Milford chronicle., 1920-05-14

Hitchcock houted from all sides returned dolefuly to
should be recalled Johnson swept the State Gen
eral Wood thus dispeling whatever doubt might other
wise have remained Of the attitude OF Nebraska on fur
eign entangements of any kind
Yet more striking was the result OF the Empire State
Of the South In the Georgia primaries the Hooverized
World declared somewhat fahlessly TO its candidate the
issue of President Wilson's leadership obscured but
nobody seemed to know Surely Attorney General
Mitchell Palmer who stood squarey for the President and
the League did not Nor did he fail 10 guard against mis-
apprehension the part OF the Four days before
the primaries held the Palmer managers issued
friends Of the President had deemed it necessary TO
make fight against reputation OF the President in Geor-
they declared "cear-cut being simply Support
1spuuiate Tue q 'J- a - ~
Treaty and the League Ihe Attorney General followed
up with speeches to the same effect.
The Atlantic Constitution, the leading Administration
organ OF the south made its maj appeal IN these words:
On Tuesday al the polls every Georgia Democrat
will pass judgment his loyalty 70 his country and his
political principles advocated the one side by Wood
row Wilson and the Democratic Administration and
those espoused by Senator Lodge the other.
When the wires next Tuesday night Hash tn news
the Democratic party" there is not Republican Demo-
crat Independent alive who will NOT read in that
that Mitchell Palmer has carried Georgia If can
conceive conditions that would change Georgias mes
administration and vndcaes Lodge 10 reader
Of the message would fail 10 understand that Palmer
On the great issues of patriotism and loyalty Geor
gia Democrats are now on trial and every voter IN
Tuesdays primary is serving the jury by which the
verdict be rendered. which Will vindicate the
Driucipes and ACCOMPLISHMENTS of national Democracy
Whereupon the Democrats TO the polls and voted
$1,000 10 $4,000 to repudate the Administration and vim
Nor did there seem to have been any observation OF
the mind Of Mr. Watson who led The poll with respect
to the issue On the day after the election he said:
advocated the ending of the legal fiction that
still with Germany, favoring the declaration
of peace by joint resolution OF Congress.
l demonstrated that the League of Nations was not
union of peoples. but secretly formed conspir-
acy monarchs Asiastc despots. land grabbers com
mercial exploers and national bankers and that the
league does peace but eternal wars; not dem
but the perpetual bondage OF conquered peoples
On this platform, and without stirring from home,
carried the largest popular and the largest num-
but for the principles for which 1 stood
Can such a be fairly interpreted indorse
ment the Wilsonan principles" a perpexed reader
asked the World and the World headed his letter THE
Georgia Primaries" without essaying reply Ordinarily
we should suspect it was stumped but suspicion would
not hold Surely nothing could stump great Democratic
organ which pledges support professed Republican
even though he be nominated by Republican convention
Republican platform and simultaneously denounces
It's Democratic brother Bryan for urging ratification with
The very reservations which itself pleaded with the Pres
dent accept Even would not withhold from our
leghbor credit for enghenng It's readers by mdrecuon
THE Georgia primary" it finally printed COM t
nunication from Mr. l. L. Moore OF Moultrie, Georgia
means tha those who voted are two to one against the
Administration and its League of Nations covenant An
analysis Of the vote shows that all Administration voters
voted and those who did not vote are against the Admin
sraton The primary also means that the further the
Democratic Party get from the present Administration
he better its chances to win the next Presidential
election" That of course, is the exact truth
A week later the election by Massachusetts OF n
solid anti-Wison delegation headed by Senator Walsh
Who had this say:
ANY leader Who thinks the Democratic party as Il
whole is going to the San Francisco convention, dom
mated and controlled by the treaty and league Demo-
Gratis is going to get the shock Of his life;
There is going to be in every State delegation de- q
cded element against the party declaring for unqua
he'd ratification Senator Smith OF Georgia informed me q
yesterday the Georgia convention to be held, will
pass resolution placing the Georgia Democrats against
the wilson position on the treaty Other States am u
told will take the same course in the next few weeks II
Furthermore for the first time organization
Democrats throughout the country is being started TO r
prevent this disaster happening to the party. ef
II Is nconceiyaDle that the leaders OF the party IN
the nation should continue longer Indifferent to the y"
widespread opposition to the partys position on this
question OF
All this means simply that the revolt which fore
I'D four weeks ago is and will become irresistible re
resolution endorsing the wilson League can pass the N
emocratic convention. No candidate who uphods il
nominated. The Democrats of the country will not sp
icInce ther party to the nordinate greed OF false "
ader Nor will they follow him into the morass of GER
awksh sentimenalsm in the Democratic platform The &C
announcement at San Francisco will be patriotic on
The League, vital issue, is dead. sp
e state OF peace that superseded state OF war with the
gning OF the armistce Continuance of the existing "
orthy, unhealthy and unwse. The reason n
ldersood Few any fail realize that the II
tnation club the heads OF those refused ~
ermit him TO put the Republic in jeopardy. va
Fewer, perhaps, appreciate the completeness of the
ltocracy under which live but the fact that the
xecutve does still retain excessive powers which he
lght never to in time Of only fully "
cognzed but has given rise general discomfort ap-
oachng positive alarm, in view of the Presidents
uon. The chief desire and need of the country today
the quickest possible return normal conditions in tb
wing which cannot be achieved long the disrusL ri
gendered by abnormal conditions in main III
ms. fTv
M, A. - La
me Iemeuy-lne ohiy remedy IN signifies IN tne da
nox peace resolution whose enactment into law would a
lmediately accomplish both purposes an
Republican party with its majority in both Houses of
ngre& The House of Representatives has already
with commendabe promptitude Mr. Knox sub an
its his perfected the Senate accompanied AZ
a speech which, as its perusa as published in full NJ