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statesmen OF every civilized nation.
holding up his hands, as with clear
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 is already clear that on matters
of internal policy It has reverted to
type" and he vigorously assailed the
Republicans for having in mind the
accession 10 the presidency only, when
he said: This, too, is the obvious OBJ
jective in the foreign policy Of the Re
publican party. l asked a 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
AiN NOAAAllAlANN VII AOANlkh ANidAiOhos
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 e the next twenty
four hours becomes the dlametrical OPP
posite. You could not get two Repub-
lican senators TO agree on definite
foreign policy along constructive lines,
but you can get q 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 it with the
broad principles settled in advance:
conservatism, special privilege, partl-
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 1t
Resolved, that we do hereby record
ourselves in favor Of the prompt rati-
fication by the senate of the treaty Of
peace, including the covenant of the
League of Nations"
One address, made by woman, that
attracted much attention from the
newspapers was that Mrs. William r.
Pattangall of Maine in predicting that
the women could control the Pine Tree
state and that victory lay within DEM
ocratic grasp If 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 1t be 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, ii 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 II urges the CALI
ing of special sessions of state legis-
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 II. Hayes, chairman of the Re
publican National committee, as out. |
CHASING Col. W. w. Dudley of Indiana,
who won fame In the presidential ccm-
palgn of 1888 by writing a letter in
workers TO arrange" for
votes in "blocks of FIVE" Both Messrs.
Durbin and Van Mugs praised perIna-
nent organization methods, and de-
scribed those In their states.
The Democratic National committee
called the attention of the nation to
he achievements Of Woodrow Wilson
and the Democratic party In lengthy
that recited the legislative
attainments. the world war. woment
etc.