The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-18
A PARTY ISSUE

No party has the right appropriate this issue declared the
President referring the league of nations in his New York speech
Of March s. party will long oppose it, But
inception the Republican party has been the party of Amer
To naturally fallen duty of camponng every
had for its purpose perpeuaton of constitutional
and guaranteeing of the rule of the people rather than
that of individuals
In the Civil the Republican party that rallied to the
defense of the Union under the leadership of Lincoln, elected to
the White House by Republican and preserved the United
Stats the entity foreen by the fathers of the country In
the Spanish the Republicans again. this time headed by
the maryred Mckinley who upheld traditions and brought the
nation safely to victorious In the industries of like
has been under the wise guidance of national Republican
leaders, reflected in benefcen tariffs and other stimulating eg
on that the wealth of America has been developed and made
available for people and the world
When the elections held last November the voters knew
that the about close They of the fact that
the they send to the Congress would have
deal not only with military and industrial rehabilitation and other
problems Of reconstruction but would be called upon u
mnt upon the treaty of peace with Germany and probably upon
covenant for league of nations forecast by the President when he
his fourteen points to the world With that knowledge mind
the people went to the polls nd deliberately overturned the Demo-
cratic both Senate and House. placed the Repub
control 1t is incumbent upon the party that has been hand
ed the ren legislation carry the will of those by whose
mandate it power The Republicans have the necessary
votes both Houses and nothing need be enacted that does
have their approval Hence the league of nations with
defeat will be because the Republicans decreed their
will be much expression of party policy anything that
TRANSFERRED in Congress.
The Republicans going permit the Democrats through
their president otherwise deprive them of the glorious Oppor
tnty presented to themselves the buwark
against encoachment upon bere- no hest
fancy accepting the responsibilities by voters
fact their assumption of the role of defenders nation is
y automatic Senator Pondexer correctly the
says IF the bulk of Republican members of the were op
posed this of the league of nations and majority
Democrats in favor of it, would automatically become
party question.
The signing the Declaration independence by 80
Republicans of the Senate in which they creed the
league covenant unless it separated from the treaty and ma
teray amended further proof that fact party
question The truth the Republicans are power they have
ample votes defeat the league they intend votes
line with their traditional policy of unequvoca Ameranism
and when all is they going claim glory of having
achieved greater victory with patriotic logic they ever won
the past by the sworda claim will ungrudgngy granted
by grateful people
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