Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-22
PRESIDENT NOT
M0UTHP|ECE Of
THE NATION, IS
NJ COMBS VIEW
Former Chairman of Demo-
cratic National Committee
Fires Broadside As He
Leaves for San Francisco
CHIEF MAGISTRATE is
NOT PARTYS LEADER
America Has Pledged Itself
to Nothing; Must Not
Pledge Selves to League
COnCoCted in Paris.

st.' Ehrso JOURNAL SPECIAL Irsssp wIssr
Chicago, June 21,-William F.
McCombs, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee from
1912 to 1915. and manager of Pres
ident Wilson's 1912 campaign, in
statement made tonight before
leaving for san Francisco, attacked
what he characterized as the presi-
dents autocratic assumption of au-
thority.
President Wilson. he said, has
no more right to call himself lead
er of the democratic party, "a con-
ception heretofore never entertain
ed by any american" than has
Chief Justice White, former Speak,
er Champ Clark or Vice President
Marshall.
Mr., McCombs announced ar
rangements had been made TO OBJ
tain for him a seat in the New York
delegation, IL he decides to take the
floor at San Francisco. The New
York delegation, he predicted will
throw Its support to Governor Cox,
OF Ohio, after casting compii-
mentary vote for Governor Smith,
He added that he believed q west
erner, possibly from the Pacific
, slo@e, VII be nenaiussted vice presi-
dent
Statement OF McCombs.
His statement said:
"They tell me America has
pledged its word to Europe, and
that this word must be redeemed
In tie process of national cam
paign. In my belief America has
pledged itself to nothing. One in
diyidual. speaking as such, per-
mittcd Europe to believe that he
spoke for America.
But he had no authority to speak
for a nation. for I'm the last analysis
he was nothing more than self
appointed emissary. Nevertheless.
america Is asked to validate his
signature affixed abroad, u sigma
turc which apparently was accept
ed In good faith by all the Euro
pean peoples as absolute.
"Thc president negotiates
treaty. but the senate may or may
not concur by two-thirds majority.
In this particular instance there has
been no concurrence. g.
"Other nations may want a
league of nations. and 1t may he
that we do, but we do not want To
commit ourselves to the league OF
nations as II was brought back from
Paris. II Is an international issue,
but II is highly debatable ques-
ton as to what Importance II should
have In national campaign. Ulti-
mately IL Is n question for t,ir pres
idcnt and the senate to settle"
No Foreign Entanglcmcnts.
The statement declares for re.
construction at home, rehabilita-
ton of railway and internal water
way transportation, and for solu-
ton OF the high cost of living,
wholly apart from any Internal
tional affiliations. It continues:
Sclf-appointed Leader.
when the war broke out in
1914 naturally America was moe
or less dazed and was willing to ac-
cept any kind of leadership which
might draw Il through a possible
difficulty. In this moment the
chief executive again repeated he
was the leader of his party. con-
ception heretofore never intertlined
by any American. AS we'll might
the chief justice of the United
States Mr.. White, a democrat.
have made the same proclamatio
SO might the speaker of the house
of representatives. Champ Clark. So
might the vice president, Mr.. Mar
shall constitutional president of
the senate. But America was con-
cerned with great issues, and paid
no attention to what appeared to be
q detail.
"It was I'm such manner that
for the first time I'm the history
of this country autOcracy came
into being. 1t was an autoc-
racy which WAS questioned, but
which WIS accepted by virtue
OF necessity. But this unhap- ~
by hour has passed. and at
San Francisco we again return
to true democracy regardless
OF place holders and pot hunt
ers. We have finished with
the fine phrase. This coun-
try Is determined TO act In ac-
cortiance with its unfa:ling
sense of justice. The indigni-
ties of autocracy will never
AGAIN he accepted by this ma
tion. This is fundamental and
no confusion will be brought
about by diplomatic of finan-
cial Vaccinations n
Freight Embargoes On.