South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-19
Other Editors Than Ours
REPUBLICAN IDEALS DECEASED.
lFresno. Calif.. Renuhlicanl

IT would say that much of the sentiment uttered
concerning part in the is balderdash."
said Sen. Harding in the United States senate on
on Sept IS last in his speech at Wheeling, Sen
Harding said We did 90 TO war 10 make the
world safe for democracy. for humanity. We de-
clared war in solemn obligation protect Ameri-
rights against assault
No wonder that the venerable Charles W Eliot
PRIEST Emeritus of Harvard university long an hon
ored and distinguished American, republican and
progressive, says that the republican party has
turned It's back on its own principles of 1850 and
1915"
The republican party boasts that it's very founia-
tons were laid IN passionate unselhsh for
liberty and humanity, that IL had its inspiration
and fought great war not for selfish but
10 free another race-the negroes held In slavery.
How far has IL descended under the senate
garchy and their candidate, Sen Harding. from
the lofty ideals that Inspired founders and that
characterized its greatest leader Abraham Lincoln.
To what low level has il been sunk by Penrose
and Barnes. by Lodge and Brandegeo and that
choice phalanN which COMPOSE the old guard. II
Theodore Roosevelt were living, even though not
the candidate. such DEGRADATION OF American
would be suffered Yet by the present leaders
of the republican party it is not only tolerated but
applauded
According TO the republican candidate for presi-
dent the thousands of American soldiers who fell
France died for mess Of pottage. All the grief
and distress all the noble sacrifices made by the
women Of America IN giving their husbands and
sons to the country suffered for humanity.
for liberty and justice throughout the world. but
for technical international rights.
The American people modified their tremendous
power. they raised a tremendous army of the finest
soldiers who trod the earth. they made great
sacrifices and lived hard raised billions Of money:
supreme national effort they made But
according 10 sen. Harding they were not moved
thereto by love OF liberty and justice by hate OF
wrong and oppression. by the cali Of honor and
duty. by a sense OF outraged humanity against the
German atrocities in Belgium and elsewhere The
ruined villages. the destroyed churches the ou;-
RACED women and murdered children OF occur led
Franco and Belgium did move them.
There spiritual side 10 Americas entry
Americas conduct OF the Prest Wilson
talking balderdash. So the hosts OF ner and
women who raised their voices the call 10 the
nations spirit OF patriotic service. The newspapers
were printing balderdash; the mothers Of America
suffered for baiderdash, American soldiers died
for baldevdaSh. The sordid American people went
10 war because. forsooth. their rights were
saled--so says Sen. Harding
A good American must take national pride IN
the lofty and unsehsh ideals and the great record
Of achievement that once gave power and prestige
TO che republican party. And every good American
OF whatever political belief must feel national
shame az the present methods pursued by repubI-
leaders win election.