South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-28


INSTRUMENTATION propaganda through which they
have lacked the intelligence TO see are facing nice
dilemma IN the coming presidential canvass-and
not only they but the entire democratic party
By the vote OF that treaty-vveary q. go easily
exhausted that they cared no longer 70 stand by
their guns-they would have made an igpomnious
record at Chateau Thierry. Beleau Wood, Or Argon-
ne-who chose to follow Sen. Lodge rather than
Prest Wilson IN the last cast the Yer
sailles treaty. they have at least sei-surrerdered
what Is still bound TO be a legitimate issue IN the
forthcoming presidential campaign, into the hands
Of the enemies OF the treaty. and Joined them in
their sneaking. back-knifng wouldbe assassination
OF it.
Infinitely more manly, and upright, has been the
attitude OF Sen. Borah. and Knox, and Penrose. and
Poindexter. open and above board against any
League Of Nations than be said of Sen. Lodge
ard his host Of so-calIed Observation-Disclosures who
while pretending to favor some such a League
thought only humbug the public by reservations
that nullihed Il into insensibrity. Democratic pig
mics compromise. dull in the head to see
through II. and who finally fell for the disguised
ant-League bait, and swallowed it, by the
consumption that has overtaken them, merely de-
generated into the category.
II is no excuse for these democrats that they had
the leadership OF William J. Bryan in their course
They might as well have followed the back-sdiny
leadership OF william Howard Taft Herbert
Hoover. better still: the leadership OF canon de
Valera or wilhelm Hohenzolern. Possibly by their
action they may get little evener split the Irish
American and German-American votes. but
thought 100 percent Americanism' was to have
something OF a standing in the coming presidential
canvass. It amounts 20 this and nothing more nor
less regardless Of the leadership that the seeding
democrats may claim. They walked right into a trap
that the opposition set for them-and the trap has
been hung up, dangling from a limb OF water
elm with the democratic party dangling
the trap.
Taking the record as it stands 81 democrats
voted for the treaty with the meaningless amend
ments to the Lodge reservations to % who
against it Add four of that % republicans.
termed ''irreconcrabIes'- they also were,-
and Il leaves 10 democrats standing by the presi-
dent IN other words, the president just
ahead OF his party.--that even ". J. Bryan can no
longer grasp him We repeat what we have
in this column before that e is no wonder that the
president has found it necessary draw the
bull moOsers, attached 20 his course. make
loyalty in latest choice of secretary Of state,
and mark Our word. that this surrender of the
democrats TO the republicans unless it is boldly
rerudiated san Francisco means there are ap-
proximately 1900, 600 ex-buu moosers who became
Wilson progressive democrats in 1916-folowers OF
vviIson.-who viii quit the democratic party just
abruptly I'm 1920 they Joined it in 1916. when
Roosevelt surrendered.
Taking the vote of the parties at their face value
with the president eliminated, as the majority o
the democrats in the senate seem disposed TO elm
mate him. and the League issue for the campaign
SINNERS down both parties being for a League
with something like the Lodge reservations-exact-
Iy what the republicans wanted it simmered down
Either this be taken as reputation o
cisco must rerudiate the repudiators-of the only
leader the party has had since back in the sos
who. when it TO real large issue. has had
intelligence and vision beyond his nose;
ditto the gumpton TO steadfasty pursue that vision
Let the democrats not befool themselves It was
the same intelligence. the same vision, the same
sumption radating from the brain of Prest
Wilson. that during his first administration led the
democratic congress. with the aid OF progressive
repubicans in the houses-and there were a
few such republicans bac, in those days-to prac-
Ideally read the progressive platform OF 1912 into
the federal statute books He had 10 fight the dem
ocratc party then TO get i done. He has always
lad 20 Tight the democrats i'm congress.-save whom
they have wanted hang his coat-aiI for pur-
loses OF re-eleetiou.-ever since II was the pro-
gressivisn OF the president during his first term.
applying the "stufed-club' as Roosevelt had ap-
Piled big stick" that drew the bull raoosers
over 10 MN Nheh iNooSeNeN Qull them In 1915
the Drogressivisra OF the president, Ct the
democratic party AZ AL
Repudia,e Wilson. and so FAR as shat million and
half of bull moosers are concerned. the demo
cratic party eliminates them. That score and one
who voted with Lodge. and the four "irreconcil-
ablcs~ who voted with Borah. makes % for repudia-
zion. TO immortal o" who drank not the hem
lock Of republican iusidiousness-and stand ready
90 fight and soldiers fought over yon-
der for exactly The same cause Should the presi-
cent decide To again which is improbable. and
which horc is certain that ne wont-the third
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