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Theodore Burton, Keynoter, Reviews Achievements of G. 0. P. -V Republicans Gave Peace to Country Convention Chairman Cites Post-War Recovery, His tory and Prospects for Party. Urges Sound Economics In his opening words. Theodore E. Burton, temporary chairman and key noter of the republican national con vention, paid tribute to Garfield, Mc Kinley and Harding, all sent from Ohio to the White House. He also called the roll of all of Ohio's sons who had been president. Of the 11 republican presidents, seven have come from the “buckeye” state, Grant, Hayes. Garfield. Harri son. McKinley, Taft and Harding.; ITpon the completion of his eulogies he welcomed the participation of women In the convention and in the party councils and called upon them for their aid and counsel In the com ing campaign. He then gave his attention to the accomplishments of the republican administration. Reviews Four Years. “The fourth of March, 1921, wit nessed a country still suffering from the colossal world struggle," he said. “There was disaster upon the land. The war with Its aftermath of reck less expenditure and feverish living had given place to a dull, hopeless In activity. Here, as abroad, were indus trial depression and armies of unem ployed. Indeed, S.oon.oOfi were seek ing work and finding none. Formal peace had not been established with the nations with which we had been at war. There was a chilling record of waste which spread its blighting In fluence over every form of adminis trative service. The demands of a new America had to be met with wis dom and patriotism. “So long as the democratic party continued In power after the war America's progress on the road to re habilitation was hardly more satis factory than that of the European countriea. But when the republican party came in. re establishing nation wide confidence that its time-tried capacity for constructive policies and administration were st the country's service, there was immediate improve ment. The democrats could not even make peace. The republicans did. “Scarcely half a year had passed when a turn was called. Workmen in multitudes returned to the shops, peace was proclaimed, and thst sta bility which is the strength and life of nations dwelt here in a measure not enjoyed In ahother part of the <nrth. If there is now a slackening of activity it is due to uncertainties in our domestic policies, fiscal and - —- - Ohio Man Delivers Keynote Speech Theodore E. Burton. other, and to the unsettled state of Europe. "Foremost in international affairs was the conference for the limitation of armaments in 1921 and 1922. That conference pointed the way to stop the mad race for naval expansion, provided a means of settlement for years to come of questions in and around the Pacific ocean, placed the stamp of disapproval upon ^the sub marine, the assassin of the sea, and upon the more terrible use of poison ous gas in warfare. It made the long sought open door toi China a reality, and gave to that most popu lous of all countries new grounds for ho'pe and assurance of protection from foreign aggression. National Pebt Reduced. "We may point not only to the disappearance of unemployment, but to the great progress in the payment of our national debt. That debt, which amounted to nearly $24,000, 000,000 on March 4, 1921, three years later had been reduced by much more than $2,000,000,000. "At an early date the budget sys tem was adopted. Introducing order Instead of confusion and competi tion In demands for public expendl ture. securing economy, and provid ing for the balancing of expenditures and revenue. Such a aystem had been the earnest and unanimous de sire of all students of the subject for years. A law establishing it had been passed by a republican congress In the last year of the preceding admin Istratlon, but it met with a presiden tial veto. The budget in the first year of its opei-ation resulted In a reduction of $600,000,000 from the es timates of th» spending departments If there is any one thing whl< h is de sirahle In our fiscal system, it Is that we should stand firmly by the budget in the future. "A revenue bill was enacted in 1921 which lessened by over $S00. 000,000 per year the taxes whieh would have been roller-led under the prior law. The revenue bill just passed, though abounding in defects, very materially diminishes the bur OMAHA LINCOLN MINNEAPOLIS / NEW YORK F % In a Feature Sale Thursday 250 Fine Linen and Printed Cre|pe DRESSES Chic new straightline frocks of linen in a range of pretty col ors. Man^ pleasing modes of trimmings. You'll agree that it is indeed rare to be able to buy dresses of such beauty at such a tempt ing low price. The printed crepe frocks in troduce many new and beauti ful patterns. Styles that are instantly appealing. Sizes 14 to 42 Haas Brothers V,;:; " 'Jfie StropfirWomen" dens of th* people ond partially or entirely does away with some of the more vexatious taxes. Tariff Art I-auded. “A tariff act was passed adapted to the aituation prevailing sine* the war and based upon the fundamental idea that our labor and our enter prise should not he handicapped by differences between foreign and do mestic. costs; but with no aim to pro mote monopoly or extortion, and with a useful provision that In the event any rates prove to be lower or higher than they should be, the president by proclamation on the advice of the tariff commission can make neces sary rhanges and adjustments. Con trary to the pessimistic forecasts con fidently made by opponents of this measure, both exports and Imports have very substantially increased since Its passage. As a revenue j measure it has amply justified Itself, for the, customs receipts in the year 1923, amounting to the unprecedented sum of $562,000,000, exceeded those from any democratic tariff ever writ- 1 ten by more than $200,000,000. Foreign Debt Payments. "An act for the funding of foreign debts was passed. Already England, for centuries proud of her credit, has executed bonds for $4,600,000,000, on which interest is, for the third lime, to be paid today.. Payments have also been made upon principal. Bonds for much smaller amounts have been executed by Finland and Hungary, and it Is hoped that other countries will make like settlements. "Comprehensive legislation has been adopted for the veterans of the late war, coordinating a great va riety of conflicting and inharmonious methods and bureaus In the veterans'i bureau. For the soldiers of the late war who are suffering or in want, and for their dependants, we are and at all times must he ready to make provision even to the last scruple in the treasury. “There was a restoration of peace wltrt Germany soon after the present administration took office and the way was paved for friendly relations with the countries with which we had been at war. “We appropriated $20,000,006 for the starving in Russia, an act in which we may well take satisfaction, in that tt was a declaration to the world that with abounding goodwill we were ready to succor the suffer ing and the destitute, though living under a regime inimical to all the traditions of this government. Our compassion for the helpless snd the miserable is not restrained hv Indif ference* of race or In form of gov ernment. T*vn Immigration Arts. "We have passed, and the president has approved, the so called lingers bill, placing our diplomatic and con sular service, with its rapidly increas ing importance, an a higher plane and giving opportunities to others thsn millionaires to occupy the more Ini portant positions. "The construction of good roads has been aided and stimulated as never before. Two immigration acts have been passed. We have come to realize that the number landing on our shores has been too large for proper assimilation. The so-railad melting pot has boiled over. There fore limitation and selection must be the order of the day. "It Is to he regretted that in the passage of the recent hill the request of the president for further negotia tlon with Japan was refused For that great nation, with which our re lations. with rare exceptions, have been so friendly, we have no feelings hut those of admiration and respect. The adoption o£ policies for ths ex clusion of Japanese Immigrants hy no means implies any claim of their in feriority, hut rests upon essential dif ferences, notably in standards of liv ing, which render them uncongenial to our Industrial life. Farm Legislation (ited. "The condition of agriculture is to day one of our most perplexing prob lems. This basic Industry, with Its broad expanse of homes scattered over the farms of the land, has fur nished n chief reliance in peace and war. We deplore the dcpresalon which rests upon various branches of production. With sincere desire to render assistance, legislation was adopted in the fifth congress In gen erous measure That great democratic leader, Mr. Bryan, though denying credit to snv political party, has stat ed that the fifth congress accom plished more for the farmer than any congress fop RO years. An set was passed for continuance of the war finance corporation, and nearly 1300, eoo.onn was advanced to farming ronrmunltles; an emergency tariff set on leading grain and other prndueta was adopted: legislation was enacted in a so-called packers' bill to protect the rights of the stock raiser, also one limiting dealings In grain futures, to prevent the farmer from being the victim of manipulation; $2R, 000.000 was advanced for the federal farm loan hoard; an agricultural credit act was passed at the end of Ihe fifth congress, providing for both public and private agencies to aid the farm er In securing credit. "A co-operative marketing act was passed, a beginning In the further ance ef methods for organization and distribution which, It la hoped, will place the farmer 111 the enjoyment of the same advantages in narrowing the gap between the producer and con aum*r na those enjoyed hy othei hranehes of endeavor, "The republican party haa shown its willingness to extend liberality to the last degree In the enactment, of legislation which will sld the firmer, hut It can not respond to imprac ticable theories nr accept measurea which will only aggievnte the situs tlon. Any artificial stimulus to prices which are depressed hy irresistible causes ran only postpone the evil dsy and add to the distress. "Inexorable laws demand decreased erreage 111 certain ataple product* and a wider diversification. Numer oils remedies proposed for relief fall utterly when subjected to careful analysis. If I were to follow the ap pealing demand* of my own feeling*, t would say grant tens of millions for farm relief, but no legislation or subventions from* ths treasury rsn tie effective to meet the case. Industrial Problem*. "A most substantial benefit would he conferred upon the farmers hy ths construction of the Orest Lakes PL Lawt^pra waterway. Material bene -- > uy/e Have Accomplished These Things-” THEODORE E. BURTON, Keynoter. Conference for the limitation of armaments. Adoption of budget system. Tariff act enacted adapted to the situation prevailing since the world war. Act for the funding of foreign debts. Two immigration acts, providing for limitation and selection. Emergency tariff protecting products of American farms. * Packers’ law to protect rights of stock raiser. Agricultural credits act. Co-operative marketing act. Re-established nation-wide confidence. Made the long-sought open door in China a fact. A revenue bill which lessened by $800,000,000 the tax burden upon the people. Reduced the public debt more than $2,000,000,000. Restoration of peace with Germany. Gave $20,000,000 to the starving of Russia. L ... __' fit would also be gained by the more adequate improvement and utilization of divers interior waterway*. Now as always, however, pork-barrel ap propriations should be sedulously avoided. "A readjustment of freight rates and a consolidation of existing agencies of transportation afford promise of aid. "President Harding end his ad visers labored Incessantly for the abolition of long hours and the seven day week In the steel Industry snd other trades. He called Industrial and labor leaders Into conference. Al most on the very day nf his death his efforts were crowned with suc cess. "Labor has been especially bene fited by the restrictive immigration law. This republican administration brought the country out of the depths of depression. The great mass of em ployes find their chief benefit in steady employment and those pros perotis times which make high wages possible. "Congress has voted to submit s constitutional amendment giving adc quale authority to legislate against the employment of child labor. A hill for the continuance of plan* for the rehabilitation of workers disabled in Industry has recently passed the house of representstlves. The well being of ishor, the happiness of mil lions of workers are inextricably in terwoven with the prosperity of th» people; no separate or antagonistic road can be traversed hv those who toll or by those who employ: the country's prosperity is the prosperity of each and of all. Economy Is Paramount. "Among th* pending Issue* nf the day economy In public expenditure and reduction of taxation must as sume the utmost importance. The federal government, state* snd com munities, have been engaging In a rim of lavish expenditure, attended hy mounting indebtedness. "To **i tire these most desirable ob jects of er-onomv an active campaign of education must he conducted similar to that In the free *llver con test of 1 R«t<5. There sre certain per sistent fsilscle* which must he dl» pelled One of th*m results in thoughtlessness or indifference tn tha evils of swollen taxation. Another la that th* fine! burden of public levies rest* upon those w ho first make ps v men** tn the tax collector. On tha co'ntrarv, the general tendencv of all taxation 1* to diffuse Itself upon all consumers whether taxpayer* or not with considerable addition* a* th* burden I* passed along. "Still another fallacy 1* a prev alent opinion that excessive sur taxes are desirable and result In larger revenue. Defends Reserve System. "The demagogue may aay to the unthinking, "See how we are taxing the rich:" anti then In a anft aside ■ay to the great capitalist, "How >i •client an avenue of escape we are providing for yon.” Th# federal re. verve system, which serve* as s huh «vark in the financial life of the na tion and was so helpful during th* irar, should be left alone It should lie free from th* touch of th* polltl a 1 spoilsman, snd all ita operation* should he managed for th* sccnm pllahment of the excellent purpose* for which it was intended, "The republican party stands now ns always firmly for law enforce ment. Law* are not to b* observed merely hy those who favored their en actment but hv everyone in thl* broad land. Disregard of exsting enactments breeds disrespect and disorder and even tends to anarchy. "There is absolute necessity for *n intelligent policy of conservation of our natural resources for the pre vention of waste and of the even more dangerous evils of monopoly. Let us have no lack of vision for the fu ture. This means a conservation of mir forests, of our water-power, of lour minerals, of our coal and our oil, of the fish of the sea and the birds i‘f the air. No hundred year fran < hises should he given, nor should any grant he made of that which the nation should reserve for it* future protection. "We have abhorred war, and never more than now. But if again that which we deplore should happen, and we should he involved in snot her deadly conflict, let us establish a system which will mobilise *11 our resources for victory. We can not afford to allow the alacker to shirk his dutv or give the profiteers an op portunity to pile up fortunes when those who stand for patriotism are suffering and dying. We must estab lish the great ideal that in the emer gency of war every agency of indus try and commerce, our men power, and the activities of men and women shall be such as to accomplish the single purpose of saving our country from danger. President Harding spoke eloquently In his inaugural ad dress in behalf of such a plan. Itnnus Hill Now I aw. "We have recently witnessed the passage nvef the veto of the presi dent of a so called bonus or adjusted compensation bill, providing for paid up insurance policies to soldiers of the late war. While recognizing the ines timable debt which the country owes to those who fought in the bloody contest in 1917 snd 1919, snd with satisfaction in the thought that for insurance, for the care of the injured and the su k. and for their training, and betterment, we are spending an amount which In one year reached almost $450,000,000. there was a sub stantial minority In congress who sought to sustain the president. But the bonus act is now the law of the j land. Conditions created by It must be met and its piovisions must be willingly accepted. "A constitutional amendment has passed the senate providing for the; heginnlr g of the terms of the presi dent snd of members of congress early in the January following the November election. There certainly is nn incongruity in the present inter val between election snd induction in to office. President McKinley advo cated this change In his Inaugural of 1997. "One urgent reform demsnded is that the president be relieved of part of his most exacting duties. ' In the relation of the economic activities of the people to their gov ernment thre# methods are possible 41.1 The old and now discarded theory of giving to private initiative free and untrammeied play, laiaaez falre as it is called. 42.) The control and management of a central government with all the incidents of public ownership snd op eration. To this there must be .» fatal objection, for it would threaten the rule of bureaucracy, with Its deadening influence and Interference in every home, and the destruction of thar personal Initiative which with restless energy has unchained the wheel* of progress snd given our country Its foremost position. (1 ) A third snd more rstfonal course presents Itself jn sane reguln tion, based upon wise legislation and administration, repressing the power of great corporations or combinations of any type, which else might threat en to overshadow the state itself, and with equal care guarding against the evils of unrestrained competition. "Let us secure for every individual Keep the head clear for business. Heavy foods clog the system and dull the brain. Kellogg’s with milk or cream are pure nutriment, easily digested. CORN FLAKES /amr*««alMf werhte wrapper —•relative Kelt egg femtmre. \ |the greatest possible equellfy of op portunity ernl leave to the stntee end ndnor political divisions a broad field of activity In their proper sphere. Thus we shall avoid an unwieldly central government In constant dan ger of toppling over. IVe shall pre vent state boundaries from becom ing mere vanishing traces on the map and avoid the dangers of disaster which have heset many nations small er and with problems less complex than our own "In nothing Is the effect of existing conditions more manifest thsn In dis regard of golitical nhl gallons of the citizen. The proportion of electors who take an active interest, especially in preliminary contra'*, was no«r so small. When such Indifference ex ist, unwholesome forces poison our public life. Paternalism is Bad. "Never more than now have there been such insistent demands for spe cial advantages, privileges of every nature, bonuses, pensions. Increased salaries—some of which are well de served—new bureaus with troops of officials, and relief measures, as they are called. All these are based upon the erroneous idea that our govern ment Is a paternalistic institution dol ing out favors without stint to all comers who can muster votes. The tendency is to impose burdens too heavy to bear upon the ordinary flu 7,en, "the forgotten man." who, toil ing quietly at home, seeks no favors. ! I hut only asks the friendly protection of a government which Is Just anil! fair. If this tendency Is not checked, j wo shall become a people abounding In preferred rlsssos. the burden of whose privileges must rest with crush ing weight upon the great body of our citizenship. It is necessary for US to meet this present situation with a clarion call to all to think more of duties and less of rights and privi leges, more of duties to the state and to humanity. "Speaking for all good end thought ful citizens of every political creed, I must enter a solemn protest against the ^npression, recently crested, that there is widespread corruption In the government at Washington. It Is true that out of all the Investigations, pursued In every direction, there have been exposed to the scorn of the country instances of bribery and d.s honestv oh the part of public officials, and of cupidity and over reaching on the part of those who are ready to use their opportunities to debauch those In office. It Is tru» that the "Violent changes have brought to light unworthy motives and a grasp Ing avarice. But the hear of *0' American people l« sound, sp'* the gross Influences that accompany an follow every war will pass sway. Officials Have Ideals. "Among the thousands of public servants in Washington, in legls lative halls, in administrative post tlons, in all the complicated maehin *ry of th** government. It "a* never tm*. and It in not true today, that there la any considerable number recreant to their trust. The vast majority of public official*, from the highest in the land to the humblest clerk in any department, aie vorli jug honestly and faithfully for th'4 public good. It la time to call a halt upon Indiscriminate ecandal mount ing. which is largely designed to in • ult the intelligent* and undermine the patriotism of the American peo pie. "I'pon this pioposition the t-e.pub- j limn party stand* firm a* a rock. let It be known that guilt know* no; party. Those who seek tn bring malign influence* upon public ser vant* make no political distinction, either in the officials whom they ap proach or in the lawyers whom they hire. "Let us not take a pessimistic view of this situation. From an atrnos phers of suspicion and distrust and from manifestations of dishonesty we mav confidently believe that the country Is emerging, and we may be sure that It will yet respond to those nobler instincts to which Lincoln ap pealed and to the causes to which the Will Lead Party to Victory, Says Burton patriotic and the good must always repair. ' i "J would that I could say as much for the coinage of all public men as for their honesty. There is no lack of wi«dom, of patriotism, or of desire to servo the people; hut rourage to stand up against hasty conclusions and currents of superflcisl public opinion is often absent. The public fancy Is *om“tlmes caught by those who are most vociferous and at the same time most radically wrong Third Tarty Failure*. "A tendency toward third party movements is manifest wherever par liamentary government exists, This has been true In most of the Coun tries of continental Europe for years. The effect is inevitably demoralizing, involving failure in constructive policies and oftentimes control by a minority or a combination of minori ties. ‘ The word 'republican' l« not a mere name; it is not a label which anyone can wear. It Is not a cloak for individual vagaries. Th» strength and usefulness of the republican party must depend on the mainte nance of enduring principles in the advocacy of which triumph can only bo secured by party solidarity and an organization whose members unite In ' lo.sofi formation to do battle to every foe. Tarty Not To Rlame. “M u h of the blame which Is vis ited upon republicans in til* present congress is not deserved, because on many major questions their party has not commanded a majority in either branch. Eet us not for a minute for get the importance of a republican majority In the next ccngiesf, made up of member* tried am) true, who » ill stand united “Our foreign relations sre assum ng *n Importance never known be foie, it was a; the suggestion of our n> n *• retsry of state and of Tiesi dent Coolidge that the Dawes com mission was convened. We await the result with earnest hope that the lash of conflicting Interests mav case and that the spirit of repulsion tnd revenge may he abated. ' R it the beginnings of peace must he In Europe itself. Xn nation of the n»w world ran solve th» problems of the old ]t is necessary that a calmer spirit prevail, that pear# and not! power lie the goal. Stay Out of la-ague. “We have rerused to join th« league • f nations, and this Is in full accord with the wishes of the vast majority] f the American people, as 1 believe IVe welcome whatever of good may >e accomplished by the league, snd we recognize that In humanitarian in-1 non political matters it has ac ompitshed benefirletit results. “in some of these activities we have I Lower lax, Economy, J Necessary O' Participation in ^ nrlrl Court Desirable—Political Graft ers Must Be. Punished. Sees Coolidge Victor)' taken part, and will no doubt In the future. But this does not mean that we should assume membership. We ate still confronted with the fact that Kurope has a system of offensive and defensive alliances which are entire ly alien to our most cherished policies. New Arms Conference. "I think, however, I speak the sen timent of the people In saying that we are ready to join in any confer ence the aim of which is to limb armaments or banish wars. We are Indeed the friende of all. We covet none of their territory and harbor no Jealousies of their progress. Th« conference for limitation of arma ments at Washington was more sue cessful than any attempt in this direr tion for many years, because it w»> far removed from the rivalries ol Europe, because it* sim* were rleai cut, definite and generous. When the time is ripe, President Coolidge has promised that another conference shall be called to meet at Waahlngtnn. Our hopes are that the recommenda tions of the Dawes commission will be accepted and that there will be a profound reaction In Europe against the enmity and strife which have sur vived since the peace. For Hague Court. "Let me earnestly recommend par ticipation in the world court now functinlng at The Hague. The league of nations la politics], and the action of the representatives of the respective members must be tsken according to directions from the chancelleries st home. The court, on the other hand, is Judicial, and the august judge* r»ceiv# dictation from no one. Our attention should he railed to the fact that this court is essentially an American idea and more than that, a republican idea It must be remembered, also, that nations are member* of the league and that most of them have ad hered to the separate protocol for the court. Coolidge Victory Predicted. "In our domestic concern* let it be known that the people take, stock of individual conduct aa never before. Admiration no longer rest* so much upon the triumphs of succeas and power a* upon devoted service to country and humanity. ' For the glad accomplishment of * these most noble aim* at home and abroad the nation looks to the repub lican party. "History has recorded no party organ ration whose achievements esn compare with ours. In its triumphant course U has stood unshaken for th« union and the constitution. It re "The past, at least. Is securV In the future there is no lamp to guide so safe as that of experience and hi* !orv, and the people will surely re pos# their trust In those principles and in that party organization which has played so preeminent a part in the upbuilding of the nation and ;r, the prosperity and happiness of *" Its citizens. Thus we may he con fident that when the baliota are cast in November in number* like the fall ing leaves of autumn this nation w elect Calvin Coolidge with a repub lican congress and again crown our efforts with victory*, thereby assuring a yet more splendid future of proc iess and peace " --1 Wednesday Sale of Dresses for Porch-House-Outings 45 3 for $4.00 12 attractive stylet to choose from. The materials are fine quality ginghams, both domestic and imported, in checks, plaids and stripes of all popular colors. The dresses are well made as is always ex pected at Thompson-Belden't. The sizes are 36 to\52. -"The Nest l*lace In Shop, After A