Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-26
Editorial Comment
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II :E= !-GS.e1. G: ;aose who
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loTer al a.:-zc..-eresz 7. vas
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and convincing. He carried his audi
ecce v!t. I'M HIS vo:ce. apparent
y co-ve-sa::o.a. Il :o.e. cou.: y
aea-t II -.s .e-o.ss- corner c. TIE
huge eo.ecs. This was Il par- due
20 tie .1cecccess x..h which ali
hearers hung oa t.s words. A-E
"i--o-- regard 70 partisan . othe-
a--..e-.o.- lev Americans sat q tia.
aIoience w!-aout Consciousness O.:
1-.1s Z a P-ss.6ea: ~ho could ac-
III: himself WITH s-ca d:s..-c.
-rei!-
Ore wo-:i = d.. . .ne .essocs
o. ne great Eea-S through w..:-. -
have passed Tot 70 De touched Lv.-e
lofty :csa.:sn thar La z. Ire aas:s
. al -ha. TIE P-es:5=.: SAID. G. -
10 Camp Dereas and see ~ :aaocer.
Coy q fre years aga "a: way
through his college course. bu- co--
Under is:.hopota.c o5se.~a-.oa-
Win ne wTsckage o. .!ta before h.-
az. you viii think ira: i. s a
pre-:E sraal. part of mar w.o
WOLF lock *i-s ;aaiousy AID AVERSION
n the essential message d the
President, because c< IS :.-c:ed
liability % interfere with .1= sic
oe-s q pa-- candiGa,es 70. alder
r7aa 6. S1le.u1kvi.!e ard way sta
lions.
TIE wise course ~ Rep.b.:carz
20 axe IS 20 turn Il" - help IL .te
realization Of he grea. aspiration
"h!oa t.e President yesterday Sc.
-o--h. JET as ,aer turned II" for
tire Success &C the armies % which
he vas .Le duly chosen commander.
:a-caiet Il tae recent var. Few uea
eyer -cSe ANYTHING ~ broad and
ca.Tal-o-s POSITION. Stephen =.
Douglas sa. 5es:ds Abraham Lincoln
curing his lnauE1ia- aGGress-iac:-
oeata.!;- as the custodian Of his hat
and recollection does nc. sus-es.
that the Little Giant" who haa
been L;ncolas lifelong a1.asor:s..
thereby lost anything il the regard
CT mankind Or II tire final es,ina-
tioa q history. For we are living
today. as Douglas stood n 1850. in
TIE face Of issues OF tIaoccerdent
moment. VIZ car afford 70 think OF
nothing but that which is bes. for
mankind and for our Grooming
civilization.
We re-r much of the heavy
financing IF the opposition 70 the
Aeag CUE q Nations. OF the nation
wide propaganda IF NJ. Hears,'s
grea: journals. OF tire various CLOUDS
of E1alcontents who are "out 70 do
the league. and We realize the se-i-
BUSINESS o. the mistake Of TIE
founders Of the republic in their two
thirds requirement for the ratifca-
ton Of a treaty. But in spite Of al;
these factors. Ue have 10 real Goub.
as r. tie outcome Of the contest.
T1e P-esican. has only to 20 before
the country with such message as
-hat re delivered here yesterday. in
person or through TIE printed page,
and i 1ill take a surprising mass OF
orator. - i'o:aGexcer and Pe-e-;dse
and Hale and Reed. ard some .earls
~ d"2unc.a;:on by Nj Hearst and
Chioaso's great organ Of perpetuaIy
unsst:sGed miI!taccy. % turn the
tide.
Nr, Wilson viii have. wholly re-
Garc.@ss q party lines. those Gle
neEts o American citizenship which
regularly respond 70 moral issue.
OF these. Mr. TAT. is al excellent
representative. There will be others.
We shall expect 70 see El,hu Root,
the greatest intellect in public life Of
the ration. take the same view. and
with such lineup there can be no
real doubt as TO the outcome. long
as appears the list OF treaties,
necessary for the serenity of our in
ternational relations. which have
failed Of success in the Senate. The
forthcoming treaty will not lengthen
tina: list. An enlightened public
opinion Will decide that question.