The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-07-02

Senator Owen. a candidate Tor
president. whom the Commercial
Appeal and other administration
organs agree is Presidential timber
and even James Hamilton Lewis
who was formerly one of the leaders
for Wilson and his policies.
As to the second resolution. it is
only necessary to say that in
caucus Of 123 Democrats, 100 voted
against the Universal Military Train
ing feature and only : for it; and
when it was voted on in the House
the Democrats were overwhelming
lly, and almost unanimously
against it, and when it reached the
Senate SO strong had public sent-
ment become against it. that hardly
any of the Senators. Democratic or
Republicans. supported OF voted for
it, but it should be condemned by ail
| Democrats and Democratic Senators.
and Representatives are entitled t0
be congratulated upon defeating Il.
As to the third resolution. il is an
exact copy of a resolution passed
by the House of Representative
December 18th. 1875 by a vote ot
233, which was copied and com
mented upon fayOrably by Congress
man Ben Humphreys (elected hy
the antls IN a contest with Governor
Russell, in violation of the time
honored Democratic precedent IN
his speech made i'm the House of
Representatives March 25. 1920
against a third term for President
Wilson. which speech according I'll
the Congressional Record. and even
the Commercial Appeal. was vocii-
erously and generally applauded by
Democrats and Republicans alike
Among other things said by
Congressman Humphreys inveigh-
ing against a third term are the
following:
1t has been customary hereto
fore for Presidents elected 90
second term to indicate far in ad-
vance their fixed determination nor
to offer for a third election The
most recent instances of this were
the announcements of President
Mckinley and Col Roosevelt.
7 regret therefore all the more
that he has remained silent as tu
his intentions in the matter of the
third term, and that he has per
mitted go many OF his friends, in-
cluding members ofhis own cabinet.
TO advocate publicly his reelection
TO a third term and remaining
silent, allowing the country 70
believe that be was willing to break
the sncient precedent
Limited time and space prevents
a further discussion Of these reso-
lutiOns; but. as stated. they speak
for themselves; and most of the
Others merely favor and demand
justice to the labOrers. farmers.
soldiers and other citizens of Miss
issippi and the United States are
enforcement of the law. and au
observance . f n e constitutional
rights of the people of this country.
and return of the country 20 q
peace-time basis.
As to repeal of the war time
legislation and powers of the execu-
tive, lit might be remarked that be-
fore and at the time the Peace Res
(which contemplated the
repeal of the wartime powers 81
the President. and the restoration
of peace to this country. was be-
ing considered. the President ana
his supporters announced and had
published to the world that theY
were i'm favor OF the repeal of his
wartime powers and wartime legis-
lation. but that that was not the
correct way TO do 50. but that If
resolution simply and directly re-
pealing those powers and legislation
was introduced. h Democrats
would support same. Such a resOlu-
ton was afterwards introduced. and
rs shown by the Congressional Rec
ord of June 3rd 1920, page 9024
when the roll was called In the
House. 324 Representatives Demo
Gratis and Republicans voted for IT.
and only against It,. The exact
number Of Senators who voted for
IL II HOT lUh III UuAlUr Dut aAl 0Hr
majority of them, Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike, did sd.
After this resolution was passed.
and was sent 10 the President. and
il was understood that be had vetoed
Or failed to approve =. the excuse
fret given by many of the newspap-
srs aud people who stand by him,
right or wrong" was that he did
not have time to consider this and
1ther resolutions and bills passed
Dy Congress. but Attorney General
Palmer rendered an 0pinien to the
President that he then had ten days
rom adjournment of Congress -
consider and either approve or veto
Lhese resolutions and bills. Accord
ing to the Commercial Appeal of
June I9. 1920. ne did have time ID
consider and approve the Water
Power Development Bill and other
bills. including an act authorizing
the enlistment In the military forces