El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-10

pretend that there is any difference
on any issue between them There IS
not a word in either Of their plat
forms that might not have been writ
ten and unanimously endorsed by a
convention exclusively composed OF
corporation lawyers and Wall street
bankers. The only difference be-
tween these platforms as someone has
remarked. is a difference in the num-
Der Of words used TO say nothing.
Confronted by the gravest crisis in
the history Of civilization. they have
demonstrated that they are without
the vision Of a craftsmanship, the
courage OF leadership or the convic-
ton OF patriotism
The Republican bid Is bold It
reads out OF its councils every man
and woman who ever stood for any
form Of human rights; adopts a plat
form that evaues. equiTOcates or
straddles every living issues paves
the way for a war by which, in ex-
change for the lives and treasures Of
the people, Mexican oil shall be de-
livered to the interests; indorses the
infamous Esch-Cummins bill over the
protests OF farmers. WORKERS and in
formed citizens; and consistently
crowns its work by nominating as
candidate for the presidency OF the
United States in the year OF 1920. a
steady Wheel-horse, politician. guar
anteed to stand without hitching, who
learned all the politics he ever
learned in the satisfactory and thor
ough school OF Marcus A. Hanna and
Joseph 2. Foraker way back in the
golden age marked by the Standard
on scandals. Thus stands the party
OF Abraham Lincoln in the last days
OF its decadent faithlessness. naked
and unashamed in its servile service
OF a greedy plutOcracy-
Inc Democratic bid is mira than
bold: IL is brazen- With mild reser-
vatiOnss Il not only claims a partisan
credit. which belongs to the whole
nation, for fighting and winning the
war but II declares that IL administ-
cred the conduct OF that war without
the faint Of scandal And the ghosts
OF Hog Island and aircraft and ship
building and cantOnmeut construc-
tons and nitrate plant appropriations
are sim stalking through the landi
Scandal Is Il no scandal, that in
the year Of Isl. the year OF supreme
sacrifice when our boys were fighting
and dying for $50 a month, and our
people were economizing and sacri-
flcing 70 buy Liberty bonds. that the
United states steel corporation made
net earnings OF s8Ss.s51.511. or 20 mil
lion dollars more than its total CAPT
tai stock What can We can that orgy
OF war proflteeriug by a set o. tbs
most interruptions scoundrels. who
ever fattened out OF the necessities
and the miseries OF a great nation at
warl Shall we acknowledge that
scandal is too light a word and say
with senator Capper:
II this be not grand larceny IN day
time, I do not know VII & else we
should call it,
Even SO. the scandal remains, for
such profiteering was never prose
cuted by the presenting attorney
general"
Nor IS this all. There are some
crimes which by their sheer effront-
cry become sublime Failure 10 pro-
tect a people against profiteering IN
time OF war might be flrgiven. but 70
break the faith Of a whole nation
cannot be forgiven
Palmer Raped.
The Republican party would lead
Us back to the bondage OF Marcus
Hanna Not 70 be outdid. the Demo-
cratic party through its endorsement
Of the administration Of A Mitchell
Palmer. would lead US back TO the
days Of Philip Il Of Spain; Charles ].
OF England; the unspeakable Meter
Mich Of Austria and cause their in
QUESTIONS. secret police, spies, es-
pionage ts-proVOcateur, star
chamber proceedings. arrests with
out warrant. private prisons. Illegal
detentions and administrative Justice
to supplant the methods provided by
the bill OF rights which has been the
oulwark OF Anglo-SaXon freedom for
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