The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-01
A Fine Republican
Campaign Speech
Party Policies and Principles Elk
pounded by An Attorney

A well attempted Republican meet
ing was held in Odd Fellows Hall last
Monday evening. Joseph N. Layman
was chairman. The local and County
candidates were introduced and made
their little speeches stating they
would give their best efforts to fulfill
the duties of the offices if chosen.
Assemblyman William S. Stiles
spoke on the building of the bridge
over the Delaware river at Camden.
1t was his opinion that money received
from automobile owners should be
spent on the roads and not on the
bridge. -
The orator of the occasion was the
Hon. Wilson Lee Cannon, an attorney,
of New York City. He is an old ia
.shioned speaker on matter of fact po-
.litical history since the foundation of
our Government, and made a friendly
impression on those who heard him.
We predict he will improve with time
as he learns there has been a World
War and there are now new issues.
He said this is a presidential year
when there is always a paramount is
sue. The issue is to elect Republicans
to office, because a Republican al
ways makes a better official than any
Democrat. To carry out the plat
form the candidates are entitled to
support.
The impartial verdict of history is
that the Republican party has always
been externally right. In 1856 the
party was born on the abolition issue
and won in 1860 because it was
right. In 1872 the issue was that
greenbacks were money. The Repub-
licans declared against it and won.
(See foot. note).
The Republican party is the party
of sound money and killed the free
silver issue in 1896, and defeated the
-. silver tongued orator VIM. ]. Bryan.
In 1900 the Democrats made imperial
ism the issue and Mckinley again de-
feated Mr.. Bryan. The American
! flag was taken to the PHILIPPINES with
American civilization. American SOL
diers even invaded China, to suppress
the Boxer movement against foreign
gers. Our soldier boys were sent to
Cuba and Porto Rico to fight and keep
, order. +.
Then in 1904 the Democrats raised
the military bugaboo against Roose-
welt, a man who ruled on horseback.
But, the people were back of him. =.
The United States is a great world
power and there is no need OF entering
into a super-government. wisconsin,
personal government, autocracy, is the
issue now. He consults nobody and
does not recognize the Senate. One
man power must be ended November
End. -,
We should not remove the old land
marks of our ~forefathers, the consti-
tuition, We should remember the adj
vice George Washington gave in his
farewell address in 1897, where he
warned against entangling alliances.
Washington is our greatest a The
policy of Washington should be fol-
lowed by all, of his successors. We
should keep separate from the old
world. mo knowledge of an alliance
in a World War in 1917-18).
Then there is the Monroe Doctrine
approved by Jefferson and promulgat-
ed by President James Monroe in 1928,
warning Spain she could not recover
her South American colonies which
had declared their independence during
the Napoleonic wars. Sturdy Grover
Cleveland reminded Great Britain OF
the Monroe Doctrine when they pur-
posed collecting a debt in Venezuela
with war ships. The case was arbl-
trated.
Now we have President Wilson who
dominates and controls. He wants
the peace treaty ratified without the
dottinp of an j or the crossing OF a
It. Hessaid in 1914, America should
live our w life and he went to war
We should not get back to our W
policy, and make the alliance with
other nations. Remove not n Ole
landmarks. When he finally came
: back from Paris he wanted no reser-
vations. President Wilson wants to
form a great league and wants US 70
get in with the black, yellow and
brown races. There was once a Holy
Alliance but it did not last. 1t is the
elementary principles of the United
s States to live our own life.
hen there is article Ten which de-
clares for preserving the territorial In
teprity and political independence OF
ali nations. President Wilson calls il
the heart of the treaty. Charles f.
Hughes says it is a bad heart.
It was the only time in history that
a President went out of the country
to make a treaty, instead of sending
personal agents and he joined in with
The black yellow and brown races anc
wants us to help protect their tern,
tory. If such had existed In the pass
we could not have been free with the
holm of France, and England might
have helped Spain in 1898. We shoulo
he free from all alliances.