Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-06-13

We produced the acknowledged leader
Of the liberal thought of the world
under whose standard gather the tried
statesmen Of every civilized nation
holding up his hands, as with clear
vision and superb courage he leads
the peoples of the world In their VIC
torious charge against the arch-enemy
of civilization"
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, In
discussing the victories of the Penrose
and Mann groups In the senate and
house, said that "the new Republican
congress has only commenced Its work,
but 1t is already clear that on matters
Of internal policy II has reverted to
type" and he vigorously assalled the
Republicans for having In mind the
accession to the presidency only, when
he said. "This, too, is the obvious OBJ
jective In the foreign policy OF the Re
publican party. asked a prominent
member of that party, who happens to
be an intimate personal friend OF
mine, what Is the purpose or the pol
icy of Senator Lodge as chairman OF
the committee on foreign relations.
He said That changes from day to
day. When Mr. Lodge reads his morn
Ing paper at the breakfast table and
sees what the president has said or
done, his policy OF The next twenty
four hours becomes the diametrlcal OPP
poslte.' You could not get two Repub-
llcan senators to agree on a definite
foreign policy along constructive lines.
but you can get majority to oppose
anything put forward by the president
Of the United States.
Aims Well Defined.
80 we are approaching the cam
palgn of 1920-approaching 1t with the
broad principles settled In advance:
conservatism. special privilege, parti-
sanship. destruction on the one hand;
liberalism, common sense ideallsm,
conslructiveness and progress on the
other" said Mr.. Roosevelt.
Maintaining that the League Of M
tons will not be made partisan af-
fair unless the Republicans so elect.
the Democratic National committee
recorded itself In favor OF the cove
nant In brief terms, as follows:
1--WE, the Democratic National COM
mittee, recognizing the splendid serv-
Ices being rendered by President VIII
son in behalf Of just and enduring
peace, extend to him our heartfelt
good wishes and congratulations, and
be 1t
Resolved. that we do hereby record
ourselves in favor Of the prompt rati.
tication by the senate of the treaty OF
peace, including the covenant Of the
Leagne of Nations
One address, made by woman, that
attracted much attention from the
newspapers was that Mrs. William K.
Of Maine in predicting that
the women could control the Pine Tree
state and that victory lay within Dem.
ocratic grasp II the proper appeal was
made to the women.
Tribute to President Wilson.
"But the woman vote cannot be |
bought, II cannot be handled by ward |
heelers, nor can II be carried Off Its !
feet by brass bands or spread-eagle |
Dratory," said she. IF we cannot vote
for Woodrow Wilson in 1920 we want
to vote for someone as nearly like him
as possible"
At the request Of the women the
adopted this resolution:
Whereas, the Democratic party
stands committed to the just cause of
woman suffrage, and
Whereas, II now seems certain that
the federal amendment granting suf.
frage TO women will within few days
pass the United States senate. and
whereas. the Democratic party
desires that women of all
states may vote In the election Of
1920; therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the Democratic M.
iOnal committee, that 1t urges the call.
ng of special sessions of state legis-
atures wherever necessary, to ratify
said amendment"
Both W. W. DurbIn. chairman Of the
Ohio Democratic State Executive COM
nittee, and Frederick Van Mugs, chair.
man of the Indiana State committee,
denounced some Of the methods used
ly VIII II. Hayes, chairman of the Re
publican National committee as out.
'lassing Col. W. W. Dudley Of Indiana,
who won fame in the presidential cam
paign of 1888 by writing a letter In
workers TO ARRANGE" for
votes in blocks OF five." Both Messrs.
Durbin and Van Nuys praised perma-
lent organization methods, and de-
'erihed those In their states.
The Democratic National committee
'alled the attention of the nation to
he achievements of Woodrow Wilson
md the Democratic party In lengthy
that re.ited the legislative
lttalnments, The world war, women's
suffrage, etc.