The evening world., 1920-10-08
A PARTY THAT ABJURES
IT'S PAST.

WYE WONDER Senator Harding ana ouneT nc
w publican speakers In the present campalg
do not choke over their own words when they Try
to make the Republican Party appear the natura
advocate Of national ISOLATION.
The party of Theodore Roosevelt and the Pan
ANA venture, the party Of the Mckinley Admins
tration, the war with SPAIN the annexation o.
Hawaii, the conquest Of the Philippines, Porto Ricc
and Cuba, now posing as the siay-at-hone party
Of pn,dsncel
No wonder Mr.. Wickershm charged the Replb
lean League-vTeckes in the Senate with seeking t.
commit what he termed "the party Of great natona
and international Ideals to a complete reversal Of
lis principles
Turn 10 the report of the Twelfth Republican Ma
ional Convention al Philadelphia in 1900, whsn
the war with Spain was celebrated as the splendid
Republican achievement Of McKinleys first tenn
Listen 10 the Permanent Chairman Of the Con
vsntion--none other than the Hon. Henry Cabo
Lodge:
Fresh glory has come TO our arms and
crowned our nag Il was the work Of the
American people. but the Republican Party
was their instrument"
The President boldly took the islands uhe
Philippines Cuba and Porto Rioo) took them
knowing we'll the burdens and responsible
fly; took tiom from deep sense OF duty 70
ourselves and others. guided by just fore
toht e., 80,
entire faith in the ability Of the American
people to grapple with the new task"
"our pathway has never lain among dead
issues. nor have we won our victories and
made history by delving IA political grave
yarda-"
I'VE win not abandon our task We will
neither surrender nor retreat"
Hear the Conventions Temporary Chairman
Senator Wolcott of Colorado:
II counsols OF fear do not prevail. this
generation will see the American Nation grid
ling half the globe with its flag. extending It's
foreign commerce to the uttermost parts OF
the earth. and taking It's place among the
great world-nations. a power for good. for
peace and for righteousness"
Accepting the denomination President Mckinley
reminded his party Of his words to the Peace Com
mission before its departure for Paris:
The march Of events rules and overrules
human action Avowing mreservedy the
purpose which has animated all our efforts
and still solcitous TO adhere to IT, We cannot
be unmndful that without any desire or de-
sign on our part the war has brought US new
duties and responsibilities which we must
meet and discharge as becomes a great nation,
on whose growth and from the begin
ming the Ruler OF Nations has plainly written
the high command and pledge OF civilization"
No burdens" to be dreaded, no "counselS q
fear" to prevail when the country was to be uShere
into a new place OF responsibility among nation
under Republican aus pieesi
The wider reaches OF intenatonalsm we're
hold no teTrors for the American people when it wa
Republican Administration that pushed them int
the larger field.
And now leaders OF this same Republican Part
are trying to keep the Nation oH OF the create
peace movement in history because that movemeI
began while the country was under Democrat
Administration
The shameless hypocrisy OF III
The Republican Party oi this campaign is par
that abjures its own past.
II it would damage Woodrow Wilson, we belle,
Senator Harding and Senator Lodge would now L
TO present the Republican Party as the original al
lifelong promoter Of Free Trade.