The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-10-28
HOLD
THAT LINE

HOLD
THAT LINE
A numerous band of league spie.er.
has been gathered together by tn,
administration for an eleventh-houl
drive on the citadel Of American in.
dependence, the Constitution of thu
United States. They are being mar
shalled and sent forth to put the
league cross. An by ssericai appeal
Is to be made to the women In the
belief that women cannot reason. but
will be guided by their sentiments in
their horror Of q The subject Of
mother love" ID to be exploited In
making appeals for the league, and
the women are to be asked if they
wish to see the permanent maintain
ance of a standing army OF a mill
lion Of their dear boys torn from the
surroundings OF home and pressed in
to the evil environments of camp life.
These league spielers are cautioned
to use as their main argument the
point that this il no o political ques-
ton, but 1t is a holy crusade to put
ar end for ali time TO war. Governor
Cox's lane IS not to be mentioned.
but the TACT that the preservation Of
the Wilson league covenant IS de-
pendent upon the return OF the Demo-
cratic party is to be played up to
the limit OF human sophietry. The
funds to defr2y the expenses o. tn.4
vast rhetorical drive are said to have
been derived from persons financially
interested in seeing the league ac-
cepted because 1t UNDERWRITERS their
foreign loans.
The difficulty of Disgusting this
movement in the odor of scanctiity
seems to have been ignored by the
Wilson c~ovenanters. They fail to sec
the anomaly Of a holy cause c%aptained
by such practical politicians" as
Murphy of Tammany hall, Taggart o.
the French Lick resort, Brennan of
the Chicago sinks. and Nugent of the
Jersey booze bund. They are con
tent to work for the election of a
mai who, according to the evidence
presented to the senatorial investi-
eating committee, was guilty of GRIM |
inal violation of the Ohio election
laws, and the character Of whose
campaign is an insult to the voters
have forgotten that Secretary Baker, |
himself, demanded of Congress an
army Of a million men before the
league debate had started, and that
Daniels demanded the largest navy |
in the world. They have overlooked
the fact that the Republican party
down the nomination Of n
of its finest public servants chiefly
of the party's antirathy to
compulsory military training. They
are silent on the ravishment Of
China In the matter of Shantung, and
the Haitian massacres just disclosed.
Where these spielers cannot work the
sob stun, they will resort to blum and
attempts to q the United States
into the league. Nothing will be too
sacred for their. hypocritical maun-
derings: no heart-string will be ex-
empt from the strumming of their
fingers.
This horde of professional spielers
Includes many press agents, a num-
Der Of so-called publicity experts.
some OF. whom served on the Creel
which attempted to defy
Mr., Wilson. q few of Wilson's
safety first" brigade. whose spurs
not so long ago marred the mahogany
desks in Washington. and. let 1t be
admitted. q number of
very worthy hut sadly misguided peo-
pie who either fail to see the poison
in the league covenant, or
who support internationolism as
nationalism. And, finally,
tLere Is tie usual riffraf which al
ways makes its sycopanthic obeisance
to. authority. and which carries a
crown In one hand and a dagger In
The other.
Stalwart Americans will do well to
brace for this hnal struggle, not for
their own faith, but In preparation
70 protect those weaker vessels who
night be shattered by the concus-
of oratory to which they are
about to be subjected. Also. beware
Of the gas-bombs OF false statement.
the Blaine campaign. This
to be the final drive. which. hav-
ing spent itself unsuccessfully. will
ind victory perched upon u ban
ners November 3rd. Watch every
Reinforce the faltering!!
Hold that line!!!