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SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1920
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President—
WARREN G. HARDING.
For Vice President—
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
For Delegate to Congress—
DAN SUTHERLAND.
For Attorney General—
JOHN RUSTGARD
For Senator—
E. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
For Representatives—
A. E. LATHROP
JOS. H. MURRAY
R. E. ELSNER
A. H. FRAME.
For Road Commissioner—
GUST JOHNSON
PRESERVE THE CONSTITUTION.
"The Republican party reaffirms its
unyielding devotion to the ^ constitu
tion of the United States. * * * It
will resist all attempts to overthrow
the foundations of the government,
or to weaken the force of its control
ing principles and ideals, whether of
international policy or domestic agi
tation.”
' We undertake to end executive au
tocracy and to restore to the people
their constitutional government.
In these and other phrases the Re
publicans of the nation, in recent rep
resentative convention assembled, re
newed their pledge of allegiance to
the American constitution.
Except for the unprecedented oc
currences of the past few years, such
a pledge of loyalty to the fundamental
law of the republic would be super
fluous. Nothing is more apparent
now, however, than that the preserva
tion of the American constitution, in
letter and in spirit, is one of the chief
issues, if not the overshadowing is
sue, of the campaign.
The constitution has been chal
lenged as the Republican national
platform says, from within and with
out; from within by those who would
change both the form and the spirit
of our institutions; from without by
those who would substitute for the
American constitution the constitution
of a world government sacrificial of
American rights, interests and ideals.
Gladstone said of the American con
stitution that it was the greatest
work ever struck off by the brain
and hand of man. It has been the
chart and compass of American na
tionality from the inauguration of
George Washington as president to
the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson,
who himself took an oath to support
and protect the great plan of govern
ment it provides, under which the
American nation has grown from a
feeble band of petty states to the
place of primacy in the world in na
tional wealth and moral greatness.
That the charter of ordered liber
ty which this nation has so far and
so swiftly advanced, should be sub
jected to attack from within and with
out, and that these attacks should
menace the perpetuity of our insti
tutions as thej were handed down
to us by Washington and as they
were preserved by Lincoln, seems in
credible. Yet it is manifestly true
that today, as never before in our
history, th'e borers from within and
the assailants from without have so
far carried forward the work of re
presentative government that the per
petuity of our institutions is at issue.
The American constitution provides
for a form of government without
precedent in political history. It is
a form of government which includes
all form of autocracy,—the autocracy
of the mob.as well as the autocracy
of the monarch. The American con
stitution is built upon the theory that
governments are made for the service
of men, and not men for the service
of governments. It has thrown about
the citizen of the republic the protec
tion of certain guarantees of person
and property which no tyrant or body
of tyrants may lawfully disregard.
The theory of the American constitu
tion is that there is a sovereignty in
the individual which even law making
bodies and executives may not invade.
Thus we have imbedded in the con
stitution the guarantees of free
speech, free press and the right of
the individual to worship according
to the dictates of his own conscience.
Never until recently have the Amer
ican people witnessed in high places
a tendency to disregard some of the
fundamental rights of American citi
zenship.
Never until recent months have the
American people confronted an at
tempt to consolidate the powers of at
least two branches of government in
one branch, and that branch repre
senting only the will of a single indi
vidual. The Republican national plat
form makes an important promise to
the American people when it pledges
the end of executive usurpation and
the restoration to the people of their
constitutional government.
Never until recent months have the
people of the United States witnessed
an effort to nullify their constitution
through a proposed merging of Amer
ican nationality into the world-wide
sway of a super-state; the transfer
ence of powers hitherto exercised b'
representatives of the American peo
ple in legislative and executive auth
ority to a world council sitting on the
other side of the Atlantic. That such
a revolution could be seriously pro
posed would have startled not only
the first president of the republic, but
every chief executive of this nation
from the beginning to the most recent
years.
Demagogues and doctrinaires are
filling the air with clamor in favor
of the abandonment of the ancient
landmarks of American constitutional
government and the launching of the
ship of state upon the uncharted seas
of internationalism and of ‘“pure” de
mocracy. What the purpose has been
warned against not only by the found
ers of this republic, but by the long
line of national heroes and statesmen
who have succeeded them as leaders
and spokesmen of the thought of the
American people. What has been se
cured to the American people at the
sacrifice of so much labor and effort,
these demagogues and doctrinaires
would risk in academic experiment,
with no serious thought of failure to
this nation and to the world.
Well it is that the platform of na
tional Republicanism should call upon
the American people to rally to th j
support of their national constitution.
Well it will be if the people of this
republic respond to that call in such
emphatic and unmistakable fashion
that never again within the experience
of men and women now living will
the controlling principles and ideals of
this representative republic, as it was
founded and as it has been preserved
throughout a century and a third of
national life, be seriously challenged
by any political leader or any politi
cal party.
The campaign liar who repeats
imaginary private conversations is
on the job already.
The people have had such an ov
er-dose of government by fear that
they are glad to put forward for the
vice president the Massachusetts
governor who refused to be scared.
With two men out and the bases
full Warren Harding made a home
run hit on the tenth inning. How are
you going to beat that in the big
game on November 2nd with any bush
league batter?
Does anyone remember a campaign
in which Samuel Gompers was not out
for the Democratic, ticket? With a son
holding a fat federal job he would not
be a deserving Democrat if he were
not to rally to the colors now.
Mr. Burleson isn’t satisfied with
what the Republican national plat
form says about the postal service,
but if the P M. G. will talk to the
average postal patron he would get
an even more impolite earfull.
President Wilson said a few days
ago: "The Democratic convention
will say what it means on every is
sue and will not resort either to am
biguity or evasion in doing so.” But
i# forgot to say. "He kept us out of
war” again.
Without a Republican house and
senate President Harding would find
the task of national reconstruction an
impossible one. The election of a Re
publican house will probably be an
easy task, but not a senator must be
lost and several must be gained in
order to give the new administration
the free hand in national affairs es
sential to success in the work of na
tional restoration.
RICHARDSON
WELCOME GUEST
OF CORDOVANS
General Wilds P. Richardson, who
recently returned from Archangel,
where he was in command of the for
ces in Northern Russia, was a Cordo
va visitor last night and an informal
reception was held in his honor at the
Northland. Club. He came north to
join Major General Hunter Liggett,
commanding general of the western
department, U. 5. A., who is on a tour
of inspection of the army posts of
Alaska. Gen. Liggett was in direct
charge of the American forces en
gaged in the St. Mihiel drive. When
the American forces reached such
magnitude that General Pershing re
leased direct command to organize
and co-ordinate the various armies,
General Liggett was placed in com
mand of the American “First Army.”
SERVED IN FRANCE
Gen. Richardson was president of
the board of road commissioners in
Alaska when the war came and in
1917 was appointed general officer
and ordered from Alaska to a train
ing camp. He was commander of
the 78th Brigade of the 39th Division
when it went to France. This was one
of the divisions distributed as replace
ments. Gen. Richardson was assigned
to three other divisions in succession,
being attached to the 4th, 3rd and
the 90th during the lat days of the
drive on the Meuse. Just before the
armistice was signed he left the 90th
and commanded a brigade of the 28th
division during the winter in France
and in March was ordered by Gen..
Pershing to North Russia, where he
remained four and a half months and
had charge of bringing 6,000 American
troops out in July and August.
Gen. Richardson returned to the
! United States by way of France last
; October ,and during the last winter
| was in command of the 5th division
at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
In April he was returned to the
grade of colonel, along with a num
ber of other generals, and has since
been attached to the historical
branch of the war department and
engaged in preparing a monograph
history of the North Russian expedi
tion.
The story of how the American
troops fought in North Russia has
never been properly told. Gen Rich
ardson says. Even after he arrived
there to make arrangements to get
them out the fighting continued.
“It was a wonderful regiment,” he
said. “I landed there in the spring of
1919, but it was along in early Septem
ber before the last man left Archan
gel. Reports reached the United
States to the effect that mutiny was
in progress up there. That was not
true.”
Because of his familiarity with
travel in Alaska—a knowledge gained
through 20 years spent in the ter
ritory—General Richardson was asked
personally by General Liggett to ac
company him on his tour.
MANILA RAILROAD TO
SPEND BIG SUM MONEY
FOR NEW EQUIPMENT
MANILA, July 17 (by Associated
Press).—The board of directors of the
Manila Railroad Company, which oper
ates G47 miles of track in the Philip
pine islands, nearly all on the island
of Luzon, has authorized the expendi
ture of $2,500,000 for new equipment
and betterments.
The directors approved requisitions
for thirty mew locomotives, one hun
dred 30-ton freight cars and twenty
five additional passenger coaches.
Bids for furnishing this equipment
will be opened in New York City late
this month, and E. J. Westerhouse,
general manager of the railroad, is on
his way to the United States, taking
with him the necessary documents to
effect the dissolution of the New Jer
sey corporation which has operated
the railroad. When this dissolution
has been concluded under an act of
the Philippine legislature the road will
become a Philippine corporation.
“It don’ make so much diff’unce
what de chicken eat,” said the colored
philosopher, “as who kwine eat de
chicken.”
The best of coffee at the Alaskan
Grill. 17-tf
Cordova Jazz Orchestra Dance at
Eagle Hall on Wednesday and Satur
day nights. Music by the Ragtime
Trio.
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MOTHER AND CHILDREN
ARE BURNED TO DEATH
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BONNERS FERRY, Ida., July 17 (by
Associated Press).—Mrs. John Roesch
and seven children were burned to
death when their home at Copeland
was destroyed by fire last night. The
husband escaped.
TO ROUND UP MANY
SUCKERS IN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, July 17 (by Associated
Press).—It was announced here today
that federal authorities have com
pleted plans for the round-up of more
than 7,000 alleged slackers within the
next few days.
CORNELL COACH IS
FOUND DEAD AT HOME
AUBURN, N. Y., July 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Chas. E. Courney, a
veteran oarsman and Cornell coach,
was found dead today at his home at
Farley’s Point.
MAY ALLISON SHOWS
“ALMOST MARRIED”
AT EMPRESS SUNDAY
A well defined plot, a touch of the
melodramatic, and a large amount of
wholesale humor, combine to make
“The Vamp,” Enid Bennett’s latest
picture, a winner. Miss Bennett has
a fascinating originality and naive
charm which place her in front rank
of screen comediennes. “The Vamp”
is among the best of her successful
plays, and affords her a roll which she
not only loved to play, but which you
will love to see her in. She sighed
to be a vamp. Clothes made a vamp,
so she borrowed the necessary peek
a-boo from her chorus girl friend, be
hold she stepped forth a vamp. And
tonight is the last chance to watch
her go a-vamping.
“Beware of Boarders,” a two reel
Mack Sennett comedy, completes the
program.
Tomorrow night, May Allison, in
one of the best of her many good
plays, “Almost Married.” It’s a charm
ing summer comedy filled with breezy
and unexpected situations, and repro
ducing stage and surroundings of a
famous New York midnight review.
Amusing complications, stunning cos
tumes, and an irresistable combina
tion of love and laughter combine to
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make this a worth while picture. A
Pathe News and a Topical reel com
plete an unusually good program,
showing Sunday night only. As usual
two shows at 7:30 and 9:00 o’clock.
Coming Monday, Charles Chaplin in
his third million dollar production,
“Sunnyside.”
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