Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-10-23
ISSUES DISCUSSED
Judge Williamson, Republican Candidate
for Congress Third District, Ad-
dresses Custer Citizens.


When Mr.. W. +. Hanley introduced
Judge williamson last Tuesday evening
at the Court House, which introduction
by the way, was model of concise and
perfect English, Judge Williamson
faced the largest audience which has
gathered to hear purely political dis.
Cusson in Custer for many years. The
court room was practically packed by
men and women and of different poIiti-
cal faith, who gave every evidence Of a
deep and thoughtful interest in the pres
ent day problems. The attention was
almost ideal, the silence at times was
tense as the hearers weighed the argu-
ments Of the man who was discussing
not so much his candidacy for Congress
from the 3rd district as the general is
sues which faces all voters at the coming
election. Only once during the speech
did the audience break out into ygor
Gus applause of some duration and was
precipitated by the speakers appeal for
the election of a President and Congress
which would administer impartially
with the United States as whole and
disregard sectional patronage
Judge Williamson is a rather forcefu
speaker, the judicial instinct predomiD-
ating. His manner is sincere and con
vincing. He gave the impression OF
seeking to present the case of the party
fairly with the apparent sincere belle
that in the success of the Republican
policies and issues the country would be
greatly benefited.
The largest part Of the speech was ap
piled to the League Covenant, tho
speaker confning those remarks largely
to the two most well known propositions,
that of representation of Nations and the
famous Article 10. In the first, relating
to representation, Mr.. Williamson con
tends that in having six votes in tn,
Assembly, which votes possessed BY
England and her provinces, and assum
ed to be cast in the interest of the
mother country should the occasion eve
arise when it should be required, there
was constituted a possible menace t.
other signatOries of the Covenant, and
as well to the impartiality Of the Coun
Gil itself, nasmuch as four members o
the nine composing the Council are to
be elected by the Assembly.
OF Article 10 which makes it impera-
tive for nation signing the Covenan
to 70 to the assistance and defence Of
any other nation of the Covenant, which
also being a member of the League, Mr.
Williamson max es the point that in the
League being able to send any nation
signing the Covenant into war thereby |
instituted a 'Super Government, and
in a way, should the demand be made |
upon the United States compel a humil |
iating refusal or an abrogation of the |
express declaration of the Constitution |
that Congress alone shall declare war.
Mr.. Williamson is a believer in a |
League of Nations but fears that should i
all authority to decide International |
questions be left to representatives OF |
various countries there is apt to be any |
thing but impartial justice administered
He strongly favors an International |
Court composed of statesmen, who prob |
ably appointed for life, sitting as a
Supreme Court of international Justice, |
hear all cases arising between nations
and pass judgment upon the questions
involved. The League of Nations to be |
a representative body to direct and en-
force the decisions of the Court through |
the nations represented.
In closing MIR. Williamson directed |
his efforts in discussing the expenditure.
of the present Administration. He stat
ed that there was greater sum of money |
spent since the second inaugural OF
President Wilson than had been spent |
by the Government during all the Ad /
ministrations from the time of George |
Washington TO the entrance of the u. s.
in the World War.
Finally Mr.. Williamson appealed |
to all to 90 into the issues that were be
fore the public and endeavor to vote in
to Office the nominees who took the big |
view OF all patriotic questions involved |
and who would conserve to the United |
States all thathad been obtained through |
the sacrifices and efforts of our fathers |
We predict that Judge Williamson will |
receive a strong vote in this community |
after the acquaintance which his speech |
es and personal visits are making for
him