The Washington times., 1920-07-08


fact, more than two-thiras majority
Of the whole people-tn support OF
l0e present prohibitions amenamsA''
You have only 10 SO over ths
United States by eeSntiss land there
the decision 10 made by popular
vote) TO learn that more than two
thirds OF the counties OF the various
states, more than two-thirds OF the
Congressional districts. went dry
before the Eighteenth Amendment
was passed or even submitted.
The editorial In the Examiner
merely approved certain utteranees
OF senator Harding. My papers are
liberal and open minded. We have
at times approved certain utterancss
of President Wilson and OF various
public men TO whose determining
policies We were opposed.
AWAITS THIRD PARTY ACTION.
certainly shall not support SEN
ator Harding on the Republican
ticket N the Third party gives US
an opportunity to support Senator
Johnson. Senator. Reed, senator
Borsh, Mayor Thompson or any
other good Democrat, meaning by
the word Democrat with a small d.
a man who represents the citizen
ship and not sutocracy In the Will
-son party or plutocracy In the Re
publican party.
personally believe II. would be
good politics and good patriotism
for the new party TO nominate an
anti-lesguer from the late Demo
cratic party. like Senator Reed for
President. and an Anti-leaguer who
has been a Republican for vice
president for the reason that the
matter OF making American inter
ests through this British-born
league of nations 10 the great issue
in the minds and hearts of all true
Americans.
The Wilson party Is whole heart
eoly committed TO the league.
The Republican party is only half
heartediy in sympathy with 1t.
The new party should be nrmly
and uncompromisingly against en-
tansling foreign alliances of any
kind.
MUST DEFEAT WILSON PARTY.
1t must, therefore, while planning
to make its own success assured,
plan to make doubly certain the de-
feat of the Wilson party which ad-
vocates this un-American League
OF Nations and repudiates the
teachings OF all great Americans
from Washington and Jefferson to
Lincoln and Roosevelt
This Is my personal opinion, but
/ am not trying to dictate to the
Third party. We have had enough
would dictators in the old par
ties. II cast my lot with the
Third party. i will support 1t un-
conditionally and unselfishly and
in whatever way I can best serve.
and O. The new party. as l
understand IL. will not be in the
least a Socialist party. 1t will not
make it's appeal to Socialists. to
Democrats or to Republicans as
such. 1t will be genuine Ameri-
can Constitutionalist party and Will
appeal to genuine Americans. who
believe in Constitutional govern
ment free from autocratic dc
tation and plutocratic domination.
II the third party is such party,
l will support 1t.
!. OF course, there is no objec-
ton to any such question being
submitted to the people at Con-
gressional elections. but my per-
sonal opinion il that the people
do not want to modify the Volstead
Act. They have prohibition In op-
Grafton and they are determined to
give II a fair trial.
Every public spirited citizen.
man or woman. is in favor of tenn
perance, in favor of abolishing the
evil of alcohol. The only question
regarding prohibition is the Ques-
tion whether or not prohibition Is
the most effective way of dealing
with this universally recognized
evil.
The only way to decide that
question is to give prohibition a
fair trial.
If prohibition should fail to pro-
hibit and should result only in
Illicit trade in the vilest kind Of
alcoholic drinks instead OF open
and restricted consumption of the
mildest forms, then would be the
time to talk about alteration Of the
prohibition laws.
But il has not failed as yet and
the people are trying it fairly and
hopefully.
AS TO CHOICE OF JUDGES.
s, 0. and 10 do not consider
the nomination of judges or any
other public servants on both Of
old marty tickets ''ppp ri;