Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-26
THE LESSON OF NOVEMBER 2

Amid the rush of opinions ow Happened. the Star
dad editor has not venured the
the the election The underlying plain
enough who has followed the of political history
for the past twenty years The trouble with Of however
that short memories We fail to heed the lessons of the
The impressions of the passing moment than
the accumulated wdom of past experience therefore
prone attribute andsde passing
whim that uppermost minds at the time.
Some loud their denuncaton of Bryan, and
lay blame him. In fact few democratic county papers
the bitter possible
business crooks whom fought long impacabl
half apologize way that Wilson made mistakes and
that the Still others blame Cox for the appointment
George place Cummings
And
it, the chief of the change the
of this from eight four
entirely persistent advertising years.
fact almost since into the certain sinister forces
this country began propaganda dscred President Wilson The
help high republican party
all the readily they opportunity regain
troll of the Washington The first effect their
narious American propaganda beginning be felt
when President Wilson adjourned politics during
awoke the fact that the republican organization working with
these propagands undo the good results Of the
issued his warning coupled with a request
just the catastrophe which happened the
treaty. la Isl i.
After this preliminary victory which complete until
organized against the by the help of the criminal
Newbery debauchng of the ballot the campaign of vuperaon
with redoubed energy
until the ballots counted The democrats had
reply All the papers Influenced manner either
purchase by money Against
alright combination the democrats had ALL
the columns closed Governor Cox his
reported in full and what little notice given Of them
garbled
Appeals brazeny that League
Nations scheme into and that the munitions
factories and lingo miar all for it, Of course
who had read the League knew better
treaty every effort to keep the
people from seeing The of campaign
great the of advertising unruthu advertising
Another democratic failure the fact that Tammany
Hall and certain other elements popularity Wall Street.
forced the defeat of Bryan Francisco every plank which
he champond To the great progressive body of people Bryan
name stands for We the spectacle
at the convention of the administration leaders joining hands with
Wall Street down. righteous
he commended Carter Glass Secretary Colby particularly
dirty in their attacks the Commone They only defd
him but they spit him. and defled him in they
could 1t not Bryan who suffered result of this and
undemocratc behavior cause good
name of the president himself
While Governor Cox actions of Wall
Street and of the presidents official family he suffered
When Tammany Edwards
Underwood possible
the nomination of dark horse like Owen Mere
dith both of whom acceptable the Bryan following
McAdoo John W. Davis both of whom would
administration 1t was never the intention of Tammany or Wall
Street support the nominee of the democratic convention The
senate ogarchy candidate suited them WELL Their mission
San Francisco undermine the confidence of public
democratic party, and they did it to perfection.
Some of Washngons delegates shouting Tamman
idea and while the majority of the vote for McAdoo
the delegation flirting with Tammany all the time similar
undermining influence worked in all the delegations though
began be felt only after the long session had
sistence of the delegates a FRAGILE.
The people Harding sampeded into
voting agans the administration aided and abetted by Tamman
What for democrats to do The country
progress Tammany and Wall Street continue