Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-15
AN INDEPENDENT
Voter HAS HISsAY
Why l Am Going To Support the
Democratic Ticket During
the Coming Election
(By an Independent Voter.)

\ w y
l am hereby taking the liberty of
expressing my views on the peace
treaty and the League Of Nations,
now before the people. and which is
the paramount issue between the two
great political parties st the coming
election.
Of this question much has been
said and on all sides. we theaf argu-
ments presented for and against the
league by ones who have never taken
the trouble TO read and see for them
selves just w1aat this great covenant
| does provide.
1 will say in the beginning that J
am not a. standpat Democrat no more
than I am a so-callcd Republican but
believing as do in the importance OF
ratifying the peace treaty and the
covenant of the League Of Nations.
for which so many of our people
fought and died, that were to shirk
my duty by not voting the Democrat
ic ticket for this reason this coming
election, I know that. ! would feel
like Peter did, that was following
from afar off.
What applies to the individual APP
plies equally ia the association OF
nations. We have cftep heard it sale
and believe to a certain extent that
a person is known by the COMPANY
they associate with. Then, in like
manner, this nation Of ours is to be
known in the future by the way We
stand il regard to The League Of Ma
tons.
The question before us now is this.
Are we going TO vote the Democratic
ticket, which party stands for enter
ing the league which has already
been accepted by our allies, together
with 80 or more or The civilized ma
tons OF the earth, or, on the Other
hand, are we willing TO support Tic
Republican nominee fo2; president
whose platform repud;atas this peace
treaty and the league entirely arc
who is wiling to turn Fds back or
the ideas of. sorae O. tleSncst giftet.
statesmen of both parties and con
clrde q separate peace With Gel4na
ny and stay out Of the League Of Ma
tons, and thus be Chased alongside
four of the most inhuman and barbal<
ic nations of the ea1'tk-Gerlnany
Russia, Turkey and Mcxico-wht
with ourselves are the Only ones to
day standing outside this great plal-
to keep down wars and settle dispute;
by arbitration?
If We enter this league and accep1
the peace treaty together with those
other civilized nations, then this GOV
enant provides that each country
shall stop building warsllips and
great armies at the ex-
penses of the public who are taxed tc
the limit fo~ this purpose. But, or
the other hand. if we do not accepi |
the league, we stand alone with sucf
nations as mentioned above, and |
therefore, be compelled to keep armed |
to the teeth and maintain great ar
my and navy at the eXpei>~e of az
enormous taxation.
A referendum CT the schools >ant
throughout The country be /
fore this great question was made
political issue showed almost withoU:
an exception thai the league ant |
peace treaty was fully endorsed.
Now as the time approaches for eacl |
citizen to voice his sentiments, dare |
we put politics before our patriotic
duty when the honor Of the nation is !
at stake? II
Let not the thirst for power be on. |
god, nor the dollar mark ou1 star.