The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-08-21

WIN lES HuCkIeDeTUSS anu IleQ tell
you 10 eat the whole thing. Mr.
Wilson is the servant Of the nation
We told him last fall we do not wan
the league, Missouri to the tune o
.hirty'six thousand majority fo
Senator Spencer against Mr.
Folk, who made Woodrow
Wilson" his one great battle cry
But still the President says we must
have his league and that he will see
that we swallow it, so he mixes peace
treaty and league into one green per
simmon hucklebeuy mess and says in
substance, Eat" Just what would
be your attitude towards such a ser,
vant2
Let US return again to the simile Mr..
Wilson has given US. Suppose there
was a great disturbance among some
Of your neighbours, that one Of them
had organized strong gang and started
out to destroy or make slaves Of all the
others. Suppose you finally saw that
your life and liberty and the life
and liberty Of your vile and children
would be endangered should he sue.
ceed. As a wise and brave man you
joined in the fight 10 destroy the out
law. But when this was done would
it follow you should marry all your
neighbours wives and daughters, for
saking your own iamily1 This might
appeal 10 Mr.. Wilson's friend George
Heron who deserted his wife and chill.
rem forIa younger woman but l do not
believe it will appeal to the majority
ol American citizans, especially since
their moral indignation was such that
Professor Heron Left his free love colony
in New Jersey and moved to the easier
air Of Europe, where Mr.. Wilson found
him and appointed him to Office as a
repgeaentive Of the United States.
But should America accept this
Heuoni2ed idea Of morals the future Of
the republic is indeed dark.
Rather does 1t seem to rae that after
having helped to save the neighborhood
you would as sensible and loyal hus'
baud and father return to your own
wife and children, giving them your first
and best service while at the same
time accepting such outside duties as
would not interfere with your own home
ties. have used this comparison
because Mr.. Wilson in his emotional
appeal has invited it. He has not
given one fact that would enlighten US
as to why We should desert the old
vow Of fidelity aud loyalty tc the
Constitution. Though he went 10
Europe with a blare Of trumpets pro
claiming tnat he stood for Open cove.
nsnts Of peace openly arrived at, he
sat for months in secret planning this
league which destroys our liberty Of &C.
tion. Returning he gives no IactS, calls
senators into secret talks and says we
must do mis- bidding, surrender our
national life and submit our future des'
tiny to some world autocrat sitting in
Europe,
There aie some who deny that this
proposed League means a loss Of our
national liberty and merges Us into a
world harem. So far as l know Mr..
Wilson has himself ignored this phase
Of the subject. He seems intent OF
avoiding cold facts and concerns himself
with an appeal TO the emotions, Of
which bis genius for sweet sounding
phrases makes him master. But the
same people who deny the danger to
our liberty join most loudly with the
president in demanding that we accept
the League without change. II there
is no intent Of destroying our freedom
why get so angry at the desire TO have
that liberty saieguarded beyond doubti
II there is no purpose to destroy the
sovereignty Of the Constitution why
oppose the express stipulation that the
League i: subject to that charter Of
Our national saietyf
Suppose after you had helped your
neighbors 10 put down the outlaw,
your hired man took il upon himself to