The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-07
HIRAM JOHN SON ISSUES
STATEMENT SHOWING HE
WILL STAND BY PA RTY
in COM IN c CONTEST OF
DEMOCRATS REPUBL. CANS

San Francisco, July Support Of
the Republican party with a candi-
date standing four square upon the
platform, is the only choice left,
those who believe in safeguarding.
protecting and preserving our Amer,
canism," Senator Hiram w. Johnson Of
California, declared in a statement at
his home here today.
League Of Nations the Issue
For more than a year the contest
over the presidents league Of nations
has been waged in congress" john
sons statement said. 1T has been the
all.engrossing and paramount issue.
OF necessity, this issue came to the
convention Of the great political part
les. Both Republicans and Demo
Gratis, in their Platforms have INDUCED
in the usual political verbosity, but
nevertheless these platforms, in d.
rect opposition to each other, sharp
ton for decision in the November
election.
THE Republican party declared that
the presidents covenants failed sig
nally to accomplish its purpose and
contained stipulations not only in.
tolerable for an independent people,
but certain to produce the injustice,
hostility and controversy among ma
tions which 1t proposed to prevent,
and repudiated to a degree wholly
unnecessary ard uniustifiable.' the
time-honored policies in favor of peace,
declared by Washington, jefferson and
Monroe.
Repubicanism Stands Against Wilson
'-rhe Republican party stands, there
fore, firmly against the president
covenants presented, denounces 1t as
breeding war rather than promoting
peace, and reaffirms the time-honored
nation.old policies of Washington, JEFF
ferson and Monroe.
Democracy Endorsed Wilson
"The Democratic party on the 9TH
er hand, rejected every effort tc
modify or qualify the presidents pro
posed league of nations, endorsed the
presidents attitude and took its posi-
tion in favor of the league as pre-
scnted. II Is true that the Democrats,
in an effort to placate, say some
| thing about reservations, which might
make more specific the obligations
Of the United States, but the language
is meaningless and does not alter
the essential position Of the Demo
cratic party for the league as pre-
sented.
"The two parties acted in similar
fashion in one respect but from DIFF
ferent motives and for different reas'
ons. Both rejected the pleas LOT
adoption os the league of nations.
"The Democrats because they were
| for the league Of nations as presented
and the Republicans by no reserva'
tions devised by human mind can an
ticipate the contingencies which might
arise In the future from an
instrument of such potential possibili
ties for harm.
Before Peoples Forum
'1'hus the issue finally comes from
tho forum Of congress to the nnal
arbitrament of the American people
Tho overshadowing question In the
campaign, therefore, Is whether we
enter the mnelstrom Of the European
and Asiatic politics and diplomacy
and become a part Of the cynical i'm
perialism of the old world, or whether
America shall live her life In her
own way, indcpendent, unfettered
mindful always of her obligations to
humanity and civilization, but free tc
act AS each crisis shall arlse and
maintaining always the policy OF
Washington. and jefferson, and Mon
roc. Of friendship with all nations
,ntangling alliances with none.
"With n candidate standing four
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