The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-19

We produced the acknowledged leader
Of the liberal thought of the werd
under whose standard gather the fri-
statesmen of every civilized uatipl
holding up his hands, as wiz! C!clC
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, Ia
discussing the victories of the Penr0ss
and Ma: 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 ii has reverted TO
type" and he vigorously assaulted the
Republicans for having in mind tho
| accession to the presidency only, When
he Said This, too, is the obvious OBJ
jectve 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
the committee on foreign relations.
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 OK
done, his policy of The next twenty
four hours becomes the diametrical op-
posite.' You could not get two Repub.
lican senators to agree on a definite
foreign policy along constructive lines,
but you can get 4 majority to oppose
anything put forward by the president
of the United States.
Aims Well Defined.
$50 we are approaching the cam.
paign of 192O-approaching it with the
broad principles settled in advance:
conservatism, special privilege, part-
sanship, destruction on the one hand;
liberalism, common sense idealism,
consrructiveness and progress on the
other" said Mr. Roosevelt.
Maintaining that the League of Ma.
lions will not be made a partisan az
fair unless the Republicans so elect
the Democratic National committee
recorded itself In favor Of the cove
LdAt III III ISl ltllIlS, dS lOllOWS.
I'VE, the Democratic National com.
mittee, recognizing the splendid serv-
Ices being rendered by President VII.
son in behalf of just and enduring
peace, extend to him our heartfelt
good wishes and congratulations, and
De 1t
'Resolved, that We do hereby record
in favor Of the prompt rati.
icatiOn by the senate of the treaty OF
'eace, including the covenant of the
.eagne of Nations"
One address, made by woman. that
much attention from the
ewspapers was that Mrs William r.
'attangal of Maine in predicting that
ne women could control the Pine Tree
tate and that victory lay within Dem.
cratic grasp If the proper appeal was
'ade to the women.
Tribute to President Wilson.
But the woman vote cannot be
ought. 1t cannot be handled by ward
ee!ers, nor can 1t be carried Off its
'et by brass bands or spread-eagls
'atOry," said she. IF we cannot vote
n woodrow Wilson in 1920 we want
vote Tor someone as nearly like him
possible"
At the request Of the women thu
adopted this resolution:
whereas. the Democratic party
ands committed to the just cause OF
oman suffrage, and
whereas. it now seems certain that
FEDERAL amendment granting sui.
age to women will within a few ,1ays
So the United States senate. and
Whereas, the Democratic party
rnestiy desires that women of all
ties may vote in the election OF
20; therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, by the Democratic Ma.
nal committee, that 1t urges the call.
OF special sessions of state legiS.
ures wherever necessary, to ratify
d amendment"
'oth w. w. Durbin, chairman Of the
70 Democratic State Executive com.
tee. and Frederick Van Nuys. chair.
0 OF the Indiana State committee.
ounced some of the methods used
VIII II. Hayes, chairman of the Re.
llcan National committee, as ont.
sing Col. w. w. Dudley of Indiana.
won fame in the presidential cam
IN OF 1883 by writing letter in.
ctihS workers to arrange" for
IS In blocks of five" Both Messrs
Din and Van Nuys praised perma.
organization methods, and da.
bed those in their states,
ne Democratic National committees
'd the attention of the nation to
achievements of Woodrow Wilson
the Democratic party in lengthy
lu'iohs that recited the legislative
Inments, the world war. woman,.
age. etc.