Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-06-12


OF the liberal thought of the world.
under whose standard gather the tried
statesmen OF every civilized narion.i
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 it - already clear that on matters
of internal policy II has reverted to
type" and he vigorously assailed 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 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 diametrical op-
posite.' You could not get two Repub-
lican senators to agree on a definite
foreign policy along constructive lines.
but you can get a majority to oppose
anything put forward by the president
of the United States.
Aims Well Defined.
$50 we are approaching the CAM
paign of 1920-approaching II with the
broad principles settled In advance:
conservatism, special privilege, parti-
sanship, destruction on the one hand
liberalism. common sense idealism.
constructiveness and progress on the
other" said Mr.. Roosevelt.
Maintaining that the League of Ma
| tons will not be made a 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 Will
son in behalf of just and enduring
peace, extend to him our heartfelt
good wishes and congratulations, and
| be Ii
Resolved, that we do hereby record
| ourselves In favor of the prompt rati.
ficatlon by the senate of the treaty OF
peace, including the covenant of the
League of Nations"
One address. made by a woman. that
attracted much attention from the
newspapers was that Mrs. William r.
Pattangail 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 he carried off its
feet by brass bands or spread-eagle
oratory," 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
committee adopted this resolution:
Whereas, the Democratic party
stands committed to the just cause of
woman suffrage. and
| Whereas. 1t 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
earnestly desires that women of all
states may vote In the election of
| 1920; therefore be 1t
| Resolved. by the Democratic Ma.
tional committee, that It urges the call.
Ing OF special sessions of State iegis-
latures wherever necessary, to ratify
said amendment"
Both w. w. Durbin. chairman of the
Ohio Democratic State Executive COM
| mittee, and Frederick Van Nuys. chair
man of the Indiana State committee
denounced some of the methods used
by VIII III. Hayes, chairman of the Re-
| publican National committee, as out
| CHASING Col. w. w. Dudley of Indiana
who won fame in the presidential cam
paign of 1888 by writing letter in
| structing workers 10 ARRANGE" for
votes In "blocks of FIVE" Both Messrs
Durbin and Van Nuys praised perma-
nent organization methods. and de-
scribed those. In their states.
| The Democratic National committee
called the attention Of the nation to
the achievements Of Woodrow Wilson
and the Democratic party In lengthy
resolutions thnt re-ted the Legislative
attninments. the world war. women's
suffrage, etc.