Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-06-12

we produced the acknowledged leader
of the liberal thought Of the world.
under whose standard gather the tried
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 1.-The new Republican
congress has only commenced Its work.
but 1t is already clear that on matters
Of internal policy |, has reverted to
type" and he vigorously assailed the
Republicans for having in mind the
accession to the presidency only, when
he said: "Thls, 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
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 diametricnl op-
posite.' You could not get two Rephb-
lican senators to agree on definite
foreign policy along constructive lines.
but you can get majority to oppose
anything put forward by the president
of the United States.
Aims Well Defined.
so we are approaching the cam
paign of 1920-apprOaching 1t with the
broad principles settled in advance:
conservatism, special privilege, parti-
sanship, destruction on the one hand
Liberalism, common sense idealism.
cOhStructiveness and progress on the
other" said Mr.. Roosevelt.
Maintaining that the League Of Ma
tions will not be made Il 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:
I'VE. 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 'r,s
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
t-Leagne. Of Nations" - ~. ~
One address. made by a woman. that
attracted much. attention from the
newspapers was that Mrs. William II.
Pattnngall 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. 1T cannot be handled by ward
heelerS, nor can Ii be carried Off its
| feet by brass bands or spread-ea gle
| OratOry." said she. "If we cannot vote
| for Woodrow Wilson in 1920 we want
| to vote for someone as nearly like him
rs possible"
At the request of the women the
committee adopted this resolution:
"Whercas. 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 n few days
| pass the United States senate and
| "WhereaS, the Democratic party
| earnestly desires that women of all
states may vote I'm the election OF
1920; therefore be it
| "ReSOlved, by the Democratic Ma.
| tiOnal committee, that It urges the call
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 Will ii. 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 n letter in
| structing workers TO "arrange" for
| votes In "blOckS of i've" Both MesSrs
| Durbin and Van Nuys praised pcrma-
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 TINT re''ited the legislative
| nttninmentS. the world war, women's
| suffrage. etc.