The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-12
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+ PARTY P0lI1les
Middle West Republicans Tell
Wilson They Are For the
SActt Want Peace and

he IN Abcus 10 starr iosaFa Ghe sf~ss
noslhwes, in hss is,aen mll~ ~ sas
a.onna ihe seunny president Wnsan
- more convinced ihsn ever that IN.
p~esle of America went the i@sxne 81
Sassans. sad Ina. .hes sse almost
UNANIMOUS, sekAsdiesw eg pAfty "
ssntins n inst as, u il now framed
without reservations cr amendments
Republican AZ l.oais sna ultra -
pahlissn Des Mnines. paved % hin,
ghsi no matter what ib~ ssnsiusGal
representatives. ~ Airsousi aud Iowa
mixht say of The League. the el'issns
III those states were Tot II They did
moi hesitate 10 tell him 30 IL rlsia
wogds The same vas The ssAe Nv
through friendly Nrhraska and then
here In frisndly South nsAots
Party pslsscs Are Not ~ ssahs,
Party polnies arc not az stake
The people want permanent peace,
and want 10 ssttle down 10 bsisInssa
again, i.sl us have ikN L~arue and
AZ quickly a. possible
A far A. an impartial observer &C
rampans lng the preshlsn, can decide.
those are the sentiments OF the ,art
nssiofits Of Americans, no maitaf
wha, their party Ailegianee.
'rhe wc~tvnd 1as Al nes Mciu~s.
which IL ~ tissn, healthy and wide.
awake city an can bs found an,
where In the land, enabled Mr. Wilson
and hjs companions 20 form cl~ar
Judgment as la how The average amer
lran regards the League,
The oouniy OF POLK. In which the
Iowa capital ir located, ~ the ntfonE
sst republican county In the United
States yexr alter year thu perc~nl
axe Of ballots cast Tor the q, o. r. Ia
greater than anywhere else. Thr city
voted strongly against MI Wilson In
both hia candidates.. or committees
u seven leading citizens Who greeted
him upon his arrival In p~s Moin.~,
fsse we're republicans. hut they all
said lin this matter wc are for YOU,
Mr.. President. We arc neither demo
Gratis or republicans. We arc Amefi
cans We gave YOU Job to do and
sou did n. Now n " up 10 IN 70 help
,ou roe |. through
Many observers ou this Ions tour
wondered. ~ IA beasn "How much nf
lh.s applsus. and how many ot there
splendid furnonis Of citizens sfe Tor
woodrow Wilson just because he Ia
president, and how mucn because of
the thing he represents. The League"
An answer WAS quickly forthcoming
end II was this: The people are
honorins the president fot what he
has accomplished and are sIncersiy
encouraging him In his nsb' for ths
League. and they wsni no ebsirus
lions Ia ,he way oi lhe iatihca,ion Of
that covensp."
The sreAfsst applause Nj wilson
hes won anywhere hss been when he
uen~d the opposing senator's 10 pro
duce q substitute Tor The frsrNs ~
now constituted, and told them 10 put
up OF rf,ui up" and sgaln when he
said that II they failed 70 IstIfy the
treaty lhsy we're "con,emptuoas aaii.
tsrs" Who "scuttic and run wLen The
mo,nent cAmc 70 make good on Aiperi'
cas- promises.
The hearers Of these rsmArks liter,
ally iesped 10 their feet and rosred
approval.
Then there have bern closer. more
iatImsse seniiin~nsv voiced BY indi
yidusl1 Fathers and mothers who
lost sons In thc war have spoken ~
10 the president a resr platform
greetings and wished him succ~ss IN
his efforts 10 prevent wars which
would lake stlli other lives.
The presldnnts arsuinenis In favor
~ the League. sRA his aaauess 10 tbe
objections raised BY those Who oppose
II. have all seemsd clear and iositsi 10
Ms smdienccs.
To the contention that American
soldlSrs might sometime have 10 nrht
Tor the benefit 81 some obscure EURO.
pean country. Nj, Wilson has pointed
out thai undas ~ League any var IN
she future vas the rcssstest scrt ~
possibility.
First. he has pointed out. all The
members ssrss ejther 70 arbitrste And
scccpt The srbitrstors decision. Or TO
~t!zcnss'' rtheir dlaeseasss A~lil SIR