Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
PARITY LEADERS GATHER.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
STANDS FOR RATIFICATION
Chairman Cummings Says Churches
md Spiritual Forces support
PnrtS'S Platform.
IBy Associated Press. I

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Dcmocratic
leadership in the Senate has stood for
unqualified ratification of the treaty Of
peace Homer S. Cummings. chairman
OF me Democratic NATIONAL Committee,
declared in an address tonight III tho
,sstiinoni4i dinner given him by the
became IMPOSSIBLE" he added, "it has
stood for such reservations us would
preserve the spirit of the document and
make its rcSubmiSSiOn unnecessarily
II Republican leadership" he con-
tinucd, blind to overwhelming neccs-
arena OF politics. the Democratic party
Will unfalteringly take up the gage
have the support OF the moral and spir-
itual forces Of the nation. We shall
have the support of the churches of
the land. we shall have the support
Of the business interests. which are now
suffering from tho delay in the res
toration of the peace OF the world.
boring men of America, who do not
want TO he driven again into war. and
We shall have the support OF the wom-
en- Of the United States.
Prohibition * Discussed.
Prohibition and the Sim Daniels
controversy were injected tonight into
the testimonial dinner at which Sccre-
sued to the banquet, which was at
tended by prominent Democrats, from
The prohibition issue was brought
into the proceedings by Governors Ed
yards. Of New, Jersey. and Smith, OF
viously mingled feelings by the diners
Governor Edwards was not on the
official list of speakers and was called
Daniels had concluded his address.
Earlier in the evening the New Jersey
e%ecutlve had had been given 2 striking
hall and there was an even greatr
demonstration when he arose 70 speak
Governor Edwards declared that u
the issue OF State rights and personal
liberty. He assorted that this issue
must be decided by the people next
Rniscs state flights Issue.
III the Federal government" he
continued may subvert the doctrines
OF state rights and. without n commits
sion or mandate from the people en-
homes With the bureaucratic system
o. oiiiceholders and overiordship the
home rule and local State government
are destroyed: Under such system
the indestructiblc union of indestructi-
bic states becomes q myth. and we
have. the necessary alternative OF !.
great super-power at Washington i'm
ZION OF our habits. our manners, our
nothing /" left OF the independent state
of our fathers hut the name.
TO me, this situation is Z political
sacrtege and | purpose TO carry the
light TO San Francisco. regardless of
what any man set oG men may pcr-
sonally think. so as to bring about a
popular reStatcment OF the doctrine
of State rights and popular local home
rule upon which our fathers founded
this government"
LesS Government Demanded.
Governor Smiths contribution to the
prohibition issue was contained in a
telegram expressing his rcgrcat that
illness prevented him being present
In his telegram the New York
executive said: do not forget the
time-honorcd Democratic doctrine that
the government is most effective which
governs the least. This precept Of
Democfattc faith in the recent past
has Hcen Grievously and wllfullr
sinned' against when, In tho nalhe OF
democracy. there was imposed upon
l0O.000,0o0 free people. without ask
ing their direct consent. Il restriction
to their personal liberty, which Prus-
sin In her palmicst days never
dreamed Of"
The name Of Admiral Sims was in
troduced by John NJ. Richl, the toast
master at the conclusion OF Secretary
Daniels address
Secretary Daniels spoke Of the
great barrage laid across tho North
Sea. l have just received a memoran-
dunn which shows that the only Amer
lean officer who opposed the laying of
that barrage was Admiral Sims"