The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-30
SAME OLD BUNK
USED IN 1916
Wilson's Last Election
Secured on False
Pretenses.
cox CRY FALLAClQUS
Asks for Election That He
May Keep us Out as Will
son Did Not Do.
no WILLIAM HosTER.

No unusual power of analysis is
csccssary to find in tho present
rampaign which the democratic
marty is waging. an exact parallel 70
he wilson campaign oil Iour years
ago. - ,ho sor,ocracv
.stod a continuance in power be-
a9,,sc MIR. Wilson had kept us out
- var" In the present campaign
NJ Wilson and Mr.. Cox ask still
s,r,bcr extension of power TO dem
ncrsrv. again on the plea that they
will keep us out of war.
In 1e1s tho appeal was TO all that
!. sordid, selfish, and debasing in
Snn,an nature. The people were
asked TO continue Mr.. Wilson IN the
rresidency in the face OF a world on
tre a Christian civilization trnino.
ling in the balance, because ne has
successfully played the cupluiy oi
,ho nrofiteers, and the .nawklsh sem
,,rent OF the pacificist. against the
,naoubted patriotism of tho Ameri-
4 san neople, As Temporary ex-
nedlent the unspeakable slogan "He
~, us ont of war served the I'M
,ncd,ate purpose for which IL was in
,nnded The people were caught OFF
tbetr balance. But before the time
srrived for Mr.. wilson's second in
snruraI, the inevitable exposure or
Tho false pretense under which ne
rad secured the Office came IN re-
awakening of American patriotism
which materialized one month ioi-
iou,ine the second inaugural in the
declaration OF war.
Mr. Wilson didn't keep us out OF
war. because the outraged nation
alitv Of the American people, and the
patriotism which has never failed
whom the emergency has arisen,
carried the nation into the worldcon-
fict IN spite Of every effort made by
Mr.. Wilson and the democratic ad-
mlnistrauon.
Now the democracy again pro-
moses 10 keep us out OF war ana
bv nrecisely the same method that
was used in 1916. Then, the appeal
was 10 ur cupidity and 10 the
nvsteria OF a people shocked ana
sickened by thh universal conflict.
Now the appeal is to an impractical
and visionary idealism' in the pur-
suit Of which the American people
are asked to sacrifice all that is
vital in the government under which
we have maintained the liberties won
for US by the fathers.
For "Iie Kept us out OF war" dem
ocracy has substituted. Wen keep
Won out Of war" and this is the sole
difference between the campaign OF
1915 and the campaign OF ls2O. Inc
appeal IN 1916 was 10 cupiiity al u
pacifsm; the appeal of 1920 Is to
that false altruism which takes no
head Of national Interests, naAohaI
spirit, or national honor; which ev-
every principle and ideal upon whlch
the government of the United States
at
wayside with the wreckage OF free
and independent government In lhe
pursuit of a mere chimera.
No more than IL was possible IN
1915 for Mr. Wilson to keep us out
Of war. after the spirit OF American
independence had como face to face
with the menace of the hun, would
II be possible for Mr.. Cox now TO
keep us out OF war under any OF the
provisions OF Wilson's league OF ma
tons. For the same reasons that
the American people took up the
sword IN 1917, given the same men
ace TO their sovereignty, and to their
independence, they will again take
up the SWORD, ieague or no league.
II this were not so there would be
no hope in the future of free popular
government
But this is not all that Is to be
said with respect to Wilson's league
Of nations. The spirit OF America
dknands not only that there shall
be- reserved to the American people
tAe right, and the sole right, to de-
eide when their institutions are in
danger and the sword shall be drawn
In thir defense; but the spirit of
America likewise demands that the
people OF America shall not be COM
PEELED. save of their own free win, to
take up the sword in the quarrels OF
other peoples to the uttermost parts
OF the earth,
In 1915 he kept us out of war"
only until the votes had been coun-
ted. Under Wilson's league of ma
lions we would be kept out OF war
only until the league council should
decree when and where American
blood and treasure were next to be
sacrificed. This Is the smeat OF the
whole proposition. This is the sub
stance OF the Wilson and Cox ap-
peal Success in 1916 depends, as II
depends in 1920 on the ability OF the
democracy to catch the American
people off their balance. It Is un-
thnkable that this can be done twice
In Succession.