South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-22

ddaptabillry VII. ugure out the
needs Of the government and in
vestigate the requests Of the various
departments ,and after due coasid-
-ration lay before the proper COM
mittees OF congress what they be-
l!eve the various appropriations
should be.
1t frequently happens that mill
lions OF dollars OF your money are
appropriated for various purposes
without a roll call and without even
"A quorum being present. That means
that provision is made for spend
ing your money without the requisite
number voting for the appropriation
and without those VINO co vote for
the expenditure knowing what IL is
for. Can a more ridiculous or un-
Just procedure in dealing with the
peoples property rights be imagined.
Now the democratic party proposes
TO stop This sort OF thing. and if
am given ar opportunity / Viii aid
In stopping IL through the enact
ment of a budget system.
League Of Nations.
No party in the history OF our ma
ton has ever had as grave a ques-
ton 10 deal with as has the demo-
cratic party during the present ad-
ministratiOn. The problems IL has
had 10 solve were world wide IL
their application and they were
solved; let il be said. 10 the credit
Of American statesmanship in a
manner satisfactory 70 the world,
except TO a few narrow minded par
tisans in our own country. We have
fought the greatest war in history.
We so conducted ourselves in the
part we took in the conflict that
our allies admit that without US
the victory would have gone 10 our
enemy.
one fact should never be over
looked and that IS while the con-
fiict was raging the head OF our
nation. through his clear vision,
worked out a plan 10 put an end TO
war. that IL might never again be
necessary 10 send our young men TO
slaughter and 10 break the heart Of
the motherhood Of the world
Now, am not going 10 enter
upon an extended discussion of the
League OF Nations You know what
il is. and the object sought 10 be
accomplished through IL. know
you have had enough Of war. The
people are heart sick over the sacri>
fees they have had to make in the
last war. 1t is an awful thing 10
have a member OF our family taken
from the family circle and stood up
in his innocence to be shot at by
the enemy The awfulness OF such
a thing becomes more crushing TO
those who have a heart when we re-
fleet that such "A thing would now
be impossible in the future had IL
not been for the partisan madness
Of men.
WlCkcrsham and the League.
The Hon. George w Wickersha m,
form erly attorney general Of the
United States, a republican, was
against the League Of Nations. When
tho president went abroad 20 form
il, Mr.. Wickersham was sent 10 Eng
land and France by the republican
national committee 10 gather facts
against the formation of the league,
but it turned out that he was an
open minded man and when he got
the facts at close range. he took his
stand with great force for the
league. He said: The only pos
slble guarantee against war and an
archy is international order and the
recognition Of international law.
This guarantee can only be affected
by the alliance Of all the nations
showing a common ideal GEina ted
with a common purpose who can
TRUST GdCn OllleE- TGOD1e GNet y NNLltE@
are looking TO America to give them
this guarantee
Ny friends, the republican ma
tional convention and the repubu-
can candidate for president and vice
president are opposed TO giving this
guarantee against war. what a con-
trast from the viewpoints Of hu-
MARTY and craftsmanship.
The democratic national conven-
ton and the democratic national
ticket. Cox and Roosevelt. favor Civ
ing the guarantee-Jo use the words
of Gov. Cox: Il am in favor of go
ing in" That is, he IS in favor Of
this nation ratify.ng the League OF
Nations. doing what IL can 70 keep
the peace Of the world and 10 save
human lives. How ie IL possible for
a party 70 make a stronger and more
rational appeal 70 the hearts and in
telligcnce OF the people for their
support than the dem ocratic party
is now making. I know you arc for
peace and business.
And Just here, pardon me for
touching on a point in a sense per-
sonal-through my veins there
courses the warm blood OF an Irish
ancestry and in my heart there is
an undving love for old Ireland. AS
God is my Judge, I have asked Him
a thousand times TO bless ireland.
/ the land Of nv birth, by liberaInS
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