The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-10-23


of Democratic congress appeared to la
bel the war as a Democratic measure. All
Of us, however, know that such was not
the case.
"The ratification Of the league of ma
tions covenant is not personal or a par
ty issue 1t is npatriotic to attempt e.
make it partisan matter Democrats,
supporters of President Wilson ardent
patriots during the war, frankly cannot
swallow whole the entire covenant be-
cause their Americanism is too intense to
permit it. That is ALL Because man
loves his country better than political
party or places his allegiance to flag
above his loyalty to party leader surely
ought not to condemn him before patriot
ic Americans, however anxious they may
be to try the experiment of the league Of
nations.
There are Americans who can not,
much as they would like to, follow the
President when he declares his efforts
are being given to put into effect league
of nations that will be greater than the
government of the United States This
language is that Of the President. New.
there are Democrats in this country VITO
would never help to establish any govern
ment that would be greater than the gov
eminent established in Independence Hal
born amid the thunders of Yorktown's
guns, and rededicated and reconsecrated
to it's eternal principles at GettysburC's
sacred shrine. They appreciate all the
idealism of the President; they abhor war
just as much as he does; they may not al
ways have been too proud to fight but
they are just as peace loving as the Chief
Executive; nevertheless, when it comes to
any supernation that shall in the slight
est degree determine when the nation
should fight or should not fight for princi
pies dearer than life itself, they must he
pardoned if they insist upon standing up
on the Constitution of the United States
and beneath the folds of Old Glory and
ask to be excused.
"Some of the most brilliant minds in
the world conceived the idea of league
of nations. In truth the idea is not new.
A similar effort was made at Westphalia
more than two and half centuries apo
to set up force to police the world and
prevent wars. 1t failed. President VIII
son and those who stand with him are
sincere and devoted to very lofty idnsi
They place all humanity above tho inter-
ests of one country. In their desire 70
serve mankind they look across boundary
lines; they are willing to sail uncharted
seas; to place the destiny of their owr ma
ton at least partially within the keeping
of many nations Of many races ard
tongues. They are moved by high and
noble aims. No one can question their
sincerity. NJ
"But the advocates of the league and all
the ideals for which it stands must con-
cede equal sincerity and honesty to those
rather old fashioned American who place
the Stars and Stripes above every other
flag that ever floated to heavens breaz-
es; who love country and its institutions
better than they do the black man south
of the Equator, the yellow man of the
East, or the motely peoples of southern
Europe and the Balkans. They may not
live as high above the clouds as the Presi-
dent, but with their feet firmly planted
upon the Constitution of the United
States they are thinking more of perpet-
uating the opportunities which their own
nation affords for their own children and
cildren's children than they are about
preserving the territorial Integrity of
motley nations that were born from ira
vail of the recent war. The issue of the
league covenant should not be and must
not be made partisan one"
PEOPI r. VOTING AGAINST JEACJrE