that
Devil's (catch-word "international com
plications." SEED A PROVED EXECUTIVE
As for our home problem, we have
been awakened by this war into a
startled irea.lisa.tion of the archaic short
comings! of our governmental machinery
and of (the need for the kind of reor
ganization, which only a clear thinking
business! man, experienced in the tech
nicalities of governmental procedure, can
carry out. . Such a man we have. One
who has so successfully reformed the
business management of his own great
. state is obviously capable of doing
greater ithings. This is not time to ex
periment with men who believe that
their p4rty can do no wrong and that
what is good for the selfish interests of
a political party Is of necessity good for
the nation as well. I as citizen believe
that this year we should choose as
president a proved "executive. We need
to do things ; not to talk about them.
ASKS FOR FAIRXESS , -
Much jhas been said of late about good
Americanism. It is right that it should
have been said, and it is right that every
chance (should be seized to repeat the
basic truths underlying' our prosperity
and out national existence itself. But
it would be an unusual and much to be
wished for thing if in the coming pre-
pematidn of the issues a new note of
fairness and generosity could be struck.
Littleness, meanness, falsehood, extreme
partisanship these are not in accord
with this American spirit. I like to think
that ini this respect also we are moving
forward.
WAR NOT PARTY MATTER, j "
Let va be definite. We have passed
through a great war, and armed con-
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ftlct which called forth every effort on
the part of the whole population. Then
wiar was won dv .ttepuDiicans as wen as
by, Democrats. Men of all parties served
in ! our -armed forces. Men and women
of i all parties served the government at
home, i They strived honestly as Ameri
cans, not as mere partisans. Republi
cans and Democrats alike worked in
administrative positions, raised Liberty
loans, administered food control, toiled
in i munition plants, "built ships. The
war was brought to a successful con
clusion by a glorious common effort
one which In the years to come will be
ai national pride, i I feel very certain
that our children will come to regard
our cartlclDation as memorable for the
broad honor and honesty which marked.
rti,i ior tne absence; or unfortunate scan
dal, and for the: splendid unity of ac
tion which extended to every position of
the nation. It would, therefore, not only
serve little purpose, but would conform
Hi to our high standards if any person
should in the heat of political rivalry
seek to manufacture political advantage
cot of: a nationally conducted struggle.
We have seen things on too large - a
seal to listen in this dav to trifles.
or to believe in" the adequacy of
trifling men. ;
SUBORDINATE ! PARTY TO AATIOIf
"Jit Is that same vision of the bigger
outlook of national and individual life
wftileh will, I am sure, lead us to de
minH that th men who renresant us in
the affairs of our government shall be
more than politicians or the errand boys
of .politicians that they shall subor
dinate always the individual ambition
and the party, advantage to the national
good. In the long run the true states
man and the honestly forward-looking
party will prevail,, :
lEven as the nation entered the war
for an ideal, so it has emerged from
the . war with the determination that
the ideal shall not die. It is idle to pre
tend that the war declaration 01 April
61917, Was a mere act of self-defense,
rxr- that - ih nhicrt of our rartlclDation
wias solely to defeat the military power
of the central nations, of Europe. We
knew then as a nation, even as we Know
today,' that success on land and sea
could be but half a victory. The other
half is not won yet. To the cry of the
Jlrench ' at Verdun : "They shall not
pass" ; the cheer of our own men In the
Argonne : "We shall go through" we
must add this : "It shall not occur
again." This is the positive declaration
of our own wills: that the world shall be
saved from a repetition of this crime.
PEACE MUST ME AX PEACE
To this end the Democratic party of
fers a treaty of "peace, which, to make
iti a real treaty for a real peace must
include a League of Nations; because
this peace treaty, if our best and brav
est are not to have died In vain, must
be no thinly disguised armistice devised
by cynical statesmen to mask their
preparations for a renewal of greed
inspired conquests later on. "Peace
must mean peace' that will last. A prac
tical, workable, permanent, enforcible
kind of a peace that will hold as tightly
as the- business contracts of the individ
ual. We must Indeed be. above all
things, business-like and practical in this
peace treaty making business of ours.
The League of Nations is a practical so
lution of a practical situation. It is no
more perfect than our original constitu
tion, which has been amended 18 times
and will soon, we hope, be amended
the 19th. was perfect. It is not anti
national, it is anti-war. No superna
tlon. binding us to the- decisions of its
tribunals, is suggested, but the method
and machinery by Which the opinion of
civilization may become effective against
those who seek war is at last within
the reach of humanity. Through it we
may. with nearly every other duly con
stituted government in the whole world,
throw our moral force and our poten
tial power into the scale of peace. That
such an object should be contrary to
American policy, is unthinkable ; but If
there be any citizen who has honest
fears that it may. be perverted from its
plain intent so as to conflict with our
established form of government, it will
be simple to declare to him and tothe
otiher nations that the constitution of
the United States is in every way su
preme. ? There must be no equivocation,
no vagueness, no double dealing with
the people on this Issue. The league
will not die. An idea does not die which
meets the call of the hearts of our
mothers.
PEACE RESOLUTION A3f INSULT ,
(So. too, with peace. War may b "de
clared," peace cannot. It must be es
tablished by mutual consent, by a meet
ing of the minds of the parties In in
terest, i From the practical point of
view alone a peace by resolution of
congress is unworkable. From the point
of view of the millions of splendid
Americans who served in that whirl
wind of war, and of those other mil
lions at home who saw, in our part, of
the conflict, the splendid hope of days
of peace for future generations, a peace
by resolution of i congress I is an insult
and a denial of our national purpose.
Today we are i offered a seat at the
table of the family of nations to the end
that smaller peoples may be truly safe
to work out their own destiny, to the
end that the sword shall not follow on
the heels of the merchant, to the end
that the burden of Increasing armies and
navies shall be lifted from the shoulders
of a world already staggering under the
wteight of taxation. We shall take that
place. !I say so i becaause I have faith
(faith that this nation . has no selfish
destiny, faith that our people are look
ing into the years beyond for ; better
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Mrs. Franklin I. Koosevelt, wife of the Democratic vice! presidential nominee, with four of her five children, j
photographed at
Ithe' Roosevelt summer home. The children, from left to right, are: Anna, John, Frank
lin Jr. and Elliott.
things, and that they pre not afraid to
do their part.
REACTIONARY OPPOSES REFORMS
The fundamental ouUopk on the asso
ciations between this
public and the
other nations Can never be very differ
ent in character from the principles
which one applies to j bur own puf ely
internal affairs. A, rtan j who opposes
concrete reforms and Improvements in
international relations j is of necessity a
reactionary, or at least a conservative
in viewing his home problems.
We can well rejoice' in our great land,
in our great citizenship brought hither
out of many kindreds i and tongues, but
to fulfull our true deatiny we must be
glad also for the opportunity for greater
service. So much calls to ua for action,
and the need is so pressing that the
slacker of peace is a greater menace
than the slacker of war. Progress will
come: not through the talkers, . but
through the doers. (
CLEAR AIMS SOUGHT
It is fori this reason! that I am espe
cially happy in the (pledges given in
the platform of the Democratic party.
That document is definite. It is a sol
emn pledge that, given the authority,
our party will accomplish- clear aims.
Among the most pressing of these
national needs I place the bettering of
our citizenship, the extension of teach
ing to over 5,000.000 f our population
above the age of 10 who are illiterate,
the strengthening of j our Immigration
laws to exclude the physically and mor
ally unfit, the improvement of working
conditions, especially !in the congested
centers, the extension of communica
tions to make rural life more attractive,
the further protection Of child life and
of -women in industry.) All of these de
mand action. If we raise the standard
of ; education, of physical fitness, of
moral sense, the generations to come
will have no difficultly in coping ! with
the problems of material economics.
URGES NATIONAL THRIFT
So also with regard to the further
development of our natural resources
we offer a constructive and definite ob
jective. We begin to .appreciate that as
a nation we have been wasteful of our
opportunities. We need not merely
thrift by saving. but thrift by the
proper use of what we have at hand.
Our efforts In the past have been scat
tered. It is now time to undertake a
well considered, coordinated plan of de
velopment, so - that each year win see
progress along definite lines. The days
of "pork-barrel" legislation are over.
Every dollar of ouri expenditures for
port facilities, for inland waterways,
for flood control, for the reclamation
of swamp and arid lands, for highways,
for public buildings, shall be expended
only by trained men in accordance with
a continuing plan. j
OOTEBXMEST SYSTEM POOR
The golden rule of the true public
servant is to give to his work the same
or even higher interest and . efficiency
thaa he would give to his private af
fairs. There Is no reason why the
effectiveness of Jhe national government
should not at ', least j approximate that
of well conducted private business. To
day this is not the I ase. I may be
pardoned If I draw Ion my experience
of over seven -years in an administra
tive position to state funequlvocally that
the government machinery requires re
organization. The system, especially
since tne war, nas Become antiquated.
No mere budget system, much as we
neea mat, win correct tne faults.!
First of all. the methods of the letris
tive branch . of the national government,
especially in the upper house, reauire
drastic changes. It is safe to say that
the procedure of the congress has pro
gressed less with the! times than im any
other business body in ,the country. Yet
it is upon the congress ' that every exec
utive department must wait. Appeals
to the house and senate In the- last ses
sion fell on apparently deaf ears. ;
COMMOy 8EXSE XEEDED ' :
In the administrative branch also
great changes j must r Cake place. The
functions of the departments should be
redistributed along common sense lines
and methods provided to standardize and
prevent duplication , of effort. Further,
it is high time that government employ
ment be placed upon a proper level. Un
der - the safeguard of civil service the
salaries must approximate those paid in
private employ. Today we are ; faced
with the fact that the majority of the
most efficient government employes
leave -the service when they are becom
ing most valuable. The less useful re
main. Many millions of dollars could
be saved to the tax-payers by reclassi
fication of the service, by the payment
of adequate compensation and by the
rigid elimination of those who fail to
measure up to a high standard. AH of
this also has been called to the atten
tion of the present congress without re
sult,, and congress only can authorize
the remedy. - ;! .
COX IS IX EXECUTIVE !
It is a particular! pleasure to know
that if we are sustained by the people
In the election,' the country will have as
its chief executive a; man who has al
ready amply established his reputation
as a successful administrator by the re
organization of the business methods of
a great state. He is an engineer-statesman.
The task before the national gov
ernment can also be Assisted by -a sym
pathetic .cooperation! between the ex
ecutive aod the legislative branchv "
in this work partisanship must not en
ter. .
In the consideration of the needs of
the country and the conduct of its af
fairs, I like to dwell : particularly on
that part of Lincoln's lnrmortal phrase
which speaks of "government for the
people." Service on the part of men and
women in the government is not enough ;
it must be unselfish service, it must be
service with sufficient breadth of view to
include the needs ! and conditions of
every kind of citizen, of every sec
tion of the land.: Such a body of
workers would make impossible a" re
turn to the conditions of 20 years ago
when men in the haljs of the congress
ana in tne executive branches almost
openly represented : special interests or
considered the obtaining of appropria
tions for their own localities as of more
weight than the welfare of the United
States as a whole. Such a SDirit of un
selfishness would prevent also the for-'
mation or cliques or oligarchies in the
senate for" the retarding of public busi
ness, j
WE CAX IfEVER GO BACK
Some people have been saying of late :
"We are tired of progress, we want to
go back to where he were before ; to go
about our own business ; to restore 'nor
mal" conditions." They are wrong. This
is not the wish of America. We can
never go back. The '-'good old ' days'
are gone past forever - we have no re
grets. For our eyes are trained ahead '
forward to better new days. In , this
faith-1 am strengthened: by the firm be
lief that the women of this nation, now
about to receive the national franchise,
will throw their weight - into the scala
of progress and will be unbound by par
tisan prejudices, and a too narrow out
look on national problems. We cannot
anchor our ship of state in this world
tempest, nor can we return to the placid
harbor of long years ago. We must go
forward or founder.
AMERICA CA3T IEAD WORtTJ
America's opportunity is at hand. We
can lead the world by a great example.
We can prove this nation a living,
growing thing, with policies that are
adequate to new conditions. In a thou
sand ways this is our hour of test.
The Democratic program offers a larg
er life for our country, a richer destiny
for ,our people. It is a plan of hope.
In this, chiefly, let it be our aim to
build up, not to tear down. Our oppo
sition is to i the things which once ex
isted, in order that -they may ; never
return. We oppose money in politics,
we oppose the private control of na
tional finance, we oppose the treat
ing of human beings as commodi
ties, we oppose the saloon-bossed
city, we oppose starvation wages, we
oppose rule by groups or cliques.
In the same way! we oppose a mere
period of coma in our national life.
A greater America is our objective.
Definite and continuing study shall be
made of our industrial, fiscal and so
cial problems. Definite and continuing
action snail result tnereirom, and
neither the study :nor the action shall
be left to emotional caprice or the
opportunism of- any groups of men. We
need a cooperation of the ablest and
wisest heads in the land. Irrespective
of their politics. So we shall grow
sanely, humanly, j honorably, happily
conscious at- tne ena tnat we, handed
on to those that follow us the knowl
edge that we have not allowed to grow
dim the light of i the American spirit
brought hither 300 years ago by the
Pilgrim Fathers.
HOPES FOR PROGRESS
The coming years are laden with
significance, and much will depend on
the immediate decision of America, This
is the time when men and women must
determine) for themselves wherein our
future lies. I look to that future . for
progress in the establishment of good
will and mutual help among nations,
in the ending of wars and the miseries
that wars bring, j in the extension of
nonorame commerce, in the interna
tional settlement i which will make it
unnecessary to send again 2,000,000 of
our men across the seai I look, to our
future for progress in better citizen
ship, in less waste. In fairer remunera
tion for our labor, in more efficient
governing. In higher standards of liv
ing. I
To this future I dedicate myself,
willing, whatever may be the choice of
the people, to continue to help as best
I am able. It is the faith which is ir
me that makes me very certain that
America will choose the path of prog
ress and set aside the doctrines of de
spair, the whispering of cowardice, the
narrow road to yesterday. . May the
guiding spirit fj our land keep our
feet on the broad road that leads to a
better tomorrow, ana r give ; to us
strengtn to carry ; on.
COAST TO COAST ;
CAMPAIGN TOUR
PLANNED BY COX
Advisory Board Named
c Dayton. Wastu, iAug 8. An advisory
board to direct the administration of the
home service branch of the Salvation
army In Columbia county is composed
of the following: J. C Fair, president;
R. O. Dyer, vice president; A. F, Apple
ton, secretary treasurer : Rev. W. C.
Gilmore, Mayor W. X Godard, Grover
Israel, Attorney R. Ri Cahill. Dr. Will
Day, Arthur Nilsson, J. L. Dumas -and
Mesdames J. A. MacLachlan and M. H.
By Herbert W. Walker
Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 9. Governor
James M. Cox is ready to carry Ms
campaign to the "front porches of
the people of the country," as ihe
expressed it today.
In marked contrast to tne campaign
of his Republican opponent, the Demo
cratic nominee'will etart Wednesday one
of the most extensive stump" tours in the
history of presidential contests. With
the main issues of the campaign outlined
in his speech of acceptance, he has pre
pared a militant campaign which will
take him from New England to the Pa
cific coast- He will travel, almost con
tinuously until election day. i .
TO BRAXD G. O. P. REACTIONARY
One of the first efforts of his stump
campaign, it was learned, will be to
brand the Republican party as reaction
ary in the hope of making a strong bid
for the progressive and independent
vote.
Every day Cox seems to grow more
eager for what he calls "the big fight
and it was at his insistence that party
leaders agreed to start the stump cam
paign. '
From that date until September 2 Cox
will speak in Indiana, Ohio. West Vir
ginia, Pennsylvania and New - Yorki
Then he will hit the trail for the Middle
West and the Pacific coast, probably; re
turning - East early in October to , wind
up the big political battle. !.
The rest of the stump campaign Is
now being framed by Senator Pat Har
rison, Mississippi, head of the Demo
cratic speakers, bureau, with headquar
ters in New York. ;
WOULD GET HARDHTG OCT I
Democratic leaders apparently are
anxious to pull Senator Harding off his
front porch by a vigorous Cox campaign
Senator Harrison, before leaving for
New York, predicted that within a few
weeks Harding will be speaking "in j for
mer Republican strongholds to stem the
tide toward the Democrats."
The arrangement -now definitely j and
tentatively agreed upon Indicates that
Governor Cox will not invade the INew
England states until late in the cam
paign. He plans to leave for the Pacific
coast shortly after September 3.
It is probable that he will go there
early after his return from the West-
Here is the Itinerary up to septemher 5:
Thursday. Aug. 12 Camp Perry. Ohio.
Saturday, Aug. 14 Two speeches in
Wheeling, W. Va. During the day Gov
ernor Cox will speak in the Democratic
state convention and at night he will
speak at a public meeting.
Tuesday, Aug. 17 Democratic state
convention at Columbus. O.
Thursday, -Aug. 19. Convention- of
state Democratic editors at South Bend,
Ind. !
Saturday. Aug. 21 Cox day at Canton,
Ohio. .
Wednesday, Aug.. 25 Cox day at Ev
ansville, Ind. - -
Friday night, Aug. 27 Pittsburg.
Saturday, Aug. 28 Policemen's Field
dav at SheeDshead Bayi N. Y. f -
Thursday, - Sept. 2 Convention of na
tional farm organizations at Columbus,
Ohio. ' - - - '
Governor Cox win leave for , Camp
Perry Wednesday night. From , Camp
Perry he will go to Columbus, from there
to Wheeling for the two speeches.
Saturday, returning by motor to Co
lumbus for the speech the following
Tuesday. ' .. . :
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Camas Worker Dies
As Result of Burns
Hyde Park, N. T.. Aug. 9. (TJ, P.)
Contrasting the Republican and
Democratic national - conventions as
typica of what the American r peo
ple may expect from the-respective
parties. Homer S."Cummlngs in his
speech here today notifying Franklin
D. Roosevelt of his nomination by
the Democrats for vice president,
said that the country is paying "a
staggering penalty", for Republican
success in the congressional elections
of 1918. He said: ' ' i
Mr. Roosevelt: There has grown up In
national politics the delightful and in
formative custom of notifying candidates
for president and vice-president of their
respective nominations through -the- for
mal action of committees appointed for
that purpose. The Democratic national
convention, which was recently . In ses
sion at San Francisco, unanimously se-.
lected you as the Democratic candidate
for vice-president aad designated the
commute which you see before you to
convey to you officially, the tidings of
the nomination and the desire of the
convention that you should aeeept it.
This action, therefore, affords the de
mocracy of the nation an opportunity to
express the satisfaction which it feels in
the result of its deliberations and the
high respect and personal affection in
which you are held by Democrats every
where. COMPARES TWO COESTIOSS
I cannot refrain from commenting
upon the differences, so easily notice
able, which characterized the delibera
tions of the two major national conven
tions. .The Chicago platform was the
result of a series of carefullv calculated
compromises. Timidity and cunning are
its essential characteristics. It offers
no remedy for the evils of which It com
plains and it seems to be the product of
men who have lived for many years In
the blind stupor of moral negation. Fol
lowing the adoption of such a platform,
those who had taken charge of the work
of the convention, proceeded to the busi
ness of nominations. Here - again the
process of compromise was adopted,
complicated as it was by charges and
counter charges of an embarrassing
character relative to the improper and
excessive use of pre-convention cam
paign funds. i
CANDIDATE NOT POPULAR
The candidate ultimately chosen was
not in fact the choice of any consider
able number of the delegates. Every
candidate before the convention who
had shown any evidence of popular sup
port was rejected by methods well un
derstood by the Initiated ; and the choice
ultimately fell upon one who, in the
Prophetic language of his present cam
paign manager, was selected as a re
sult of a conference held in the early
hours of the morning by weary men
around a table in a Chicago hotel. It
cannot for a moment be supposed that" a
nomination, secured under such circum-
4 stances, could evoke any popular . re
sponse, and Indeed it failed to create
any enthusiasm even in the registering
convention itself.
S. F. COXYEXTIOX OPE3T. OSE
The proceedings at San Francisco
were of another sort. Every debatable
question was settled upon . the open floor
of the convention:- every group had a
full hearing ; every rightful interest was
faithfullly presented. - The platform, ex
pressive of the best thought of America
and an earnest purpose to retrieve the
world leadership which our country has
lost, was adopted amid great enthusi
asm : and the selection of candidates for
president and vice-president went, for
ward in a manner truly democratic,
representative and American. No mem
ber of our party can quarrel with the
results of the convention ; -and there is
not one truthful observer who will chal
lenge the fairness of its deliberations,
the justness of its proceedings, or. the
legitimate character of its conclusions.
PARTY OF FAULT FIXDERS
The candidates of the San Francisco
convention emerged .from the delibera
tions of that, body as the free choice of
a united party, bearing no taint upon
their title to leadership, honor and re
spect. The Republican party, since
1912, has been the party of destructive
criticism. It has made a specialty of
fault finding. 'In peace, in war and in
our relations with other countries, the
settled purpose of Republican leader
ship has been to make trouble, irre
spective of the merits of any problem
involved. It has persistently sought to
increase irritation and discontent rather
than to allay them. From every ; ele
ment of discord, and even of sedition, it
Vancouver, Wash., - Aug. . R. - j.
Selph,: one of the men burned at- Camas
Saturday in an explosion in the digester
at the .Crown-Willamette paper j mill,
died at the hospital here as a result of
his injuries, and EL McDonald, another
vicim, is In critical condition.' jPetei
Christianson, ) the third victim. Is recov
ering. The accident happened while the
workmen were trying" to clear a clogged
digester. : Super-heated acids and stock
exploded, throwing the hot material over
the lyxcen, - r
has sought to draw some resultant of
partisan advantage. Its purpose has
been, and still ia. repudiation and re
treats - - I -.: -
DEMOCRATS .PROGRESSIVE I
The Democratic-party, since 1912. has
been the party of constructive progress.
During the brief period before the lout
break of the great war, our program of
progressive legislation was carried prac
tically to completion an undying record
of honor. During the war every problem
of statecraft was successfully, met I and
every essential .question bearing upon
the conduct of hostilities was rightly
solved. When the contest closed and the
armistice, was signed, America was not
only the most powerful and the rnoat
honored nation on earth, but it had! won
the .affection of -struggling' humanity
everywhere and : was the unchallenged
leader of . the world. 1 This is not the
statement of exaggeration. It Ui the
calm recital of indisputable fact.- Who
will deny that upon the signing of the
armistice our country held the material
and moral . leadership of the world?
Who will deny that our title to that
leadership' has been grievously Impaired
if not -completely lost? Who will deny
that the disinterestedness of our coun
try, which was everywhere acknowl
edged, is now seriously questioned, even
by those who formerly trusted usT I Who
will deny that there has been a falling
away from the' high faith with which
we conducted the great enterprise which
but yesterday engaged tour every- thought
and brought" the hopes of the world so
close to complete realisation? i
PARTISANSHIP TAKES CONTROL
, What has happened to account for this
lowering of the' national morale and the
forfeiture of the place of honor .which
had been won by American arms and
American statesmanship? - The r answer
is not far. to seek. , Practically coinci
dent with the publication of the-armistice
came . the: news that the Republi
can party had been successful in the
congressional' elections of 1918. ' From
that moment American: progress stopped,
partisanship took possession of public
affairs, and - Republican leaders became
more interested in political success! than
in national honor. . TJe results were im-
meamie ana disastrous.
International comnllcatlons' of a ner
plexing and, .sinister character renewed
their challenge to the statecraft of the
world. Threatening disturbances I went
on unabated. Every enemy of society.
oi peace or or civilization look quick ad
vantage of the fatal period of hesitancy
American commerce, which ought to
have been seeking every port ia the
world, was unable to develop adequate
trade channels or find a settled I basis
for "develoDment. All i the m-ocessea of
national life, were impaired ahd there
was a gradual accumulation of domestic
problems which have not been adjusted
and which cannot c; be satisfactorily
dealt with until our relationship to the
rest of the world has been determined.
PAYING STAGGERING PENALTY
. And upon the horizon war clouds! have
gathered again. There has not been an
hour - since the November elections of
1S18 during which the American people
have not paid a staggering penalty for
the Republican trtumph.of that year. We
have now passed through two years of
domestic and International chaos. There
is but one way out j There is but one
ciear pain or auty. I it Is to redeem
America's word to ' the world and to
assume, without hesitation, our share of
the task of rehabilitating the broken
structure of civilization. When we have
once more gained our own self respect
we shall win back the respect, of the
world, its trust. Its faith and the price
less treasure whtch cornea from the
knowledge that we Intend tn k,n filih
with our allies 'and .propose to do our
, jT juing justice utrougnout the
world. The .Democratic party is uncon
querable in its hold upon the truth that
America belongs to. the world and can
not nerve herself while breaking) faith
with others; , - , .
Such is our CftUSA ftnd 8Urh oiit nur.
pose. That you will hold high the tand-
.u we imi in your nanas we ao not for
one moment doubt. We pledge you the
whole hearted support of the united
Democracy of the nation in this great
undertaking, to the leadership of which
you and our distinguished candidate for
the presidency have been dedicated.
TOMORROW GOAL
II
OF WORLD
AVERS
Pioneers to IMeet m
Rochester Thursday
Central ia; Aug. 8. The annual pioneer
picnic to be held, at: Lieuellen's
at Rochester Thursday promises
the largest since this annual gathering
was inaugurated ' seven years ago
Among the speakers of the day Will be
Governor Louis F. Hart. State!
Commissioner Clarke iV. Savldge.
Johnson, State Senator A. E. Judd, Kzra
Meeker and the Rev, H. W. Thompson,
grove
to be
Land
Albert
Finish Paving! August 15
Ashland. Aug. 9. The stretch lof un
paved highway near the county between
Grants Pass - and Ashland will be com
pleted by August IS. according to Dis
trict, Engineer Hodgeman. Thej Inter
urban Auto -company will -put on four
trips daily to Grants Pass' on that date.
PARTY'S NOMINEE
(ConUDaed Proa P Oa
the departments in the government's ad
ministrative branch would have to be re
organised, i
COX WELL QUALIFIED
He declared Governor Cox is pre
eminently qualified tn spirit, training
and experience to meet and solve these
problems properly "one vyho can lead
this nation forward In an unhalting
march of progress."
In world problems, Roosevelt - de
clared, "we must either shut our eyes.
build an impregnable wall of arma
ments and! live a hermit nation or we
must open our eyes and see that mod
ern civilization has become ao complex
as to make it impossipie to oe m hub
world and not of it" .
As for home problems, he said, we
have been awakened by this war Into a
startling realization of the arohalc
shortcomings of our governmental ma
chinery and of the need for" the kind
of reorganization which only a clear
thinking business man, experienced in
the technicalities of governmental pro
cedure, can carry out. We need to do
things, not to talk about them."
JIASVATTESP. CEREMOXY"
A cloud of dust hovered over the Hud
son valley today as an endless chain of
motor cars roared northward on the way
to Springwood, ancestral home of the
Roosevelts on the old Albany post road,
near Hyde Park, where Franklin D.
TtooBevelt' was formally notified this
afternoon of his selection as vice preM
dentlal nominee by the Democratic
party. This picturesque section, famd
in literature, has its greatest gala day
in history as the town turned out en
masse to welcome visitors to the notifi
cation ceremonies.
Special trains, bearing Democratic
celebrities from Kast. West, North -arid
South brought hundreds into the nar
row, crowded streets early In the day.
Private yachts coursed up the river tv
the landing at Hyde park carrying
wealthy visitors. Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels, former, chief of the
vice" presidential nominee, arrived early
from ffew York.
UTILITIES ATTEND,
The old post road, where coaches of
four swung in stately grandeur In its
historic days, was transformed into a
long black snake, with hundreds of au-"
tomobtles converging on Springwood
from every direction.
While townspeople and political sup
porters comprised most of the. early
crowd, there was a smattering of cel
ebrities from great estates neighboring
the Roosevelt home. Brilliantly .gowned
women from nearby exclusive summer
colonies gave an added color to the
scene. .
Roosevelt was an early riser. He took
a brief ride during the 'forenoon with
Livingston Davis of Boston, a college
classmate, who accompanied him here
late yesterday from Dayton, Ohio.
WIFE, CHILDREN THERE
and his three- oldest- children, who ar
Irlved from their summer home In Maine.
Later he assisted in welcoming incom
ing members of the committee on tiotl-fication,-of
which Homer 8. Cummings
is chairman. -
William A. Red field, former secretary
of- commerce, and William Gibbs lie
Ad oo, former secretary of the treasury,
were early arrivals. Governor Alfred
K. Smith of New York and Democratic
National Chalrmah George White came
In on early trains.
Following' the ' notification today,
Roosevelt will prepare . his first trans
continental tour. He will confer with
Democratic leaders in New York Tues
day, leaving in the evening for Chicago.
His campaign will be opened in Chicago
Wednesday night, from where he wilt
swing north and westward for visits to
15 states In 17 days. He will then re
turn east, touring New York and New
Kngland before again returning to the
West on a more southerly route.
Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are
planning to cooperate in harnessing the
Uruguay river to get power equivalent
to 3.000,000 tons of coal a year.
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