Governmental entities are more apt to last and to live
harmoniously with others if groups are bounded by racial
homogeneity rather than by the physical characteristics of the
earth in the form of mountains, rivers, etc. Individual
aspiration is a God-given element and distinct ambitions possess
the soul of racial unity. In harmony with this theory, the San
Francisco convention should emphasize the Democratic belief in
the principle of self-determination in government. Our citizens
will not deny to any race of people the right to hold the
emotions which stirred the founders of our Republic."
The Governor's position on the League was amplified in his
Address of Acceptance at Dayton on August 7th, 1920, in which he
said:
"We are in a time which calls for straight thinking, straight
talking and straight acting. This is no time for wobbling. Never
in all our history has more been done for government. Never was
sacrifice more sublime. The most precious things of heart and
home were given up in a spirit which guarantees the perpetuity
of our institutions--if the faith is kept with those who served
and suffered. The altar of our republic is drenched in blood and
tears, and he who turns away from the tragedies and obligations
of the war, not consecrated to a sense of honor and of duty
which resists every base suggestion of personal or political
expediency, is unworthy of the esteem of his countrymen.
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