Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-07
LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK IN
THEIR COUNTRY'S REHALE

1t is announced that former demo-
cratic national chairman, Vance Nc
Cormick, who ran the she kept us
out of war" campaign of 1916, and
has recently been in Paris with
President Wilson, will organize an
elaborate political campaign with
view to bringing public pressure on
the senate in favor of ratifying.
without reservation or amendment.
the British-Wilson league of nations
covenant, and all provisions of the
Versailles treaty, including that
which robs China of Shantung and
hands the province over to Japan.
President wilson himself will
make a speaking tour of the country
appealing to the people to lombard
the senate with thesame end in view.
Coincidantal with the announcement
of the presidents Swing around the
circle the statement trickles out
from friendly quarters that there is
to be a third term Wilson presiden-
tial candidacy. OF course, If 40
such candidacy were being planned,
denial would be made, by the presi-
dent, of such purpose, in view of
the very definite talk of third term
intentions.
In other words, the democratic
politicians of the country, from Pres
ident down, have launched the cam
paign of 1920. The attitude of
President Wilson against any reser-
walton in the covenant which would
protect American rights, interests
and ideals, has been intended to
n ~
in power is not sure that it has a
winning issue in league of nations
covenant which sacrifices American
interests, or in a treaty which makes
this country an accomplish in the
crime of Shantung, but its leaders
do know the hopelessness of running
on the record they have made in the
management of the domestic affairs
of the nation, and realize the neces-
sity of changing the subject at all
costs.
1t is the duty of men and women
throughout the country, regardless
of politics, who object to the prosti-
tuition of this republics welfare to
the selfish ends of a personal and
partisan candidacy, to checkmate
this palpable campaign move by
seeing that public expression is Civ
en- to the sentiment in this country
which does not believe in European
izing America through the adoption
of covenant which, as 1t stands.
destroys the Monroe Doctrine, in
wolves this country in every Euro
pean broil. imposes upon the people
of the United States the necessity of
pouring out their blood and treas
ure in wars with which they have
no real concern, which pledges the
credit of the American people to the
financing of every bankrupt nation
u the world, and which destroys the
sovereignty of this republic through
the creatioa of super-nation, COM
bining in one supreme authority
legislative, executive and judicial
powers, and which, in the name of
peace, fills the future of this coun-
try with the threat of continuous
war.
Let organization be formed meet
ings held, petitions circulated, letters
and kilograms sent to members of
the United States Senate advising
them of the real feeling of the peo-
pie of this country, which this paper
Il
has every reason to believe is over
whelmingly against the unamended
and unprotected covenant. Let
those in every community in this
country who are opposed to the
scheme to sacrifice American rights,
| interests and ideals to the demands
of socialistic and imperialistic inter-
nationalsm, begin at once the work
of arousing. organizing and giving
expression to public sentiment. Let
Mr.. Mccormick use the democratic
| organization, in so far as i 2 can, TO
| the limit in his partisan cam
paign for the personal and political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of his party chief,
but let the patriotic people OF the
country who place above every 9TH
err consideration the security and
welfare of their country, bestir
| themselves with a view to offset
ting the work of the heavily financ-
ed propaganda for the misguidance
and misrepresentation of public SEN
| timent that has now been inaugu-
rated. National Republican.