The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-08-05
Don't Get Excited!

This the year for Presidential Two great parties
are striving get National and to
shape policy and enjoy its Offices for the next four years
thing about each of these parties is the In
which opponent read Democratic
Republicans profeers and to read Repub
ican paper you would think traitors At
believe about onehaf Of countrymen,
whichever side you believe Williams and imbeces Happily
this is not the
The Outlook calm Republican paper. the matter
very says both sides have nominated respectable
DIETER for president than for president and that
except points platforms practically alike and
might night nobody would notice the differ
morning Both candidates boys and
up Both shown ability and disposition to serve
country. Both platforms try much fine language
without making definite promises Both promise to do reht
dealing with Mexico look out for the farmer and the fac
tory worker both the policy regarding the rail-
concerned about the high of living Which
put will do its best Tor the general GOOD
matters and probably will not make much differ
the country which party has the chance to try
As Old Republicans truly glad to so much good
They fully adopted most Of the prn
cpes Republicans conended. And
glad able and patriotic the Democratic
party We glad they did well in bringing us to victory
world We rejoice the steps Of taken
Wilson's administrations like the income tax that takes
money money spare the
nonparsan tariff commission the rural free delivery and
GELS post the starting Of smith Hughes High Schools and
the Federal Reserve banks which have diminished bank fall
and panics.
hope many who glad for all
the good things Republicans have done like the they stood
by President Wilson his measures and who take pride in
the of Lincoln and Grant, and Elhu Root
Now get excited this election. Let
up repeat politicians
party throw another The Republican politicians for example
cry they Cox is bossed by President
Wilson by Harding
bosed by Henry Cabot Lodge Each has its leader and
follows him. These accusations not arguments.
Nor is there much difference the liquor question. Both
parties contain both temperance and drinking neither
dses anything about in the PLATFORM and neither
dae anything that he will enforce whatever
laws Congress enacts.
of the Negro the Republicans do make
and the Democrats while they greatly diminishing
ynchng still barring the Negro from the polls and failing
give the Negro soldier his rights win promotion Here
a sound for voting the Republican ticket.
On the League of Nations there opposition the
take the position that THE has
that the League with explanatory but destructive
tons, should be ratified THE CITIZEN change its prin
cpes the Republicans back prin
ciples and the Democrats standing up for them.
We went into the establish for the world Inst
is what said loudly and what felt IN hearts That
leans propose keep America place at the peace
councils Of the world They talk inter-
national law but had such and what
good could II do? They talk about framing
men for guarding but here already adopted by
than twenty nations As the Boston Herald Republican
well "the treaty peace
is the only league in sight There is scrap be-
gin again"
Because they deep long standing belief In the
to get that have for thousand years. many Repub
cans will the Democratic ticket this year. II we have
another Democratic administration will not ruin the
country
At the time, THE imports reservations
the Republican ticket and takes real delight in Republican