The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-11-20
ROOSEVELT S
CLEAN CAM
- PAIGN

oosevelt idea OF clean campaign is
set forth by the Republican Publicity
association through its president,
Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr., as fol-
lows: k&tt
"On election day F. ID. Roosevelt
Democratic candidate for vice presi-
dent, laid the flattering JUNCTION un-
to his party's soul that II has con-
Quoted a clean campaign. Ordinar-
lily IL is not important that the vic
tor should notice the prediction
statements Of the vanquished. but
young Roosevelt's statement is one
which demands refutation.
1T is doubtful IL dirtier, yell
lower campaign was ever conducted
in the history of American politics
than that which was sponsored in
one way or another by the Demo-
cratic party from the day Of Mr..
Cox's acceptance speech up to the
utter hout of hypocrisy of Novem-
Der End.
There seemed to be no limit in
lexicon or legerdemain which was
not sought by the champions Of
Messrs Cox and F. ID. Roosevelt in
the campaign recently closed. Sian
der and villification were exploited
to their uttermost depths by these
men. They called Warren Harding
a brewer, a creature of the rapscious
profiteers, a weakling and a snob.
They repeatedly impugned his hon
esty. They at length descended to
the lowest level of personal abuse by
circulating lying leaflets concerning
his blood and his parentage. They
called the senate leader of the Re
publicans base conspirator and the
most despised man in America. They
accused the Republican party with
attempting to purchase the election,
an insult alike to the Republicans
and TO the voters. They charged
that party with conniving with Kali
ser Wilhelm to keep the United
States out OF the league of nations.
with a plot to debauch the U. S.
Supreme court in that Harding, II
elected, would appoint judges 10 that
august body whose decisions would
be hawked in the market place, with
appealing to the hyphenated vote
and ignoring the American vote;
with planning the rule Of the bayo-
net and the reign Of the mailed fist
In their desperation the Democrats
dragged the vestments Of religion
from their channels and waved
them in the faces Of the people; they
Invaded the churches with their un'
American crusade and they capital
lied the illness of their leader in ar
appeal to the sob vote, and the!
dragooned the state department t.
their purposes. In the choice lang
uage of + d. Roosevelt, opponents
OF the Versailles treaty were League
liars as they were contemplate
cutters in the Incorporate lang
uage of Mr.. Wilson. whose uncon
trollable fits of rage worked hi
destruction. If this was f.
Rooseyelt's idea or a clean cahipais'
what horrible metamorphosis ha'
party association worked in him
What filth could his party hay
possibly handled to earn his disap
lproyal?
and the aftermath blasts fror
the Democratic party are quite a
fetld. The editorial appearing Il
the New York World on the morn
ing following election displayed tn
spirit of Lucifer cast out of Heaven
The truest sport in the Democrat
ranks, II we are to judge from al
ter election language, was James W
Gerard of the Democratic natioha
committee, whose tribute to hare
ing was like flower blooming In
fen.