South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06


and force than in the editorial col
umns Of this stalwart republican pa
per OF Indiana
But there is one who is above all
praise. When the president called
the sons OF the republic 10 the col
crs ne put aside the party banner
and took up the banner Of his coun-
try. and placed his talent at the
service of the president. AS long
as a gun was barking across the sea
no word OF carping criticism stained
his lips And when Woodrow Wilson
proclaimed the league of nations, he
turned his back upon his party lead
ers, and swept across the continent
in eloquent and effective advocacy
Of the greatest cause this genera
ton viii ever know. 1 call upon
you now TO Join with me IN paying
tribute TO the Americanism. the
patriotism, the vision, the nobility
and the manhood Of William How
ard Taft.
VIII Ralify and Use Shippers.
But mark my word these men will
ratify.
II they could have killed the
league of nations in the making as
they tried 10 do they would nave
rejoiced. But now that they have
failed they Will ratify. The mothers
Of men will vote next year-and
they will ratify The soldiers will
vote next year-and they Will ratify.
Organized christianity demands it
and they will ratify. Organized
labor overwhelmingly acclaims it
and they will ratify. The Wander
lips and Divisions of business pro-
claim 1t imperative TO the restora-
ton of stability and order-and they
will raufy.
But before they ratify the pro
gram is 10 drag forth from the Gel
lars and the sarrets and the sewers
every prejudice ard passion, supply
them with ammunition Of misrepre-
sentatiOn and falsehOod, and send
them forth in mosley uniforms of
every color and variety, their naked
ness scarcely covered with the rags
denoting the poverty of their prin-
ciples, to do the snipers' work
against the party of Woodrow VIII
son in the campaign of 1920.
They are appealing now TO every
radical, religfous and class prejudice
and hate. They have appealed to
/ the parlor bolshevist with the mon
strOus story that the league is
another holy alliance for the pro-
| lection of the thrones of kings. To
/ the enemies of England and the Irish
/ in particular they have turned with
( the vicious falschood that England
appealed TO the negro haters with
the srotesque tale that under the
/ league the white race yields suprem-
/ acy 10 the colored races of the
/ world. Aye they have been base
/ enough, un-Americdn enough &c
/ evoke the Spirit Of religious pre-
JUDGE and fanaticism with the in
famous falsehood that the pope viii
| dominate the league.
In the interest of party politics
/ these desperate gamblers playing fol
the presidency are not only willing
10 destroy the hope of the worlc
through the defeat of the league o.
nations, but are determined TO dis
turb the solidarity of the repuDli,
by arraying class against class. rae,
against race and religion agaIns
religion, in the hope OF the Incen
diary that in the confusion of thu
flames they may get away with tn,
booty.
Poverty of Their Principles.
And yet the very variety of thei
reasons for opposition has exposed
the poverty of their principles. The.
have changed their tact with Sucl
frequency as 10 justify the conclu
sion that they have no terminal IA
cilities.
They wire in and wire out.
And leave the people in a doubt,
Whether the snake that makes tn
track
Is going south, or coming back
OF all the reactionary republican
leaders of the opposition l know bu
three that have a record OF consist
ency-Sen. Borah, Col. Harvey an,
James NJ. Beck.
And when Sen. Borah says tina
he would not follow Jesus Chris
upon the league of nations ne re
leases all christian people from an,
obligation 10 follow him.
And when ! heard James NJ Bee
and Col. Harvey, the voice and pc
Of the junker plutocracy. prating o
the sacrifice OF American ideals b
Woodrow Wilson and William How
ard Taft, it came upon me In a flash
what old Walpole, who was wise il
his generation, meant when he sal