Evening journal., 1920-06-08
Lodge Characteises AMERICA As Dynasty Under President Wilson M

NNunNN Knows we'll m what spirit we
Republicans viii meet ll. a spirit as
different from that OF the President as
day from night The people know our
policy they know Mr.. Wilson's and
They Will choose between them. Thpy
VIII tear aside the veil OF words woven
io blind and deceive and come down 10
the essential and Vital point MIR. VIII
sons plan on one slide. The indencnd-
ence and safety OF the United States
on the other. To determine Alright
THIS question. involving the fate and
fortunes Of The United states. an Re
puhlcans, an Americans, must join
together and In their own way and
win their own arguments defeat Mr..
Wilson's League AS he desires 10
whether amended by him or in ms
Pristine simplicity. We must am flght
side by side 10 Keep safe ana uniouch-
cd the sovereignty. The independence.
The welfare of The United states. We
hear the timld cry that America Will
De isolated. Have no fear. The United
Slales cannot be isolated. The world
needs us FAR too much. We have
never turned a deaf ear 90 the CRY OF
suffering humanity but whatever we
do must be done In our own way free
IN and without cOnstralnt from abroad
With no outside help since the ReVo-
lutlon we have come 90 where we are
today. We shall march on and not
neglect our duty 10 the world. When
we were called 20 the defense OF free
dom and civilization IN 1917 we did not
fail. We threw our great weight into
ihc wnVcrlng scale and we were all
the more effective. all the stronger be-
cause we went without alliance and
OF our own free Will. as we should al
ways go 10 help mankind. Let us
stand fast by The principles and poll
Giles OF Washington and Monroe aud
against utterly against, those OF Mr..
Wilson. We must be now and ever
for Amoricanlsm and Nallunalism. and
against lnlornallonallsm. There Is no
safety FOR as. no hope that we can be
of service 20 The world, II we do other
wise
For the Future OF the Country
one word more before | closa. Dur
Ing an tho tedious weeks and months
OF the prolraoled struggle 10 save
America from what we conceived %
be the dire pcrll5 lurking In the
covenant OF ihe League OF Nations
which Mr.. Wilson presented 10 us
party was scarcely ever mentioned
upon The party consil bred. To this
spirit J think our success was largcl,
due. We made up our minds as d
what our duty and our general pol
Icy ouEht 10 be and then the Onl,
difference was MS 90 the best way 10
which that duty could be performed
! b lieNe That the great party which
we represent here today has made M
a mind as 10 iie attitude upon Mr.
Wilson's league and an that Is car
rlcd with n OF danger aud OF men
ace. I'm making our contest before
the pcopl lcl us think OF what ihl
public interest the future cxlsicnc
OF the United Slales demand with
/ out any consideration OF party Of
/ feet When we put the word gold
/ into our platform In 1895 we tool
/ from The ordinary political point o
/ vlw great risks but we went 10 ih
people confident IN The Justice OF Ou
cause and won. The way 20 assur
| victory now Is 10 remember alway
what Mr. Wilson and his part
! threaten not only In the league ht
In regard 10 the very foundations {
our govrnment. let as for our pai
think " nothing except our eau.
and with That great end clear hefoi
]
"ihc lesser chances and inferior hOp
uH onilme go pouring past"
thinking. so believing. we must W
because the light we are making
for the rfsht
Let us also In The battle we are
wage make no promises which ca
not De performs a. Let us not i'm
tate the Democrats. who nledr
themselves 90 reduce the cost OF N
ing by lowering The tariff when The
we'll knew. for uvcn they must ha,
known that their pledge was In
possible OF fulnlmenl. that the his
cost OF living could not be affecic
in that way and every day since the
has proved the falsity OF their pos
lion Let US not promise any mi
leniums or pledge our faith 10 M
performance OF impOssibllities. II
us simply lay before the people on
/ principles and policies, policies whlc
are at once yiqOrOus and practicah
and Then pledge ourselves 10 do Ou
utmost 20 carry these policies int
effect. This we can do and We shoul
bind ourselves no further. lf th
rlghieOusn SIS OF our cause will M
win. no false promises or delusi,
hopes viii be OF any avail. Let u
cause In Them we shall find both a
Inspiration and a guide. let pa.
dissensiOns among Ourselvi,s be rell
gated 10 history and forgotten by u
let an honest differences as 10 NEAR
and methods. II there are such. I
set aside until November In ord
that the great and Overulimr pu
pose In which we all agree and whic
= we long 10 achieve may be Obifine
Make our declaration OF principl,
SO broad. so dNOted to tho one 81
prcme object. that all may accept
and an work for the same d0mInal
result. Thus inspired. thus unite
we NAV feel assured that when q
banners are lifted and the trumps
} blown we shall march forth TO
, victory. not for our party alone bl
Z for principles and beliefs which al
absolutely vital n The American r.
public Is 10 continue on It's iriun
phant course and the hopes OF hi
: maniiy, so bound up in the FORUM
Of the United States, are TO be fu
filed.
NATT0N TRY