Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09
Mo, of all norties served in

| They StriNcd honestly rs huleflcahsi Nv.
AZ mere partisans. Republicans and
Democrats alike worked in admlnlstra-
tive positions, raised Liberty Loans, adj
ministered food control toilcd III munition
plants. built ships. The war was brought
| ia n successful conclusion by glorious
common effort-one which IN the years
To come will be national pride. ! feel
| very certain that our children will come
To regard our participation as memorable
for the broad honor and honesty which
marked il, for the absence of unfortunate
scandal. and for the splendid unity of ac-
ton which extended to every portion
| of the nation. Ii would, therefore, not only
serve little purpose, but would conform
/ i'll to our high standards u any person
should In the heat of political rivalry
| seek to manufacture political advantage
out of nationally conducted struggle.
! We have seen things on too large scale
| 10 listen in this day to trilles, or TO believe
/ in the adequacy of tritling men.
1t is that same vision of the bigger out
! look of national and individual life which
| will, | am sure, lead us To demand that
| the men who represent us IN the affairs
! of our government shall be moro than poll
| ticians or the crrand boys of politicians
! that they shall subordinate always the in
| dividual ambition and the party advan-
tagc to the national good In the long run
the true statesman and the honestly for
ward looking party will prevail.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Even as the ma tion entered the war FOR
| an ideal 81 II has emerged from the war
with the determination that the ideal
shall not die II is idle to pretend that the
war declaration of April g. 1917, was n
mere act of sclf-dcicnsc, or that the object
Of our participation was solely to defeat
the military power of the central nations
| OF Europe We knew them rs n nation,
even as We know today. that success on
land and sea could he but hall n victory.
| The ot her half is not won vet. To the cry
| of tho French nj Nerdun: They shall not
pass the cheer of our own men IN tho
Argonnc I've shall 90 through we
must add this, II shall not occur again.
This IS the positive declaration of our
own wills, that the world shall be saved
from repetition of this crime To this
end the Democratic party offers a treaty
Of peace. which, 10 make Il real treaty
for real peace must include League Of
Nations because this peace treaty, u our
hest and bravCst are not to have died in
vain. must he no thinly disguised arms-
tee devised bv cynical statesmen to mask
their preparations for a renewal of greed
inspired cnnuuests later on Peace
must mean peace that VIII last \ praCti-
cal workable permanent, cntorclhc kind
az n peace that will hold as tightly as tho
business contracts of the individual We
must indeed he. above All things, business
like and practical in this peace treaty
making business Of ours. The League of
Nations is a practical solution Of a prac-
tical situation Il IS no more perfect than
our original constitution, which has been
amended lS times and Will soon We hope
he amended the 10Th. was perfect II
" not anti-natronal. It IS anti-war No
super-natlon binding us t. the decisions
of its tribunals Is suggested, but the
method and machinery bv which the
| opinion Of civilization maN become effect
i've against those who seek war IS at least
within the reach Of humanity Through
IL We may with nearly every other duly
/ constituted government IN the whole
world throw oar moral force and our no
tential power INTO the scale Of peace That
such an object should be contrary TO
American policy Is unthInkable but #
there be any citizen who has honest fears
that il may he perverted from its plain
intent 80 as to conflict with our established
form Of government Il will he slmplc 70
declare to him and to the other nations that
the Constitution Of tho United States
i in every way supreme There must be
no equivoCation, no vagucuess no doubt
dealing with the people on this issue. The
League viii not die. An idea docs not
die which meets the call of the hearts Of
our mothers.
PEACE ny RESOLUTION AN INSULT.
50 too with peace War may he dc
Clarcd. peace cannot II must be es-
tabished by mutual consent hv a meeting
of the minds of the parties IN interest
From the pra tical point Of view alone
q peace bv resolution Of Congress Is un-
workable From the point Of viCU of the
millions Of splendid Americans who
served in that whirlwind of war and 81
those other millions at home who saw, m
our part of the conflict the splendid hope
of davs of peace for future generations, q
peace by resolution Of Congress IS an
insult and a denial Of our national pur-
pose
Today we are offered a scat at the
table Of the familv Of nations to tho end
that smaller peoples nay he truly safe
to work ont their own destiny 10 tho end
that the sword shall rot follow on the
; heels Of the merchant 10 the erd 4 9t th'
burden Of increasing armies and rav,cs
shall he lifted from the shoulders ~ 3
world already sta ggering under the weight
of taxation We shall take that place
say So because have faith faith that
this nation has no selfish destiny, faitt
that our people arc looking into the wear
beyond for better things, and that they
arc not aftad TO do their part
The fundamental outlook on tho as
sociations between this repUblic and the
other nations can revcr fe very dif1rcnt
in character from the principles which ont
applies to oUr own purely internal affairs
4 man who opposes concrete reform:
an improvements IN international re-
latIons Is Of necessity a reactionary, or Al
least q conservative in viewing hls homo
problems.
We can we'll rejoice in our great dand, II
our great citizenship brought mthcr out
Of many kindreds and tongues, but (
fulfill our true destiny we must be GLAD
also for the opportunity for greater scr
vice. So much calls TO us fer action. anC
the need is so pressing that the Stacker
OF peace is greater menace than the
Stacker Of war. Progress will come not
through the takers but through tho
doers
1t is for this reason that l am especially
happy in the pledges gwen IN the plat
form Of the Democratic party. That
document is definite 1t is a solemn pledge
that, given the authority, our party vii
accomplish clear aims.
PROBLEMS OF FUTURE.
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