Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-08
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confuse and lure"

the Qemocratlc standard "a free
man. unfettered by promises"
I'VE want a change" he said,
from the old world of yesterday
where International intrigue made
people mere pawns on the chess.
board of war We want a change
from the old industrial world
where the man who toiled was as
sured Of full dinner pail as his
only lot and portion. We stand at
the forks OF the road. One leads
to higher citizenship. a freer ex-
preston of the individual and a
fuller life for all, The other leads
TO reaction, the rule of the few
over the many and the restriction
of the average mans chances to
grow upward. But / have abiding
faith that the pitfalls will be avoid
ed and the right road chosen.
THE leaders opposed to democ-
racy promise to put the country
back to normal This can only
mean the so-called normal Of for
Her reactionary administrations.
"Our view is toward the sunrise
of tomorrow. The opposition stands
Iii the skyline Of the setting sun,
looking backward at the old days
of reaction"
A graceful tribute to President
Wilson was paid by Governor Cox
when. scoring the republican plat
form for absence of "a line that
breathes emotion of pride" in the
nations war achievements, he said
that while soldiers fell in the
trenches Mr.. Wilson was broken
in the enormous labor Of his Of
flee"
Governor Cox's address follows:
Chairman Robinson. and Members
of the. Notification Committee:
The message which you bring
from the great conference of pro-
gressive thought assembled under
the formal auspices of the demo-
cratic party inspires within me a
pride and an appreciation which !
cannot voice. AT the same time |
am mindful Of the responsibility
which this function now officially
place upon me. AS ] measure my
own limitations the task ahead of
us should be approached with more
than a feeling of diffidence If
were not strengthened and reas-
sured by the faith that one has only
to practice true fidelity to con-
science. II is not the difficult
thing to know what We ought to
do; the sense of right and wrong
has been given with Divine equal
ity. The mistakes of history are
the result of weakness in the face
of tempting interests. | thank God,
therefore, that l take up the stand
ard of democracy free man, un-
fettered by promises and happy in
the consciousness of untrammeled
opportunity to render a service in
the name of government that will
hold for 1t the confidence which il
deserves.
We are in a time which calls for
straight thinking, straight talking
and straight acting. This is no
time for webbing. Never in all
our history has more been done
for government. Never was sac
rifice more sublime. The most
precious things of heart and home
were given up in a spirit which
guarantees the perpetuity of our
institutions--if the faith is kept
with those who served and suffered,
The altar of our republic is
drenched in blood and tears, and he
who turns away from the tragedies
and obligations of the war, not con-
secrated to a sense of honor and
of duty which resists every base
suggestion of personal or political
expediency. is unworthy of the es-
TEEN of his countrymen.
The men and women who by ex-
pressed policy at the San Francis
co convention chartered our course
in the open seas of the future
sensed the spirit of the hour and
phrased it with clarity and cour-,
age. II is not necessary to reaa
and reread the democratic plat
form to know its meaning. 1t rs
document clear in its analysis OF
conditions and plain in the pledge
of service made to the public. it
carries honesty of word and intent,
Proud of the leadership and
achievement of the party in war,
democracy faces unafraid the PROB
lens of peace. Indeed, Its pro-
nouncement has but to be READ
along. with the platform framed by
republican leaders. in order that
both spirit and purpose as tney
dominate the opposing organiza-
tons may be contrasted, On lne
one hand we see pride expressed
in the nations glory and promise
of service easily understood. on
the other captious. unhappy spirit
and the treatment of subjects vital
10 the present and the future. in
terms that have completely con-
fused tho public mind. 1t was
clear that the senatorial oligarchy
had been given it's own way in the
selection of the presidential candi-
date, but it was surprising that II
was able to faSten into the party
platform the creed of hate and bit
terness and the vacillating policy
that possesses 1t.
Senatorial Cabal.
In the midst of war the present
senatorial cabal, led by Senator's
Lodge. Penrose and Smoot, was
formed. Superficial evidence of
loyalty to the president was delih-
crate in order that the great rank
and file of their party, faithful and
patriotic to the very core, might
not be offended. But underneath
this misleading exterior, conspir-
ators planned and plotted, with
bigoted zeal With victory to our
arms they delayed and INSTRUCTED
the works of peace. If deemed use
full to the work in hand no artitice
for interfering with our constitu-
tional peace making authority was
rejected. Before the country knew,
yea, before these men themselves
knew the details of the composite
plan, formed at the peace table,
they declared their opposition to 1t,